Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-27
A GAME OF DEAN.
With the Library Course az the Stake.
How the Tarn Ones We're MEroxay. Ont

Win the Library Course az the etake--
How the Taro Ones Were "Froze'' Out.
Yesterday morning, purchasers of tickets
for the Library course of entertainments
assembled in the Opera house, for the pur-
pose of drawing for choice of seats. The
plan pursued was this: The name of each
purchaser was written upon small card, and
the cards all deposited in the sswheel of for
tune,' from which they wereEdrawn one by
one, the persons whose names were written
upon the cards taking choice of seats as they
were drawn from the wheel. Precisely at
o'clock, the time set for the drawing, the
vlcepresldent of the association, W.D. Cornish,
asked the attention of the assembly, and ex-
planned that 1t was necessary for them to
select one of their number to draw the
names. Colonel Allen was named, and Sc
lected by reclamation. The colonel stepped
up onto the stage, and took his place at the
wheel. Mr.. Cornish gave it rapid whirl,
when the colonel, after breathless silence,
plunged his hand in and drew out small
white card and handed it to Mr.. Cornish.
That gentleman read out the name of S. G.
Williams. Mr.. Williams then advanced to
the orchestra, where were seated John
x. Davidson and Charley Haines, with the
boardsand pegs. The seat was selected and
pegged off. Another whirl of the wheel by
Mr.. Cornish, another plunge of the colonel's
hand, another name read and another peg
pegged, and so on for $50 times-no,
more, for several names were called with
out a response and the tickets laid on one
side till all were drawn and then returned
to the wheel to be redrawn. long hour
and half was thus spent; not in solemn
monotonous drawing and announcing of
names, but enlivened with pleasant small
talk and witty sallies. Good feeling and
good temper prevailed, and sprightly CONVEX
sation and dry jests and smart repartee wiled
the happy hour away. But there was brief
hour which was given up to the grumblers-
there will always be grumblers, and they are
as necessary to picture of life as shadow
and cloud are to landscape. The grumblers
were some of those who coming late-it is
fashionable to come late and make a futter
| and Stir even If it is in church-found
their names drawn and returned to the wheel.
These grumblers are the same geople who
make it point to get to the Opera House
just as some exquisite strain of
music is being executed and when every
nerve and sense of the audience is
strained to the utmost to hear some excru
ciatingly absorbing moroccan, and by uncer-
enormous closing Of door, the scraping of
boots, the rude and boisterous rustling of
silks, endeavor to attract attention or mar
| the pleasure of a whole audience or break in
upon the devotion of whole congregation.
These, notwithstanding the frequent publ
cation of the terms and forfeiture of rights
of late Corners, could not get out of their
old habit or were willing to risk the chances
rather than foreso the pleasures of feeding
their own vanity with the delusion that the
impatient stare their entrance evokes is a
glance of admiration. The grumblers, how
ever, had to submit to the rule laid
down and take back seat. In one respect
this is fortunate, because if they come late
and they certainly will-at the lectures, the
disturbance they will cause will not be so
great as it would be if they had front seats.
Col. Allen, who did the drawing, treated
himself rather stability, for he did not hand
his own name out till along toward the end.