The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-22
TOLD FOR PAsTIME.

Nnen ne WASH I thlnklnSi he dld other Things
that might have helped him to an enduring
fame. but the opera house his crown
ing work, for he not only built it in fit
of piQue. because Menage wouldn't do 1t,
but he afterwards sold piece of it-which
was much the more clever thing of the two.
Well, Lac came over here yesterday. How
the place is growing" said Lac. He hasn't
been here in years. Then he collected a
push and proceeded to tell stories. He
told one about Frank Cothrain, whom every
one knows. He used TO be in Minneapolis,
but he's on the road now contributing to the
gayety of nations by telling the natives of
c;oss roads towns how it happened. Incl
dentally, it may be mentioned for the benefit
Of the few people who don't know Frank,
that he is more than half wise. Said Lac:
Frank and another fellow up in
Northern Michigan trip once, and they
met wise man who thought they would be
soft in poker game. The landlord of the
hotel they were stopping at friend of
Coth1ains S. The wise stranger went to the
landlord and told him that he had a good
thing in the way of a poker system. and he
would like TO get game with the strang-
ers-meanins Cothrain and his friend. If the
landlord would fix it the stranger would cut
up the proceeds.
The landlord was sore at being played for
stool pigeon, and he thought he might as
well fix the stranger. He introduced Goth
rain as horse man and his friend as
SILK salesman. And he sat in the game HIM
self.
The stranger had a hold-out apparatus
planted under the table. Presently there
came up a pretty good pot, and everybody
got all his money in. 1t was about time
for the stranger to lift the hand he had
planted, but just as he went after 1t Mr..
Cothrain Gorgonized him with stony stare,
and the hand never came up. The landlord
took the money
After while the same lay came up. There
was big pot, and the stranger went after
the cooler under the table. Cothrain's friend
got his eye on him, and the hand was again
played without the hold-out.
The third time it came off the landlord
did the staring. and Cothrain got the pot
Then the stranger got on that they were
wise and quit. He had dropped three or four
hundred.
"A couple of years afterwards Cothrain
was at a race meeting in Detroit or some
where, and he met the stranger. He greet
ed him cheerfully, and the stranger was a
bit surly. They talked for a minute and
Cothrain remarked
Say I'd like to ask you question. Did
you ever get back with the hand you went
after in that poker gamer"
Gen Clapp tossed one OF those bouquets
that are handled so deftIy by gentlemen of
the bar at Mr.. Butts Saturday Mr. Butts was
arguing on motion in the Clewett case He
had talked much and fervently: had been
telling the court how it happened and had
run the gamut Of the authorities from
Lycurgus to Judge Gallick, when he came to
a halt and wiped his perspring brow. Gen.
Clapp got up very deliberately and remarked:
May 1t please the court, I believe that I
will follow in the footsteps of my learned
brother, Butts, and submit this question with
out argument
The TAT man that runs an Interurban car
stuck his head out of his cage as he was
killing time in front of the Ryan, yester-
day, and said to the car cleaner:
This is real pleasure riding around all the
time, I suppose you think?"
'Ay tank so'' remarked the person ad-
dressed.
You're a sucker" said the fat man. You
remind me of a fool conductor l knew He
got a job and worked twenty nine days-four-
teen hours every day They gave him the
thirtieth day off, and the blooming idiot put
In the holiday riding back and forth over
the liRe.''
NJ. ]. Costello is no longer with the old line
Pops. They tell of him that he went over to
Minneapolis the other night to attend a Pop
meeting. He delayed and instead of
catching the last through car he caught one
at l2:l5 and was thrown off out ct Midway.
And them said Costello, II had to leave
the other Pops and take to the middle of the
road"
John A. Holler, of Monticello. once repre-
sentative and the newly appointed deputy col
lector of customs at Rainy Lake, was in the
city yesterday.
Mr.. Holler was the representative, in 1893
who "hollered" so successfully for Senator
Davis on the the memorable 22d of January
The house Of representatives was crowded
10 suffocation that day, because a United
States senator was to be elected and the
crowd knew it was going to be close. So they
came.
within one of enough to send him to the
United States senate for another six years
There was a season of breathless suspense
only broken when John A Holler of Monti-
cello, the only absentee, came tearing through
the crowd of people which lined the rear
corridor just the tally sheet was being
handed up to the speaker, and yelled:
"Cushman X. Davis"
This "holler" reelected Mr.. Davis and
bedam broke loose.
He walked up to the police officer on the
sorner, and after little hesitation made I'D
his mind to speak.
Have you seen it?" he asked mysteriouslv.
seen what?" said the officer shortly
well, I don't know just what But did
you any blonde ladies in pink tights rid
Ing white horses, or any man riding in a den
of lions?"
No." said the Office shortly, 'I amt"
Cant be 1t, then" with sigh. Seen
any men with blacked faces riding in a band
wagon?"
No"
mo men in red hats and blue boots walk
ing up and down street?"
NO"
And no cowboys with pistols all over and
yellow saddles?' This as a last despairng
effort.
mo, I amt seen none of EN-
''I'm sorry. I heard my boy say this was
the day for the vernal equinox and l want
ed to see her IL she was In town. But |
guess she didn't come
The policeman was interested himself. and
he tried hard to think, but gave 1t up No
he said, and this time regretfully, II guess
she didn't
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