St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-11
GLOBE TOWER SHOTS.
A scout who never secuted,
A slayer who never slew;
Reuter- who never routed
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A scout who never scoutedi
slayer who never slew;
Reuter- who never routed
Judge of "honey dew"
A Snowman of the sawdust ring,
A fakir from his birth;
Name him, ana take the natty thing
Unless you want the earth.
South Dakota is sadly in want of United
States senator. Why not try the GLOBE
"Wants?''
1t is no longer question whether or not
Mr.. Brice ought to have been elected United
States senator, 1t is enough that he was SO
elected. 1t is possible that some other one
might have been a better man in his place as
it is probable that any other man would have
been better in Ben Harrison's place.
What has become of the woman who made
$50 speeches for the Kansas Alliance during
the last campaign? Has she, too, fallen out
side the breastworks?
The New York World says that ST. Hop
kinson Smith, the artist and author. is equally
successful as civil engineer" This state
ment may be true in all its details. and yet
prominently unimportant. Who ever heard
of f. Hopkinson Smith?
Il encountered an incident that made me
feel aged and decrepit yesterday.
The speaker was a man about forty-two
years of age, and as he couched the observa-
ton in low, respectful tones he attracted
more and immediate attention than he would
had he shot out the words in a boisterous per-
cussive style, like a volley from Hotchklss
gun.
''What was it?'' inquired a companion.
''Only a man. Just plain man. passed
him on Third street. He was entering one
of the largest dry goods palaces on the street.
He had long, flowing, SILVER white side
whiskers, and his entire tout ensemble
greatly resembled that of the late William IL.
Vanderbilt. There was the large, sensuous
mouth, the heavy face, yet determined
enough and intelligent enough for leader
of men-a subduer OF mankind Altogether
the face was not unattractive. His hair was
as white as his whiskers, falling like we'll
trimmed fringe beneath the rim of his stylish
silk hat, latest block and glistening like
jet ornament Twenty-Five years ago knew
that man as one OF the most success
full commercial travellers out of New
as successful, for his step had all
the old time elasticity as he tripped briskly
into the store with snug sample case in
either hand Well, twenty-five years ago
he USED to frequent Kalamazoo, Mich,
where was employed in dry goods store.
1t was then made his acquaintance. He
was a model of dress and department.,
am:able, chatty, attractive, and his whiskers
b1It
wing soft, glossy and ambrosial. We struck
up quite an intimate acquaintance. He gave
me to understand that he had a beautiful
wife whom he loved devotedly. On one of
his visits observed a weed on his hat. The
wife was dead He appeared considerable
broken up as he said that now one lncen-
tive to work was gone, but that he had his
children.
"'But' he continued, L shall never be
anything but drummer. l shall never go in
to 1.-The house, as 1 had hoped. Ambition
is not dead; only partially paralyzed.'
We'll that was twenty-five yearsago, and
when saw the veteran drummer yesterday
so old did l Immediately feel that did not
accost him. 1t could only have brought up
sad memories 1 was looking upon man
living in the past, and perhaps he would
have looked upon another had l slgnaled
him for a renewal of acquaintance. Who
knoWs?n
Joe Howard says: "The study of hypno-
tism is most fascinating occupation. .
True; if you don't believe it, look at the fates
of Eyraud and Nine. Bompard.
Doldrum-Where are you going?
Morbdity-To see the Bernhardt.