St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-18
HIRAM ON A TOUR.


length of Il e pool table. The CUSTOM
airy delegation Of coffee cooler, had
tipped their chairs back against the
stained wainscoting. The ohor of the
fragrant stinkadora. so popular among
the members OF the Rice street gang
mellowed the glare of the surrOundiu 2
lllum'natiOns. The crashing worries
and the sound of Tom O'Leary's fiddle
+ alone disturbed the prevailing repose.
veailng the heaming but distinctly
shreWd face OF the senator from Mer-
RAM hill. The outposts had kept faith
/ ful vigil That night and the entrance o
Hiram anu his personal boil yguard was
Immediately followed bv delegation
from that influential political body. the
independent Democratic Republican
Club Of the Ninth Ward. Hardly had
the applause which ccompanied the
tbs groups standing on the adjacent
9corners began to break up and gravi-
tate toward Tins. for the .neighhor-
T hood had known for some days that the
senator would display some of his old.
time liberality.
"leIlo. boys" was the simple greet
ing of the Merriam hill mar. The boys
all called out IN response. Hello, SEN
atot." Then there was round of
handshakiny, which was preliminary
to the other rounds when ars more to
the purpose in the conduct Of the cam
paiGD of the reform ofhceseeker. Mike
himself came from his post, alike of
honor and profit, behind the bar, and
held out what the Rice street fellows
have feliclt0usly termed "Mike's big
nit" The senator seized it with great
eryor, and, even moist and Odorous as
it was, he seemed to enjoy its pressure.
He seemed, too. wholly unconscious of
the truth, which ought to have been
self-evident at that moment, that graf
itude in politics is evoked by favors yet
to come-a truth. by the way. which the
almost Oriental magnificence Of Hi
rams promises i'll the past has shown
him to to be fully acq uainted with.
The bowl flowed freely for a long
stretch. The senator had more than
once reflected Oh the exp uisite qualities
of Billy Hamm's new brew that was
done tos.0uch the Teutonic sensibilities),
and the number of one and two dollar
bills which had changed hands pre-
scented decidedly encouraging pros
pect to Mr.. McCarty with reference to
the nights business. That gentleman.
however, was not to lie thrown off his
guard easily, and still continued to take
rather a gloomy view OF life and its eX-
igencies. When the conversation began
to lag, and even the prospect of the
nights dance had failed to arouse any
enthusiasm, the Merriam bill senator
passed among the crowd over to the
side table with its beautiful assortment
of picked tripe and potato salad, aud as
he went cheerily cried out to Mr.. Nc
Carly:
"How's business, Mike. anyway"
ION, divil a thing doin', slnator."
was the answer. "Sure. the heart is
took out o. the Dimicrats intirely
Doran isn't in it at all; and divil scure
delegashun of the young min 60 down
to see him day or two ago? And what
dye think ne said? Civil enough. they
told him they were gsttin' up little
party, and they'd loike him to be on
hand. They wanted few dollars, of
course, to pay the rent O. the hall and
buy few kegs OF beer and few boxes
OF cigars. He listened while without
sayin' word. and then. says he:
tWhat did you say the name O. your
club is; Independent-Demo
publican%
- Well, say, my friends says he.
you go and see Sinathor Shtevens.
iThim's his politics. PiI be dommed.'
says he. If Phi make dog O. myself for
all the sinatOrships i'll the shtate.' Dye
mind that now. Let me tell we, Shtev-
ems. ould Doran can 20 to hell. Dye
moind thot now?"
| 10 this tragic relation the senator
and his guests had listened in silence,
and it seemed to have most disheart-
ening effect on the senator from Merri-
am hill. But the fiddle continued still
to play.
Then voice was heard coming from
the rear of the long room:
Mike" said the voice. DO you mind
what the governor OF North Carolina
said to the governor Of South Carolina?'
The senator from Merriam hill took
the hint and set them up again three
times in succession. The bead on the
senator's glass bore evidence of the
quality of Mikes spirits altogether dit
fcrent from the somewhat lugubrious
tone of his speech. Tie tobacco smoke
assembled in volumes to the black cell
ing. There was lame attempt to get
speech from Judge Howard. But all
efforts failed to break the sadtening
effect Of Mr.. McCarty's somewhat inap.
propriate remarks.
Here the diplomatic and far-seeing
character of Sache's craftsmanship came
into play. and In a happy tone, which
his words beIied, he cried out:
''Come, boys. it's getting late, and we
have big Journey before us. | move
that we have 'dhuc a dhorrus.'" To
this the company gladly assenied. won
dering from what part of Ireland Sache
came. Mr.. Sache pulled a Two dollar
Dill out of his pocket and cried out:
what will it he, boys ?' "Whisky." was
the universal respon-e. Whisky it was,
anu Will ) lOOklu DIT
ye. SENATOR" the whisky disappeared.
and Hiram and his companions indi-
Gated their wish to do likewise. Their
advance to the back door. however, wa
arrested by the proprietor calling Sache
quietly to the bar and saying to him
softly:
''Say. mister, you made mistake. 1t
was five you intinded giving me. of
coorse. The last drink amounts to just
S4.95."
That's so." says Sache. and handing
out IS more the party retired to the
shadow of the adjacent wood yard to
determine what direction they should
next proceed in.
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