St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-25

at which he was held permeated him,
for he left town. and began to work as a
harvest hand in the adjacent county.
lie WAS one OF crew attached to
threshing outfit. and in his place as
pitcher" or even feeder" was note
worthy above others for the ye0manly
work he performed. seeing that lie was
tough, tlrelc;s, ami enduring. LG.cc
one af.arnoo::: ~, ~" q .!le :a:chi"A was at
work upon certain setting" OF cluster
of grain stacks, the night approaching
fast. the crew waxed clamorous for ces-
sation OF toll and for supper. There
remained but minor portion of one
stack in the "sefting" to be finished,
which the employer wished to complete,
in order that the engine might be
moved to a new location against
the beginning of the morrow's
task. But twas in vain he adjured the
crew, and offered extra pay to the re-
calcitrant members. the sullen crew
would no more, but began TO desert
their places. Gale here demonstrated,
and urged "'u want doin' tn square
thing by tn boss and tn machin' " to
leave the half stack uncapped, ard in
danger of rain. His words got small
heed. Thereat his good nature sud-
denly departed, and so did his deliber-
, ate motions and speech. He seized upon
the properest man present. and declared
his intention of not only swinging him
soundly-pending further demur-but
of "llckin' tn hull dam caboodle'' un-
less they finished the job workmanlke
and forthwith. He prevailed. for his
reputation had gone forth before him.
and the stack was threshed out.
harvesting being finished, Gale re-
turned to the towns again, and shortly
found employment as bartender to
portly and genial Century, the pre-
eminent humorst of the four corners
at the latter's saloon, near the interna-
tional boundary line, two miles north of
Pembina. One day the proprietor, be-
coming interested in newspaper
account Of the ending of GER
tain road agents." and being
curious to note the effect of
such piece of news on one upon whom
rumor lowered similar habits, read the
account of the death, in combat. of one
"Jim Collins" to his bartender. Gale
received through that paragraph. as
circumstances afterward revealed, the
news of the death of his brother and
favOrite panion-at-arm He took
it stolidiy, impassively. To his uncon-
scious employer he merely remarked:
THAT Collins had clear grit anyhow"
The general territorial and county
elections came Off. Democracy in those
days of dolor was held in little esteem
by the majority of the populaee, the
"bosseS" being Republicans. 1t re-
Quired nerve to advocate the principles
of the true political faith in this part of
the world. Argument failing. threats
or blows Oftentimes clinched the rhet
oric of the dominant party. A few of
the unterrihed there were, however,
captalneG by Viking the Dauntless.
wto held out maugre all.
Now it fell out that a new arrival
from the states, to the scandal of the
q. .. z. managers. announced his in-
ntion-aunounced it publicly, mind
you-of voting an out and out Demo
cratic ticket, even though he had TO
write one out, avery probable contin-
gency. Certain of the opposition sought
to show the newcomer the error of his
ways, and even promised to drown the
heresy in the revolutionist's blood.
Gale was about. As became his Mis-
sourian birth, he was Democrat and
fighting member of the order,as appears.
In hDI
been looking upon the rye when it was
amber. and so was trifle more demon
strative than his wont. He thrust into