The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-07
EPISTLES TO ST. PAUL.

A boy sat on the steps of the Merchants
MOTEL for four hours yesterday afternoon
hololng one end OF rope. At the other end
OF that same rope there was yellow dog of
the most "ornery" description. He was a
large-limbed dog and was obviously in .ende ed
by nature to be built on a generous rIan
but the material for him ran out-and very
Foor material 1t must have been. Once in
while the boy pulled on the rome and
dragged the dog up close to him. Then
the boy would kick the dog and the brute
would retire as far as the length of the rope
would permit and howl. Passers-by stopped
and pitied the dog and reviled the boy
Neither one of the two paid the least at
tendon to the objurgations and commisera-
lions. which were about equally divided
Along about supper time man came out
OF the hotel and walked up Jackson street
The boy got up and followed him.
you gimme my money" shouted the boy
The dorg is your dorg an my paw wants
pay fer is board" The man tried to shake
the boy and the dog off and finally he
jumped aboard of cable car Just as he
landed on the steps the boy ''sicked" the dog
on MIN, and the cheap brute, having been
kicked forty times by the boy obeyed him
and tried to take piece out of the man.
Some men in cigar store, who had been
watching the boy and had seen the man
make the chase for the car, overhauled the
youngster and asked what was the matter.
Being presented with a gratuity In the way
of dime. and not being interfered with while
he administered another kick to the dog, the
boy explained:
"A long time ago dat man wuz stoppin'
at de Merchants an wuz goin' ter Alasker an
he wanted dorgs an he advertised in der pa.
per dat he wanted dorgs n my paw saw
1t In der paper n he toll me ter bring down
Daniel Webster dere an sell i'm n I
sold i'm ter der man fer seven'y-fi' cents
n der man SEE ter me ter take i'm home
n Civ i'm my address n keep der dorg
till he comes back n he'll pay me for der
dorg's board" said the boy, without taking
breath. Then he went on:
Il tuck i'm home n der man never come
back Till yesterday n 1 sees i'm on der
street n tells i'm how erbout der dorg n
he tells me ter goter'eil dat dere's dorgs
ter burn in Seattle n l bin waitin' for i'm
all day n paw says he'll break my face n
don get ten cents a week fer de dorg's
board m I'm goin' ter stay m get der
sixty cents "A has ter stay in front err der
| hotel fer six weeks"
He took the dog across the street, and az
the brute had got tired Of being kicked
and tried to break away, the boy tied him
to the Iron railing In front of the hotel, and
two hours later.
The air of militarism that pervades the
capitol these days makes the plain civilian
feel that he is sort of sneaky person not
tc offer himself on the altar of his countrx.
When Wade comes out Of the gubernatoriaI
sanctum, meets Capt. Converse comes to
a standstill in such a hurry as to jeopardzs
his equilibrium, throws his forefnger up to
his hat, waits until he Is saluted in return
then marches on with military precision. n
makes you feel that the one thing there IL
left for you to do is to hurry -! to Camn
Ramsey and give yourself up to the authori.
ties. 1t reminds some of the d-timers AROUND
the CAPITOL of story they used to tell OF
Gov. Hubbard.
While Hubbard was governor, Adjt. Gen.
Seeley was the active Doss of the militia. and
Capt. Berger was milxary storeSceper. 1t
was point of honor WA Berger to maintain
military discipline III Tho relations that ex-