St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-12

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! BE walked narvously up TO the Ryan
hotel Office, just as the clock was chin
! ing 11:45. He appeared t. be worried
and i'll at ease, and figeted around as
| though he had received thrust from Il
red-hOt needle.
''Bar open?' he asked Of the nigh
clerk.
Yes, Sir, right around to your left
there"
''COme in and have drink with me,'
he said in hurried manner to a man
with red nose who was sitting i'll the
shadow OF one of the columns. The
man with the red nose jumped to his
feet with pardona5le haste and they
walked into the bar room.
'Pray, excuse me for the informal
ity," said the nervous man, "hut | am
am all broke UP and you appeared like
fellow who could appreciate man in
distress. am going To take something
to brace myself up, and / ask you to
stand by ne until my nerves get into
proper shape"
"E-r, y-es," responded the man
with the red nose, while he scratched
the wart on his cheek in a reflective
manner. 81 e-r- don't quite place you.
That Is, IL Ct"
IVY ont You take drink"
''Oh. yes" was the enthusiastic re-
ply.
bartender, set me ont five drinks of
whisky for myself and give my friend
whatever he will take. Set 'em all out
at once"
The bartender never moved a muscle
in his face. He set out the glasses and
watched the drinks disappear, one after
another, while the purchaser gazcd at
the ceiling and seemed absorbed in deep
thought.
Pm so mad | could eat glass;" he
said. after a moments thought. and
speaking to the red-noSed man who was
looking to sec where the custodian
placed the bottle. Il have just blOWed
in SO to see SHOW, and l couldn't un-
derstand word of the whole affair. |
paid s. for the tickets. So for the hack
and So for flowers. The other dollar
spent on ii messenger boy. | took her
to the show, and now she declares she
won't speak to me again because |
fooled her and played a mean joke. ]
didn't know. | got fooled myself.
D."
Il run against it myself" said the
bartender. 'Haye one on me-"
Il did the same thing last week."
meekly said the red-nosed man, as lie
edged UP to the bar, but the man behind
the mahogany gave him an unmistak-
able sign, and lie slowly moved out on
to the sidewalk, taking handful of
crackers as he went out.
ssSSS!
1--WE had queer contest the other
night. down here in little town in the
southern portion Of the state said ID.
ID. Wallace. OF Chicago, to Il reporter Of
the GLOBE. cit was fight to a finish be-
tween man and bulldog. The man
won and proved himself tie greater
brute of the two.
, He was labOrer, and had the repu-
tatlon OF being very tough man.. In
one of the little saloons some of the
boys got to laughing at his assertions of
being so very tough, and the match was
proposed. He accepted the offer, and
agreed TO fight the dog without
weapon until one Of them gave up. The
arrangements were made, and as it hap
pened TO be on the evening that L made
the town got an inyituIiOn to attend
the affair.
1T came off in a saloon. The city
marshal was there and all of the city
authorities. There were about twenty
men gathered in the dimly-iighted
place, anu each one had paid the SUN
of 81 for the privilege OF being there.
They made all of the arrangements in
the course of few minutes, and then
The contestants were brought into the
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refs. and the room was lighted by two
loud-smelling oil lamps.
The man was Il tough-looklng fell
low, and his every appearance carried
out the reputation which we had heard
he possessed. He was lOw-brOwed. large
muscled, and had bad scar on his chin,
which looked as though some person
had bitten a chunk Out. The dog was
bow-legged specimen, and looked to be
a ferocious brute. He growled at those
who held him, and snapped at every
one. He had been trained for the 0cca-
sion by being half starved. The man
was stripped to the waist, and wore
nothing but loose pair OF overalls. He
had no weapons, but was going to fight
the dog as brute.
"The dog made a grab at the man, but
he was seized by the throat and thrown
across the room. Then he rushed back
and secured grip with his teeth in the
mans leg. The fellow gave yell of
pain, but lie chOked and gripped the
animal by the throat until he was COM
PEELED to let go. Then the man got
grip with his teeth on one of the hind
legs of the dog, while he tore at his
throat with his hands. 1t made me sick,
and did not remain until the finish.
But those who stayed said that the man
got a grip on the throat Of the animal
with his teeth and held on until the dog
dropped from SuffOcatiOn. He was given
the purse, and IS now one of the proud
est men in the state. am sorry it did
not turn out the other way"
sSSsss
at is a joke commonly heard that
such or such a man has no brains" re
marked DR.. l.. n. Carleton, Of New
York, at the Merchants yesterday. 81
have known of case where patient
really had no brain of any consequence,
although he was moderately intelli-
gent fellow. After his death al exam
ination was made of his head, and his
brain was found to weigh about one
half the quantity of an ordinary mans
brain. He wore a hat which had to be
made especially for him, and it was
about size No. 81. He studied for
the law, but he never had case, al
though he passed at the bar. lie went
into the collection business and made
quite a sum of money i'll it,"