WANTED TO SEE A REPORTER.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXIII, Issue 11696, 22 July 1890, Page 3

WANTED TO SEE A REPORTER.

4 (Reporter's Magazine). No people have such varied experiences as reporters. The detectives may not even be excepted, for the labours of newspaper reporters not only embrace much of the |Hockshaw character but cover a much wider field. A little story once published is apropos as showing the estimation in which a reporter is held by the public at large. A reporter was once sent by bis editor on an assignment the exact, nature of which neither of them knew. Notice had been received at the office that certain parties would like to have a reporter sent to a certain number,in a certain street.. That was all the information received. The reporter found the house easily enough, and was ushered into the presence of two handsome ladies. He did not demand at once tho reasons of his summons; but made himself agreeable, enjoying the novelty of a pleasant chat with two vivacious girls, the pleasure enhanced by beautiful home surrounding, and a basket of delicious fruit. An hour passed pleasantly, and all too qttictiy for the reporter, who, seeing no indication of. a development, felt' obliged to ask why he had been sent for, whereupon one of the young ladies said, ',' Oh, we have no great news to give yon, but we have a cousin who is Boon going to marry a reporter, and we merely wanted to Bee what one looked like, and I how he acted."