The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-20
Epist]es to st. Paul.

Assistant Janitor Bigus, who keeps down
instructions O. nights in the basement of
the capitol was. until the other day. bill-pcs-
ter-in-chief to the commander in chief Of the
Republican forces in Minnesota d. Marston
Clough, war governor. Mr.. Bigue quit his
job at the instigation of policeman.
The bill-poster to the administration has
as part of his. official duties, the work of
posting in such places will do the party
most good, notice of Republican primaries.
The other day it behooved him to post a few
notices, so he loaded himself up with writ
ings to the effect that primaries would be
held at certain places at given date a2a
went out to post the same. He got along
very well until he came within the province
of a copper who knows no law but the law
against drunkenness and disorderlipess and
that which prohibits the sticking CT bills By
any ether than a myrmidon of LSu Scn.t
He saw Mr.. Bigue stick couple OF notices.
and he never stopped to see what there was
written thereon. He got Mr.. Bigue by the
neck and hauled him off to the patrol box
Mr.. Bigue protested and said that he was
state official. The policeman gave him the
laugh and threatened to beat his brains out
if he got violent. So he sent him off In the
wagon to the central station. When he got
into the wagon Mr.. Bigue got his wind for
minute and told the keeper of the end gate
who he was. The copper tremhled. and when
the driver heard it he almost dropped the
lines They tried to look as though they
were the coachman and footman. respectively,
of Mr. Bigue, and when they got to the sta
ton they ushered him up to the desk with
much Difference.
The minute he got inside the door he asked
for Chief Goss and told who he w.s The
chief came out, and when he found out what
he civ with
to help him finish posting notices-at least
that is what the official knocker of the police
force says Anyway, he didn't get the ten
days that would have been the portion OF the
unofficial person who had been caught in a
like act.
1t is quite too good tale not to be told.
and inasmuch it was freely talked al out
on the. way home from church ye,ste ,dav
there is no use hoping it will not get teycnd
the elect few who were concerned
The central figure is perhaps one of TIE
most charming matrons of ST. Paul, and not
ed for being capital hostess. Msn and gira
are always welcome at her homa, and a.e
always given good time. Befare leaving
for the lake, not many days ago, she decided
informally to entertain few of her fri nIs
So impromptu was it to be that she simply
sPohe W liSu a. d eHldli dudlT TIE nigh
before, and sent notes in the morning t.
several of them There were married peoDie
as well-the women-met shopping-baing told
to fetch their husbands.
It's to be just as informal as l can make
it, is the way she put it, II thought should
like to see you all again before we go to
the lake" Everybody came as a matter of
course 1nformally-sure- of a jolly evening
Five o'clock the hour mentioned. Tnev
came in little parties, and, If anybody won
dered at the hostess absence, little was said
about 1t, for there was no ceremony. At
8 o'clock, although it transpred no prepara-
ton had been made, the guests made an
onslaught on the larder and got up lun-
cheop, and sduring the fun which followed