The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-06-02

that they gave up the contest acknowledging that
even if they we're not out play ed they were played
out.
If the high water on the lower Mississippi re.
coded any the forepart of the week the food suf-
ferers may thank Supt. Wilson. The cellar of the
Thresher company's warehouse situated near the
lake shore was found to be filing with water to
the injury of stock therein stored The Superin-
tendent ordered out engine with pumping at.
tachments to pump the water out of the cellar.
The pump was set going and it pumped. pumped.
pumped all day. night force was detailed and
they pumped. pumped all night. Mr.. Wilson
came in the morning and gagged the cellar and
found that the water had risen few inches.
More fuel was piled into the furnace. the engine
trembled and groaned at its labor and people
crowded about to see the pump pump. Some al.
lowed that the pump was gaining on the water
while others reckoned that the water was gaining
on the pump. and others vowed it was a stand off
between the two. but the pump kept on pumping.
The Deputy went over to see the show and after
watching the pump pump for a WHILE remarked
to the Superintendent that he could not see that
the pump was making any perceptible impression
on the stage of water n the lake. The Superin.
uty kindly explained to him that all beneath the
surface between the lake and the warehouse was
filled in with edgings. slabs and sawdust through
which the high water Of the lake was finding its
way to the cellar readily as it would through a
fsherman's seine. The Superintendent cried
"Stop her." and the pump stopped pumping up
the flood of the ST. Croix valley.
A case of mysterious disappearance has
gradually come to light notwithstanding every.
thing possible having been done by the interested
parties to suppress the matter. Murder will out
If the chicken have to scratch it out" and it was
the chicken that played the leading role in this
case, although it was another than the chicken
that did the scratching. The said chicken had
been stuffed with the good things that 60 to make
good stuffng. carefully roasted and placed in the
oven of the kitchen range for for the
mornings breakfast of high court official. The
cook retired for his nightly rest. At IL O'Clock
that night four hungry men, watchmen gathered
around the festive board in the DINING room and
sang the praises of the thoughtful and noble
steward of the place they stripped the savory
morsels from the bones of ell.cooked fowl.
The watches of the night passed and with the
morning came the chief cook to prepare the early
meal He opened wide the oven door and-but
you. reader, know the thing looked for was not
there. There was a hurried consultation of cooks.
walters and solutions. which came to naught until
the head waiter appeared on the scene with an
assortment lof polished bones. Then the chief
cook placed his index finger to the side of his
nose and with one eye shut remarked to his gap
ing minions, II smell rat; the cats out of the
Bag" Then came the chief steward, and when
he saw how it was he started-but grabbing his
whiskers he got q short turn them and man.
aged to hold himself down until reason returned
to her throne. The situation flashed over the
underground wire to the four stuffed watchmen;
and their teeth chartered. their heads wobbled
their knees knocked together and the midnight
feast turned to carrion within them. But when
they were confronted with their offense they
frankly acknowledged their error, were forgiven
and told 70 90 and sin no more