St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-19
MINNEAPOLIS.
BORN AN ALDERMAN.

There was great Joy in the cosy little
home Of the G:ei the s, for GTeighe mere
had been delivered OF a son, a rosy
faced, chubby little tot, whom the nurse
said was the finest 'ung 'un ever born
In the ward'
Grelgh pere was the happiest man in
the Hundred and thirteenth ward. and
his bosom swelled with pride as he lis
tened 10 the expressions Of delight
shOwcred upon his son and heir by the
neighbOrs who crowded the house day
and night, 50 great was the surprise
when 1t was announced that a young
Greighe had made his appearance.
When night came he stole over 10 the
cradle where the little wrinkled fellow
lay snOOZing, and gently turning down
the quilt. gdZed at the queer little face.
A smile spread over his honest face. and
he murmured half to himself and half
aloud:
AYE, aye. me fine lad, III mex an
alderman Of We when ye be mon.
ken the mickle queer ways o the politi-
clans an I'll mex an alderman o ye."
The bonny Scotch nurse girl who had
been In the service OF the Greighes ever
since she was little girl. took, especial
delight In tossing Baby Greigbe In the
air and sDOthering 1t with kisses when
1t came down again. OF AN evening
when the murmuring waves OF LOch
Harriet Tapped the beach and swashed
each Other-the Greighe cottage was
but short distance from this beautl
loch-this nurse girl, whose name was
Martha crOOned hillaUics 10 the child
and whispered sweet nOthings In It's
ear. One Of the lullabies which this
honest girl delighted most in grooming
was this:
Bye. bye. baby bunting,
Papa gone a-hunting:
Hen come back with the Boyle man,
Who u make Jon city alderman.
When the child was christened he
was named Jeames Or Jamie, after lot
Of fussIng. He grew Mt tremendous
rate, and at the age Of six months could
walk and do light chores about the
house. He vas the darling Of the entire
ward. and everywhere he went people
pointed at him aud remarked. soto yOce:
"IIe'll be AN alderman some day" The
The young fellow ali the while kept
growing, and when but q year old had
whlskers that were over two Inches ~
length. There were few sacreigiOus
wretches who were mean enough 10
suggest to old man .GrcIghe that he
would never need 10 work another
stroke as long as he lived II he would
only send his son to the dime museum.
The old man treated the base villains
with the scOrn they deserved aud al
% lowed his darling boy To grow just as
fast as he wanted 10.
At the age OF five young Jamie
Greighe was a man I'm everything eX-
cept his head. His head remained its
natural size and refused TO be any more
than five years old in spite Of whiskers.
But his feet made up for the head; they
were noble feet, strong ana supple as
those Of giant. .Jamie'S diet was lilies
and Scotch thistles. He had eynccd
fOndness for them when a child in the
crib, and when older inflammation Of the
aIimentaTy canal set ~, which left his
health In such condition that he was
never able to eat anything else-eXcept
lilies and thistles. OF course. At the
age OF six James feet were stronger
and more supple than ever. 1t was
then decided he having become very
popular in the One Hundred and Ihir-
teenth ward-to put him on the ticket
for alderman. He was elected by
majority OF one vote, and was carried
on the shoulders of his admiring con
stituents to the city hall. they In the
meanwhile shouting, Hes an alder
man at six years Old, " etc, etc, etc"
TO make long story short Jamie
distinguished himself as an alderman,
not because OF his feet, or age, but be-
cause he demonstrated that Socrates
was not in it with him when it came TO
philosophy and wisdom. He had enc
mics, Of course, but they all feared
him. AT one meeting Of the council he
introduced resolution which immcdi-
ately established him as q wit. The
resolution referred 10 the noble steed
own d by the superintendent Of police.
and literally teemed with metaphors,
wit and sarcasm. He made one master
STOKE Of diplomacy which will forever
endear him 10 the residents Of South
Minneapolis. He offered a resolution
while the council was in full session,
making 1t a penal oifeuse to employ
men, women or children, in any capac-
ity whatsoever, who had not lived in
America thirty-ve years. lnasmuch
as jamie was but six years old, such n
resolution was a dare devil one; but
what cared he as long as his country
was safe?
.lamie's motto was the old Latin
adage, "FOrtes fortuna adiurat," and as
a consequence he became a great man,
though. strange to say, he did not grow
any more. But alaS there IS an end
TO all greatness. Death came across
Loeb Harriet and stalked through the
lilies into jamie Greighe's door. He
died, and was buried under the willows.
The downy Scotch thistles now nod
their heads over his graYe-requiescat
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