The Man With An Item

Sumo suppoaed frionas of a ncwspaper liavo peculiar ideas as to wliat kind of items a paper really rcquire.s. Not long si nee a gentleman carne into the Galveston News Moottra and said : " Look herc! You niiss a heap of live items. l'm on the street all day ; I'll oome up every once in a wliilo and post yon." " All rigbt, fetcli on your items ; but reiiiciiilior, we want nows." Next day he canje up, buaming all over. "I' ve got a live iteui for you. You know that infernal bowlegged gorilla of' a biother in law of mine, who was in boair DOM lierc with me ?" " I belieye I remember such a person," said the editor, wearily. " Well, I' ve just got news from Nebraska, where lie is living, that he is going to run for the legislature. Now, ju.st givo lililí a blaat. Lik him out of liis boots. Doo't spare him on my acoount." Ncxt day he carne up again. " My Iittlo item was orowded out. I brought you soino jiews," and he hands in an item about bis cat, as followa : "A Ilemarkablc Animal. - The faniily rut ul'our worthy and distioguisbed fbllowtowosmao, Snilth, who kecps the boM grocury store of Ward No. 1 (licor always on tap), yeiwrday became the moiher of' üvc remarktbly muked kittdna. Ttan i not the fint time this unheard of event has Ukeri place. We undenUrad Mr. Bmith i boiog l'ivur.ibly spoken of as a madJdata lor aldiTman." Tho editor roans in bis .spirit as he lii;litH a cigar with an effort. It is nut long bufora lio hean (bat Hmith is roí Dg round saying that be lias made tho paper what ii is, but it is not indepondmt enougb for a place like Qalveiton. Man; readers will ia; 1 1 i - iketoh is orardrawa, but thouaanda of editm Mie eountry will hit up their right hands to tostify tliat llioy are perflonall; aoqnainted with the gnilty pariy. I