The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-05
LOVES YOUNG DREAM.
1T Is Rudely DispeIled by the Gu
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casstan 81 Girl.
On one of the early Hamline cars
going to the fair yesterday was a
strange looking young couple, who had
evidently not spent much of their lives
in the great metropolis. They were so
striking in appearance that @ l o b e
reporter, who happened to be on the
same car, found them an excellent ar
ticle for study. He determined to fol-
low them around for a little while to
more closely observe the manner In
which they spent a day at the big fair.
They were Joseph and Mandy some
body, their last names not being
learned.
Out on a little farm near Oatsville,
in the northern part Of the state, is
where Joseph and Mandy became ac-
quainted. 1t was also on that same
farm, perhaps, that Joseph declared
his everlasting love to Mandy and i'm
plored her to be his for better or for
worse. for was there not plain gold
band ring on the third finger of her
left hand? This was not the only in
dication that Joseph had worshipped
at Mandys shrine, for did he not kiss
her rosebud cheeks when they had
wandered off far from the surging
crowd, and do not the good people say
girl should never allow a man to
kiss her unless they are engaged?
Joseph was tall, stiffly- built youth
of about twenty-three, with tan-col-
ored face and large hands and feet. He
wore a SLOUGH hat, and the pants of
his SIS suit fell several inches short of
touching the ankles. A wooden shirt
and white collar, purchased from an
Oatsville haberdasher formed an IL
lusive background to his dusty coat.
Mandy wore,-Well, no matter, for how
was reporter, who never had to pay
woman's bills. going to know what
she wore or describe how it looked?
But she was just a little taller than
Joseph, and she had large brown eyes,
and every time Joseph looked up to
her, he read more in those same brown
eyes in minute than the 10000 visitors
at the fair could read in a day. He
seemed to feel certain Juggling and
pulling at his heart strings, which
threatened to put him in the hospital
If the wedding ceremony were delayed
for any length of time.
After several narrow escapes from
losing sight of his granger friends, the
reporter saw them halt in front of
refreshmemt stand. where Joseph
reached his horny hand into his pocket
and pulled out a quarter. Two bags
of peanuts were purchased, as well as
two glasses of tempting lemonade
Joseph took a bright red color, while
Mandy contented herself with a pale
yellow. They were then in the neigh
borhood of the Ferris wheel, and after
some comments, purchased tickets for
a ride. The reporter got into the next
car and the trio were soon Whirling
along in the breezy atmosphere. Mandy
chung stoutly onto Joseph's arm the
first two revolutions, and then merely
held his hand for the rest of the jour-
ney. After their heavenly ride, the
young couple sauntered over towards
Midway" 1t was midway for them
at least and the loud calls of one Of
the criers to Step right inside, ladies
and gents, and see the child snake
charmer, the woman with three heads,
the half boy and the head without a
body" This was enough. Joseph had
never seen the likes of these strange
freaks of humanity ait Oatsville, and
after a brief consultation with his
bride to be, he got tickets. and in they
went. The reporter entered right be-
hind them and watched the intense
interest which the young couple took
In the great Curiosities. After the lit
tie child wonder" had picked up and
laid down a half dozen snakes, the
crier called attention ito the human
freaks. One thing which astonished
the pair more than anything else was
to see the three headed woman wink
her six eyes with utmost precision,
open her three mouths in the same
manner, and when one head moved or
swayed, the rest followed suit. Truly
a wonderful thing thought Mandy and
Joseph, and something to tell the folks
at home about. The next place visited
was a little show on the other side Of
Midway, which contained a large
baboon and two wild cats, to say moth
ing Of a very ordinary looking man
blowing sea-shell horn. After ex-
changing grimaces with the baboon,
they sauntered over to the great Wild
West show, where an exhibition of
sharpshooting and broncho riding was
given. Right across from this tent
was another in which a three-legged
horse was domiciled. The price to
witness this wonderful freak of nature
was but five cents, half a dime. The
price captured Joseph in an instant,
and it was only a moment before they
were in the presence of the great wond-
er. In one corner of the tent stood a
meek-1ooking little animal about ten
hands high, with one of it's fore-legs
missing. Whether it had served time
iE the late war and came on to st.
Paul to attend the encampment, is not
known, but If it were true, he. would
certainly have no difficulty in getting
a pension.
Mandy then spied a merry go-round
and wanted to have a ride by all
means. Joseph readily consented, and
in a few moments they were enjoying
a neck and neck race thirty times
around the circle. Had it not been that
the reporter was well supplied with
press tickets and press badges, this
variety of enjoyment would have been
rather expensive. Nothing was too
good for Joseph and he determined
that Mandy should not go home with
out seeing everything on the grounds.
Whether it was intended to lay up a
great visionary store in their provin-
cial brains, or to make up for what
they had missed in years gone by, was
only matter Of conjecture Up to the
present time they had missed nothing,
and Joseph was proving himself to be
a right good fellow.
Trilby cards were we'll distributed
over the grounds and after chasing
around for fifteen minutes, the exhibit
was found in one of the large buildings.
J. w. Grimes, the $50 pound heavy
weight of Newport, KY, was taking
tickets at the door, and after sizing
him up, Joseph and Mandy went in.
The reporter could not behold the ex-
preston on their faces or hear what
they had to say, for the room was
dark in order to produce, the proper
effect. Joseph's face was red as he
left the exhibit, for there was no art
gallery in Oatsville, and this was the
first. sample of art he had ever seen.
From the Trilby exhibition they yisi>
ted in turn the main building, maehin-
cry hall, horse sheds. poultry house and
COW barns.
By. this time Joseph was becoming
cognizant of the fact that Mandy was
indebted to him her everlasting graft
tude. 1t was nearly o'clock and they
had been to almost every place of in
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they were ready to go home. Mandy
leaned more heavily on Joseph's arm,