St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-10
GOOD S .oRr STORIES.

Lieut.. Gov. Rice and Congressman o.
Hail perpetrated pleasant joke ON Gov.
Merriam yesterday. They appeared al
the capitol accompanied 10y Il CONNER
cial man passing under the name al
Fitzgibbon. otherwise GilhOoly. This
individual they introduced 10 his eX-
cellency as Thomas Casey, of Grace
vile. who Immediately began to I'M
portune for an Office. In The richest
Irish brOgue. eXcelIently assumed Tor
the occasion, he informed Gov. Merriam
of the great work he accomplished for
him during his electoral campaign.
len. Gov. Rice and Congress
man Hall taking in the scene
from behind the guhernatnrial chair.
Mr.. Casey became eloquent IN stating
his ease; how that he WAS dead broke
owing to til druuth eating up his wheat
crop. and that a small position III the
penitentlary, the hospitals tor the III
sane, or the state board of corrections
and charities, would place him the gov
errors debtor for life. 1t is difficult to
state how far Gov. Merriam would have
taken the bait. had he not becOme aware
of the SmOthered laughter in the real.
Lieut.. Gov Rice and CONGRESSMAN
Hall could not Ion er contain them
selves; CaSey'S identity. WAS dIVui=eG,
and in the general merriment which fol-
lowed GOV. Merriam confessed he was
heartily relieved Ivy the outcome of the
interview. The O-heeSeeker Was the one
bugbear OF his life.
a story is told of Hilda Thomas. who
is now starring with the Spider and
Fly" company, and who makes her APP
pearance in this. city tomorrow even
ing, which will not lessen the interest
of st. Paul people in the lady. 1t was
some years ago, before Hilda had at
tanned to her present eminence IN the
profession. ) he was with a company
starring through Iowa. Houses had
been poor for a week, and when LemarS
was reached the treasury WAS in du-
biouS condition. The company arrived
on Monday m0rnin& and having sized
up the town concluded it was II. z. 10
the ingenuity OF the heroine of this
story, however, was left the task OF
pulling the company out of the hole.
Close to the town was long treStle
bridge. and il was on this that the eye
of the daring little actress became
riVeted. In few minutes her
scheme was formed. and greatly TO the
surprise of all, she began to walk on
the ties of the bridge, which gaped two
feet apart, with the evident intention
of crossing There is usually crowd
at the depot. and this occasion was 70
exception. In vain an excited crowd of
men yelled to her that the Illinois Cen
traI train was due-that she would be
run down. etc. She smiled mOckingly
as she looked backward. but would not
retrace her steps. Suddenly the hoarse
shrek of an engine was heard round
the sharp curve which led TO the bridge,
and at a speed of thirty miles an hour
the train swept onto the bridge. Strong
men turned pale, women Shrieked and
wept for the reckless girl who, it
seemed. must be ground to a shape
less mass by the el CINE, but they
had reckoned without her. She stood
as though paralyZrd with fear until the
pilot was within fifteen feet of her, and
then dropped like shot through the
ties, and, hanging by her dainty
hands to one OF them. allowed the
whole train to pass over her; then
struggled TO her former position. and
cOolly walked back to the station. The
news of the miraculous nerve Hilda had
displayed spread like wildfire. The
local dailieS gave her a column apiece,
and standing room only" was the
legend at the doors of the opera house
fifteen minutes after the doors had
opened. The house vas worth $3.50
clear to the company, and it pulled
them out of the slough. The members
got the salaries, and the manager
smoked a l0-ceDt cigar for the first time
in two weeks. That's the sort of
huckleberry Hflda is.