St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-10
STREET SAYINGS.

A man who had evidently been drinking
hard walked into Lyle's barber shop yesterday
afternoon. A step behind him was a COM
panion who was in the same condition. The
first of the two halted just inside the door uu-
til his companion came up to him, and then
took him by the arm and helped him to a seat
in one of the waiting chairs The man was
sadly in need of barber, for his hair was
sticking in all directions and stubby beard
adorned his face.
II wan ter get this man put in (hic) condi-
tiou," said the first, addressing one of the ar
fists and pointing to his friend. II amt got
no money, but you fix i'm up an (hic) I'll set
tie Tomorrow"
1--WE dispose of our goods G. o. D." said the
artist.
The stranger tackled the next man. and the
next, making the round of all the chairs, but
without success. When he had repeated the
remark to all he drew himself up and said:
"Well, this pretty tough. That mans got ter
go (bic) home with me and dine (hic) an I'll
leave it any man N room if he's in condition.
Nice folks, you are. I'll take my friend some
other shop where don put on 'smuch style"
and, taking his compa MONS arm, the two
staggered out.
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Scene at the Capitol-Col Taylor to Ed
Harmon, the janitor: Burlington says
somebody took sledge hammer and knocked
down that thing that fell near the supreme
court room.
Ed Hammon-Vell. dat Burlington aind
very far from Sand Peters already.
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1t is said to be a matter of history that
when Messrs. G. A. & w. A. NImmocks were
the business end of the Minneapolis Journal
Mr.. G. A Nimmocks conceived that it would
be taking feature to add Bill Nye to the
staff TO write humorous paragraphs. Ac-
cordingly he wrote the humorist, saying that
there was vacancy on the staff, and that if
Mr.. Nye was not out of a job he could have
the place ut $50 week. In a few days an
answer was received in which the bald
headed funny man related how in the tender
days of his youth his brightest dream had
been to be a paragrapher at $3.50 week. )"
But" he added, 1.-The experience of man
hood has wasted this manhood, and am not
dreaming that way now, and inaSmuch as l
have job that keeps me employed three or
four hours every week and nets me weekly
salary of not far from $3.50, am not inclined
to return to my boyhood's fancy. You will
have to excuse me for this once, unless you
can raise my present figures" 1t is said that
Mr.. Nimmocks shivered visibly as he read
the closing words.
Nye's career encouragingly illustrates the
possibilities in a newspaper mans life. In
1876 John jenkins of Chippewa Falls was APP
pointed United States district attorney for
Wyoming Territory, and he took young Nye
to Cheyenne with him. jenkins found it
necessary to resign, and this threw Bill upon
his own resources. He started to sub on
the Cheyenne Daily Leader. Occasionally he
wrote a column of ''nick-nacks." This
started him on his career and his fame is now
everywhere.
| Bill Nye sometimes gets in a serious mood.
He and E. H. Thompson, an attorney of this
city, had studied law together in Gov. Bing-
| hams Office at Chippewa Falls, long before
| Nye had grown famous and bald-headed.
| Naturally enough Mr.. Thompson wanted Nye
to go on fishing expedition to Detroit lake,
but the hot weather has interfered,
and the Wisconsin humorist penned
| declination in which he says
ST am pretty tired, and trip like that would
| not rest me. I am going to stay at home
pretty closely till September, having busy
season looming up beyond that. I am very
grateful for the offer and invitation but am
sure cannot go. I wish you lots of luck,
however, and do so wish that ] could be with
you there, to help lie for you when you re-
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