St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-02
APRIL FOoLIsHNEss.

| A grim joke was perpetrated in this city
asst night which, for novelty Of conception
and perfect arrangement of details in the
execution, is entitled to reach out and take
the tidy, being at the same time the most
| monumental and brassy jest of the season.
One of the leading spirits of set of high
toned and somewhat convivial young men
| took it into his head to go on periodical bat
yesterday, and towards nightfall he was in
the highly somnolent condition described as
lover the bay" Ascertaining his where
abouts, which were not the most creditable,
two or three of his friends, all well known
| about town, decided to make him the victim
of an April fool joke and at the same time to
teach him lesson.
An undertaken was informed that man
had died in a certain not very favorable
locality down town, and he was instructed to
go and remove the cadaver to the room of
the late lamented. Meantime, one of the
parties to the joke repaired to the place in
question and the victim was found as sup
posed, dead-drunk. The occupants of the
house were then posted as to the subsequent
program, and the other parties to the sell
purchased number of candles and repairing
to the young mans room, they proceeded to
arrange the tallow dips around his head the
same as at a wake. The undertaken
arrived at the place designated on time
with wooded overcoat ready to secure
the supposed remains He was at
first very indignant on finding that the af-
fair was sell, but on the promise of being
literally paid he consented to see the thing
through. The inebriated individual was
then carefully placed in the box, and, in
blissful ignorance of the fact that he was a
party to his own funeral, he was conveyed
to his room where everything had been
arranged as stated for his reception.
He was deposited on the couch and a cake of
ice, beer bottle and bunch of cigarets
were placed at his head. At midnight the
corpse was still sleeping the sleep of the
boozer and the candles were burning bright
ly. When he wakes from his dream of bliss,
he will, no doubt, consider that he has been
struck by an earthquake or cyclone, but
what the effect will be can be better imagined
than described. The parties who put up the
cruel joke will not be seen at their usual
haunts for several days.
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Capt. Kennedy, the well-known tonsorial
artist and Fenian patriot, was badly demon
allied yesterday over huge sell the boys
played on him. The captains patriotism is
unquestoned, and it is well known that his
aversion for British soldier is almost equal
to his dislike for the father of sin himself.
While engaged in removing the beard of
customer yesterday, friend rushed into the
barber shop and informed the captain that
the red coats had arrived, and that they were
at the union depot. The fighting DAM
der OF the gallant captain at
once rose to fever pitch,
and dropping his strop and razor, he grabbed
carbine and rushed to the depot. 1t was
not until after he had thoroughly inspected
the union depot yards that it dawned upon
him that he had been sold.
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The captain may console mself, however,
as the report of the arrival of British troops
was circulated all over town, and it was the
boss sell of the day, and night, too, hundreds
OF citizens flocking to the depot to see them
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"Excuse me, sir, but the back of your coat
is covered with mud" said man to one of
the fly hobs at the city hall yesterday. The
latter hurriedly whipped off his benjamin
only to find out that he had been sold again
and when they gave him the laugh he set up
the cigars.
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A bushel of fun was had at popular down
town drinkery yesterday by means of
rather cruel and too practical April FOOLS day
joke. Some grim joker nailed $50 gold
piece to the floor and by means of battery
concealed behind the bar a thin wire was at
tached. Then the spot was soaked with
water and whoever attempted to pick up the
bonanza was treated to terrific shock. The
air of that place was blue with profanity all
dav.
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The sidewalk on East Seventh street fairly
blossomed with loose feathers and pocket
books yesterday, AMI many a poor wretch
attempted the sneak act only to be met with