St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-04

IN the deplOrable condition OF being
homeless on the physiOgOnOmy OF Min
neapOlis a few days ago, and, having in
mind a pleasant room in the region OF
the corner of Third avenue south
and Eighth street, where they
had made their place Of residence last
winter they called upon Mrs. OldSOldler,
u jolly, little fat being. and asked re-
gaTding a room. She had an apartment
on the second floor that would just fit,
would they look at Ii. They would.
The three took themselves upstairs,
little disturbance ensuing from the fact
that the men reporters neither felt like
preceding the lady in her own house or
following her upstairs. However, they
all arrived on the second floor, comprO-
missing the matter by one reporter pre-
eeding. the other following the lady.
The door was thrown open and re
Vealed just the room that had
fingered in the minds of the
rOomers since first they were thrown
from homes of their own upon world
of fats and department houses. The
word cosy seemed floating in the at
mOsphere; one was not oppressed with
the cold lines Of the furniture set against
the bare outline OF the wall; q cat d0zed
"a the sun IN big easy chair. folding
bed made way with the ebtrusive ap-
pearance that bears down on man on
blue days: bath and heat and all were
perfect. How much? Only SIS per
month. Did the cat go with the room?
Certainly and there we're illusions to
games OF cards and,hOmelike evenings
downstairs in the pretty parlors they had
passed through in coming up. How
fOrtunabIe to strike upon just the
place the first time and could
they move in tomorrow. Yes. TO
be sure. The reporters went back to
their work, not. 10y the way, the eXcIt-
Ing vOcatiOnS that all reporters are sup
posed to be engaged in Of witnessing
prize fights and running down murders,
but to the more homely duties Of making
glObuleS OF drunk and disorderlies and
pouring over countless numbers of type
written pages in the musty old court
house n find why Ole Olson sued John
johnson for SlOS.29. On arriving at
home that night At II o'clock they
packed their DRINKS and next morning
by bargaining with q friend in the
hauling line secured the promise of
having their effects transferred for 90
cents. They dropped around just in time
TO meet the pTespiTing friend departing
after his task Of carrying three heavy
trunks, two valiSeS and various bundles
up six flights of stairs. besides hauling
them several blocks. They couldn't
help feeling happy over this bargain.
Mrs. Old Soldier met them at the door,
"0h! l have Just moved you right into
YOUR old quarters on the third floor;
thought you would like il so much bet
ter; like getting back home, you know;
hot and cold water right in tue room.
too: so nice and sunny up there. and
fresh air, too; had two ladies move out
on purpose to let you have 1t: they said
they wouldn't mind much. as you would
like your Old ROOM" BY this the dazed
for once daZed-repOrteTs arrived at
the third floor. ssNicest lot of ladies on
the floor" a VOlley of CYCLES con-
firmed the assertion, and the question
relative TO the cat occurred again. but
was not uttered. Seating themselves
on their trunks the two slowly came
back 10 life as Mrs. Old Soldier eulo-
giZed the room. 1t seemed too bad to
Intimate that they would prefer the
down stairs room to this, with its pTO-
verbal shakey table, scared wall and
stiff furniture, all of which were
brought mo distinct light by the fiery
glare Of a red Chinese parasol attached
10 the wall. Finally thew mustered
courage 10 do it. Mrs. Old Soldier still
held their minds to their present quar-
tiers. They then insisted, gently at
first, but more and more urgently.
The price up stairs was the same as
down. Finally seeing they were
bettered they expressed their sOr-
row. then their disappointment
finally their disgust. The lady insisted
that if they went in down stairs she and
Mr.. Old Soldier would have TO come up.
ana he had sat right down on her doing
that: he wouldn't let her, and she set
tied the whole question with, ''Well.
that's just the way it is and the two
disconsolates started out TO look the
airEhnrhond oyer for MONS