The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-02
EPISTLEs TO ST. PAUL.

They tell this as the truth about George
H. Broadhurst, who besides being a
brother of a former Twin City theatrical
manager, has the distinction OF being
the author of What Happened to Zones,
why Smith Left Home and The
Wrong Mr.. Wright Broadhurst was at
a Southern winter resort, seeking health,
struggling with the bubbling ideas that
ultimately became shaped into what
Happened to Jones'" The hotel was ultra
Fashionable and among its midst charm
ing fashiorables was young widow from
Duluth. Her hand was i'll all the parties,
dances and entertainments arranged for
the amusement of the guests and the ar
rival of the playwright set on foot the
project of a theatrical performance. The
widow, securing an Introduction to the
author, enlisted his services. The play
was a great success, and BroadhurstS
position in that social colony was secure.
An unfortunate Incident, however, COM
PEELED him to leave the hotel or else be-
come ostracised. The widow had request
ed Broadhurst to dine at her table, and
she circulated the report that the author
was guilty of that light breach of ETH
quette of drinking out of his finger bowl.
BrOadhurst, little dreaming of the cause
of the trouble, IN despair, inquired of the
hotel proprietor. Imagine his surprise at
the hosts explanation.
To apologize to the widow was impos
sible; to embarrIss her least, the dU-
thor determined to leave the hotel but
before he left he fixed the head waiter,
and the ebony gent, in seating the fair
guest that evening, dropped the hint that
Mr.. Broadhurst, who had gone, was one
of the best bred men he had ever met.
That was enough. The widow was morti-
fled at the circulation of the story. She
lett the hotel rather than remain the
target for the jokes o. guests, even when
her back was turned. The real loser by
the hotel trouble, however. was the hotel
man, for he was inpeiled 10 put IN his
advertising matter the next year so
Broadhurst's friends aver: Finger bowls
arc no longer in use at this HOTEL
Congressman Allen, Of Mississippi, alias
Private John" who is Just now finding
rest from the duties Of his Office in the
quiet % of I.eech Lake, is credited with
telling this one Oh himself:
When he was first nominated for con-
gress, and that was ever so long ago,
the Allen household mad not been deserted
as yet by the old black nanny who
had been q part Of the household since
before the war The story telIer's first
visit nome after this nomination was one
OF rejoicing on the part OF neighbors and
friends, but none We're more delighted
than nanny And wnen election came,
still more splendid We're the glories of the
Allen neighbcrhood. Nanny shared
in the enthusiasm JUS like YOU old fatha'.
Massa' John. JUS like you old fatha'.
He was always foldin' Office, too That
was q surprise to the congressman
elect, who began to inquire what political
office his father could have held that es-
caped his notice. 'FFather never held any
political Office" declared "Massa john
positively.
"Oh, sho', now, Massa john Don't
yo' s'pose [ knows you fathah TO you's
bon. Go long"
Put what office did he holl?" per
sisted the congressman.
In pitiful alrazement at the Ignorance
OF son so shiftless, nanny replied:
Why, Massa John, he was a candidate
in this yah place when you was a baby.
Why, he was always a candidate. Massa
John, as long us there was 4 bref in him
Many men have many troubles, and of
late those of Gen E. NJ. Iope have been
perhaps conspicuous in the public eve
Yet, with barking dogs swapping at his
heels and the cares of office weighing
down his frame, he goes to sleep every
night serene in soul, for nc one has
dared-no not even the local evening
Sheet-accuse him of sending that tele-
gram to Ed Bean Offering him Mike
Goss' head on silver salver
The Philistine.