The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-03
EpisAes to St. Paul

blind man, who is a familiar figure on
the downtown streets, stood at tAe corner
of Fifth and Minnesota streets yesterday al
ternoon waiting for somebody to guide him
across the car tracks He wears glasses, and
nobody paid any attention to the tapping of
his stick. l passed, and, understanding what
he wanted, led him across the street
Thanks" he said: Il suppose If you
hadn't come along I'd have stood there all
the rest of my life"
Been there long?" 1 asked.
about twenty minutes. Fact is that I've
got to quit wearing glasses. Fact is, l look
too much like chump that could see."
The occurrence is reminiscent of a remark
made in a music store by blind man. There
was blind man stopping at the Merchants
whose name does not come back. He was
marvelously gifted in memory and the sense
of touch, and was a music teacher He used
TO go about the streets unattended and even
board cars alone. He sat is Conover's one
day with some newspaper men listening to
the playing of a blind boy, who had been
heralded as a wonder. The bind listener sat
silent until the blind performer had shown
some Of his best work.
'Umph," said the listener. "He cant play
any better than a fellow that could see.'
Which is also suggestive of an occurrence
on Wabasha street the other night. There
are more deaf and dumb people about this
town than the uninitated would suspect, and
they seem to enjoy life well enough, for
they are frequently seen about late at night
always in pairs, probably, as Johnnie Clan
cy says because it is unhandy for dumb
man to talk to himself. 1t was after mid
night, and two deaf mutes stood in front
of the owl lunch wagon, which is called by
its patrons of the night-hawk class The
Waldorf. They were eating sandwiches and
both had been drinking. They were convers-
ing voluby-if volubly is good In the con-
nection-usng one hand. There was some
thing of a dispute on, apparently, for they
shook the hands in which the sandwiches
were clasped under each others noses and
talked with the free hand At last one Of
them became enraged beyond control. and
dashed his "ham and" into the others face
The lunch man jumped out of the wagon
and stopped them before they got mixed up
and they presently went off, one fellow lead
ing and the other walking behind and occa-
sionally touching the leader on the shoulder
to get him to look around and listen" to
what he was saying
Mayor Kefer passed a sleepless night
Thursday and it was all on account of a
roundup of cows by the Prior avenue police
Thursday afternoon.
A number of influential residents of the
Fifth ward are fortunate enough to own
cows, either by reason of being engaged in
the dairy business or with desire to have
milk with cream the top at breakfast.
Together they have hired couple Of half
grown youths to herd the animals.
The lads drive the COWS to a pasture in
the western part Of the city in the morning
and return them to their respective barnyards
or barns in the evening, and collect 81 per
month from the owner of each animal for
this work.
Thursday afternoon the herders took a
nap and the cows wandered off to greener
pastures in the Seventh ward. Residents of
that aristocratic thoroughfare Immediately
telephoned the police that the cows were
destroying the lawns and flower beds, and
officers from the Prior avenue station organ
lied themselves as cowboys and drove fifty
nine COWS to the pound at the station.
The cows did not come home, and each of
the owners became alarmed and started out
to ascertain the reason. 1t was o'clock
when the first one arrived at the central sta
ton and was informed that the cows were
in pound at the Prior avenue station, and it
would cost 81 each to get them out. The
police officials informed the owners of the
cows that nothing could be done except 20
pay the money, but some one suggested that
an order from the mayor would secure the
release of the animals without the payment
of any money.
This started a procession to the apartments
of the mayor, and from 9 o'clock Thursday
night until noon yesterday his honor was
kept busy telephoning and writing orders to
the police to release Mr.. Blanks cows
The Philistine.