The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-23
EPISTLES TO ST. PAUL.

Amidst all of the stir and hustle of the
departure of the Third infantry from Fort
Smelling yesterday there were many scenes
that were affecting. The goodbye when
1T may be for years, maybe forever is
one of the pathetic things of life and roth-
ing can distract from the sorrow of it. But
when the worst of 1t was over and even the
women's tears were being dried under the
inspiration of the martial music and the
applause Of the crowd, there occurred some
thing that put the men into good humor and
made even some OF the desolate ones they
were leaving forget their sorrows.
1t might have been expected that some of
the men would have taken advantage of the
license that was in some measure insepara-
BILE from the parting Of ties that had been
formed, through residence of many years
Some of the men might have been depend
ed on to appear with a Mulvaney jag, but
there was little evidence of tipsiness. Two
chums, though, both of whom have seen
service under the queens colors, had been
lingering at the canteen a trihe too long,
and one Of them had acquired lovely &C
emulation of wet goods. He was Scotch
man, and his companion sang many times
over verse of a song which depicted his
brother in arms as
''The brawest mon l. the forty twa."
Inspired by the song. he fell out of the
ranks Of the column as 1t turned into the
rocky defile down into the valley of the Min
nesota, after ranks had been broken, and
announced that he would send an order ahead
of the advancing army to have Spanard
ready for his breakfast every morning so
long as he was in Cuba.
81 want him raw" he declared, "and I
don't want to have the trouble Of going after
him. Bring me a raw Spaniard."
Inst than he sfumh1ed over q root opd forI
The weight Of his knapsack turned him on
his back, and there he was anchored by the
forty odd pounds Of dead weight that was
fastened to him. A yell of derision went I'D
from his comrades and dozen files walked
over him before couple Of men stopped and
put him on his feet. The incident did more
to dissipate the gloom OF the moment than
anything that could have happened.
People are looking for war news At an
hour on Thursday evening when the people
were going home from the theaters a fellow
who had been gathering up a quantity of
liquid patriotism stopped in front of one of
the bulletin boards, shut one eye and pro-
ceeded to read the news concocted up I'M
der the roof. He thought that he saw some
thing to the effect that Spain was ready to
quit, and he set hurrah that could be heard
to get the news and there was instantly a
rumor that actual hostilities had commenced.
In three minutes there was a crowd about
the drunk.
"What is tit" they shouted.
"Hooray. hooray," shouted the jag.
what is it, What is it?''
The drunken one came to and a glimmer
of sense penetrated his mind.
"Hooray." he yelled, they're goin' to
have trouble tonight"
Who's going to have trouble tonight?"
asked one Of the Disguised crowd
1.-THE last seven drinks l took and that
lobster. Would y min CALM cab?'' and he
sat down on the sidewalk.
Speaking OF Holsters, Frank Danz tells A
story about how Liberati, the great musician.
accounted for not keeping an appointment.
Danz was In Chicago attending season OF
grand opera, and Liberati was in town. The
two met and arranged to have lunch at an
early hour the next day. Liberat failed TO
keep the engagement and that night Danz
met him and asked what was the trouble. An
expression Of ineffable disgust spread over
Liberati's face. He threw out his hands
palms up. and said:
II wen-a to de sup vita some friend lassa
night and sata de live lob.''
THE PALESTINE.