St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-20
A CHAPTER OF GOSSIP.
Muldoon's View of Men and Things
He Outranks a Concord Philosopher in Stat
ing the Thingness of the Now.
Written for the Sunday Globe


Written for the Sunday Globe.
a curiosity stricken world abhors secret,
and tears from it the veil as rapidly as posi-
BILE. To crafty this morbid craving is per-
haps an unworthy object, but, being reckless
OF consequences, am going to do SO at once.
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Twenty years ago, more or less, an Irish
lad entered this state, and after mastering
his profession of timer, with due skill and
diligence mended kettles and pots, timed
roofs, etc. Possessed IF but little education
that aided him in all that he undertook.
Last week this once timer of roofs attended
the Chicago convention as a delegate from
Minnesota-a portly, jovial gentleman OF
means and ability. His name is the Hon.
John F. Meagher, of Mankato.
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Once upon time there was printer-a
compositor in the public printing house at
Washington. Not that he was the only
comp. there, but the only one there we are
interested in. He took great delight in the
speeches of Clay, Webster, Benton and
others, then famous men, and used to watch
them as they trod the streets Of Washington.
They have passed away, but he lived to estab-
llsh the first newspaper in the Superior coan-
try, and to last week attend the Chicago con-
vention as an alternate from Minnesota, and
to be placed on the committee of resolutions.
They call him the Hon. John G. Wise. of
Mankato.
Attorneys In their youth are often impe-
cunious. The one we write of was no ex-
ception to the general rule. During
the '49 excitement he wandered
to the Pacific coast, came
back again and planted his standard in Min
| nesota, added avoirdupois to his corporosity,
| shot UP to be over six feet in heighth, donned
plug hat, and at Chicago, seconded the
| nomination of Gov. Cleveland, making sc
able speech, that Minnesota blushed witt
honor. refer to ''Dick" Jones, of Roche S.
| ter.
Nh
In definitely speaking, they say that Sena
tor Starr, of Red Wing, discounted GU
worthy P. Fl. Kelly to go to Tammany Kelly
at Chicago, and try to induce him to sustain
or second, forget which, Cleveland's nomi
nation. Halls tongue must be creased.
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| A. DeLacy Wood, says that he intends tc
stick to Northern Pacific junction
wonder if he does. In earl,
pioneer days DeLacy had one of thu
best paying papers in north Dakota. a
| Caledonia. His plucky wife run it, while
he dropped the shekels at large, and crowned
himself with glory or Dakota mud. Guess
was the latter.
am told that some attempt will be made
to abolish the Office of railroad commissions
at the next meeting of the legislature 1t il
the last Office General Jim Baker will eve
hold, and for charity's sake and to spare hi
vanity, it ought to be left undisturbed
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Coming down from st. Paul the other eve
ming, ran across a jolly party, in one of tn,
parlor cars, and joined them at once. There
was an editor, Herbert, of Red Wing, law
yer, stringer, of Hastings, Jennison ant
Donnelly, grouped together, engaged in
mutual interchange Of anecdotes. While the
feast of wit and reason flowed, gathered in
few of the crumbs for the delectation of the
'sdear people,
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Says Ignatius:
sYears ago there was Doctor Foster in
this state, who came out here with Ramsey
from Pennsylvania. He idolized the gentle
man, as did many others. But one day he
came to my house looking very detected
Asking him the cause of his mournful ap-
pearance, received this answer: Mr.. Don
nelly, l have known Mr.. Ramsey all my life
and have honored him. Sir, you know that
Aleck is half Irish and half Dutch. Well
sir, when he was young, Aleck let the Irish
in him predominant. He was jovial, open
handed and free hearted. But now that he
has grown old, the Dutch comes to the top.
He is canny, close and stingy. Why, Mr..
DonnelIy, would you believe it, Aleck is sc
much OF DutchInan now that he carries
two bottles Of whiskey with him when he
travels, one superior article that he drinks
himself and the other - mean article
that ne gives to his friends. My idol is shat
tered. / wouldn't have believed it if l mad
not had some myself. -
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Donnelly comes from a long lived family.
His mother is IS, hale and hearty. He is so,
without gray hair, and an Irish ancestor OF
his lived to be los, though the stone cutter
engraved on the grave stone 1905, rather
outdoing Methusaleh. Another of his an
cesters, who settled in Missouri, reached the
age of los.
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Herbert, though an editor, lays claim to
longevity, having relative in Holland who
died at Ill
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But my 'sgossip" stretches out. Doubtless
you feel like the youth, who, going out of q
church during prosy sermon, was halted by
the minister, who called out, "Young man
would you rather go to hell than hear me
preach.' Yes said the youth as he made
for the door, SD rather go to hell" Adieuz
for the present
'A'ND'.