The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-30
EPISTLES TO ST. PAUL.


Mr. Tschida-you must pronounce 1t
Cneeda II you want standing with your
hungarian friepds-has a name that the aver
age American would think rather rare. 1t
isn't. as Tschida knows to his sorrow. Mr..
Ischloa, the one now in view. pursues the
lowly occupation of the copper. He has a
Deat over on Seventh street these nights. He
Is pretty good sort of "copper" as cop
pers go, and he hailed from Hungary before
he went into the Eighth ward and possessed
himself of sufficient pull to become police
man. lie is not to be confounded with the
other 1schida, who at one time registered
from Hungary also and now dates his letters
from the Ninth and signs himself once police
man.
Ischlda looks like bad one-the name
out 1t isn't. 1t is the Smith of Hungary.
met him the other evening on Seventh street
ana asked him about that name. Since 1t
was nrst handed to me as the name of man
nave been curious. He was willing to talk
ABOUT II just as though it was an easy one,
instead of starting off for itself with four let
ters most horribly mixed
My name" he said. "why. there are any
amount of people bearing the same name.
When l came here first they were not nu-
merous-there were two of u.s. I believe. Now
there are ffty-five and if we have any luck
we IL control ward in ten years more.
Are there any more where you came
from?" asked.
We'll. yes; think there are. I remember
mat when was a boy and lived in Buda-
Pesth, there was man OF the same name
VINO was very rich, and who had SO many
relations that he didn't know how to divide
his money. He died and left an estate of
about $3,OO0.OO0 and will directing that his
CHI sv,k0 or,d
divided among the Tschidas. 1t was provid-
ed that every Tschida who boosted family
OF his own should receive an equal share
of the estate. My father had several children
and he put in bid for his piece. You can
imagine how many Tschidas there were when
tell you that my father got just $40 for his
share Now don't you be kiddin' me any
more about my uncommon name"
Col. k1efer was helped to a burst OF laugh
ter at the close of his talk last night at the
Auditorium by person in the audience who
was not affected by the merry bit Of per-
sihage that the colonel always winds up
his speech with, about how much more your
wife will think of you If you vote for him.
Right down in front Of the colonel sat the
person who contributed to the festivities. The
colonel is frost-proof and the size and clam
miness of the house did not touch him. He
has had that before. He made his little
speech in which he gave 1t out that he had
been informed on high authority that he
would be elected, and how God would love
people who voted for him, and wandered on
to the finish
He has merry, testing. triiing way OF
leading up to his little hints at how connubial
felicity is being added to by his candidacy,
and he minced trippingly to the point where
he changes his tone. lays his hand on his
heart. and says: SO
"You will not be satisfied NIT voting for
ME-; you will stay at de polls and work for
Me-" Just then the fellow in the front row
cut in and remarked, while the colonel was
framing up his ,1eu d'esprit:
BUT who Is going to pay US for working?'
He was not needed, and he repeated the in
quiry. The colonel beamed on him, but did
not say where the pay was coming from
Then he wound up
'Und ven you go home at nighd your wife
will meet you und gif you dwo gisses instead
of Won, or Of i'd is a schweedheart dot you
hev she will gif you four gisses instead OF
dree van she hears dot you have bin working
und voting for ME- and he made his best
bow. Before the applause that was due could
be started the person down in front said, in O
voice that could be heard all over the house
That's all right but tn old woman will
want to know about the price,
THE PHILISTINE,