St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-11
PHASES OF LIFE.

As & couple Of reporters were on their way
from the court house the other day, they met
with free American citizen, at least he
made certain emphatic remarks to that effect.
who had evidently sojourned for some time
in 4 LIQUID dispensary, and had imbibed con-
siderable cooking liquor. In other words ne
had 8 full-grown. well-proporuoned, luml-
nous Jag on board. He nearly ran over small
reporter, but remarked, as he rlghted him
self:
.Queer if a free American citizen can't
walk the streets without being tramped
upon. BY feelings are injured. | say, my
feelings are injured. I'll walk in the road.
He had no sooner taken TO the middle OF
street than an express wagon approached
from the front. He slackened his unsteady
gait. and held his own until the horse S nose
almost tonched him, when he lurched 10 one
side and again cOmmuned with himself:
Even horses nowadays have no respect
for a free American citiZen; and away he
went DOWN the street, the winds occasion
ally waiting back something about free
American citizen"
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Sometimes people look around them, and
sometimes they don't. Occasionally a man
is found whose resources are apparently I'M
limited and who is always ready for any
emergency which may arise, and then he is
looked upon as q quasi-hero, when, ten TO
one, he has taken time by the forelock ana
prepared himself for just such test OF nerve
ana Strength as DIS suCctSSlul dCCOuipl lSll-
ment has awakened the admiration or envy
of those who are content to plod along IN
life, thinking nothing and caring little Tor
what the morrow may bring forth. TO the
class of men who are always prepared
for whatever may turn up belongs John
Steritt, the janitor of the city hall. OF course
everybody knows that the city hall is one OF
the worst fire traps in Minneapolis. ana IN
case of fire. but few, If any OF the girls en-
Moved on the upper floors could climb down
no oil Gro In fact If a feat
which quite number of men would hest
tate to undertake. Away up in the top OF
the building Janitor Steritt and his little bow
live. When John took up his abode there
the fist thing be did was to look for way
to get out in case of fire. The fiat roof of the
building is about six feet below his bed
room window and John commenced teach
ing his boy to drop out that window ana TO
run along the roof TO the ire escape ana
Chamber down. John is quite an athlete,
but that boy can give him twenty feet and
beat him every time. Since the Tribune fire
John has TO keep an eye on his boy to keep
him from using the fire escape instead OF the
stairway. 1t is safe to predict that If fire
should start in the city hall that kid would
reach the sidewalk before one-hah the peo-
pie in the building could think just what
doors they would have to break down to find
the ladder.
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"Old Hoss' Van Antwerp, the Journals
'tjOlly'' reporter, says that Health Officer
Kilvington is the reporters staunch and true
friend. I've had people accommodate me,
but l never knew a man to go as far in this
way as Doc Kilvington did yesterday.
called him up by telephone yesterday morn
ing and said: doe, it's a dull day, and
we've got to have some news. Can't you
give me some board of health matter 1 can
make something out OFF, He answered:
Come down to the city hall at 1890 and
III try to scare up something for
YOU went to the city hall
promptly at that hour, and what
do you think-there was Kilvington fighting
an underta ker. and smashing away at him,
both hands, right and left. / only thought
he'd give some statistics. or report of come
kind, but I'll be hanged if he hadn't gotten
up fight just to help me out. tell you 1
feel grateful to a man who will do that much
for reporter"
And ''Old Hoss'' actually wiped away tears
Of gratitude as he spoke.