St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-28

were cast into captivity. and for up
wards of seventy years did penal service.
Liberated by the victorious army of
Cyrus, they were returned to their ma
tive country and aided i'm the rebuild
ing OF its second temple. Their captivity
nearly cost them their mother tongue.
Since their liberation they have become
dispersed over the whole world, and go
where you will, in every part of Europe,
from Norway to Gibralter; in Africa,
from AlgierS to the Cape of Good Hope;
in Asia, from Cochin to the Caucasus,
from Jatfa to Pekin, and you will find
them. They have peopled Australia,
and given proof of acclimati0n under
the tropics, where people of European
origin have failed to perpetuate them
selves. They are natural-b0rn traders.
and one can almost fancy that he sees
the subject of the sketch stop in the act
of registering his name, and pointing
the index finger of his right
hand at the solitaire, eXclaim,
"vaS dot chenuine, vhare you Ply dot?"
etc. Whatever one may be disposed to
say against them, there is great deal
of good to be said of them. Ever indus
trlouS, never beggarS, never drunkardS,
proverbially temperate, not Sacrilegious
but true to the instincts of early teach
lngS. they average with the better
classes of society. Despite all their per-
secutOnS they have gone on, and are
likely to until the end of time They are
an educated people, and in their COM
position have as much to be proud of as
any distinctive nationality. 1t is said
that in China alone they have de
Perforated.
The first man with grip in hand whose
placid cOuntenance betOkenS content
lNnl 10. hot al.
Americans. He may be of English,
French or German extraction, or tinged
with other blOodS, but it goes back
SO far as to become almost extinct
as to outward PERCEPTION; self re-
liant, honest, industrious without
boaStful or bombaStic shows he purSueS
the intent of his business, ShoWering his
silent contempt upon the too preSuming
fellows he comes i'll contact with. Gen
erouS to fault, his SympathieS go out
to the unfortunate, and by act and word
he lends helping hand. With him
honor towards his fellow man, his
country and ones self are paramount
and bOunden duties.
The last character represented may be
likened to the average porter, and may
be of any nationality. A very good fell
low, with no great force of character, he
lives a happy-go-lucky sort OF life with
out any real ambition, or fixed object to
steer his course to. Easily led on. a
friend to you in your better days Off
tipped, an evil genius uninten-
tionally under adverse circumstances.
He will listen to your secrets impaired,
andsthe same are as easily pumped from
him by the other fellow. Depth of
thought enters not into his makeup and
the surface is soon skinned over. A
sunshiny friend, but one whom you
should never tie to. Each of the char
acterS has his place, mission and duties
to perform, and seems to be getting
there i'll good shape.
am in receipt of a letter dated at
Dayton, o., from the genial host. G.
Kissner-of the Sherman, at Fargo,
Oak, in which he states that the new
hotel will be opened about April /.
Why not make it the 1st, and let the
boys come i'll with rouSer? A sort of
April Fool that would overtaS Kiss
with its numbers. Mr.. K. is on his
way to New Orleans, and no doubt will
have the right pronunciation of the
town way up in G.
''ScOttie'S" turned the tables upon
Scott in pretty good fashion, but the
writer thinks "Parthenia" has rather
called the turn upon the doughty
''Scottle" and, if l mistake not, he,
Scottie, will have to show his hand or
do what no one of his countrymen ever
did, wave the white feather. The man
from the Highlands will come to the
front no doubt, and the time may not be
far off when the names of the high con-
tracing parties VIII be made public.
In advance they have the writer's best
wishes.
o. r. Wells deserves our sympathies
in his affection, and If there is any
needed aid we should bestow it at once.
Poor A. j. Winters! He braved one too
many storms. How few or how many
of us are doing the same thing in one
form or another daily is unknown.
Aside from the little personal pride in
getting good trade, it is done almost
wholly in the interests of our employers.
How few of them would take the risks
for us? Attention to ones employers
business is just and right, but devotion
to ones own personal interests is par
amount.
The blizzard seems to have brought
some new writer's to the front. Continue
with us. boys, and, if possible, induce
others to come forward, adding to the
luster which begins to glimmer. On
the 23d the writer again begins the
weary round with ali its attendant ills
and pleasures. ANTE LUCEM.