St. Paul daily globe., 1886-03-20


CaUessingy kissed banana peel;
"Yuu can, if you wish" in a SOFT faint
mutter,
Exclaimed the maid, rs she sat in the gutter.
It is 4 wise chestnut that knoweth its
own pod.
VIII Summers, the mind-reader at the
Windsor hotel, has blosSomed out as pun
ster, and once in while he makes breaks
that should entitle him to penal seryitude.
But Win is a good fellow, and couple of
liver pads will make him as good as new.
c. J. Monfort has got a new scheme. He
has let up on bandoline and now butter
tips the barren waste on his head. The
stuff acts like a charm, and it is guaranteed
to put full head of red hair on q billiard
ball.
DR.. Hand diagnosed the performance of
Mary Anderson the other night. At the
end OF The second act he drew his ulster
around him, and giving the tip 10 Stanford
Newell they Went out into the night air and
talked over the merits Of the Club lunches.
Henry Strouse wore his two-button vest
to the performance last night. He was SO
greatly captivated that a faint carnatiOn
flush was observed TO Oyerspread the smooth
spot on his youthful head.
The gay gaZelles who went to see Mary
Anderson with the desire of making mash,
came away with Il feeling akin TO that eX-
psrienced by the man who undertook to
thaw ont a blizzard. One of the jays with
One-buttOn vests was heard to remark last
night that seeing the classical damsel was as
good as a spell of PoSey county ague-yOu
We're chilled and warmed by starts, while
another AnglOphobe said that fellow ought
10 carry a stove with him.
Fred Ingersoll thinks thar our Mary isn't
IN IL
up to be. He sat through the opening per-
formance and didn't experience chill
throughout the evening.
Col. VIII Merriam is found of the drama
and as for Miss Anderson, he thinks she
is entitled TO take the cake and the man
who runs the bakery.
Sam Dawson never overlooks anything
that is good, and he is pretty well up i'll
what is tirSt-claSs in dramatic way.
County Auditor O'Brien wore his ribbon
on his lapel on the 18th. 1t was presented
him by the Baron de Murphy.
The modest gentleman, my son, with the
quiet and unassuming air is Prof. George
Seibert, who may be called the father of
music in ST. Paul He don't put on much
style, but his head and heart are brimming
over with musical ideas and melody.
Baron de Murphy, the tax title expert in
Capt. Manners office, was proud man on
the 18th inst. He received bolt of dainty
green ribbon direct from the Emerald Isle
and he generously distributed it among his
friends.
Supt. DuPuy and Trainmaster Joel May
Of the Minnesota & Northwestern look so
much alike at times that they are called the
Two DromiOs. When they put their heads
together over time schedule, they have
the appearance of couple of Raphaers cher
ubS without the wings.
There is the greatest difference in those
two men you ever saw" " said Billie Hayden,
the manager for Robson IL Crane, during
their recent engagement in st. Paul.
There's Crane. for instance; he likes TO
walk around during day, and he is not
averse to seeing the boys, but he holds
himself level and is always affable. Rob-
son is quite as genial, and he would give a
thousand dollars if he could walk in here
and take a bottle with you and l, but with
him one bottle opens the way for a basket.
He stays in his room, reads French novels
and plays and smokes the best brands of
cigars. He is delighted to have his friends
call. and they always receive the best in
the. house. No more, thanks, | have got to
fix up my route, as we pull out tomorrow" :"
Arthur KOenig, the mercurial Arthur,
with his Hyperion curlS and pleasant face.
in St. Paul. He came up on special
from Milwaukee, and after unloading his
laugh from couple of ears rendered him
by the Phil Best Brewing company, he pro-
ceeded to take in the town. For MANY
years he represented the latter company in
ST. Paul, but he is now in the insurance
business in Milwaukee.
There are few men in st. Paul who can
make better speech than William Louis
Kelly, the attorney, and he is especially at
home on subjects appertaining to the his
tory and welfare Of ireland. On this ac-
count his services are sought for public an
niversarieS and demonstrations, and his
easy. graceful manners and fluent flow OF
language never fails of captivating his au-
ditOrs. He accepted an invitation this week
to address a meeting in Duluth on ST.
Pauick'S day, and at the eleventh hour a
telegram was handed him from the editor
of the Tribune of that city, asking him for
the advance notes of his speech. He was
to leave that evening, and, although late in
the afternoon, he had not given his subject
a thought, but on receipto the telegram ne
sat down and in a short time had good
batch of copy prepared for the Duluth ed
itOr.
There was a strike among the knights Of
the foyer at the Grand opera house on
Thursday night. which only seemed for
midable IN the eyes of the young gentlemen
interested, About 7:30 O'Clock. or Just as
the rush set in tor the initial performance
OF Miss Mary Anderson, Manager Scott
was waited upon by a delegation of the
choker-collared, perfumed and dapper little
chaps, whose business consists in showing
people TO their seats. The delegation car
RED petition which was very precise and
unique III its way. 1t represented that un-
less the demand for higher wages was ac-
ceded to, the ushers of the Grand would in
augurate strike to begin from the hour of
7:3O O'Clock on Thursday evening precisely.
The petition was signed by eleven usher
and there at once arose in the vision of Mr.
Scott long lines OF eXpectant audi tors wait
ing TO be seated-a situation which no
manager could view and be calm, while a
squad OF malcontents stood in the back
ground and made imaginary faces.
Here was pretty how de-do; the shin of
ThespiS was ready TO sail and a por;ion of
her crew had mutinied. Sail she must. and
yet there was no one TO man the little craft
MI. Scott decided to have q mass meeting
then and there, and calling the ushers to-
gether he held up the petition and asked
each young man if he fully realized the step
that had been taken. and the riot act was
read. Then they weakened, and seven out
of the eleven confessed that they had affixed
their signatures without knowing what they
We're about. The four conspirators, who
had counted without their host, then skinned
out and the others went to work. In about
an hour the other fellows came back and
asked to be allowed to make the amende
honorable, which they We're permitted IN
do. Thus ended the great strike.
Luther says he doesn't believe he wants