The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-30

A suburban mix-up that is now en-
route to the st. Paul municipal court
for judicial ventilation was pulled Off the
early part of the present week in the
usually sedate and decorous town of
Hamline. Like the play OF "Box and
Cox 1t was of few parts and full OF
trouble. Blood was spilled, o. nose split
and the teeth rattled on tho pavement
like dice from the hand Of the unrcgen-
crate crap-shooter. The principals in the
cast included travelling salesman for
Minneapolis house, a masculine student
of the Hamline university, an ex-preacher
and beautiful young lady, the heroine
of the melodramatic affair. There ap-
pears to be two heroes. AT least there Is
one hero, in the person of the CONNER
cial traveller, and a kind of subhero rep
resented by the Hamline student. SIN
gularly enough the heavy villain seems
to be an ex-pFeacher, and he got the
worst Of 1t. He was put to sleep in the
third round by the athletic drummer for
the Minneapolis concern.
Several months ago the fair heroine
appeared, Cinderella-like. in Hamline, in
the humble capacity of simple working
girl in one of the Hamline households.
Soon after her advent she was seen by
the student. 1t was a case of love at
first sight. Following few incidental
and notwithstanding and greetings,
on the cycle path, in the cleaning, by
the garden gate, and elsewhere, the ad-
miration of the young student eliminated
in a proposal of marriage His tender
sentiment was reciprocated by the beau
tiful young lady. The couple became en-
gagged.
So far the current of their mutual af-
fection had flowed as smoothly as the
River Shandon, where the bells sound
so grand on. But envy was awakened.
The despoiler was alert. Scandal was in
ambush and began sharpening the point
of its Venemous sting. Among the gos-
sips of the town the tongue of calumy
began to wag. One of the more promi-
nent assailants of this young lady's char
acter was the ex-preacher. His invidious
remarks brought forth a sharp rejoinder
from the imnetuous travelling man, whose
habitat ts Simpson avenue. The lat
ter asked the retired clergyman on what
particular grounds he called in question
the fame and good name of the girl. An
swer was. made that the young lady
worked as common servant for her liv-
ing, and that ''if she were good girl
she couldn't dress so finely
The reply started the row. The COM
mercial traveller at once proceeded to
make a rough house. He explained that
he was so indignant at the thin excuse
for such an assault upon the character of
defenseiess girl that, really, before he
was aware of it he had slugged the ex-
preacher squarely on the nose and brok-
en- 1t in twain. Other blows were ex-
changed, off and on, but generally off the
travelling man on the male gossip, until
the latter was counted out and declared
unfit to continue the bout
OF course news of this sporty. episode
spread fast on the wings of rumor in
HaInline It reached the ears Of the stu
dent lover. Immediately he wired the
champion defender of the fair sex as fol-
lows: ,ae go r@ -
"You will be arrested on account OF
your prominence III today's trouble, There
will be costs to foot and fines to paw.
Charge the whole amount to me, and al
lc W me ito warmly congratulate you on
the successful performance OF a duty
which only my enforced absence from
the scene prevented me from myself per-
forming