Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-07
THE SAINT PAUL DAILY MORNING. 1879
BREWSTER'S BREEZE.


Debt Behind Him.
A mans new hat, seven and one quarter
inches in circumference and of modern
Derby pattern, careening like thing en-
dowed with life, as if anxious to again adorn
the head of it's owner, on Third street, in
the gray dawn of last Monday morning, at
tracted the cupidity of an early prowler, who
clutched at the thing as if it had been
veritable bonanza. The finder of the hat
saw IN his acquisition chance to improve
his own dilapidated appearance, and his vex-
alton may be imagined when he found that
the hat was at least quarter too large in
size for his diminutive pericranium. With
the natural resource peculiar to his genus
in such an exigency, he bethought him of
an admirable expedient. With commend
able thrift he hied him to Lanpher's hat
store, where he sought to exchange the new
found treasure for more suitable and less
expensive 'cady." Whether or not his eff
forts were successful is not material to the
unraveling of this narrative.
The exact proportions borne by hat to
the personality of its wearer has been the
subject of many disquisition, but without
attempting solution of the question at this
time, suffice it that even hats have been
known to have no uncertain identity. The
hat under consideration goes long ways to
confirm this truism. On last Monday morn
ing it was reported that Frederick G. Brew
ster, competent and trusted salesman in
the employ of Whitehouse & Co., on Third
street, was missing, and diligent inquiry
failed to discover any traces of his wherea-
bouts. 1t was whispered by several friends
that the young man had been on a fearful
debauch, that he was in debt and had ex-
pressed himself as being tired of life, and
with these expressions came the probability
of self destruction.
During the day some person spoke of the
hat episode, and that article was identified
as the one worn on the jaunty head of
Brewster when last seen in this CITY. Every
body about town had met young Brewster,
and as he was regarded as the soul of iollity
and honor, widespread regret was expressed
at his mysterious disappearance. Somewhat
taller than the medium height, slightly
built, with fair, sanguine complexion, curled
mustache, and hair of golden auburn, large
brown eyes, captivating manners, ateasily
sloped to vulgarity when dissipating IN
mems company, graceful carriage, he was
what is commonly known in street parlance
as "a masher,'' or what passes in polite So
ciety as a ladies' man.
Last Saturday night he inaugurated
fearful spree which was prolonged over
Sunday, on which day he did heap of
heavy drinking. About the last seen of him
was on Sunday evening, when he was OBJ
served leaning against the portable machinery
on Third street Just below jackson. at
that time he was exceedingly drunk, and no
interference was made for the reason that
when under the influence of liquor he some
times became very ugly. Returning short
time afterwards his friend found him miss
ing, since when nothing has been learned of
his whereabouts.
A GLOBE reporter took up the thread of
investigation. and from the information &C.
quired, it is pretty nearly certain that the
young man has not made way with himself.
1t was also learned that he had been seen at
Hudson, on the East bound train which left
the city on Monday morning, and although
the latter theory has not been confirmed,
the chances are in favor of it's being true.
1t IS we'll known that young Brewster lived
beyond his income, and that his dissipated
habits had immersed him in debt. From
time to time he ha drawn his salary in ad-
vance, and owes the firm about $1OO, al
though he was never suspected of dishonesty.
In addition to the above he owes heavy
board bill, and failed to settle numerous
debts of honor. The supposition is that he
became tired OF the country, acting on which
he skipped.