STORY OF A REPORTER.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 10366, 15 June 1901, Page 1

STORY OF A REPORTER.

The -amusing- stories that could be told' about prewuen whose spirits, of conviviality donnjigited their discretion would make a booaSSirtending- 'probably to some volumes. 'Hire is one, related by Sir E. Russell in his recently-pub-lished book; While Sir Edward-'-was a snbor'dinnte on the Liverpool Post a reported, not a strict teetotaler, had. to attend a 'meeting in Dublin and bringback' his notes on Sunday evening in time for a full account to appear in next morning's _ paper. ''This programmo was carried out up to the point bf the return of the reporter to the.office, where he "fcrr.'ved in a most busi-ness-like condition and sober 'as ajudgo. But when he sat down to his work and

I attempted to write out, not a line could J he make Sense of. "My _poor old chief," says Sir. Edward, "was in despair. He ' raved about the office. One of h : s sons came to his assistance, but it wbb of no avail. It appeared as if nothing could be done. At last, after about an hoar's endeavour, this, young man had. a brilliant idea, and broached it to his father. He said, It's quite clear that Simon was -tipsy when he took the speech. It'ji quite clear that Sinion 'will able to write, it out. Tmnes-cannofcbe worse than- they are. What if I should take him out on .the spot and make Rim tipsy again?' At first' the suggestion only enra'ced his father'still more. But after a bit he sad. 'Well, do what you like. As you say, things can't be worse.?" Away they went. 'The desired tempera-"" ment was speedily' produced, and when the veteran reporter came back thick in his voice and apparentlyjby h.o means clear in.Jv* idcas,3e wrote out the whole of his spc'ech'wijhptit the slightest difficulty, and^Jtv 'aripenred next morning, .to the ' great ', delight of tail pohcorncd." '. * , ': " " ' -