St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-21

the strong man from the Ozone state
danced him around the room.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. me-"
gurgled the youth as his left leg swung
against the dressing case, and he made
an Intellectual grab for the bell rope.
"How's this for an Interviews and
the South Dakota Cincinnatus whirled
him Into another cornerof the room that
he had not previously visited.
"1-er- was t-t-t-told -"
Getting your points all right enough,
eh? Now sit down." and the statesman
slammed his victim into chair; "sit
down and breathe awhile. Take
drink and cigar, and you will feel bet
ter tor the exercise. Now, let me see,
what was it you came up here to see me
about?'
All this was extremely paralyZing to
the embryo reporter. Despite the
twinkle in the South Dakota mans
eyes. he couldn't satisfactorily fathom
the drift of the performance. But he
lamely stumbled through an interview
on kind of crazy quilt list of topics.
and escaped. Subsequently il developed
that an arrangement for just such an
occurrence had been made between the
alleged friend and the political South
DakotaD.
Closing Remarks.
do not write this for the purpose of
giving away trade secrets or scarifying
the feelings of the sensitive, shy and
coy embryo word painter. / write it be-
cause think it ought to be written and
because it points a moral and Eliminates
the tale. The story teaches, if it
teaches anything, that the foundation
OF Self-reSpect is respect for others, no
matter i'll what lowly position of life one
may find them. A man is not to blame
for being South Dakota politician
Poor thing. he was born so. 1t is hered-
itlry.
Christmastide gifts are now in order
This is painfully unpleasant topic to
dwell upon, but we should all be brave
and face the music. Let us give cheer
fully, so that when our money is all
gone the people can look upon our re-
| mains and say:
"He must have passed away quietly;
see. there is sweet smile lowering on
his lips"
Let us remember that we should not
| appreciate gift so much for its value
as we should for what it cost. Perhaps
this is not as clear as some other emil
nent writer might make it, but the CEN
tral idea is that we should love our
gifts more for the sake of the giver than
the figures on the cost mark A mere
bagatelle is better than bag of wind,
| or even Christmas card with four lines
of nonpareil poetry off its feet.
In the selection of Christmastde
presents much more attention should
be given to utility than to tlashy
resplendency. The time has come in
this world when buffalo robe would
fall with low. glad PUNK into your
| friends affections, while q butterfly
penwiper would be given the cold
stare. Consistency in gift-givipg should
| also be cultivated to some extent. Make
the punishment fit the crime. | would
as soon think of giving five-year-old
girl a box of Reginas as to present
the superintendent of the census
with a porterhouse steak. 1t
was that the most valuable gifts came IN
small packages. An ounce of preveD-
ton is worth a whole quart of lymph.
If your friend has chapped hands or
moth patches. give him, or her, bottle
of creme de la creme. If your mother
in-law gives you latch-key, Just con-
| slider that she thinks you are just too
| good for any good use, and try and re-
| form.
Speaking of reform reminds one of
the swiftly approaching New Year.
| Then will be the time to shed bad habits
as the tidewater crab sheds its she'll.
Young man, you must turn over new
leaf. Turn squarely about and face the
other way. Turn, sinner. turn, turn,
turn; turn something; turn Jack, turn
something, if it's nothing more than
| your cuffs. DICK STEELE.