St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-31
WHAT THE PAPERS MISSED
The Man Who just Slipped Into
Town OuietIy

The Man Who just Slipped Into
Town Quietly.
He backed into doorway on Broad
way. near Chambers street, says the
New York World, and snapped his
fingers at newsboy, and said:
''Bub. may want to buy you out, or
l may not want a single paper. That
depends on whether there's certain
article in it or not. Pll have to look 'em
over to see."
''ls it about the speakership?" queried
the lad.
No"
About Loppy being electrocuted?"
"No."
"About the Injuns breakin' loose
agin?"
mo. Look here, sonny, I'm strang-
er in town. Just slipped in here quietly
last night, without a word to anybody.
That's my way. Because l happen to
be mayor of my town and 4 prominent
politician and all that, don't go toot-
ing my horn to let the whole country
know it,"
'Whew! Then you are big gun,
'Well, reasonably so-reasonably So"
And the reporters who spook around
the hotels saw your name, OF course,
and of course there's something in the
papers. tumble, mister. L know just
what you are looking fur. It'll be right
on the first page, and there'll be three
big black heads on it."
perhaps SO, though don't care for
those things. That's the reason 1 just
slipped i'll quietly. l don't see anything
in this paper, however"
"Mebbe it didn't git on to you until
fnn Lotto - 0nncnIipnly ronIi0h tbo
'Ahem! Maybe not. Don't seem to
be anything in this, either. Don't even
give my name in the list of hotel ar
rivals"
TRY this one," said the boy, as he
handed cut a third. lowing to press
of other matter it might have been
crowded out, you know"
Yes, know. 1t isn't that l ex-
pected anything of the kind, you see.
but if anything has been written up l
| might as we'll read it. don't see any
thing here, however"
swell, it will certainly be in this, ?"
said the boy as he handed out his last
paper. "They are allus on the watch
fur big guns who come to New York,
ana they write 'em up mighty slick"
Hin! HIM! l got in on the late
train, and left orders with the clerk that
l must not be disturbed, and can't rea-
sonably expect any extended notice.
In fact, -"
"Hev We hit it?' asked the boy.
mo, it is murder. [ guess there's
nothing in about me. You see. under
the circumstances, there couldn't be.
| didn't expect there was. but being as
it might possibly happen l thought it
would do no harm to look. My way is
to 81 ip in quietly without any noise.''
Sure you are mayor of town?'
queried the boy as he stood off and
looked at him.
"Oh, yes"
And a prominent Politician"
"Yes"
And big gun around where you
live?'
II am called 500
'Well. by gum, but l can't under
stand it! What chance there'd bin fur
some reporter to scoop the town. Say.
that's the second time Eve seen our en-
terprisin' New York press git left this
winter. Right down here on Barclay
street there was calf with five legs and
two heads in cage all day long, and do
you know that not single one of the
papers had word about it, The calf
just slipped in quietly, you know, and
didn't want to be noticed, you see; but
he thought
But the big gun settled his hat on his
head, got fresh grip on his cane and
walked sti fly away. The boy looked
after him until he was lost in the
crowd. and then chuckled to himself:
''Please call at the countin'-room fur
our advertisin' rates. All cuts and dis
play lines charged extra!"