The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-23

says Mrs. McCawley is a pelican
'oh, l don't know said somebody. They
say that fish diet makes brains.
Well" said the conceited young man,
twisting his eyebrows into question marks,
"a pelican isn't fish,
mo, and you are not a pelican the
reply amid roar of laughter. and he went
away to the Klondike, and never saw the
point.
When Richie Ling, Don Jose in Car
men" at the Metropolitan last week, made
vicious lunge in the direction Of the willful
heroine, and, curling his lip up from his big.
white teeth. said things which are not un-
derstood as love speeches, woman in the
of the house was heard to remark in
an audible whisper TO companion:
That's just the way my husband looks
when he is mad
Ex-City Treasurer A. c. Haugan, of Min
neapolis has lost faith in his fellow men,
and a right good reason he has for so think
ing.
A month ago, shortly after Mr.. Hangar
commenced his Jail sentence, Frank Miller
was released from the jail. Miller had served
& term for larceny. having been committed
from the county. Upon leaving the institu-
tion he had neither clothes, money nor
Irlenus lie represented nlnlSeil as ndNlHS
influential relatives in Wisconsin. but said
that he was ashamed to so TO them in his
condition. Mr. Haugan took pity The
man, and sent him out TO his farm near Lake
Minnetonka. Although there need
for extra help. Mr.. Haugan's well-known kind
heartedness prompted him to offer the man
place to stay until the spring farm work
should begin. Before sending him to the
farm, his benefactor saw that he was pro-
vided with clothes.
Mr.. Haugan received word yesterday that
Miller had unceremoniously left the farm.
first taking with him a number of articles,
both useful and valuable One Of the lat
ter was fine meerschaum pipe, which had
been presented to Mr.. Haugan by friend
come years ago. This worth at least
$50, but was valued at thrice this amount
by its owner.
Thus 1t is that Mr.. Haugan is inclined to
look upon his fellow in pessimistic
light.
There was a little incident of one of the
Dawson trials that did not get into print,
but which deserves to. The Indictment
based upon alleged false report to the
bank examiner. When the case was called
for trial the county attorney rose and said
to the court that, since drawing the indict-
ment, he had Investigated the facts more
closely, and that he was obliged to ask the
court to enter a nolle because he had found
that the accused had inadvertently omitted
to sign the report" Quick as a fash Chris
o'Brien. counsel for the accused, rose and
said: Then. your honor, as Mr.. Dawson
inadvertently omitted TO commit a crime,
I move that he be discharged" And the
court so ordered
Mo of i=
whose taste is so true and so nearly allied to
the sublime that they properly appreciate
the ecstatic pleasure there is in absorbing
those delicate essences that go to make the
mint 1ulep.
Monday the hrst shipment Of mint came
In from the South. 1t came by express and
was handled a valuable package. AS it
was unloaded from the 1t caught the
eye of a man of gentle lineage whose knowl-
edge of good things was born in him. He
was in the smoking compartment of out
going train. He turned to the stranger who
sat beside him.
do you know" said he, that that pack
age of mint reminds me of the only man l
knew with whose taste l could find no fault.
He was Southern gentleman who had been
deprived of his patrimony by the fortunes
of war. He had lived for many years In
state very nearly in touch with want-even
want of creature comforts. But he never
lost the true instincts of gentleman. When
he was about that age which every gentle
man ought to look forward to as being the
stage of life to really enjoy 1.-THE enthus-
iasm of youth being off and critical
fastidiousness having taken its place-he was
left small fortune, just $20,000 Did he
spend 1t in gross pleasures? No. He went
20 the gulf coast of Alabama, bought house
and bit of land, three barrels of brandy
and six barrels of good whisky, gave a black
man an annuity to serve him for the rest
of his life, planted four acres Of ground to
mint and lived as became the son Of his
fathers"
He sighed gently and presently asked If
mint were not indigenous in these parts
1t was Pat Connolly who told this story
about "Bill' Somers who is not unknown in
St. Paul:
When Bill first went into business" said
Mr.. Connolly, ''he knew much about mix
ing drinks 1 dc about the Congo. One
day Bill was in his place alone when a man
came in and asked for whisky sour. 1t
Set Somers back for a minute, but he came
too presently and said I'm sorry but
kend mage it; I hev no vinegar in the
house "
couple of youngsters stood in front of
The G o b e counting room windows look
Ing at the pictures of the warships They
talked of the prospect of war.
Dyer ever see a Spanyud?' asked one
Nav; deyse like Dagoes, amt dey?''
Nav, nit; l kin go n lick a Dago in a
mint widout goin' off de block. Spanyuds
don sell poipers; dey makes cigarettes fer a
Evin'."
William H. Eustis. Capt 8. R. Van SAINT
and Judge l.. w. Collins, the three principal
aspirants for the gubernatoral nomination at
the hands of the Republican party Of Mime
sofa, sat down together with a party OF
friends at a dinner given at the West hotel,
minneapolis, last evening by Mr.. Eustis
The other members of the party were Senator
W. \. Sperry, Owatonna; ". B. Douglas
Morehead; State Printer Whitney and F. B.
Snyder, Minneapolis
1t was. an interesting side light to the con-
Nentlon of Republican clubs, in view of the
present situation, and it is said that the ut
most peace and harmony reigned 1t was
party of the most informal character. and
while the future governor was mentioned
nominee Stories were told and good nature
naminee. Stories were told and good nature
aDounded. when, at 1880 O'Clock, toast was
drunk to 1.-The next governor OF Minnesota -
and the party dispersed to attend the meet.