St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-18
MINNEAPOLIS.
NOTE AND COMMENT.

IOol Is Hedrly HluQeu Dy the nlgn SCT6eL
grade. Years ago her shanty was on
level with the upper world, but recent
improvements have brought the street
higher and higher until now the old lady
can see nothing but the toes of the
the walk. Mother Macs right name is
Mrs. Andrew Mccarthy. Her husband
was a lumberman, who died like all
heroes die-with his boots on. He was
found dead one night near the river,
with CHASTITY wound in his head and a
bottle by his side.
ANDY wuz always a-skylarkin'" is
all that his wife said when her hus-
bands dead body was brought home on
a shutter and placed OH the Clean cover
let of the bed, the only piece of furni-
ture, save two rickety chairs, that the
house could boast OF.
Since that night Mother Mac has lived
like hermit. and how she manages to
exc out an existence is a mystery. But
she lives Oh and was never known to
beg, borrow or steal. Every morning,
rain, snow or shine, she may be seen
vending her way to the Catholic church
to tell her beads and say all Ave" for
Andy's soul. Mother Mac never invites
confidence, and when spoken to by the
neighbQrs bids them Good day to ye.'
or Good marnin' to ye." and passes OH.
Her only companions in that bleak lit
tie shanty are a big black Cat and
two monstrous gray rats. How she was
ever able to reconcile these natural en-
emies 10 live and play together is as
big a mystery as she is herself. Yet
there they are-catS and ratS-appar-
emily as happy and contented as turtle
doves. On very rare occasions Mother
Mac takes her three companions in her
bony arms and mounts the ladder she
has built to the top of the walk, where
she sits and crOonS to them in Il cracked,
high-pitched voice. These occasions
come, however. only after dark, and,
when the stars are out in their spark
ling splendor. she gathers her pets in
her arms again, and descends into her
castle. At one rtime Mother Mac had
three rats but. one of them died. She
buried it in the rear of her Shanty just
as tenderly and carefully as though it
had been a child. When the neighbors
saw her the next morning trudging on
toward the church her back seemed
more bent and her eyes more red and
swollen. She was sorrowing for her
lost pet.
II. Charlie Woodtick, is young man
who sells 'ribbings'' and cuttings" in
Nicollet avenue dry goods establish
ment. Charlie aspires to something
higher, however, and is fitting himself
out for the stage. He reads "HoW to
Become an Actor Natural Deport-
ment'' and How to Speak and Stand
Correctly" and feels that soon he will
electrify the theatrical world with his
fine acting. His only drawback is his
passionate love for Ethel Mcclure, a
buxom servant girl in the employ OF
Tenth avenue family. Ethel has freck-
els and Charlie tells her they are just
beautiful and that he dOtes on them.
One night last week he effected an en-
trance into the kitchen and soon had
Ethel sitting on his lap, spoutlng
Shakespeare and Uncle FOm to her by
the column. Ethel is much afraid that
she will soon become very fat and 1t
bOthers her considerably.
Twill yeZ Iuv 90 tootsey wootsey. II L
do be gittin' fat?' she asked of Charlie.
NAY, nay sweetheart" he replied,
sam you be fat, then Fll be fat too, an
you be thin then l'li be thin too"
Then he continued with a flourish:
"Marry. fair maid"
He was astonished, nay he was dunn
founded when Ethel threw her arms
about his neck and sobbed cOnvul-
slvely.:
Marry We is it, Charlie? Sure an
darlint, we've made,yure Ethel SO happy.
Av coorse I'll marry We. Eve been
waitin' fur those blissid wurruds fur
lang tonne, so have"
Charlie could not explain. He was
"up the stump as it. were, and soon
the wedding bells will ring. 1t is to be
hoped that his marriage will not lose
him to the stage, for man who can act
so naturally is needed. The stage NAH
ager can use him.
A MinnnannliC ha vhpr hoe CnlUn6 tho
question of true economy, and cOnse-
Quently is on the road to wealth. He
supports himself and family. consisting
of a wire and two little children, on the
remarkably small sum of 81 month.
His manner of doing it can be best told
in his own words:
~ get SIS week at the shop where 1
ain working" said he. and though it
isn't much | am satisfied. and in time
will have as much money as any OF
them. / pay So month rent for my
house-we have three rooms-and then
manage to live pretty well on 81 more.
Mother, who lives in the country, sends
us all the potatoes we want, and the
water we drink we borrow from our
next-door Deighbor's pump. l buy
three pounds of meat week
at four cents pound-oh, dear.
yes, you can get firSt-class meat for that
price-four quarts of beans and five
Ioaves of bread. We never eat butter.
except on holidays, for my wife's stom-
ach is very delicate, and she can't stand
anything very rich, you know. The
money we have left out of the so cents
laid aside every week we spend for
gasoline and kerosene. In the winter.
of course, it costs US little more to
live, for we have to buy wood, but,
taking it all the year around, guess
that 81 will be the average"
This barber feels proud of his accom-
pliShmentS in the economical line, and
vows that he will be rich before he dies.
When he feels that he has enough
money he will allow his family to stuff
themselves to their hearts content.
There can be no doubt but he is meant
to be one of the cOuntrv's mlllionaireS,
for out of salary of $50 a month he
puts s52 in the bank.
She was sitting OH the piazza of her
fathers palatial mansion on Stevens
avenue. swapping love experiences with
a college chum. She was saying:
at was in the garden, in the magnolia
grove, that Julian met me and told me
again and again how he loved me.
oh, Lilly, it was-boo hOo-bOo hoo
Just TOO dreadful-boo hoo-for any
ng-papa-papa, he-he kicked him
-bo-o-o-o-right in the back"
Gathering Them In.
One by one the Boo gang fall. Sat-
urday night "Greeny," the leader, was
arrested and locked up at the central