The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-15
Epistles TO ST. Paul.


A foreigner whose English was far from
oeing perfect was on the stand in the mu-
nicipai court Friday morning, trying to tell
nis version OF row. In spite Of the fact
that ne was being cross examined by the at
torney for the other side. He had told the
story over couple Of times, and, what be-
tween his lackaof English and the badgering
OF tne lawyer; he was getting ratified.
now said the lawyer. "just explain that
to the court again"
VIII nod." answered the witness, with
some vigor. II have alretty told you two
Tunes yet und + will not again. Alretty
speak Enlish SO paddy dot dake two times
10 aeH IL SO myselluf can yet understand It. =
9ne man with the vitreous eye and the
evident determination to fight for his rights
wandered into the board OF equalization yes
.erday AFTERNOON, and declared that he wanted
ms oaxes reduced. His assessment was
.ooAeu up, and 1t was found that ne was in
ior s1Io he wanted 1t cut down $22o
II II was cut, down even a hundred he
"ouio not have to pay any taxes under the
exemption. and he was so informed
Ihen," he said, "cut It down two HIM
dred and pay me what I have COMING Tb,.
Gown owes me something for staying here. -
Anu II look some time to demonstrate to
MN mat the cutting down process stoned
peiore the county had to pay out anything.
Ihey walked into the drink parlor and thew
hao' each OF them, very comfortable pack
age IL was very late Saturday night They
ordereo something. and the drunken one broke
what was becoming an oppressive silence nv
remarklng to the other:
Les sing fer the bee. keep" The other one
he hor
instant, and observed that the man was not
inclined to stand for singing. Then he re-
Piled:
NO. les not Les make him get along
without any song at ALL
There was hot time out at Hotel st. Louis.
Mfnnetonka, at $3.50 yesterday afternoon that
Was not down on the bills Some careless
young man dropped the stub Of a cigar
through crack in the sidewalk leading from
the hostelry toward the lake. The walk a
plank affair, was soon all abiaze and several
hundred guests and cyclists gathered around
1t. Nobody seemed to make ON effort to nut
1t out for some minutes. After a bit, the
latest man in Minnesota came running down
to the fire with g. small pail half full of water
This he dashed on the burning sidewalk, only
to make the blaze hotter and get guyed by
the crowd. IA codored gentleman hitched on a
section of hose at the hotel and came run
ming with all his might toward the catastrc-
phe He ran out of hose, however, seventy
feet from the fire, and an effervescent funny
man shouted to him: "Stay right where
you are about two minutes and the fire will
burn right up to you, go you can put it out. %
A gray-hafred man with proprietary air
dashed forward to the scene OF the trouble
with pitcher Of ice water, with the remark
that he had read somewhere that ice water
had very chilly effect on a fire. The side
walk got the icei water, and the blaze got hot
ter. Even ethe sun got hot.
At this juncture, when the ladies were be-
ginning to feel that the hotel would 20 In
about five minutes, there pushed his way
through the frettfng crowd small man with
large ak on his shoulder. Walking right up
to the fireworks he ripped cut trio of boards,
shculdered his chopper and sauntered back
to the hotel woodward. The fire couldn't do
another thing, because 1t couldn't Jump the
breach All Of which proves that the most
valuable brains are sometimes concealed I'M
der No. 6 hat.