The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22

1aSt1c over the event III WHICH TIC tiNN
of the family was supposed to nave
taken prominent part Mr.. Gilbride
was evidently perfectly willing to TAX
about his trip, so after dinner the family
took him down the line.
And this is the hand that shook the
hand of Admiral Dewey?' said Mrs. Gill
bride, beaming with pride upon her hus-
band, who had heroieally yielded up you
on the excursion.
''Weil-ahem-Melp I'll tell you
about that" explained Mr.. Gilbride,
alphabetically III tell you all ABOUT
that later on
$50 you. really saw Dewey?-hurrah for
my pa" chimed in little seven-year-old
Willie won't I make the kids look
sick tomorrow. Whoop!'
Not so loud Willie said his father.
Don't be so emphatic I'll tell you all
about my trip if you will give me
chance. You see I stopped off couple
of days at Chicago on business, and
when
Did the admiral set UP the cigars?"
inquired Tom Gilbride, aged sixteen.
mo, not at least while 1 was in New
York. That is, l don't suppose any one
would allow him to. The whole town
was Wild with excitement, and of course,
the admiral was not visible at all times
AS I was saying, l stopped off in Chicago
two days, and when l took the Michigan
Central for New York Dewey had al
ready arrived in that city. You will re-
member that he arrived a day or two
ahead of time"
pa" demanded Miss Nellie Gilbride
aged fourteen, does Admiral Dewey look
like his pictures?"
''Well, Nellie, If you will give me time
! will explain all that. I suppose he
must resemble his pictures, or rather his
pictures-some of his pictufes-must re-
Bemble him. But, as I was saying, l ar
rived in New York on the morning Of the
day of the celebration"
And this Is the hand that shook the
hand of Admiral Dewey" cooed Mrs.
Gflbride softly stroking the arm of Mr..
Gilbride The latter WINGED a trif1e and
involuntarily withdrew his hand.
''If you people would not interrupt me
SO continuously" he said, "I could get
along much better. was saying that
only arrived in New York on the morning
of the celebration day. Not tho naval
parade up the Hudson, but the land
demonstration on Fifth avenue"
What did the admiral say to you when
you shook hands?'' inquired Miss Nellie.
Nellie" INTERCEPTED her mother. eff we
are ever to get this story out of your
father some of US must keep still. 1 see
no reason why you should not be one
of the parties"
FORM" inquired Tom.
why, I am told So" replied Mr.. Gil
bride nervously.
''Told sou calculated his wife.
'Now, see here, Melpomene. if I'm to
tell this story let me do it my own way.
After breakfast at the Fifth Averue
hotel, l went out on to the street and
never saw such concourse of people
in my l4fe. The sidewalks were black
foIly
job in passing people along the walks.
found out that 1 could OF get within ten
feet Of the cur bstone, and you know I
am not q tall man. There was q boy
selling soap boz es for a dollar apiece, and
decided to buy one and place it to tie
rear Of the crowd, and look over their
heads. 1t was great scheme and just
as ! heard the blare of the brass banCs
down the avenue I mounted my soap
box. COngratulating myself on"
Now pa gets his first sight Of Dewey
broke in little Willie. "Is he big man."
Il am )ming to that part Of the story
replied Mr.. Giibride, coloring slightly. AS
I said, from my coigne of vantage /
could look right over the heads of other
people into the middle of me street. The
Dewey procession was coming up toward
the magnificent Dewey Grch which was
above me about a block. Just thea a
measly copper who 1 should JUICE
weighed about four hundred pounds
stroIled up and, tapping me on the arm,
said he would be obliged to take the box
away from me- He said boxes were not
permitted on the sidewalk, ard when I
expostulated with him. and directed his
attention to the fact that 1 had just paid
one dollar for it, he said he had orders to
remove them from the sidewalk Tten
the policeman took the box away with
him about half a block and sold it to
another man for so cents. understand it
was quite an imposing parade"
Then YOU didn't see Dewey in the
parade burst forth Mrs CT bide in
tones of the hitterest disappointment
mo, all / saw were the backs of about
ten thousand people lined up in my vicin-
ity along the curbstone. I heard tie
music, though. and it was fine"
'Of course you attended the reception
and that's where you shook the admiral
by the hand said Mrs. G lbride in a
kind of grasping at a straw tone.
mo, Melpomene." replied Mr.. Gilbride,
sadly, Il did not get into the reception
The crowd was too dense"
Mr.. Gilbride, Nathaniel. did you see
Dewey at all OF your trip?''
well the fact is, Melpomene I didn't
see him at all I understand however,
that he was in New York the same day
that I was. But didn't really see him.
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Tom Bison is a railway conductor and
has been working at the business ever
since he was very young man, long be-
fore Father Time had laid his hand, kind
iy yet firmly, on / is head, and announced,
let this be a skating rink
Tom Bison goes over division on one
Of the great coast lines that ramify from
St Paul and, winding through the Rock
les, Sierra Nevadas and Cascades, gain
the smiling Pacific where whales disport
themselves and the tinid, hunted seal
confidently expects each moment to be
the next
1t will be realized by people whom
death and yacht racing excitement have
spared until the present day that the
sun does not rise with the same alacrity
that it did along in the jocund days of
June and July last. When Tom Bison's
train pulled out at $50 a. M, during the
summer months, it was broad daylight
Now Tom Bison is obliged to rise in
gloom of early morn and hustle around
By gaslight, getting into his clothes and
getting his breakfast into himself A
week ago he arose at 4:45 a. M and mazda
his toilet. It occurred to him that no
boOtblacks would be astir at that early
hour down town, so he decided to give
his shoes few ticks, and, accordingly.
went down into the kitchen and hastily
grabbed a shoe brush with which he
accomplished his purpose. Then he
strolled away to the union depot. Just
before his train pulled out a brother con-
cuctor happened to glance down at Tom
Bisons shoes, and observed an unusual
glitter in their appearance. There was
a free silver CLEAN to Bisons shoes that
struck the other conductor as rather
peculiar, and he at once proceeded to
make remarks.