The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-27
EPISTLES TO ST. PAUL.

The Southall anecdote is almost as much
: drug on the market as the time check but
here is that ought not to be allowed to
blush unseen of the world. 1t was only a few
weeks ago that there was a meeting of the
restry of the church of St. John the Evange-
list A good many well known business men
are connected with the vestry of DR.. Rhodes
church and naturally enough they follow
their daily bent at vestry meetings and talk
finances. There was occasion for it on this
particular evening. Something had to be
done and money was wanting. There had
been demands made on the generosity of the
members and they were just in that state
when they would like to have heard that
eomebody had made over a nice check to
them and they talked among themselves and
each tried to stimulate the other into greater
generosity by quoting examples of what other
men did for their churches. But the neces-
sary money was not forthcoming.
oh, dear" said E. W. Peet, in despair,
''I do wish we had such a man as Mr. South
all with US. Why he just keeps his church
out there at st. Anthony Park on the top
wave of prosperity"
How is that" inquired someone, ''he ism t
wealthy
mo, but he takes a little venture on the
market once in while and he always makes
1t a practice to devote a certain portion OF
eAAS
church. He is quite fortunate. too
And they never felt the point of Mr.. Peet's
remarks until last Monday.
Out in the Eighth ward the natives are so
devoted to the national game that even the
dogs understand it-at least some Of the dogs
do. 1t isn't true that there is club COM
posed entire.y of dogs that is anxious to play
@ series of games with Charlie Comskey's 8
m ha pt iS in
the ward who knows enough about base ball
to distinguish foul from a fair ball. He is
very much in the game and he does the
'shacking' for Johnnie Burwell and his pals.
Last Wednesday afternoon there was a very
amateur game in progress in a vacant lot
on Mackubin street and Laurel avenue. The
players were sixteen very small boys and a
dog There was no backstop; the small boy
In his game rarely attains the distinction of
a backstop. These particular small boys
used the dog instead. The dog was small,
yellow. "measly," but active. He boards
with Johnnie BurwelFs pa, over on Fuller
street He occupies a place behind the
catcher. If a ball was passed he retrieved
It, If foul was made he waited until the
ball landed and then went after 1t. And he
made no mistakes; he never went after fair
ball. Johnnie is not particularly proud of
the dog. and hadn't paid much attention to
his accomplishments.
HE Jest does de chasn','' explains Master
Burwell He was with us las year, and
when de ball went too far an 1 was tired ]
sicked him after it. He got on dat he mustn't
mix UP a fair ball cause l used ter kick de
stufin outen i'm when he did. Now he's
wise, an If de ball is outside he's dere when
1t cones down.
He was an extremely tall man and awk-
ward looking. He filled the graphic descrip-
tion of the Missourian who was declared by
his friend to be mine ak handles up the
back en- six inches acrost the. shoulders -
His clothes-they were evidently his best
we've shabby with that sordid shabbiness that
comes from much brushing and unsuccessful