St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-09
ELI PERKINS AT SARATOGA.
The Democratic Habits of Vanderbilt
His Faith in Maud S.
A Dudes Grief at the Inconvenience
He Caused Miss Astor.
Religion That Wasn't Hereditary
a Test of Veracity.

SARATOGA, Aug. 5.-Even frivolou:
Saratoga has n heart. For eight days,
while the great chieftain lay in state at Mt.
McGregor, the dances ceased at the hotels,
and even heartleSs society bowed its head.
1t was the first time frivolous Saratoga evel
showed heart; and even then. as soon as
the muffied drums ceased beating, and the
funeral passed out on Tuesday, the bands
struck up and the round dances went on.
Vanderbilt sat on the balcony and displayed
telegram from the trainer of Maud s.,
about her making the astonishing speed OF
2:0S% on the Cleveland track.
''Were you surprised?" l asked Mr.. Van
derbilJ, as he read the dispatch.
Not at all. l knew she could do it."
''Can she do better than this?"
YES" said the great railroad king, ''she
can trot in 2:0S, and when everything is
right she will lower the record TO 2:07."
Vanderbilt is a very democratic man.
All day long he sits on the balcony of the
States and talks with everybody. No man
is too poor for him. He eats in the bic
dining-rOom, too, while many poor aristO-
Gratis eat their meals privately in their
room.
THE HATHoRN SPRING.
The great Hathorn spring, which fright
ened everyone last spring by ceasing 10
flow, is now flowing better than ever. Ii
seemed TO have gotten full of white sand.
The heaviest pumps were used, and a ton
OF sand was taken out. The water is now
stronger than ever.
SARATOGA POLITENESs.
Saratoga poiiteneSs can be best illustrated
by an incident which occurred down at
Moons the other night. A party of twelve
were taking a late supper there. For
desert they had oranges, and there were
just thirteen for twelve persons. The
dish was passed around and each party
took an orange, leaving one on the plate.
When the plate with the remaining orange
was passed everybody looked at it covet-
ously but simply said:
mo, thank you"
A sudden gust of wind blew out the lamp,
and in the darkness six gentlemen and six
ladies shook hands right on that coveted
orange.
MORE SARATOGA PoLITENESs.
Another case of politeness occurred at the
States to-day. A beautiful and polite
young man from Chicago sat in the parlor.
He looked very solemn and was talking TO
himself as if in great mental suffering:
Yes" he said, Il must apologize to
Miss Astor. owe it to her. o, mustI''
And then he wrung his hands in deep grief
What do you want TO apologize to her
for?" / asked.
why, I've disappointed her."
''HOw disappointed her?"
why, I've sent the bell boy up to her
room four times, TO tell her that gentle
man was in the parlor TO see her, and, when
she finally came down and saw me with a
big bouquet in my hand she exclaimed:'
why, it's only you? 1 thought it was
somebody" and then she scOwled. turned
on her heel disdainfully and rushed back
into the elevator"
And now you want to apologize to
her?''
''Yes, I want to see her and apologize to
her for disappointing her."
SARATOGA VILLAGE RELIGION.
Deacon XII app has been the main pillar
of the Saratoga Methodist church for over
forty years. Every Sunday morning has
found him i'm the center pew of the old
church. One month ago the good old dea-
con died. A few weeks after. the pastor
called on the deacon's son. He had not sex
perienced the wrath To come" like his
father and had left the old pew vacant
Now, Ben," said the pastor, for over
forty years your father has occupied that
same old pew in the center of the church.
He has enjoyed my sermons all these years.
and hope TO see you in the same old pew. =
But father and l are different" said
Ben. 1T would be harder for me TO sit
there than for father"
why harder for you, Benz" asked the
clergyman.
Because father, you know" said Ben,
twas deaf"
oCHILTREE's vERACITY CATCHING,
Mr.. Janyrin. the steward and part pro-
prietor of the States. stood talking with
Veracity ochiltree to-day when a charcoal
pedler passed the door.
''Hello!" screamed Mr. Janvrin. as he
waved his hand. The voice stopped the
pedler. when Mr.. J. made the inquiry:
Say, have you got any charcoal in your
wagon?"
Eyes, said the expectant driver, ssplentv
of it,
That's right" said Mr.. Janvrin with an
approving nod; always tell the truth and
people viii always respect you"
A LIAR INUNDATED.
An eye-glass Englishman here was boast
ing TO the biggest Yankee liar outside of
Texas. why" said he. 1--WE seen it rain
in England so fast that the rain could not
run OF through the hedges. We had TO
bail it out"
30 that amt nothing. Fretorted one of our
horse liars from the race track, Il seen it
rain so hard down a Kentucky chimney that
the rain couldn't run out the front door. 1t
actually bust the house"
Young men," said that Thomas Ochil-
tree, growing red in the face, ''aint YOU
ashamed TO talk so when I am here on the
ground" ELI PERKINS.