St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-10
HELP THE BLIND.
HoW PselaO Blind Nan Got HefDed in
NetC York.


NetC York.
"What did John Howard do to you?' said
Justice Patterson at Essex market Yesterday
to Herman Steiner, an angry German.
First got me a blow on der nose,'' he
said as he touched the bridge of his nasal or
gan with his index finger; ''den got in der
mould, und--''
''How did it happen!'
Il vas sitting nit mein wife on der won't
sdoop lasht night ven dot weller komes along
und say: ''Vill you please help poor blind
man who vos got schtarviug wife ind chill
dren homes' ! geef him cents, ind den
mein wife say: Herman, 1 vos thirsty; go
ind get pint of peer | vent to the COR
ner saloon, und who should l see sitting
dere but dot blind man, who was reading a
newsbaber und who had glass of chin be-
fore him on the dable. | CALLED him a
schwndler, und ven vent on der sdreet to
gall boleesman he kome after me und
struch me-"
''Can | speak!" said the accused.
''Certainly.'
''Ths is case Of mistaken identity. I
am not the man who was blind and who got
the cents from him. l."
you say the better it will be for you.,
''Do you believe-''
eyes do, that you are the man. You are
blind when the occasion requires it. and not
blind when not On, l know you. You
have been travelling through the 10th ward
for months. Now, admit you are the man
and you'll get off much eheaper.''
''Well, yes, am the fellow he replied
crrIl nv "a
was mel"
Because I saw you myself, while on nv
way to court this morning, stop persons ON
the street, said the Judge. lone month
A Young Won,un's Iaea of Business.
Miss Smithers-And so you are in bust
ness now, are you.
Young Fitz Loou-Ya'as, down town.
yknow. Veal estate line.
Miss Smithers-Have you much capital in
vested.
Young Fitz Loon-Oh no, I'm on a salary
y know.
Miss Smithers-Then you have no capital
at all invested in the business.
Young Fitz Loon No, not any capital but
wains. | get two thousand dollahs a yeah
Miss Smithers Do you, indeed, And
large business on very small capital!
Miss Clara Barton, president, and Mr.. a
S. SolomOns, vice president. of the American
Association of the Red Cross, have been ap-
pointed by President Arthur to represent the
United States at the Geneva Conference of
the International Association in September
next.
Gen Butler says he is tired. He should
keep his seat, however. The performance
has only just begun, and will be only half
over when the gcntemanly ushers pass
around selling tickets for the grand concert,
viii, h takes place in the ring Immediately
after the circus.
james. / fear / am ILL.,
'.Inl Why, Gail dear. you shock metz
81 feel as strong as ever, but l noticed.
James, while l was reading your letter at the
breakfast table the other morning fell asleep
eleven times
W. L. West, of oswego, \. Y, was arrested
at the instance Of Ames Iron works The firm
charges him with having appropriated SO 00O
of the firms money,
A lamp in the hands Of miner ct Lehigh
Valley exploded and SET fire TO the works, which
caused serious condasraIion.
Twenty-th-ee buildlnss were burned yester-
(say in the town of SEYMOUR. Iowa Loss, S32,-
500: insured for Sis,o00.
Al Narsienes ., r., fourteen deaths from
cholerS IN txenty-fog hours. At Toulon one,
aad one at LazyRe-
Conductor Frank Small snd fireman r Thomp-
sen were killed By an accident in the Gettysburg
s Harrisburg railsS-d pas, Ssrlisle, Pa. yes