St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-04
THE KALEIDosCoPE OF LIFE.

One OF the most genial and interesting men
in the government employ is Capt. George
Hayes, supervising steamboat inspector for
this district. Capt Hayes has now held the
Office for little over four years, having been
appointed by and during the Cleveland ad-
ministration. When Ben Harrison got up on
the barrel he sent out his eagles with instruc-
tons TO pluck the Scalps of all good Demo
Gratis who were at all likely TO prove weighty
factors against the G. o. p. When the eagle
scared over st. Paul. it began to rain saw
bucks, Republican dodgers and campaign
speeches. and the eagle i'll his haste for shell
ter took refuge in the captains Office.
Hello, Eagle" said the captain: as the DIS
guiSed emissary strutted in, dragging his
Republican breath all over the carpet,
''when were you pardOned"
''Oh! Ben's ill., you know. and I'm out you
know, and that's why I'm here and there, you
knoW-doncher know"
The good-natured and ever-accommodat-
ing captain took Fluke Eagle in and showed
him around by way of entertainment
showed him all about the steamboat business
and how many drops of Mississippi juice 1t
takes to float a full-groWn steamboat or
drown dog. Fluke Eagle thought this was
too good for anything, and soon looked upon
the captains berth with a covetous eye and
an anxious claw. After the storm was over,
and Fluke had been informed on all the
features of steamboating, of which he had
ueNSI ledTu ANY IuIUS DAlOIG. IG NlNAlTd tHC
captain meath the whiskers and swooped
off. Fluke will soon be inspecting steam
boats for this district. and the captain is go
ing out West TO raise hyenaS and postal cards
on farm large enough to raise rows
Peddling newspapers cannot be such bad
business after all. There's a yonngSter
whose fcd Of action is Wabasha street in
the vicinity of the postotfice who yells 'All
about the murder from morning till night,
Z. hoe rni1 Of aTpnf hn
makes for a saloon near by with the pro-
ceeds of his labor. He doesn't drink though;
the saloon man is his banker, and every night
the rugged youngster turns III from 81 to SO
before he goes home. The man of liquors
says he has something like $50 of the little
fellows money, and that he scarcely ever
makes less than So day. He is contemplat-
ing trip to the Pacific SLOPE and has for
some time talked of his intended trip across
the continent TO Tacoma.
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A strange mistake occurred at the resi-
dence of a well-known business man one
evening last week 1t appears that the hired
girls young man was in the habit of visiting
his Dulcinea quite frequently. On the night
in question, Sarah had left the kitchen for
moment in response TO ring of the parlor
bell. The baby was sick, said the lady of the
house, and Sarah was dispatched hastily for
a doctor, while her mistress proceeded
hurriedly to the kitchen for few things that
were needed for the feyerish youngster
above stairs. Sarah's young man heard the
approaching footsteps and resolved to come
the old gag on Sal. I'll hide behind the
door and grab her when she comes in, and
he laughed as he thought of the fun In store.
The lamp was turned trif1e low and feat
ures Were not easily distingulshable, but
Sarah's young man took things for granted,
and when the supposed maiden opened the
door, he threw pair of big arms about her
and squoze with all the ardor of his affection.
To his surprise, the fair creature in
his arms gave vent to piercing shrek
and fell fainting to the floor. lie was
still more surprised when he turned up the
lamp and found that not Sarah, but Sarah's
employer, had been the victim Of that vigor
Gus hug.
The badly frightened lady recovered
shortly and listened to an explanation, but
Sarah is no longer employed in the family,
and there is noticeable GOODNESS between
Sarah and her muscular beau.