St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-13
CHOICE CHIT-CHAT.


ball with which this final game had
been played and won. al has treasured
it carefully in his ''hOtei trunk" since
then, and he has been intending to have
1T decorated and present it to the Amer
lean Actors Amateur Athletic asso-
citation, or Five AS" as it is called.
but he has hated to part with
it. Lipman stops at the fremont house,
and on New Years eve he happened to
tell De Wolf Hopper, the prize base ball
crank. that he had the celebrated ball
boy" he said, 81 was Just going into the
bar after BALI before went up to
bed, but if you will show me that one
will be satisfied" Well, Lipman led
the way to the elevator. and took Hop
per up to ''tte actors floor" Going
into his room, he unlocked his trunk,
dlved down into a corner and resurrect-
ed the priced ball. Hopper took it,
knelt upon the floor and kissed it. lit
is my first New Years CALL" he said,
land l am happy" Then, after the
low-singing comedian had fondled the
ball affectlonately. he went down stairs
with 1.-THE burglar" and they both broke
into the bar and drank TO the Giants.
1t is related that when Mr.. Crane, the
comedian, first appeared IN 1.-The Sen
ator," a friend came to him after the
performance and said:
Billy, that makeup of yours is SIM
''Glad you like it," said the comedian.
why, man, it is precisely like him."
Like him?" exclaimed Mr.. Crane.
Like who?"
why, like Senator Plumb, of course"
The next night the makeup was mod
flied, for Mr.. Crane had not intended to
look like anybody in particular.
In work upon the prisons of Siberia,
Mr.. Edward Boulangier. French engi-
neer, who spent long time in the SER
vice of the TransCaspian railway, de-
ScribeS strange class of beings in that
country. They are the men who do not
know who they are.
No doubt many Of these men merely
assume this ignorance in order to mys-
tify the officials, but their identity is in
many cases totally unknown to the au-
thOfities and all of their acouaintances.
The prison of Alexandrovsk, Mr..
Boulangler says, contains several of
these singular people. Now and then,
driven by hunger, vagabOnd comes to
the prison door and asks to be taken in.
81 have come to deliver myself up
says the vagabOnd.
For what reason? Who are you?"
81 don't know"
don't know2 What's your name?''
81 have forgotten it; it is so long
ago."
Where is your passport"
81 have nome"
"Then you are brodiga-a vaga-
bond; you have escaped from prison.
what crime were you in for?"
Il have forgotten"
Nothing more definite can be got out
OF him. Sometimes these vagabond
eXlleS accuse themselves of crimes they
have not committed, in order to make
interesting journeys at the expense of
the government. Frequently their I'M
posture is detected after they have been
transported long distances, but who
they really are the authorities seldom
ascertain. They are kept under sur
veiliance, and NJ. Boulangier is of the
opinion that they sometimes really for
get what their names are.
A gentleman of standing and reputa-
ton in the country was at an Informal
dinner given the other night to half a
hundred New Workers. says the New
York Sun. He was called upon for
speech. He chose for his subject s'The
Harrison Administration" aud when
we'll along in his remarks he told what,
III his opinion. were the chief requisites
for office under this administration.
''Gentiemen," said he, Gin order to get
an office under Harrison, it is necessary
To he either:
"a son of a president.
"a son of clergyman.
Cor son of gun"
1t brought down the house.
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A very pretty young lady, whose
beauty lies principally in the LIQUID
depths of her large. melting eyes. says
the Chicago Herald accompanied
young man to Havlin's theater one
night last week. They occupied two
front seats OH the left ofathe parquette
circle. The theater was well filled.
Directly across from the young couple,
in the front row of the right side of the
parquette circle sat party of ten young
men, clad all in full dress. Tie young
lady's big, soulful eyes rOamed about
the house between the acts, and once
or twice they rested on the ten young
Swells over the way. Once she
them as an old friend, and she
lifted her opera glass to her great. lu-
minous orbs for the purpose of looking
closer. In response to what seemed to
be precOncerted signal the ten young
men grayeiy arose in their seats and
leveled their ten opera glasses directly
at the fair one. 1t was an awful shock
to her. Dropping her own glass to her
lap. she vainly endeavOred, in spite of
burning cheeks and swapping eyes, to
look unconcerned. Ibid you see that?"
she murmured to her escort. after she
had gained her equilibrium. Eyes, |
wv 4 hn Ia te-
one of sarcasm, too. He crnelly inferred
that the young lady hal invited the on
Slaught by an artistic use of her melt
ing eyes. She resented this inference,
and there was GOODNESS thereabout
during the remainder OF the evening.
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President Lincoln's kind heart al
ways responded to a child's advances,
says the Youths Companion. He in
dulged his own children, saying: at is
my pleasure that my children are free
and happy, and unrestrained by parental
tyranny. Love is the chain whereby TO
bind child to its parents"
Before his election in 1860 a little girl
of eleven years, seeing his Autograph
portrait, thought his appearance would
be improved should he wear whlskerS.
She uttered her childish thought in
letter to Mr.. Lincoln, and in a few days
received friendly answer, in which he
asked:
LAS to the whiskers, as have never
worn any, do you not think that people
would call it piece of silly affectation
were l to begin wearing them now?"
During his journey to Washington,
after his election to the presidency, the
train stopped at Westfield, Chautauqua
county, at which place the little girl re-
sided.
Il have correspondent in this place."
said MIR. Lincoln. "a little girl, whose
name is Grace Bedell, and would like
to see her,
She was brought to the station. He
stepped from the cars. extended his
hand and said: You see, l have let
those whiskers grow for you, Grace"
| Then kissing her, he babe her good-by.
When he stood up at the capitol to de-
liver his inaugural address. friends were
surprised to see that the president was
raising crop of whiskers. Vexed at
his Spoiling face which EXPRESSED