The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-17
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just what actuates the average citizen
OF convivial turn of mind to do some
thing on the freak order when he has
looked upon the wine when it is red has
long been a puzzle. More remarkable 20
the student of bacchanalian revelries is
the Wel-established fact that many per-
sons when lin their cups always at
tempt the same freak performance with
a dignity and determination that is both
amusing and interesting.
One well known New Yorker, who when
sober, is as staid as Judge, always does
the same thing when he has reached the
proper degree of intoxication. Be it night
or day he invariably goes to the battery
for pail of sea water for his aquarium.
The strange fact about it is that he never
has owned such thing as an aquarium,
but always has intended to. Frequently
he will leave his pail of sea water in the
IL station or some cafe. but several
times he has carried it tenaciously for
hours, until nothing but the pail was left
Then he would surprise his long-suffer-
ing family by reaching home in the
morning with his empty pail and a we'll
developed Jag
Another man with an equally interest
Ing trait is the one with the ''dog fad
He plunges into society now and then.
Consequently he knows many young
women and when celebrating he can
not pass a vender with a dog without
buying the animal. This he will dis
patch by messenger to some fair friend,
often to one who has a horror of dogs.
Frequently he has bought the worst of
ours in this way and sent it to some
young woman, only to wonder later why
she had cut his friendship.
Still another oddly, due to the alco-
holic trance, is remembered. A young
married man who cannot avoid good
company always sends a piano home
the last five years he has rented an in
strument. paid for its use in advance and
ordered 1t sent to his home.
His wife is used to 1t now So are
the piano dealers, and 1t is seldom that
an instrument gets as far as his door.
This same man at one time had the
"cat habit" When half seas over he in
variably would pick up a stray cat and
try to drag the unoffending animal to
his home. regardless of its cries and
fright. This in time gave way to the
piano habit
Another odd freak recently brought to
notice was costly, even If it wasn't fun
ny. A man who was about to move into
a new house found himself In the neigh
borhood of his prospective home and
'1oaded' For some reason he took it
into his head to visit the house. Finding
nobody home. he entered with pass
hcy. <AltcT SURVEYING tue iiOu5tHoAu SoOuo
of the outgoing tenants. packed and pre-
pared for removal he went solemnly to
the Office of nearby van company. en-
ployed two large wagons and had the
goods removed, sending them to Harlem.
It was two days before he realized the
seriousness of the Joke" Then he made
his peace with the injured family re-
covered the goods where they had been
placed in storage and paid all expenses. I
The recent escapade of young man i1
the tenderloin who drove off with cab
perched on the box is another illustra-
ton of the drunkard's freak The police
and cabman searched for the vehicle all
the evening until the youthful pirate was
arrested. In court the next day he said
something about too many bottles and
paid his fine without murmur.