JOURNALISM

A Louisville journalist was excessively proud of his little boy. Turning

to the old black nurse, "Aunty," said he, stroking the little pate,

"this boy seems to have a journalistic head." "Oh," cried the untutored

old aunty, soothingly, "never you mind 'bout dat; dat'll come right in

time."





John R. McLean, owner of the Cincinnati _Enquirer_ and the Washington

_Post_, tells this story of the d ys when he was actively in charge of

the Cincinnati newspaper: An _Enquirer_ reporter was sent to a town in

southwestern Ohio to get the story of a woman evangelist who had been

greatly talked about. The reporter attended one of her meetings and

occupied a front seat. When those who wished to be saved were asked to

arise, he kept his seat and used his notebook. The evangelist

approached, and, taking him by the hand, said, "Come to Jesus."



"Madam," said the newspaper man, "I'm here solely on business--to report

your work."



"Brother," said she, "there is no business so important as God's."



"Well, may be not," said the reporter; "but you don't know John R.

McLean."





A newspaper man named Fling

Could make "copy" from any old thing.

But the copy he wrote

Of a five dollar note

Was so good he is now in Sing Sing.



--_Columbia Jester_.





"Come in," called the magazine editor.



"Sir, I have called to see about that article of mine that you bought

two years ago. My name is Pensnink--Percival Perrhyn Pensnink. My

composition was called 'The Behavior of Chipmunks in Thunderstorms,' and

I should like to know how much longer I must watch and wait before I

shall see it in print."



"I remember," the editor replied. "We are saving your little essay to

use at the time of your death. When public attention is drawn to an

author we like to have something of his on hand."





Hear, land o' cakes, and brither Scots,

Frae Maidenkirk to Johnny Groat's;

If there's a hole in a' your coats,

I rede you tent it:

A chiel's amang you taking notes,

And, faith, he'll prent it.



--_Burns_.





_See also_ Newspapers.