St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-13
LOOK AT THE VISITORS.

The Man from the North and the
Southern Representative.
There are a great many visitors in the
city. They represent nearly every nook
and corner of the globe They have come,
some of them, to enjoy the ice carnival,
others are here on business and many of
them on peculiar business, the success of
which depends upon the deftness OF their
fingers and their cOol-headedness. 1t is
quite easy for close observer to be able to
tell what part of the country these Wis
itOrs came from il he meets them on the
street.
There are many here from the staid old
towns OF Montreal and Quebec and other
cities and villages in Canada, and you can
tell one the moment he comes within range
of your vision. He possesses a splendid
physique, tall and stately, with broad
shoulders, heavy limbs and full round
face, out of which looks the
spirit of health. His cheeks are red,
his eyes are blue and merrily dance as he
moves through the crowd with leisurely,
firm step and carries with him an air of
Importance. and at the same time gives one
the impression that he is the jollieSt fellow
on earth. On his head he wears a heavy
fur cap and buttoned tightly around him is
a heavy overcoat trimmed with otter or
mink. One hand is thrust into his coat
pocket, while the other carelessly swings a
cane. 1t does one good to come in contact
with one Of these representatives of the old
dominion as be brings with his deep rich
voice and pleasant infection an air that
breathes of Cowper and his soul-stlrring
romances that reached out and disturbed
the shadows that lurked in the dustiest and
most remote corners of good old prudish
Quebec. He's not snob, although he may
wear an eye-glass. His limbs are too heavy
and his shoulders too broad to be possessed
by man that will excite ridicule and dis
gust by his silly Ogling and posing for eff
feet. He is almost invariably a whole
souled fellow and knows how to take adj
vantage of life.
FROM THE SOUTH.
The man who has been bred in the north
ern regions Is a striking contrast to him who
has lived in the fog and sunshine of the
South. The former you have seen, now
take glimpse at the latter. He has come
up from an atmosphere perfumed with
the breath Of orange blossoms and eZalias
to take in the Ice show. In two days time
he has met change Of from 90 to 500 in
the temperature and he don't like it as
matter of course. A heavy coat envelops
his slight figure from chin to foot and 1t is
buttoned tightly around him. Over his ears
Is drawn a cap of fur and into his coat
pockets are thrust his hands. His favorite
place is by the side Of a stove. the drafts of
which are thrown wide open. but when he
musters up courage to get out in the open
air. he draws his head down into his coat
collar, crooks his back and starts out al a
pace that would do credit to pedestrian in
faSt-time race. Now and then he
turns his back to the wind and
catches long breath. when he
suddenly turns and again rushes into the
teeth OF old BOreas as il he is anxious to
jump down his throat and secure some To-
cality where the temperature is few hun
dred points higher. After Drawing the ele-
ments for an hour or so he returns TO his
hotel and jumping up TO the stove turns his
back to 1t, rubs his hands, stamps his feet.
whews and puffs and swears little and
stands there until his clothes begin to give
out burnt smell before he slips off his cap
and erawls out Of his OvercOat. then seating
himself in a chair and piling his feet upon
the stove, he catches up newspaper and
goes quietly 10 roost.
The extreme Eastern and Western repre-
sentative has about the same popularity
and can be found closely afiliating with the
Southern gentleman. AS class, they are
not people who go into ecstacies over
show show.