St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-01

after adjournment of the house Sat
urJay," said Mr.. Bowling, Il was sit
ting at my desk resting, ana paying lit
tie or no attention to the few members
in the hall. But suddenly my atten-
ton was attracted to NJ. Boobal's
seat, Which is close to the clerks desk.
1 was surprised to see Mr.. Holman
wildly emphasizing his remarks by
shaking his fist in the solemn. face Of
the junior member from Stsarns.s
81 want to let you understand. SIR
he said, that Greer's bill relating to
divorce is altogether too loose. -
why don't you tighten it up, then?'
retorted Boobar, with a mocisin.y sneer.
That's not the point replied Hol-
man, as he executed a wild failing
dance step. It's the philosophy OF it
I'm trying to work under the thatch
Of your head In France, when the
divorce law was first proposed, NJ.
Racquet
Tennis racquet? queried Eoobar,
aggravatingly.
"'When NJ. Racquet was advocating
the law continued Holman, Ignoring
the Interruption, he op5;mistically
prophasied that when married folks
realized their ties were not necessarily
life-endmring they would get along
much better. In ten years forty thou
sand divorces (and here Mr.. Holman
really broke forth in oratoricai song,
rising t., his toes) have been granted,
sir, ara ss believer in the doctrine
that tic earth should be more thickly
peopl@d-'
Why don't you prove your interest,
mister, by getting married and lend
ing a hand? asked Boobar, irrev-
erently.
"'Never mind; I can get married
when I get through with you. I'm
happy marriages are plentiful enough
now, and l advice you to have mercy
in your heart when you think Of seek
ing a mate for life. Ever since divorce
has been legalized the backward move
ment in morals has grown stronger
Why, my dear fellow said the
ST. Cloud utility man, l am a student
of the genesis of divorce The thing
was unknown in Egypt, except in very
rare instances; but several other things
were also unknown, such as legislative
junkets, jack pots and stag parties
in my fat, where we feast on cold vic
tuals and cultivate warm friendships.
My studies of Egyptian lore have
taught me that for infidelity a woman
used to have her nose cut. A man
would be whipped until his appetite
vanished, for the same crime. Girls
old enough to be married were auc-
toned once year in Babylon. Now
only the richest of our girls are in the
auction market-and the bidders must
have titles. Isn't the present fashion a
great deal more respectable? Again,
in crossing the hot sands of the desert,
l learned that the great Confucius had
established the law that a woman
could be side-tracked from a seat on
the family mat for gossiping. The
only method of reinstatement was for
the wife to wear morning three years
for her mother-in-law. What woman
wouldn't be divorced first? Or take
Burmah, where the quarreling couple
: light two candles at the same time,
and whichever candle first burns out,
the owner thereof must mosey forth
and lind new quarters. Talk to me of
divorce and I'll call you to order or
challenge you to prove it
Prove WHAT? said Holman. when
the torrent of words had ceased.
WIZ, that I am likely to get
---eS' iiSN oSSiui7S L cjHflOC ESCAPE the
admiration Of my lady friends
i never said so, and I'll ask Dan
Shell to sit on you.'
"A look of fear came over Boobar.s
open face, but he rose up to hit Hell
man with a house calendar. and as ba
die SO his heavy head of hair
Eel! over onto his forehead The noise
woke me, and 1 found I had been
Dreaming. But 1 laughed when I saw
John and Ole talking to two young
ladies at the postoffice door think
my mind played an April fool Joke
on me, and l want you to work if off
on the boys. Then Wen make them
buy oranges,