St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-16
RANDOM GOSSIP.

RANDOM GOSSIP.
There's certain. young fairy of Irish
parentage who calls st. Paul her native
city, whose originality is her most strik-
ing characteristic. Scarcely young
MAR of any social prominence but has
!, her name on his visiting list, and 1
.once heard her say that she
soffer of marriage. She doubtless
sspQke. the truth. One youth in particu-
larhas been so extremely devoue in his
attentions to the fair Hibernian as TO-
3calf forth comment from his friends, and
lit issehe of whom the following story is
related: He had invited the lady to a
ball which occurred last week. and she
shad accepted the invitation, at the same
TIME telling him to get her some golden
rcd, as she was sure no one
bail, BAIL and md f It would Modi a. mat tch
her costume. Charlie chased all
oyer the city in quest of golden rod, but
divil sprig could he find, and he paid
the, lady visit on the evening before
the ball to tell her of his failure. She
was infleXible; would have golden rod
or she. wouldn't go to the ball. Poor
Charlie was at his wits end, but deter
mined TO get that golden rod if there
was any on earth, and so took the
morning train for Hamhne, where he mad
been told there was some in a hot house.
He was in luck that day. The old fell.
low who owned the coveted yellow bios
SONS charged him 81 for a fistful of
them, but that was nothing. With all
speed he betook himself to the house of
his idol, only to find that she had
changed her mind and would wear
black lace costume with damask roses.
Yet he looked Supremely happy as he
entered the Oall room with that eaptious
beauty on his arm. and there occurred
to me with fresh force the time-worn
axiom, ''Love is blind"
II
s | think there is nothing that makes so
radical change in man as marriage.
j know a fellow who used to be-and
not SO long ago, either-0ne of the gay-
est of FOUNDERS. Now he's married, and
is the father of young imp about two
years old, to whom Penk's prodigy was
a fool. ! met the imp's father on Third
street one morning last week. There was
a relieved look on his face, as though he
had Just escaped with his life from some
tight place.
Did you hear about it?' he asked
5reathleSsly as | approached him.
: Hear what" l replied. a
why, my boy, you know. Fell of q
chair; might have broken his leg; Just
been up to the doctor about it. So long,
old man."
And with look OF evident surprise
that the news of the awful calamity had
not reached me, the married man hur-
ried on his way.
: All
mailing combine, referred to in recent
fresh, pasturage. As Montana is trifie
chilly, and about worked out, what's
the matter with Australia? The eli
mste4s delightful, and the mounted po-
lice force is short of men for the bush,
Thens if everything else fails, there's
Cape, Town. Glorious place, Cape
Town, and lots Of room in the interior
for SMART men. Better fraternize with
the Beers for while. g
Antl-pyrine jumped suddenly into
popular favor as a cure for all ills.
People have been taking anti-pyrine for
headache, dyspepsia, and every other
aifmetlt known to patent medicine adj
vertisers, and one lady, made bold by
custom, swallowed an overdose last
Tuesday and came near transforming
herself into a wite-winged angel. 1t
tookfseyeral doctors a couple of days to
fshalse the kinks out of her and restore
her normal condition. The lady has
lforSWorn. the use of the drug.
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The tattoUedm man at the dime museum
in Minneapolis is known to fame as Fer
dinand Lorelle. He is advertised as the
sole survivor of a crew of French brig,
wrecked off an island in the Malay arch
ipelagO. His experiences related by
himself of two years Sojourn among
the natives whom he claims tattooed
him all over against his expressed de-
sire, are sufficiently thrilling. 1t may,
perhaps. prove interesting to some to
discover that the real name of the tat
tooed man is Dennis O'Hagan. and that
he is to be married next Wednesday to
Miss Clara FOnsey, formerly waiter
girl at the Clarendon. O'Hagan con-
versed about his approaching nuptials
last evening with GLOBE reporter, and
il was noticeable that he had washed off
the tattoo for the time being.
The present owners Of the panorama
struck popular chord when they re-
duced the price of admission to ten
cents, but an enlargement of the audi
tOrilIm should have been made at the
same time to avoid such occurrences as
are TO be witnessed there during the
present crush. The other evening a
philanthropic big sister of my acquant-
ance undertook to chaperone all her
a dozen of them, on visit
to the panorama. The crush was
big as usual, and it wasn't long before
CIssy had lost track of several of her
small charges and was engaged in an
excited search for the missing members
OF the aggregation. She was success
full in rounding up all but small and
particularly enterprising boy of ten.
who was subsequently discovered
scrambling down the declIvity among
dead sailors and dismantled can
non, apparently with the in
tention of swimming the intervening
distance between himself and the Mer-
rimac to take hand in the one-sidea
fight. The youth was captured by an
attendant, and kicked vigorously at
having his war-like tendencies so sud
denly checked. | saw the big sister
after she had escaped from the building
with her charges, and she looked very
weary.
In view of the recent attacks on Hon.
Ignatius Donnelly, touching his depart
ure from Republican ethics in boiling
for Merriam in the last campaign, a re-
pdrter; for the GLOBE yesterday sought
Mr. Dounely at the Merchants. The
sage was found in one of his most ami
able moods, and in explanation of his
position told the following story, which,
owing to scarcity of space, is unayoid-
ably omitted.
There will be n social dance at the Col
onnade omorrow evening under the manage.
ment offs. Beesly and friends,