The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-11
EPISTLES TO ST. PAUL.

When w. H. Hoyt, Uncle Hank" they call
him, was reading his G o the other day.
he came across what Edwin Bell, the old
river captain, said about the two old river
boats Globe and Time and Tide Thine
and Tide" repeated Mr. Hoyt, what a lot
OF "reminiscences that call up. Robert
captain of the boat" he continued, land
while he didn't know much about boating, be
managed to get along all right. But he
was gallant l remember one day the stage
coach, which came in from out in the state,
was late. 1t drove up to the hotel which
then stood on Robert street, and the driver
Jumped off and down to the boat The
lines had been east off and the boat was
Just about to start. The driver yelled to
Capt Robert and told him there was a lady
coming who wanted to go on the boat
How long will 1t take her to get here?''
asked Robert.
Fifteen minutes, was the reply
Well shouted Capt Robert Time and
TIDE waits for no man, but, by gar. she will
wait fifteen minutes for one woman"
And the boat was fastened up to the wharf
again.
AT Donahower meeting the other night in
Conover hall. Mr.. Wickwlre, of the Fourth.
was among the spelbnders Mr. Wickwire
was urging his hearers to stand by those
rights that were won for them by their an
cestors when Magma Charta was framed and
which are secured to them in the constitu-
ton. Among his hearers were a number OF
the unwashed Of the Fourth, and one of these
became very much interested in the history
that was being reeled off for his edifcation.
lie followed the speaker with apparent in
terest and with a view to securing informa-
ton, and he didn't mind it much for while
for there was nothing said that he could con-
trovert
Mr.. Wickwire got warmed to his subject
and dropped into the familiar language that
the best orators use when colloquialisms are
useful He really meant something quite
different when he said:
Il remember at Runnymede, in 1927.
when
"Hully gee," calculated the unwashed ons,
but you have memory
Ross Reynolds lived in La Crosse some
years ago and he was telling a story whiIa
one OF the speakers was hypnotizing his
hearers at the convention yesterday that I
don't remember of hearing before. although
the subject of it has been before the public
In the line of stories quite as much as any
man In America. Somebody was specializing
on what arguments had been used TO in
duce the candidates to accept nominations
that We're absolutely barren in hopes of of.
fee, when Reynolds said
It's funny how the most unlikely things
happen in politics. Not that there is any
chance of the unlikely happening so far as
this outfit is concerned But ! remember an
incident that happened in La Crosse back IN
the '7Os. At that time George Washington
Peck, author of "Peck's Bad Boy" and one
time Democratic governor of Wisconsin and
ALI e. Haven, the brilliant and versatile
editor OF the Faribault Democrat were the
bright young men who were helping Brick
Pomeroy to make his La Crosse Democrat
famous. There had been a hot mayoralty
campaign and the Democrats had won The
only office in the gift of the mayor that was
worth having was that Of chief of police and
every able-bodied man in town who thought
ne had a political pull was after that Job.
The mayor met George Peck on the street
one day and said. in joking way:
Say, George, tel me who I can appoint
chief of polce?"
The smile that won him the governorship
OF Wisconsin illuminated NAks End h
replied:
Thaas easy; just appoint me-"
IhSs both laughed and parted. Peck forgot
all about the incident, but the mayor had
not and when the new city council organ
lea the first appointment sent in was that
OF George w. Peck chief Of ponce He
was confirmed unanimously for he was pop
ular enough as reporter and he served the
term out 1t is of record In La Crosse that
Peck was the best chief of police the town
ever mad THE PHILISTINE.