St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-26
EGG NOC AND 7. & ].
Some People Made Their Ae-
q~uaintance and Others
Didn't.
What the People Who Didn't
Amused Themselves
With.
Several Prominent Minneap-
olitans Indulge in Gift
Making.
How a Prosperous Man Was
Ruined by a Christmas
Marriage.

the curtains of night and stepped forth,
at the head of her brilliant train, into
the full glare of day, 4 GLOBE reporter,
who was just wandering hOmeward after
a night, or morning rather, of intellect
ual feasting with a company of congen-
ial companions, his attention was at
tracted by an unusual cOmmotiOn in the
A. ID. L. office, at the corner OF Fourth
street and Nicoilet. The regular force
of the office seemed to be augmented by
scores of Swift-footed Mercuries,
who hurried in all directions
as only district messenger boys can
hurry, for ordinary mortalS would
freeze to death while travelling at such
a space. The weary Nimrod of news
juugleS entered the office, surprised by
the mount of work which remained to
be done OH Christmas morning. The.
manager nodded a good morning and,
observing the intruder'S look of aston
iShment, remarked:
I'VE usually get all our Christmas
work off on the oath, but here's a whole
batch of parcels to be delivered which
just came in this morning. Lots of
presents there for some of the 'nobS'"
with a jerk of his head toward a heap
OF parcels of all sizes and shapes.
The reporter looked at the pile, and
several well known names caught his
eye. 1t seemed that every man of note
in the city had sent a present to every
other well known parsonage and,
stranger still, had indicated the cor
tents of the package by an inscription
on the wrapper. Here are some SAM
pies:
TO Rev. David James Burrell, D. D.,
Pastor of Westminster Presbyterian
Church-Greeting and a dissertation on
the art of seeing with both eyes. From
his devoted admirer and friend, Edwin
P. Hilton"
&c. j. Buell. sends to his esteemed
fellow student of political economy, j.
b. Bassett, a plum pudding, into the
construction of which enter plumS from
the Single Tax tree. with best wishes for
the day and a desire that he will appre-
ciate the gift"
ITO G. j. Buell..
No. 903 Reform Square.
Dear Sir: Allow me to present to you
for the adjournment of your Christmas
table and the delectatiop of your resist
less appetite, another segment of that
Plain Talk pie, which you somuch love,
with the suggestion that pepsin is good
for the digestion.
Yours, etc., j. B. BAsSETT."
" liz llOiiOlQOlC Guy COulICll VI IlIC
city of Minneapolis, from the public, as
a reward commensurate to the amount
OF work DONE" was the inscription on a
bulky parcel which looked heavy enough
to test the strength of a ChristmaS-day
breath. Butadiminutlve boy shOuldered
1t as he would ''Soldier'' an Grand
with perfect eaSe-and the mystery of
its size was revealed. 1t contained
nothing.
$40 Rev. II. H. Frepch," was the adj
dress upon a long, fiat package. On the
other side was this suggestion: Use
this instrument on your sermons and to
cut out your thoughts, and you will have
no need to complain of loose reporting.
A spade will not do the work of a saw.
(Signed) The Reporters"
The next was a small compact parcel,
bearing this advisory inscription:
Freeman p. Lane greets his old friend
II companion in arms, William Henry
EustiS, with a merry Christmas and
recommends that he study well this
compilation of selected thoughts upon
the equaliZing power of Time"
Robert JamisOn to l.. K. Than. with
the compliments of the season." was on
another formidable looking object, and
Its contents was explained thus: Large
and varied, though slightly shop worn,
assortment of cases without which the
Office OF county attorney would be as
bare as a society lady at a full dress re.
ceDtlOn."
These were a few of the presents that
demanded special attention, but there
were others which certainly deserve a
passing comment.
Some n sent Aid. j. &. Sterling a
mechanical toy representing a maj
tumbling down a long fight of steps,
with the injunction, go thou and do
likewise"
A bottle of doubly concentrated Gel
cry compound was addressed to G. F.
Haney.
Lac Stafford had a parcel which con-
tanned a piece of roast-beef, with
compliments of d. II. Dorman."
To Judge Isaac Atwater was ad-
dressed a volume of "'Newand Popular
Oaths of the Day, from the court house
commission"
E. NJ. Jonnson's name was attached
to a bale of adhesive plaster, for cuts
and bruises.
Winn Bracket was presented with a
book on ''Uut of the Frying Pan Into
the Fire"
ITO Capt. Jake Helm, Police Head
quarters. Minneapolis" was addressed
a finely engraved and embossed invi-
tation. on a piece of gunny sack, to
visit st. Paul.