St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-03

when the excitement reached its high
est point, a couple started down the
promenade. Instantly the hall was
ringing with cries of admiration; the
spectators grew
WILD WITH ENTHUSIASM
and envy, according as they were sever
ally disposed. l looked down the alley
way formed by the two lines of specta-
tors and sa W them coming. The crowd
could not control itself. "UncleS" and
'.auntles'' stamped their feet, clapped
their hands, and gave vent to salvos of
applause; maidens and youths craned
ti!elrnecks and invaded the promenade;
plcanlnnleS looked out from behind
their mothers skirts and grinned as
though their very lives depended upon
their grinning. The orchestra, catch
ing the infectious enthusiasm, began to
play, ''See. the Conquering Hero
C0meS!D the whole room was trembling
with excitement, and the scene looked
as ifeVery man. woman and child was
evening was over.
Suddenly something horrible hap
pened: terrible sound peryaded the
air. and every one stood stOck-still, with
their smiles frozen On their faces. The
cries OF admiration were also frozen in
the air, and several of them came drop
ping to the floor, huge chunks of ice.
One man beside me had cheer frozen
just as it was issuing from his throat,
and he came near choking to death. No
one was able to slap hun on the back.
Another caught two of the expressions
OF his approval, which he had just ut
tered, just as they were formed into
snowballs two inches from his teeth,
and when they dropped into his hands,
he was so nervous and trembling that
he Juggleu with them as magician
does with balls of wood or oranges.
The pair who were coming so tri-
umphantly up the aisle stood for mo-
ment electrified. The man recovered
his self-possession first, and presently
darted from the fair creature at his side
In the direction of the orchestra.
could not see what happened, but
heard cOmmOtiOn at the other end of
fling, and series of loud protesting
yells, l heard the angry voice of a man.
His words were aternated with dull
thuds, as of some ones fist coming in
contact with soft, yielding substance.
"take that (thud)-an' that (thud)-
20. black, bow-legged niggah. thud)-
an Ell evan ketch yo' (thud) to0tin'
Qhud( that infernious (thud) coweum-
bah (thud) at me agin' (thud) I'll jess
ram my umberell down yO' throat an
open ct inside yo' giZzahds."
These were the words which were
borne to me on the agitated air admidst
the panied yells of the delinquent. Ne
body seemed to pay much attention to
the occurrence, and presently the man
came back to the girl he had left stand
ing statue-like in the promenade. He
was f1uShed-Or, rather. darkened-by
his eXertlOns, and when he succeeded i'll
getting his breath cried out sternly:
Now de p fohmance III perceed."
And it did ''perceed." The girl
looked up at him lovingly and with
worshiping gaze in the molasses-like
depths of her liquid. sensuous eyes. Oh,
how proud she was of him! She looked
as though she'd like to tell him she'd
make ma him pair of slippers for next
Christmas if he'd buy the materials.
And when they
sEE-SAWED DOWN THE MIDDLE
Of the floor, with the girls yOluminous
draperies and the mans spike-tailed
coat in their wake. they looked for all
the world like a stern-Wheeler towing a
canal boat down the broad, placid bosom
of the Mississippi. And when they
reached the end of the room and she
leaned up against him and punched her
chin upon his shoulder, oh. what a tri-
umphant cheer arose from the threats
of the assembled multitude.
That settled it. The unanimous YER
dict gave the cake to the happy couple,
and the fair maiden sliced it then and
there. The ring which had been baked
inside of it was placed upon her finger
by her lover. and it was with the most
beautiful manner Imaginable that she
came over and offered me slice of the
cake. Not caring to eat it just then, l
placed it in the tail pocket of my coat
and started homeward.
Ire next morning while [ was still in
bed, my wife came to me with some |
thing which looked like cross between
a pancake and liver-pad.
what in the world is this?" she ex-
claimed, holding it up between thumb
and forefnger suspiciously.
PPM sure | don't know" | replied
sleepily. Then catching sight of the
article in question, l became curious
and examined it.
''Oh. that's-that's some of the cake
from the ball." exclaimed, and turned
over and went to sleep.
From its condition and proportions,
l had evidently sat upon 1t. PatSey,
to purchase sealskin dolman
or diamond necklace, and knowing
that [ alwoys keep the price of gew-
gaws in the tail pocket of my coat, had
discovered it in her search.
RHODES MACKNIGHT.