St. Paul daily globe., 1889-08-28
THE GossIPER.

feeling OF OppreSSlVeneSS. aSSdlleu one
Immediately upon crossing the portals.
The heat was so intense that nobody
felt like working any more than was
necessary. and besides it was quite
fatiguing to keep continually wiping off
chunks of prespiration. Even the
trained cockroach in the basement was
silent, and at one time it was thought
that it had been absorbed by the general
humidity of the atmosphere, but upon
investigation it was found hidden away
in one of the new milk Inspection
bottles, gaSping for breath and evident
ly suffering greatly from the neat.
Charlie Mcdonnell, clerk at the Ryan,
and Barney Mcdonnell, clerk at the
Windsor, are brothers and look very
much alike, with the exception that
Barney is little the tallest. The other
dav a gentleman who was stopping at
the Ryan had occasion to go up to the
Windsor, and, of course, when he
stepped into the Office he saw Barney
sitting behind the counter. 'Well,
upon my SOUL" said he, looking at
Barney in mvstified way, 81 thought
lust left you down at my hotel. How
does it happen that you are working
here now, when five minutes ago you
were WOIhIIlS DIT tHC Ivy oli'
Barney knew well enough that he had
reference to his brother, but he said
! nothing, and pretty soon the gentleman
went back to the Ryan again. he went
lip to the desk to inquire for his key,
and was dumbfounded at seeing the
same man. as he supposed, that he had
inst left behind the Windsor counter.
He said nothing, but his hand trembled
little as he took his key. He passed
his hand across his eyes and muttered
to himself: SIT must be the whisky; it
must be the whisky
a.
There is a young man working IN the
capacity of a clerk IN one OF the United
States court rooms in the postoffice
building who is the possessor of laugh
worlds fair. When he sees OF hears
ANYTHING that tickleS his funny bone,
he springs his laugh, and those who are
in the same building, instead of indulg-
ing in a convulsive expression of mirtn,
look at each other sadly and never say
word. The other night this young man
went to the dime museum, where he
heard 'igag" which set him to laugh
ing. His risibiIity organs are so pc
culiarly constructed that when he
begins to laugh he can't stop.
The consequence was that he kept
up he-he-he throughout the entire
performance, and nobody looked at the
actors. They all looked at him. When
the performance was over he went out
side and began to think how funny that
Joke was he had just heard. So he con-
cluded that he had better buy another
ticket and go in and hear it sprung
again.. But the ticket seller was posted,
( and refused to sell him another ticket.
. "Why won't you sell me ticket,
F sir?" angrily inquired the clerk.
because you disturb the peace with
: that Internal laugh of yours" " was the
reply.
What! Haven't right to laugh if
choose?"
'Laugh Good God! do you call that
a laugh? The fat woman up stairs has
got an epileptic fit; the happy family
will have to be revived with a dose of
theeIixir of life; the fire fend blistered
her tongue, and the living skeleton is
hot expected to live minute. Call that
a laugh? No, sir, you can't g6up again,
and never shall as long as L am in
charge here"
The clerk went sadly away, and 1t is
stated that lie now intends to petition
the government for a position as official
medicine man on the Sioux reservation.
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There was considerable interest MAIL
ifested in local sporting circles over the
fight to a finish between George La
Blanche, "Tbe Marine" and Jack
Dempsey. which was booked to occur
in San Francisco last night. There was
also a good deal of betting done, and
Dempsey was played as the favorite.
Several bets Of S100 to $50 were made on
him. Most of the local sports were of
the opinion that if he were not over
trained he would win the fight, al
though they did not think he would
have a walk-away.
Speaking about Dempsey brings to
memory another Jack Dempsey who
came through st. Paul abouta year ago.
He claimed to be the only original
California Dempsey, and was very
anxious to get fight with some one.
He went to Minneapolis and was ac-
commodated by Charlie Gleason, the
clever lightweight who was knocking
everybody out at that time. The fight
was to be to finish on the green sward,
and a spot Oh the banks of the Mime
sofa river. directly below the fort, was
chosen as the battle ground. The fight
was one of the fiercest ever witnessed
in the Northwest while it lasted, and
gore, rich and ruddy, spurted around
promiscuously. In the third round
California Dempsey landed ter
rifle right handler right under
Gleason'S left ear, aud he fell like log.
The timekeepers were so excited, how
ever, that they forgot to keep tab on
their watches and after Charlie had lain
on the ground sixteen seconds he was
allowed to get up and resume the fight.
At the ndof ten rounds he had whipped
Dempsey so badly that he could notpro-
ceed, from sheer exhaustion. His face
was pounded in so terrible manner
that it resembled huge chunk of raw
beef. He was carried to the fort on a
Stretcher impromptu and attended by
the army surgeons. He never left his
bed for week afterward, and then he
disappeared, whittier no one knew. One
incident of the fight that was quite in
teresting was the fact that certain
Minneapolis police commissioner was
present and witnessed it all. He was a
big burly fellow and had gone through
the war. but upon seeing the blood that
was being split ne fell to the ground in
dead faint. He has since severed his
connection with the famous commission.
A Promising Enterprise.
Articles of incorporation of the North
western Bureau of Information were
filed at the Office of the secretary OF
state yesterday. The incorporators are
James n. Bradley, G. E. MaXfield and
Frank M. Reed, three of the bestknown