The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-29

discovered in that celebrated fence after
a lapse of about thirty years.
There was one time when Miss Clapp's
answering individuality brought her
int prominence, not altogether pleasant
ly. For the protection Of these two wom-
en- living alone in an unsettled mining
town most savage animal half bulldog,
half bloodhound, had been bought Miss
Clapp's Brutus was the wonder and the
terror of the town. He was uncomprom-
isingly fierce, vicious. All day he was
chained. At night he was loosed; his
hoarse, deep below warned shuddering
Carsonites for blocks around that Brut,s
was on guard.
3. In view OF the delight Of Carson In the
Corbett-Fitzsimmons contest, 1t will not
surprise you to learn that dog fights In
the old silvered days of Nevada were
much in vogue. When a new dog came 20
town. respectfully heralded by human ad
vance agents. a bout was expected One
particular new dog, a regular Jeffries OF
= Dog mad made his first appearance in
Carson, and when his sdmir:ng press
agents Dragged about his attachments it
suddenly occurred to legal Carsonite to
suggest contest Win 81 Gus
Can We have your dog?" said a depu
ta dn, OF sports to Miss Clapp.
Certainly, responded the obliging
woman. Go out and get him.,
Tbey Went, but they didn't get him
=brulus nearly tore his chain to fragments
sefying TO get them, and they went off
without him. ~
But there We're reporters in those days.
teo.- one of them saw what should have
been good story. He wrote IN what
lihght hayeSbut what didn't occur. and
tue PINK Police Gazette appeared with an
account OF the fight and a sensational
picture OF Miss Clapp at the ring side. ap
pa uolns enthusiastically the uppercuts
ana left-hand smashes of her Brutus.
Nothing Is more characteristic of The
dlHerence in temperature of these two
women, SO closely. united, so far apart In
nature, than the way each received III.
publication. For a moment Miss C1onn
way 1urlouslS angry. Then she laughed
out with all the enjoyment of one WIZ
% see Joke. even upon herself. But
me gentle little lady, wholoved her. was
shocked and Mortified. She never Quite
recovered from the blow to her pride. To
ner retiring, sensitive disposition. years
alterWard, when both had grown GRAZ
MISS Clapp would herself tell the story of
l I appearance In the Police Gazette. Miss
i Daocuck would shrink and shudder at the
tnought or 1t and then secretly. almost
oiushIngly this pretty, little old, old maid
would bring forth the torn COPY and wifi
the ehds or her fingers she would exnosa
10 close, discreet friend the awful do
ink Y,-- go ~ itSIs
fortune came to these two In tire
men the centennial was being celebrat.
GU III pennsylvania these Old maid school
i fnr MS - went aDroad, strange occurrences
lor 70 see. Stocks We're booming on tha
Constock 1t was hard TO say-jlIst u,hof
one was worth. These two single wo,ron
might have been worth sioGo9o. TheY
might De worth more later. In the mean
tlme their dividends from BeIcher alone
amounted to over $500 a month 60 +bnt,
travelled They saw all they wanted To
Ihey visited every place that temntaa
tnem. Ihey bought whatever thew cinyetN
ca. Ihey ordered furniture for their bc,oa
III carson from the most artistic furnish
Ing houses in the country. And fben
SLOWLY. they journeyed back TO Nevada
~ loi II never occurred to these two Ioya1
tNeEaoahs to forsake their sagebrush
no.ie-.o ma that the bottom had drop
held, instead of selling. and no. &C. i.au
lWehty-doilar pieces remained of Hot
fortune after he had been maid and a.
charged. '--o us
% asaih they set to work. the linda
lat1sable two. Through the inf1Ience of
one of Nevada's senators. who has beS
a close friend of these women for wears
bliss ClHIp was given q position in tho
Nevada State university. They removed
TO Renc' where the university is. and
there the health of the weaker one began
to fail But Miss Clapps salary was
generous enc, and the two lived upon If
sharing 1t as they had shared when thew
We're rich and when they were poorer.
Let's go to the bank, Duckie," the
head of the family would say when raw
day came, land deposit W hat We can Of
our salary"
All right, Miss C1app," was the reply.
1t was always Miss Clapp'-a queer
sort of pedagogical courtesy that remain
ed long after these two We're closer than
most women who lavish endearing words
upon each other. The bead of the family,
indeed, permitted herself occasional ten
DER protecting pet names, as a husband
might. And so our salary was deposit
ed.
Where is the woman married to a man
who has been treated with such fnsne al
consideration? In rare cases he does
hand over his wages to you, madam.
but the money Is his, nevertheless, gts en-