St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-02

to his friends picture of ills eight-year-
odd hoy, whom the father claims is one
of the brightest and best-behayed little
fellows in st. Paul. The date for the
taking Of the pictures was set several
days ago and every preparation was
MADE. The events of the day, however,
compelled an indefinite postponement
0f the occasion.
Little Willie was arrayed in a new
suit which had been purchased for the
occasion. His hair was nicely curled
and the other appurtenances to his
toilet were completed, after which
mamma told him to run out into the
front yard and stay in the sun until she
had prepared herself for the occasion.
On 10 account was he to play in the
streetor soil his new suit. Willie walked
sti1ily out of the front door and sat III
chair on the porch.
Ibid yer hear of tn Corbett scrap?"
asked Mickey, one of Wilie's pro-
scribed playmates, as he thrust his head
over the fence and took a careful sur
Yey of the premises.
Prize fighting is bad, and mamma
told me not to ever fight" replied
Willie III a dutiful manner, while his
interest had strong combat with his
sense of wrong for talking with Mickey.
bout such things-it's tn men as does
it," answered Mickey with a cOntemptu-
Gus snort. You come over inter our
yard and We'll show yer that nothin'
bad s done. Jimmie an you kin give
sparrin' contest, an tn other fellers I'll
put up purse Of marbles. I'll put IN
my finite"
Willie heSitated for an instant. Then
he slowly walked over to the fence and
ascertaned the soecifc arrangements
for the contest. He was assured that
the fight could take place while his
mother was dressing, and he could re
turn to the front yard in time to have
his picture taken. He hesitated and
was lost: Then be climbed through
mole III the fence, and was soon deeply
Interested i'll the preparing of the ring.
After the clothesline had been ar
ranged to the satisfaction OF all, and the
seconds and referee had been selected,
the little fellows stepped into the ring.
Jimmie looked a winner, as ne was
typical gamin. but Willie mad deter
mined look on his face as ne put up MS
chubby little fists. Then theY started.
Jimmie evidently had the best OF 1t. lie
was more skilled than his opponent.
and, after receiving few punches and
scratches. Willie would have resigned
the championship but for the marbles.
His nose was bleeding. and his pretty
shirt and coat were discolored by the
big crimson drops which would run
down his face. Then Jimmie seized
him around the neck and they scrambled
in the mnd around the duck pond. jim
ME received a scratch OH the cheek ana
commenced bowling Justify.
The referee decided the tight in favor
of Willie. He had received the worse
punishment, but the other boy had
cried. so the marbles were given him.
He slowly crawled through the fence
and went into the house.
81 made Jimmie cry" he explained
in extenHatiOn, after mama had looked
with astonishpd eyes at his bruises and
scratches. His pretty new suit was
ruined and his curlS were filled with
mud.
That is the reason no pictures were
taken that day.
+. S. Roberts, of Boston, was at the
Ryan Yesterday. and during the after
noon he gave very pleasant talk to
GLOBE man.
II have sailed for a number of years
in all cllmes." he said. "and for the past
few wears | have done considerable
work in the searching of the bottom of
the ocean for various articles. / have
been at the bottom of the sea at such a
depth that my companions who re-
NAMED in the boat on the surface were
compelled to pull me up. as the pressure
of the water was so great that could
not breathe. The blood was forced
from my ears and nostris and | became
unconscious. [ have battled with sharks
and other marine monsters. and have
had many narrow escapes from
the Infatuated creatures who OBJ
jected to my encrOachment of their
domain. One of the peculiar things
which | discovered is that in the deep
est parts of the ocean no trace remains
of the wrecks. human bodies, ETC.,
which have been lost at sea. There are
thousands of old hulks at the bottom of
the ocean, bnt none Of them can be
found after the water attainS a depth of
from 1000 to 900 fathOmS. The entire
bottom is covered with cOnglOmera-
ton of slime which is called globigerina
OOZe. ! have examined this under a
powerful microscope, and discovered
that it is composed of infinitesimal
shells of n beauty not to be compared
with the larger ones which can be seen
by the naked eye. They are the dainti-
est. most delicately beautiful shells
possible to imagine. In the deepest
portions of the ocean the bottom is COW
cred with red clay. a sure sign that
this is the most extensive depth of the
sea.
81 have accompanied expeditions for
the discovery of treasure. and at times
have found considerable quantities in
the decayed hulks of old Spanish gale
ons, but the work of obtaining the
treasure is generally more expensive
than is warranted by the amount recov-
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