AMERICAN JOURNALISM.

Tuapeka Times, Volume I, Issue 48, 9 January 1869, Page 6

AMERICAN JOURNALISM.

The pleasures of xuninng a newspaper in , the Westepn of America are amusingly, depicted, by a writer in a Home magazine. Among other anecdotes he gives the follows* . I heard a story about - '^ editor whqhad come *». *"p>ce which was infested V * S^S of ruffians. ' Before his fy^e was generally known, he attested those ,men most violently. One day, as he was sitting in his office afterhaving published a particularly severe article, a stalwart ; individual," brandish- ( ing a whip in his hand, rushed in and asked for the editor; Suspecting evil, he asked the visitor to be seated, and he would call the editor, who had just | stepped out for a mniute. Ohhis way ,down-stairs he met" a second inaividual carrying a bludgeon, and likewise enquiring vigorously for the . editor. /' Oh, sir, he is sitting in his office upstairs. Tou'U find him" there." "When he next peeped into the office, the two werebelabouringeachotherthbroughly, rolling over and overi and each fancying that he had the editor in hand. I tell the story for what it is worth, 2 and do not pretend to guarantee its ' exact truths ' ' • - '>-'■'■ •Dbolittle, a Southern editor* held Ma post for. six months, and in- that time was stabbed twice, shot three -times, belaboured: with a bludgeon : qnce, .thrown into a pond once, but was never kicked,. . During his six months' experience he killed two of nis .ries. All these are absolute facts, are absolute facts. , When- Isaac. Disraeli wrote the *' Quarrels ; and Calamaties of Authors," he. must; assuredly have known nothing of Western, news■paper life, otherwise a .chapter ought to have been added to both books. ,As a set-off, the "local." of the "Memphis Bulletin'" jestingly sunis up. his year's experience as follows : — J - . • ■ " Times. Been asked to drink ' 11,313 Drank ... 1/ 1... : ... . .... 11*392 ' Requested to retract . 416 Didn't retract.!., ' ... ... .... ■ 410 Invited to parties," 'receptions, presentations, &c by parties ing for puffs ■ .... ' ... ... , .3,333 Took the hint... ' ' ,23 Didn't take the hint... ... ... 3;90O Threatened to be whipped ... -.-...- ...174 Been whipped ... ' ~ : , , 0 Didn't come to time, 170 Beeripromised bottles of champagne, • '■ - whisky, brandy, gin, bitters, &&-, „ if I would goaf ter them... .... 3,630 Been after them ... ... ' ... /\ 0 Going again 0 Been asked, " What's tho news ? " 300,000 Told ' ''... -■ r ' 13 Didn't know ... w. 200*000 "-«-< l about it ■ ... :*V2B7 £&w <T>v>.tOvchurch - \ * 2 ■i^i&Jknojitics .:. "32 stfll ... ... 33 ■ $,5 00 ....... 23 00 .. ... i ... 00 00