St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-15
WHISPERS.

TWO years dSO reporter OH inc GlOBE,
and who now owns bank account Dor
dering on $4,000, which he built up by
his own unaided eXertiOnS. 1t was
rather more than two years ago that
CHARLIE ABBOTT came down to civili-
ZatiOn from Montana and secured q pO-
SitiOn Oh the GLOBE. He remained but
few months, when he left for Duluth,
securing newspaper employment
month he left newspaper work
for good and went into the real estate
business. Patiently he waited, but not
buyer came, though he had an excel
lent list of property. He was almost
down to his last dollar when stranger
paid him as months rent for half of
his office as much rs CHARLIE had paid
for several months lease. That was
his start. Soon after prominent st.
Paul merchant went up to Duluth to
take flyer and employed ABBOTT,
who made good commission and who
took small interest in the prop
ertN in consideration of his effort
to dispose of it at hand
some profit. The sale was made and
the profit realized. The ST. Paul man
told of his good fortune, and many of
his friends bought through ABBOTT on
the same terms. Exceptional good luck
attended him, and when the boom began
to subside ABBOTT was some Sl5,0O0 to
the good. BY judiciOus investment he
has increased that sum third. He is
now private secretary to the mayor OF
Duluth, and in addition looks after his
real estate business.
"A pretty rapid rise. even for this rapid
country, L think you'll agree.
And that reminds me of another Incl
dent which may be of interest to the
real estate men especially, and which
was told me the other day by citizen
for rainy day during the thirty-Odd
years of his residence in st. Paul. DO
you remember the little stone house at
the head of I bird street OH DaytOn'S
Bluff? 1t was built some thirty-six years
ago by the man from whom the
bluff takes its name, and was the first
house in that part of the city. AT the
time it was built money was scarce and
wages high. The father of the man
who told me of the incident was car
penter and stone-masOn. lie had been
working for DAYTON on his house, and
at the close there was an additional
weeks wages, amounting To about S35,
due him. DAYTON was little short Of
ready cash just then, but had great
deal of real estate. In place of money,
then, he offered his creditor a lot any
where between the bluff and the Third
street hill, or anywhere along Jackson
street. His creditor did not possess a
very prophetic eye and declined the
offer. Had he accepted, the lot would
have to-day been worth at least $4,000.
Pretty good wages for one weeks work.
If we could only look ahead some
times, we could all q 'ailliOnaires.
Tragedy and cointuy are very nearly
allied in this life of ours, and turning
aside from the tragedy features of the
recent blizzard the Whisperer is in
clined to tell you something of conf
cal incident that happened during the
blockade in Western Minnesota town
perhaps it was MO0rhead, perhaps it
wasn't. A wedding was to take place.
the groom-elect being an estimable st.
Paul young man, who started two days
before the wed ling, accompanied by his
best man. for his destination and his
bride. The train made good progress
until it was struck by the blizzard, and
then, after battling with it for some
time, the trainmen expressed their fear
that they would be blOckaded be-
fore getting much farther. Not
reiiSi;ng the idea of being snow
bonnd on the prairie. the two
young men fOolishly got off at the first
station, expecting if the first train got
through all right to take the next. No
word came from the other train, and
preSuming the coast was clear, they took
| Intervening train; only few hours later,
after a hard struggle, to bring up hand
and foot in a deep drift which the first
train had Suceeeded,in working through.
In m n r.lr 10
wedding were being made. the train
supposed to be coming with the groom
being reported late-With the certainty,
however, that it p. would get in
before the time set for the
wedding. The guests assembled, the
train arrived. but no groom appeared.
Visions of recreanJ lover flashed
through the young iady's mind and she
went into Mysteries at once. A big
brother SWOre vengeance. and the party
began to get ready to dispense, when
the gloom was dispelled by telegram
which read: Showed up completely.
Can't get married till we're dug out"
Rather an uncomforta lie situation all
around, especially for the young man in
the SnOwdrift, wasn't it?
Montana. as you doubtless know,
wants statehood almost as badly as
Dakota does, and the people of that
| wealthy territory propose leaving no
| stone unturned toward getting it. |
| had whispered me the other day one
means of attack which she intends
making upon the congressman. Plans
| are bring made very quietly, for Mon
/ tana fears she may be fOreStalled. EX-
| Gov. HAUsER will head a delegation of
| prominent MODtanianS to go to Wash
| ingtOn, whose purses possess the reQui-
site length, and other well-to-dO resi-
| dents of the territory will be invited to
''chip ina Montana phraSe-fOr the
purpose of forming as large a ''contin-
| gent fund" as possible: it is hoped at
least 100000 can be raised. With this
neat little amount slowed away in their
| inside pockets the delegation will go to
the national capital. Their immediate
object will be to entertain every Suscep-
tible congressman right rOyally, and they
will play their game up to the limit
another Montana eXpreSSiOn-sO long as
the money lasts. Then, after they have
| MOntanianS are the best fellows in the
world, they will show its members what
| a crying shame it is that territory ca
pable of producing such princely enter
tanners should not be given statehood,
and they confidently hope for the best
| results. The method of attack is at
least an improvement over the Dakota
scheme of firing congress out with long
winded speeches, and who shall say it
| is hopeless one?
But what jolly good time of it the
congressman will have, though!
THE WHISPERER.
| 81. Twas Ever Thus.