The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-12

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a Rock to Watch the Deer, While
They Drank Hts whisky-Comis-
key Orders the Hot Air Clubs Re-
frigerator E8IaGged-
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Manager Charles Gbmiskey, of the st.
Paul Base Bali club, has been in the
Minnesota woods 4he last week hunting
deer. and judging from the Chicago In
ter Ocean his trip was made the basis
of great preparations in Chicago at
delectable resort known as the Hot Air
club" The Inter Ocean says;
When the always amiable Dan Walsh
passed the black y bottle containing
fresh assortment of iridescen. dreams
to the biggest mogW in the bunch yes
terday he wore solemn look and sighed
genuine sigh.
For an isolated instant the learned
builder of glorious dreams stood In his
place in the council chamber and medi-
tated. Then with a graceful effort he shat
tered the sun-stained silence and with a
dignity all his own told his troubles to
the assembled company.
"Honored members of the club" he be-
gan, 81 am In trouble, and a man who
stands high in your councils is response
ble' st 4
Name this man. commanded the mo-
guF.
1.-The man is Comiskey, of st. Paul"
answered Dan. 1.-TWO weeks ago he in
duced me to construct a cold storage
parlor in the cellar for the sole purpose
Of keeping the moose and deer and bear
he has agreed to kill up In Minnesota
during the present game season. Now,
good sirs, he told me that he had prom
Used game to half a dozen or more
friends in this city, and that any man
presenting a card with his Endorsement
would be entitled TO portion of the
meat which 1 agreed to keep. in cold
storage for him and his friends. He
told me that 1 needed only figure on
building a place big enough to hold 150O
or 1000 pounds Of game, and 1 went to
work on that basis. But every day peo-
pie have been coming in and flashing
these cards signed by Commy Natur-
ally / kept on charging the ice parIor in
order to meet the new demand, and as a
result the nasens and plumbers and la
borerS who took the contract to do the
work have gone en- a strike and the
landlord has openly accused me of I'M
dermining the foundation of his building
In word, gentlemen, 1 have appro-
prtated the whole AoellaF and dug a big
extension under the ostFeet, but Comiskev
still continues to ideals out these written
promises to his friends, and If he makes
good my storage plant will not be big
enough to accommodate half the game
he has promised to kill I don't want to
make any trouble, gentlemen, but under
the circumstances am compelled to ask
you to adopt the resolution restraining
the said Comiskey from issuing any more
OF his pesky cards. NOW, If you will
pass such resolution and partake Of
another -frideScent- Dream l will thank
you kindly and retire. 70
AS matter of course, the resolution
was quickly passed and the new dream
promptly absorbed Then Dan retired
and Comfskeya waS5scaileds upon for an
explanation.
Il am sorry fofeDah;'' he said, land
Will certainly obey-the obnoxious order
you haYes just adopted. but that doesn't
alter the fact that | could make good if
he'd only give me theAchance. don't
want to throws Hou1uebk att myself for
being the best hunter eofs big game in the
business, a4thoughI aAlrntt thdt 1t 8 moth
Ing for me to jump out and kill half a
dozen moose and sevenyor eight deer be-
fore breakfast, but IL dol know this much,
can give my old friend Won der Abe
cards and spades in a hunting game and
then beat hief eout. By the way, did you
gentlemen 7ever hear. the story of Won
der Ahe's first and only deer hunt? -
1T happened athis way The last year
the old St.zLouis Browns won the cham
p1onship things were coming easy, and
the boys were all feeling pretty good
AS for Chris, he was simply losing. sleep
every night in figuring out new schemes
to spend his money. On the last, day of
the season Arlie Latham wandered into
the office and made a noble effort to touch
Chris for $500.
= 'Arlie.' said Chris, do you now tells
me Wy should gif you dis $500 when I
myself paid you wages only yesterday?
Arlie, I,der boss president of der Browns,
must know Why it tsh you try to work
me for good thing so often.
. I'll tell you, and tell you gladly said
Latham; you see, Chris, a. lot of society
men are going up to Minnesota to hunt
deer. They have given me an invite and
you must know, Chris, that I've got to
have 5000 to be able to buy my outfit and
make the proper sort of a front Now.
be good fellow, fill out a check, and
maybe I'll be able to get you an invita-
ton too. 1 tell you, here's a great chance
for you to break into society, and break
in right
Iadams,' rep led Chris, 4 myself new
er knew dat you vas angling but der
best third baseman in der business, and
l never node dat you vas in der society
swims. How aloud it
g In society? said Latham Why. old
man, young Jacob Astor played ball with
me at Harvard, and Willie Vanderbilt
was my side partner in running the swell
cotillions at Newport four years ago. So
ciety? Why, Chris, when I'm not play
ing ball for you I'm mixing up with the
400. I'm a social leader, L am, and that's
why l have to touch you for money so
often
"'vell, Arley, answered Won der Abe,
1 myself have conzufted nit myself and
| decided to join dis society business If
you will yourself get me d written fnvi'
tation to go shootin' nit your .vrfents I
will buy gun and stake you NIT de- 5000
worth of dings you say you need. De
dtngs shoot Win myself present TO der
mayor Of st. Louis and den der will be
pieces in de papers printed about it,
g." You're on; said AT1ie with a chuckIe.
You'll get your Invitation tomorrow, and
I'll get my 5000. Yoa needn't worry Chris.
about an outfit or d gum just give me the
Doodle, and I'll coach You right In
month you'll come back with a carload
of big game and the reputation of being
mighty hunter -.
Next day Chris found an invitation In
his morning mail. It was signed by The
committee of arrangements and politely
requested him to be one of a party of
twelve, and to meet said party at the
depot on the following Monday Der Boss
President, under the guidance of Latham,
then started on a tour of the shops, and
purchased all the novelties in the line of
rifles, hunting kniVes.,and camD forgery