Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-25

just lamp-post standing out we'll de-
nned on bleak corner. A homely, battered
lamp post surmounted with the usual double
truncated pyramidal lamp.
disagreeable windy, snowy night, and
about the lamp post the glow of light. gave
an air of comfort to the vicinity.
Nobody but lonely reporter in view, an
impatient Micawber, as it were, waiting for
something to turn up. He put his shoulder
against the lamp-post to brace up for an
idea. The beautiful snow came down in
pellets, the wind came in gusts, but the idea
came not at all. Suddenly strange voice
muttered:
"a great change in the weather.
A very strange voice, one which startled
the reporter from his reverie by its cavern
GUS rumble, yet metallic ring. Nobody in
sight.
"Winter is on US at last"
The same voice, and more than whispered
in the reporters ear. Then a gurgling
sound mixed with a rushing hiss followed,
and the lamp shed out new effulgence of
light.
81 spoke, this lamp post, mind you.''
The reporter pricked up his ears, and was
professionally ready to interview, nd even
In the emergency be interviewed
eyes, mine is a peculiar life. am like
you newspaper people, do most Of my work
in the night, and sleep during the day.
DTS habit after all. L have got accus
toned to it and sleep standing up, just as
comfortably as mortas in bed.'
"No, never get tired. have an iron
constitution, and get along very
we'll. The weather don't affect
me much, but occasionally when
! feel it.
"See things? we'll should remark, I am
sentinel always on duty, a public servant
who never deserts his post.
"True for you, I throw light upon dark
places, and | tell you bring to light some
pretty cloudy subjects. If I were to detain
you with an account Of what havo seen,
you'd be frozen statue before morning.
"What have seen? Well I couldn't be-
gin to tell the half. Shams and realities,
happiness and sorrow, wealth and poverty,
al! pass in review before me. I keep my one
eye pretty we'll open, and I just see, tell
you. Though T am in the gas business ex-
cusively, am not given to talking much. But
that little notice of yours the other day
about the "Lampllghter," has warmed me
up towards YOU"
Then the lamp emitted new glow of
light
eyes; we all appreciate that little notice,
and believe a little more attention should be
given US. We don't propose hiding our light
under bushel if we can help it. say "we"
advisedly. All the lamp posts are in com
munlcation with each other night and day.
We do everything above ground at night, but
during the day our only chance is under
ground, and a main good one it is, too.''
"a little too gassy 1 am, fear, but to
answer your question, what do you want to
know"
"Well, as to that, agree with you. Sun
day is in name holy day, but the opportu-
nifty is taken to commit good deal of sin.
On the average, Tn inclined to believe Sun
day afternoon and night witness more social
irregularities than any other day of the
week. just before you came along church
elder passed by with young lady on his
arm.
ooh no, she wasn't his daughter.''
"Maybe his second wife? Wrong again;
he loft his first and only wife at home on
Dayton avenue to meet a man on business
at the Metropolitan.
"Who is he?" 81 am not giving anybody
away. No use trying to persuade me- I am
hard one, and can't be made to stir"
"What's the use of exciting a mans curl
oslty? Why, just mentioned in it connec-
ton with Sunday wickedness. It's your
business to find out. Put the same amount
of energy in discovering this scan mag as
you did in the Ftheridge business, and be-
fore next Sunday the GLOBE will add an
other to the social sensations of the day.
"Big folks? The man is, but the girl is
shop girl on Third street. But am not
going to leak.
"Such sights see nightly, and they no
sooner get out of my light than they ais
taken up by some one of my companions:
II can't give it away, so let's change the
subject"
Just then terrible spluttering occurred.
81 choke up occasionally. The long AMI
short metre of it is just this, good coal isn't
used and the best gas isn't given for ths
money laid out. Let your light so shine,'
etc. We are willing enough, but our will is
ologged.
"Saroni's lights. Good enough for the
kind, but d-n the kind. Excuse profanity.
I get into the habit from very frequently be-
coming the boon companion of drunkards.
But as to Saroni's lights; they don't belong
to our crowd, but suppose we'll have to toll
crate them until we can do better. Speaking
of this matter, did you go around with the
gas committee Saturday?
ono. Well fear they aren't going to do
the fair thing by the people in the suburbs.
You can't have too much light. Moses
didn't make a mistake, Col. s'Bob'' Inger-
soil to the contrary, when he said "Let there
be light
Sup on that? I have helped several to
real 1t. But goodness am as dscursive as
a mother-1n-law on the shortcomings of
son-ir-law. l am too volatile altogether
Pin me down to facts, and I will shed any
light on them if l can"
81 stand by for the streets. Their condi-
ten should be improved. Right under the
nose of the city officials repairs are needed
Lord knows, the city engineer, who keeps
his eyes groundwards all the time, should
see. Wabashaw street, between Fourth and
Fifth, the roadway and the sidewalks are
fearfully out of order. 1t isn't Col Knauff's
beer; but the wretched up and down side
walk would make Murphy or Reynolds
stagger along like a Gambrinus.
''Ies, the board of public works are work
ers, but they ought to have assistance.
eyes. Alderman Sanborn stickles for the
law, at the same time he drops in little adj
ditional by his Tenth street sewer protest.
at is to be hoped that the legislature will
provide for this assistance. But have we a
delegation which will look after the city in
terests?"
''You think SO? Reaney is good, SO is
Smith; Oppenheim has reputation to make;
but Gilfillan, Mead and Wiley are Republi-
cans.''
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