St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-03
FLOUR CITY PLEASANTRIES,
Good Stories Told of the Dotngs of
WclI-Known Citizens.
Mr.. Virgins Bout With the Man
Who Used Profanity.

| A good story and new one is told on
Pap" Virgins, of dime museum fame A
man used profane language on the third
floor Of the Minneapolis museum the other
day in the sacred presence of the Ryder art
collection. Pap Virgins. as he is affec-
tionately and famlliarly called, came putting
: up the stairs. What's the matter?" he
asked of Lowanda. the iron-jawed man,
who was gently exercising himself by act
/ ing as lecturer, freak and usher.
! "a mans cussin' was the reply. Here
you" yelled Mr.. Wiggins "by the bankety
blank, I'd like to have you understand, sir,
that we allow no blaakety-blank-bla
swearing. Our museum is for ladies and
children and we allow no blankety son Of
| gun to cuss."
| At this point the irate Mr.. Virgins was
pulled down stairs by box-office attache.
who said:
"Why you are swearing worse than the
man was. Come down and count the tickets
l have sold so can turn in the cash."
Ibid / swear?'' asked the astonished Mr..
Virgins. well, I'll be doggoned and he
busned like schoolDoy, as he descened to
the lower floor.
J. E. Sackett who is in partnership with
ventures located in as many cities is noted
for his ''guyng' propensit es as well as
wonderful executive ability. Virgins re-
Gently visited chicago as the guest OF Sack
EFT. After tour of the theaterS, the party
visited restaurant. where, under the mel
lowing influence OF champagne and oysters,
they were enjoying post prandlal cOnfab,
in which the merits of the new plays OF the
season were being discussed.
Il consider Poe's Raven" said Sackett,
{ zone OF the greatest pieces written. Such
production could only nave come from mind
of a man stimulated by liquor to a condition
which gave'a naturally active imagination an
impetus that led it almost beyond the bound
aries of human conception"
81 agree with you" said the other conspir-
ator. 1.-THE dialogue of the piece is both
lofty and rymthmatc What climax that
is when the raven. 'perched upon the bust of
Palias lust above the chamber door, hoarSely
croaks out, Never more 1t is intensely
dramatic and thrilling" a
| Mr.. Virgins, who had been silently list
ening to the conversation at this point sud-
denly pulled out memorandum book
and, hastily thumbing over it's pages, cried
out:
"Sacket we've got date to fill week after
next at the St. Paul museum. What's the
matter with giving Poes' Raven a date
there?'
Probably Mr.. Virgins does not know to
this day why his companions suddenly
burst into such wild shrieks of laughter
that the waiter suddenly rushed III TO adj
monish them to be little more quiet. as
they We're disturbing the other guests of the
establishment
~x*
Ed A. Stevens. the ex-police clerk has
snnse of keen humOr that sometime gets the
best of his discretion and reveals the bent
of his personal and political hatred. At
police headquarters is a slate at the top OF
which is sign which reads Leave orders
here for the removal of dead animals"
When the city scavenger called one morn
ing, the police captain was astonished to
find written on the slate in the unmistaka-
bic chrography of Mr.. Stevens the names
of George NJ. Harbitz and W. II. Donahue
as fit subjects for removal.