St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-26
MIDST THE MADDING THRONG.

College Man--What has become of Pretty
man, that nice-looking little fellow who was
in the class just below you at colege2
Second College Man--Ohl l remember. He
used to dress so exquisitely. Well, as near
as can find out he is nothing more nor less
than waiter.
First College Man-You don't mean It, The
idea of that little dude being able to remem-
Der orders and carry dishes and food. can
hardly believe it, Where does he wait?
Second College Man--At home.
First College Maui don't quite under
stand you. TO put it more directly, whom
does he wait for?
Second College Man-FIe's waiting for his
girls father to die so that he can marry. Her
| old man will not permit their marriage, so
Prettyman is waiting for that much-desired
event.
Miss Spooner-Chariie. you do not love me
any more. 1 see it and it nearly breaks my
| heart.
| Charles Augustus-Clara, you wrong me
| more than you can imagine. The more know
| you, Clara, the more devotedly attached am
| to you, and the more l wish we were mar
ried
! Miss Spooner-Why then, Charlie will you
| leave me so early? Here it is but 10 O'Clock,
and you say you must go. Only few weeks
ago you would stay until midnight and then
| regret that we should part Why the change,
| Charlie?
Charles Notwithstanding easier, my
darling. Our marriage is postponed is it not,
| on account of my poverty? Money is the one
thing L am after to accomplish that. l leave
you early to join poker party that has been
e.. Z han nrfxy
| have money, but don't know the game. am
teaching them. Do you understand?
| Miss Spooner-Certainly Go, darling. DO
not let me detain you moment. doubt
your love no longer.
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The grand old farmer McGill. who was Sc
! lected as the Republican nominee for governor
because of his record in that particular, is
preparing speech on the subject of agricul-
ture, which, before public delivery, he will
submit to those ideal patrons of agriculture,
Boss Pillsbury Fletcher ct al, of the Mime
| apois Mers association.
From advanced slips of that production l
am enabled to give few excerpts, which may
| be revised out of existence by those expert
| enced farmers in the Flour city.
when held a mortgage on farm says
| Insurance Commissioner McGill, who for the
| past score of years has had some kind of
| position in the state house, II used to drive
| out every week or so to see the honest farmer
| Together we put rocks in the bottom of
| load OF hay to make it full weight. Many and
many times have / assisted him to put the
| best fruit on top and the poorest at the bot
| tom. So experienced am that alone, without
his help did pump the pure well water into
| the fresh milk, to give it body and volume.
''With this record who can question my
friendship for the farmer? Why, was born
| and bred on a farm. Always lived ON farm
until L came to Minnesota, and always
worked on a farm. too. My earliest recollec-
lions are of handling the dairy department"
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s'You should come home right away quick,
said the foreign born servant, addressing the
master of the house, who was busily en-
gagged with man.
Your wifeis dying continued the servant.
s'Just my luck said the man, as he pre-
pared to return home" The only chance I
ever had to get rid of that spawned bay horse.
That fellow didn't know beans and would
have taken the horse. That's it, I'll lose that
chance and probably lose my wife. Just my
luck''
negro minstrel as we'll as an actor can
easily wear out his popularity. The great
difference between them, is that minstrel is
limited on his plane of action while an actor
may take new parts and thus retain favor
with the amusement-going public.
Billy Arlington, the negro delineator, is
now exhibiting his imitation of the planta-
ton darkey in dime museums. Twenty years
ago he was a ruling favorite. His name on
I'm, Ha;<
audience in any of the cities. An especial
favorite was he in Chicago in those days As
sociated with Kelly, Leon and Donniker,
the senior member of the firm, he owned a
minstrel theater in the Garden City and a
troupe that ranked with the San Francisco
company of New York city.
He was the tambourine. In the olio he
had a species of monolOgue act in the nature
Of a stump speech in which he took off the
latest events of the day. In the afterpiece
he always figured as plantation darSey.
The company parted. Kelly and Leon, the
latter the highly successful female imper-
senator who appeared in white face, formed
partnership and located in New York,
where for years they conducted minstrel
hall and made financial success.
Arlington went on the road. Misfortune
overlook him. He dropped in the scale. No
improvements were attempted. He was
content to perform the same old hits, while
others were introducing new features. He
finally dropped to a circus, and was
paraded as the main attraction of the
.orand concert that was given "ben cath
the canvass"
Later he drifted into the dime museums.
and is now going about, as is also McAndrews,
the original watermelon man, giving his old
time delineations of the cotton field negro at
hourly shows.
"Remarkable man is that" said Dakota
man to a companion. referring to third
man who had just passed
s.How many has he kilied?'' asked the party
addressed.
s.None that I know off, replied the first
speaker
HAS he jumped a paying CLAMP
mo, never heard of any such questionable
transactions"
whats there remarkable in him?"
81 saw him in saloon this morning. Some
body asked him to drink, and he refused. A
remarkable man in Dakota.
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Bank President-Now, it is understood is
| it. that you are to act as cashier; are to have
| 1850 as your yearly salary, and neither of us
| can terminate the arrangement without
| giving the otner at least months notice OF
| such desire.
| Cashier-Excuse me, but such an agree
! meut would not be at all agreeable to me.
/ President-Is not the salary large enough
| to suit you? Because if it is not, we will try
! and make that satisfactory.
| Cashier-Oh; the salary is about right.
President--What is the trouble?
| Cashier don't like the idea of giving you
a months notice of my intended departure.
l might want to go at moments notice. in
| fact without notice, and 1 do not want to bind
myself to acquaint you with the fact month
| before hand.
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St Paul Man-Arrest that man, officer.