St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-30

| fectly oblivious to what is going on around
/ them, and care nothing for the remarks of
Others.
The young girl who imagines she is in
love with one of the gentleman boarders
IS another character, and her conspicuous
ness is greatly increased in case the Young
man is not similarly affected. The Young
lady will sigh and look sad every time
the young man leaves the house. and
| brighten upon his return. She is not cast
down by the disparaging looks that are cast
at her by the other boarders, and the frowns
ana savage looks of the mistress of the
mouse, who is afraid the young man will
leave in case the persecution is kept up,
nave no more effect upon her than hail
against the side of house. The Young
!aay is, as rule, quite good-looking, and
Is we'll aware of the fact. She never lets
an opportunity pass to let people know she
IS daughter of Mr. ;McSwillgen. the
wealthy banker of Chicago and that she is
spending the summer in the city for the
benefit of her health.
Next comes the lady of middle-age, who
mas oeen disappointed in love during her
younger years, and has now sOured on all
humanity. How she does hate 10 see anv-
one having good time, and if word from
her can prevent it, it is settled fact that
she will do it. She looks upon sentimental
| Ism as crime, and snubs all the Young
people III the house who talk of parties and
society. She generally wears her hair
plastered down over her forehead. When
she hears of marriage she never fails to
predict life of misery and unhappness
1of the contracting parties. She is Just as
pleasant to have around as snake. and
she Is often just as subtle and creeping.
Inc young man whose ideas run COM
pletely to sporting matters is a familiar
sight, and is found in almost every board
! ing house in the land. He is generally q
| clerk Oh private secretary and draws salary
enough to keep his hobby up in good shape.
He can talk intelligently on any sporting
| subject, and has the record of every snort
| ing man in the world at his tongues end.
| He can tell you the day and wear upon
which Hitem and Slugem fought their great
| battle, and in what round Slugem was
knocked out. He processes acquaintance
with all the local sports, and claims sneak
ing acquaintance with all the prominent
athletes who have ever startled the sport
| ing world by some great feat He is not
hard to draw out, and when not too con-
| celted is very amusing and Instructive
The landlady's sister is generally a maiden
lady OF some 80 years who tries to make
herself look about so. She acts like a
school girl and giggies whenever her name
| is mentioned. She intrudes on every social
gathering and makes nuisance of herself
generally. If a young man calls on young
! lady III the house, Miss Spriggins. or what.
ever her name may be, feels in duty bound
to drop into the parlor and see the two.
After the young man goes home she
always calls upon the young lady and en-
deayors to filtd out how far matters have
progressed. She almost makes love to the
| boarders, but is well liked because she
| knows how to tie neckties and give advice.
The dude is generally clerk in some dry
goods store and receives perhaps $40 a
week. He has nothing in common with the
other guests, and spends his spare moments.
in company with another chappie. posing
, for the benefit of the ladies. He does not
| play ball. row or engagein any of the sports
for it is too fatiguing for his delicate consti-
tuition. He sports an incipient mustache
| and aspires to be considered masher. One
of the kitchen girls falls in love with him
and almost haunts his footsteps. much TO
tho dudes disgust and to the delight of the
| rest of the boarders. The dude is not so
| useless as he looks, and often contributes
to the pleasure of an evening by singing in
high falsetto voice. Thus the characters
run, and any one who desires to be amused
can find plenty of opportunities for in the
average boarding house almost everything
can be found.