St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-19
WHITE BEAR BREEzES.
The Weather Has Been Play
ing Havoc With Lake
Resorts,
And Hotel and Boarding
House Keepers Are Look
ing Very Blue.
Tie Elite Of White Bear Take
in a Travelling
Circus.
Personal Pointers Gathered
From the Cottages and
Hotels.

Twas night of tears; for the guSty rain
Had ceased, but the caves were dripping
vet;
And the moon looked out as though in pain.
With her face all white ana wet.
But the guSty rain did not cease, but
yrew more and more guSty, and the
4aves bid fair to continue dripping un-
Ill the frost comes. And who can blame
The moon for looking rs though i'll pain,
for the weather at the lake for the past
week has been enough TO give any one
pain. Ii fair Luna, sailing so calmly
and serenely above the clouds, got her
face wet. what, oh, what! DO
You think is the condition of
he dweller on this mundane
sphere. There is no longer such a
ching as a gentle. warm spring rain, for
The water comes down in sheets, in
chunks. in torrents and with such force
that if has worn out all the pavementS
II White Bear. And mud. Why, peO-
pie living in the city do not know what
mud is. There are several places IN
Clark avenue, improved (?l this spring
bV the village council, where repeated
.OundingS failed to ind bottom. But
weep not, landlords and landladles, for
YOUR harvest is bound 10 come; let
not your spirits drop, YOu of the arlStoc-
racy OF cottagerS, for the sun VIII Shlne,
ana the mud Will dry, and once more
the moon Will spread her romantic SHIN
mer DER the lake, and then all these
.ayS of wet feet, colds and chilblainS
will be forgotten in the fulneSS of your
endowment. But the lake residents do
not cOntine their amuSementS to the
region about the lake, for c. ID. O'Brien,
Or. " heatOn and jim Elmer have been
up at the Brule; Arthur Otis has been
endeavOring to regulate the proceedings
of the Republican national convention
Louis Hastings has taken a run up to
LindStrom to see if this rain is purely
local or covers an extensive territory;
Dick OBrien has been attending the
High school receptions, and William
FiguerS has been looking after
matters in the Zenith city.
Then again there are few
pleasures which may be enjoyed be-
tween showers. There is fishing, with
J. J. Mullen as its chief disciple; and
rowing, with the Corning boys in indie
fatigable practice; and sailing, with the
Marguerite covering more miles daily
Than any other boat in the lake. And
last, but not by any means least, there
was the circus which was inflicted upon
The long suffering inhabitants of White
Bear on Monday last. First came the
''Sun-glittering street pageant" fol-
lowed in most painful rapidity by the
.'dazzlrg and Misunderstanding" free
show at the show grounds. Long will
the remembrance of that great unriveled
performance live in the memory OF the
gaping multitude which witnessed it.
The main tent was holy" show in it
self. though during the evening per-
Torrance the audience did not seem to
appreciate it as nearly everyone sat I'M
der an open umbrella. OF the two man.
moth rings advertised, but one was yisi-
ble and that was so ashamed of itself
that it seemed to have tried to shrink
out or sight. Perhaps the shrinkage i'll
he rings was due to the excessive rains.
whO knows. Luxuriously enScOnSed In
the heavily upholsted reserved chairs
The very cream of ManltOu Island society
viewed the performance, laughing at
he antediluvian jokes of the clowns,
4pplauding the feats of the acrobat and
ievouring stick popcorn and circus
emOnade with the most reckless diSre-
gard for expense. All White Bear was
here, and all White Bear left after the
performance without a single regret
except for the dollars left behind.
Among the Cottagers.
Paul Wood carries his valise back and forth
u the trains daily, from which may be in
erred that he is changing his base of sup
plies for the summer campaign.
Michael DOran and family have taken pos
session Of their magnificent new home at
Cottage Park. MIR. Doran has undoubtedly
he finest place at the lake.
Mr.. Dufresne has taken possession of his
hahtcmedi cottage, and has his household
nenage in running order.
Frank Blair and his mother and sister are
pleasantly settled for the summer III their
cottage at Bald Eagle.
Mrs. nalleck and daughter, of Denver,
lave taken rooms at the Oaks for the sum
ner.
The Manufacturers took possession of their
Cottage Park residence yesterday.
George Theobald once more graces the
Terandas of Mahtomedi cottages.
Mr.. and Mrs ". S Monroe are at Mrs.
3Cckey's, or Lake aveuue.
Chester r. Smith has taken the cottage of
3. Z. Wright at Dellwo0d
Andrew Nippols has moved into the
Rhodes cottage.
Miss Eloise Sprague is at Mrs. Ramaley's
'or The summer.
Jack Wampler again treads the halls of the
Chatcaugay.
". II. Bliss will be located at the Oaks
alter today.