St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-22
STREET SAYINGS.

| The anxiety of the drivers Of sprinklng
carts in st. Paul to wet down as much Of the
municipality as possible is remarkable. They
never shut off the water, but keep right on
| treating pedestrians to shower baths, and act
as though they wanted to wash off the front
of the building along the streets. Many a
| st. Paul lady out on shopping expedition
has returned home to find her airy summer
! costume splashed with water from the water
| ing carts, and on occasions of this kind she
| is liable to make life a burden for time for
| other members of the family. A remark
made by citizen yesterday afternoon seemed
| exceedingly appropriate and timely. He was
walking up Wabasha street, when a sprink-
| ling cart came along showering more of the
| water on the sidewalk than it did on the
| street. The citizen climbed up into door
| way to escape the shower and said: ''Those
| fellows don't seem to care whether they
| sprinkle st. Paul or Minneapolis
~
| Sam Jones evidently wants the public to
understand that he is not an object of char
ity, but is able to settle his own bills and
figure on making himself as comfortable as
possible. Passenger Agent Dixon of the Mil
waukee road sent MIR. Jones a pass over the
Milwaukee road last Saturday from Chicago
to this city, on the regular accommodation
train. Yesterday Samuel returned the passes,
saying that he would leave Chicago tonight
on the limited train. If he couldn't be fur
nished pass on that train he would pay his
fare. He closed his letter by saying: per
haps the Off Gals OF the Milwaukee road take
me for an emigrant, but I'm a first-class pas
senger.''
A man created considerable excitement
yesterday by walking into one of the leading
hotels in the city and sitting down to eat his
dinner without removing his hat. The head
waiter demonstrated with him and compelled
h to- 10 hoo
argued that he had as much right to eat with
his hat on as the woman had who sat at the
next table to him in full street costume, and
the head waiter agreed with him. but said this
action on the part Of the lady would be toll
Grated, as she probably hadn't coinbed her
hair and didn't want to make show of her.
self. Ladies eating without removing their
hats is a common sight, but the climax was
capped yesterday at the Clarendon, when a
finely-dressed woman ate her dinner without
her hat on, but did not remove her black silk
gloves. Did her hands need washing.
*.*
1t was before the shower yesterday and
the sun was shining with a full round shine.
street car came I'D the Fourth street line
and turned to go up Wabasha. A 200-pound
woman, dressed in black, with market basket
On her arm and q sun-burnt umbrella in her
hand, stood on the corner and sgnaled the
car driver to stop. The car kept moving
right up Wabasha with majestic stride, and
the woman in black came in be-
hind, good second, following the
naughty street car up the street
wildly waving her umbrella, and filing the
ambient air with a baritone voice. After
the driver had gone about a block and
half he pulled up, and sticking his head around
the corner Of the car inquired of the pufiug
woman in black if she desired to get on the
car.
"Oh, no." she replied, 81 Just wanted to
chase 1t I'D the street a few blocks didn't
want to get on. Street cars weren't made
to ride on; they were made for women to
run after and admire. Don't stop on my ac-
count I'd like to chase it out couple of
miles just for fun
By this time the woman had got into the
car and dropped into seat and she rode to
the end OF her journey without paying her
fare, and the driver didn't have a sufficient
amount OF face to ask her for it in the pres
ence of the smiling passengers.