The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-04

brought down large basket. 1t was adj
dressed to the Union depot employees and
the conclusion was reached at once that
Andy had kept his promise. A crowd
gathered and the basket was opened. At
first sight there seemed to be nothing in
1t but varied collection of tags, but on
closer inspection the presence of fish was
detected. Each tag bore name and ad-
dress and was carefully attached to the
tail of q fish. Each man received his
spoil, but the joyfulness of the occasion
was marred by the uncomfortable i'm
preston that it was up to some one.
There was not a fish in the bunch more
than three inches in length.
1t was rumored around Walker, Mimi,
some days ago that Gen. Wade was to
make a visit to the Indian reservation
with g. view to moving the soldiers down
to Fort Smelling. The little garrison had
made many friends and the news did not
create a very favorable impression among
the Walkerites. The day that Gen. Wade
was due several of the townsite boomers
went over to the agency and collected
all the Indians that were to be found and
engaged them to paint up in their war
paint and feathers. That night when
Gen. Wade stepped off the train the In
dams were thicker than hair on a dogs
back, apparently peaceable, but arrayed
in all the accessories of the red mans
wardrobe The general was shown around
and, when it was suggested thatszthe
troops had better be left for q time at
least, readily agreed that the suggestion
was all right.
'Of course they will permit women to
be present at the coming pugilistie re-
cital between Mr. Fitzsimmons and Mr..
Jefferies,'' said the girl with the picture
hat.
Women! Heavens, no. shuddered
young Mr.. Setback. why, Myrtle, what
put that idea into your head?"
They did at the last symposium at
Carson City,
''When-where?"
AT the time Mr.. Fitzsimmons and Mr.
Corbett elaborated in Knockout edi-
ton de luxe out in Nevada Surely, you
have not forgotten the prominent part
played by Mrs. Fitzsimmons at the ring
side; how she coached her husband and
hoodooed Mr.. Corbett.''
Can it be possible that women-girls-
can take an interest in such brutal
sport" gasped Mr.. Setback.
well, yes" continued the girl in the
picture hat" we certainly do when wom-
en- are interested in them. Why, Angus
tus, please tell me if a prize-fight is
really more brutal than a bull fight. And
you know the haut ton of Havana, Cadiz,
Madrid and the City of Mexico attend
bull-ights. Then you have read in his
tories how the finest of Roman maidens
used to crown with laurel wreaths the
survivors of gladitorial debates In the
coliseum
Mr.. Setback shuddered some more, and
at last spoke with a great effort and
huskily:
Myrtle, 1 am both surprised and pain
ed at your manifested disposition to wit
ness such sight. For a pure young girl
to sit calmly at the ring side and watch
the principles punch each other In the
mix-up, and see the claret fly whenever
one Is successful in landing vicious
Jab on the kisser is horrible. to any man
of true and honest sensibility. Why,
Myrtle, at times, when I have seen Fitz
working away at mans wind-and
Slats-With that awful smile on his mug,
and watching for an opportunity to put
hts man out with a short arm hook on
the jugular, or an unexpected upper
cut, have thanked heaven that you
were not present to witness the agile
side-stepping of his opponenAas he avoid
ed the heavy swings, and countered
lightly on the neck. It's an awful sight
when a mans groggy. When he comes
to the center of the ring. and feebly
puts up his dukes, and the crowd knows
he's going, but admtres his gameness,
why it makes one .wish-it does me, at
least-that he was off strolling in some
sylvan woodlawn hunting the trailing
arbutus. And at the last round, when
the Knockout has come, and the defeat
ed one lies prone and quivering on the
sanded floor, when his handlers are rub
ber-necking in their corners, and the
time-keeper counts out the fatal ten,
and the rush begins among the victors'
hackers, and hats, canes, cigar-stubs and
other bric-a-b rac are flying in the air,
why, you can readily see, Mabel, that 1t
is no place for ladies. No, I don't be-
lieve you would want to remain through
a heavyweight bout-to finish"
1t happened on the fishing trip that the
500 road rendered the newspaper men q
short time ago. There was fairly
large haul of fish, and on the way COM
ing back from New .Paynesville, where
the piscatorial slaughter took plac, all
the spoils were piled up on the rear
platform With their usual enterprise
the representatives of the St. Paul dailies
headed off their co-laborers of Minneapo-
lis by slipping out on the rear platform
and commencing to divide while the
train was still thirty miles from the
union depot. All hands were busy sort
ing out the large fish and stringing them,
when the door was opened and gentle
man representing some German paper
with an unpronounceable name. stuck his
head out
"Mein Got. das is mine he calculated
snatchfng at a large bass that willis L.
Williams was stringing on piece of
twine. 81 know 1T because its the larg
est already yet"
MY friend" replied Williams. con-
tinuing the stringing. THE largest AL
ready yet belongs in st. Paul"
Up at the state capitol they tell this
on Berndt Anderson, who drew the sal
airy Of state dairy and food commission