The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-16

| Srnithers' time-frayed romance decided
him and he prepared to break into the
| festal doings,
Although he had never announced the
fact the stick controlled good memory
| and he had several ancient ones of his
own tucked in the rear cells Of his brain
repository. While an undeveloped runt
was preparing the crowd for another
side-splitting turn the stick ran over his
list.
| He remembered one about the old Ger
man who had been away from New Tim
for fifteen years at a stretch. Th1s OLD
fellow had encountered an old-time friend
I the moment he fell off the train at the
station and he wanted to know all ABOUT
+ the folks at home.
Louie, he is well. yes?" he asked OF
| the friend.
"Yah, Louie is we'll"
ssYour mudder, she is well, yes?'
.'Yah, mudder is WE'LL"
Your father he is living yet, yes?"
mo, not yet"
That was the story, and the stick. re-
Numbering how they had chuckied over
it back in 1856. picked it for the party.
THAT reminds me of a story he said
after Wigs tale had earned its laugh.
The crowd settled back to listen and the
stick had started.
He started by remarking that perhaps
they had heard this one before and made
all the other right plays at the getaway.
but somehow the jolly boys Gid not look
at all pleasant, and the stick, looking at
the solemn maps in front of him, began
to lose the ball.
.'You see,D he chuekled, this German
had been away for fifteen years When
he reached the hotel he met a man who
I,oI hoo f,~o of
gone by.
Hello, there, he said, how is your
mudder??'
"'Oh, mudder is WELL.
How is Louie?'
'''Oh. Louie is well
"And now. said the stick, here comes
the funny point
And your father, said the old Ger
man, is he dead YETI
No, not yet, replied the old friend.
tsHa, ha,'' laughed Wisgs.
e.Ho, he,' cl.uckled Smfthers.
The other jolly boys tried to laugh real
hard.
The stick saw there had been mis-
take. Wait, T got that wrong he said
as he smiled a sickly smile and prepared
to start over.
Never mind old man. said Smithers,
''all the boys know that old one and 1t 8
all right.
The stick. has resigned his seat in the
Jolly Boys club.
She really intended paying her fare
when she boarded the street car, for she
had 10 cents saved from the bargain-day
scrimmage. but the conductor happened
to be a gentleman and by paying the fare
himself saved her weary walk to the
family residence
She had the 10 cents with her when she
boarded the car and she still had the
money when the conductor came through
On his trip for fares, but she did not pay
the conductor.
Tt was all the motorman's fault With
her arms full OF bundles she was COM
PEELED to hold the 10-eent piece between
her teeth The motorman turned on the
current, the car gave a jerry and she gave
start.
"Fare, please" said the conductor and
she turned pale.
Il can't pay you,'' she stammered. go
ing from white to red and from red back
to white.
sBut I can't carry you for nothing,
demonstrated the conductor.
'I know it, but 1 can't help 1t. ! had
the money when got on the car, but
but swallowed it,
A Crouch on the other side OF the car
snorted a rude laugh, but the conductor
was a gentleman and without another
word he pulled the register rope for an
other fare and passed on.