The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-10
HISTORICAL ROMANCE
woven Around Gov. CIough,s Return
to the Capitol.

| LII
/ to the Capitol.
Scene Chamber of his exceuancv tha aou
! ernor of Minnesota Wy sovS
Time-Nov. g. 1886.
Motive-A historical romance.
curtain rises. showing the Anpa11fc av
ecutive clerk reading the ST Paul M H.
III o be almanac. The sable messenea-
WADE, is waiting for the 4th of March near
! from his seat ~ n irls6S
A4angel.What no! without there warder.
Wade-~'Tis we'll!
Me lord. His excellency approaches
It's now these three and twenty suns
'ince IN, "a tnls sacred chamber he hath set his
Hail. HALL Hail to the chief.
/ Angell-Hail! Hail!
HIS , Exeellency-(ga sps)-Ah, yon wintry
Mark 1T WE'LL To me it speaks
VI snoW0alls on the daily bill of fare
Had that Lind but another day or two
10 speak upon the rostrum
Cad! But in his veins the blood az Hartford
1etninhs must course. He's like the wind
But he had no jockey like me faithful Tams:
Else that paltry three thousand votes
| MisnC nave never seen the light
Ans ell, your excellency! Too modest
By half. Now have 1 scanned the tabled
OF this. me daily counsellor displaying the
~ 81. PauI Daily Globe Almanac
Irue IL is, sir, you have not the votes
Kinley.
Du1 py me troth you have some thousands
Thar Than did that noble Viking Nelson,
When he did ride into this kingly office
upon the very shoulders of his legions
! tAslde to Wade)-Away with you Spread
the gao tidinss of his excellency,s arrival
his Excellency-Let me see that book. Are
those figures true?
/ Angell-True? Your excellencv ia s,aLa
| my life A'
On every figure of me bible. The Globe
IL SHINES for ALL No. no. I've got that
But there it is, sir; there the figures are.
His Excellency-Well. who'd a thunk it.
| And that Warner bow
Deceived me- Picked me for guy. CAD
Wait till see Eli.
| (Enter Bobdun, the auditory
Bobdun-How are you, guv'nor?
Glad 10 see you. Us pinery folks by gosh
Must stand together, or together hang
| AS me kinSman, Pat Henry told his pals
About that charter of our liberties
| l tell you, Dave, we are the people
ana say; don't let these cheap guys on the
Lose sight of that fact for holy minute,
see?
His Exc Excellency-YOu speak well, Bob. You
Mile Laos county only gave Nc sixteen votes
more than me.
exit Bobdun. Enter attorney generally
oni VS. o0oo morrow your exeellency.
Looks well, for one who in the very front
Fought for our affairs and our fires, kitchen
Hope In vain your looks do not belle your
health
His Excellency-Indeed, my faithful coun-
| Were not far back in the bloody fray.
| nad not thought that Arnold Reyes,
nag a4I,.s sue en- =, hold on them that vote.
lExit Childs. Enter Reese.)
Reese-Countless as the flakes Of yonder
| snow, your grace,
| Do my good wishes futter round your place.
! Now in the hour of victory do l come
| To join my measures in the merry hum
| OF joyful music that surrounds you.
| Had two tongues, I'd gi' en- them both,
| AS willingly on the stump this fall,
As did patiently that member work.
| Which, heaven knows, never has been said to
His Excellelcy-You speak the lines well.
Oar.
Hadn't been for you, and that eagle
You let loose out there in them country pre-
1 don't know but there'd a been some fearful
Around here. You're brick, OAR You're
exit Reese. Enter Kenyon)
Kenyon bring your excellency, sir, assur-
OF my most distinguished consideration, as
| well
AS that Of the public whom I serve Even
To whom the law makes me censor, unwel-
come,
| Bear with me IN the glorious summer of our
common victory.
His Excelency-Right well they did. And
|
Yet in that town feminist, where broken banks
/ Once strewed the curbs Of cen the SWEETEST
streets,
There did they knife me most wickedly. Look
Sir, their wings are clipped ere another cam
exit Kenyon. Enter Aghtbourn.)
Lightbourn-From Ada. sir, 1 greetings
bring, my own Communicating with
| His Excellency-Ada! Who's she?
L;ghtbourn-The pride of Norman county,
Where Tuesday last the yeoman voters of our
| land
Did testify nobly their true faith
In you, sir, and the great Mckinley.
His Excellency-Oh, yes. Pardon my stupid
ity. / had forgot.
How fares it with the men CT consolation
With whom you daily deal. in your high
ELECTROMAGNETIC well, your grace, though
The office needs head. This suspense is
terrible. eo...
His Excellency-Pn think it over
| exit Lightbourn. Enter Pendergast)
Pendergast-The way was long, the night
was cold, your grace,
| But as the merry minstrers face illumined
was by peace within,
| So may thine ever be by victorys smile.
His Exceilency-Your eloquence moves mo
| fain would make response in kind, but for
| a pledge
| I've made to make no campaign speeches.
| exit Pendergast Enter Muehlberg)
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., twas noble fight.
and nobly won.
Not till the last ditch did the enemy retire,
But staunch and true, we saw you through the
/ carnage,
| Standing alone. Yet you escaped unscathed
| CWeeps-for joy, Of course)
His Observation-Disclosures 1 am it pleased
me WELL too,
| To mark the valiant Carver men
| And sons Of Chaska stand under that silver
rain.
! The German vote was loyal to the core.
| exit Nuremberg. Enter Anderson)
| AnderSOn-YOur highn6SS, gluten tag. The
! prosperity of our farmers
| Smiles upon you. Our creameries rejoice
with you.
We are the people, amt 1.-TWO years more
His Excellency-Cr eameries be BANKED. How
about that First ward?
Were you asleep? Did you think was made
of votes?
Minneapolis wasn't marker to that ward
of yours.
Anderson-Your reproaches cut me to the
quick.
told my people, every one. to vote that
exit Anderson. Enter Koerner.)
Koerner-Good morning, your excellency.
From Litchffeld
Now 1 bring good tidings. We are staunch
and true.
His Excellency-Right well you did. Were
all like you,
1 need not have tossed three nights upon
q restless pillow.
exit Koerner. Enter Berg.)
Berg-Hail your highness. From Chisago's
cliffs l bring good news.
No heresy atlantis our hardy farmer boys
His Excellency-True you speak. Had all
your kinsmen done well
Me rest had never been disturbed.
exit Berg Enter Powers.)
Powers-Humbly / come to the throne, your
grace,
Fitting the hour Of victory with mien
Not oyerbearing, nor austere. tbs well when
Victors can assume the garb and air