St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-10
MINNEAPOLIS.
PHASES OF LIFE.

The sidewalks were very slippery.
The man was slowly walking westward
on NicOllet, wearing wide-open smile
and large, voluptuous. rosy load con-
cealed about his person. He must have
been bad, horrid, wicked man, for he
walked IN dangerous place. The
sidewalk caught him just be-
tween the shoulders, while his
feet were projected into his
hat. When all was quiet he arose to his
feet and dealt a back-handed blow at an
innocent cigar sign which smiled at his
discontinue.
"Yuh wud, wud yuh," he Kissed,
fetching another swipe. "Pll learn uh
to trip me up" Another smash at the
cigar sign, this time with his fist. Eyer
drunk, that's what's the matter with
yuh, but I'll sober yuh."
just then copper snored, and the
mUch-abused individual wandered on,
carrying a smashed hat. a broken cane,
badly bruised hand and but rem
nant of the aforementioned jag. while
the north star winked at the cigar sign.
a short time ago Mr.. Sothern, of the
'IOrd Chumley" company, which comes
shortly to the Grand opera house, was
riding in New York elevated car, and
had occasion to administer cutting re-
Duke, which was blended with rather
more humor than is usual with such re-
Dukes. An old lady, laden with bun
dies, stood in the aisle, weary and al
most i'll with fatigue. Close by her sat
big brute, spread out comfortably and
cOmplacently over the space that two
people could easily occupy, and retuS-
ing to bulge an inch when
the lady mildly looked with long
ing eyes upon the seat. Everybody
gIared at him, but he took no notice of
that; there were muttered words OF dis
approval, but he paid no attention to
those. At last Sothern. with one of
those Lord ChumleY stares, SO full OF
innocence and simple good nature,
leaned over from the strap on which he
hung, and in q very audible stage whiS-
per inquired: Excuse me, 5 sir, but
would you kindly t-t-tell me what XXX
kind of nerve tonic you uSe"' Even the
rear of laughter which followed in the
car did moi bring a wrinkle to the mild
ly-beamiug face of Lord Chnmley, but
it did make the old hog leave his seat
and the car.
II
The Salvation Army was more than
Usually rampant last evening, and was
buriing a chaos of sound against the
walls of the suffering buildings in the
heart of the city. Suddenly note
froze solid in the tenor horn, and the
blower took an extra breath and tried
toforce it out. The note was refractory,
and preferred to stay in out
of the cold. The musical
Salvationist was stubborn and
SO was the note. He dropped behind
the moving army and wreStled with it
until he was purple in the face. Sev-
eral interested spectators stood on the
curb and gambed on the result. Fin
musician indulged in volley of choice
explosives and moved on after the rest
of the army.
Just what 1 thought" said by
Etander, lit was dollars to cents he
either swOre or had an epileptic fit"
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He was a lively looking horse, and he
had just started from the curb with the
firm determination to run away and
smash things generally. He whisked
the cutter after him and made things
Interesting for pedestrians in the i'm,
mediate vicinity of Nicollet and
Third street. Two or three men
tried to stop him, but failed
Bignally. While he was going at full
speed he happened to catch sight of
Minneapolis policeman posing on the
corner. and he stopped short and hung
his head in sort of horse sickness.
His heart was broken and his wild ca
reer checked, and with sad eye and
broken spirit he allowed himself to be
led back to the hit,hing post.
Il
1t was Sunday night, and where he
purchased the exhilarating influence
that had made it necessary for him to
be piloted along Washington avenue to-
ward his home by sympathiZng friend,
it would be hard to tell. The pair had
proceeded along with some difficulty
until they came to point directly
across from the dime museum. Here
they paused for a moment, and the
tones of the manipulation of the Punch
and Judy show floated out to them
through an open window. The intoXi-
Gated individual grabbed his friend UNI
tremendously by the collar and dragged
him into a sheltering doorway.
mo 'fense. OP boy" said he, "'pol-
'gize for han'lin so rough-you know
Just heard my wife's voice; She after
ME, n l doan want IN interview with
tn ole lady JUS now."