The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-27
People and Jhinqs


Some years ago married couple relat-
ed to a well knownI st. Paul family no
longer living here visited this city, spent
nearly a year at one Of the prominent
hotels and weref socially well received. A
story concerning the pair has just leak
ed out and is Interesting to many who
well remember them9 1t seems that Mrs
Blank-as we will call her-was the
daughter of a WIDOW in Chicago, and
when she was about eighteen her mother
married again. The man was neither very
old nor very young, and after they had
been married a short time the wife per-
celved to her horror that her husband and
her daughter were falling in love with
each other After the first shock of dis
coEery was past she pondered long and
deeply upon the ubject, and realizing that
they were both honorable, and endeavor-
ing to conceal their unfortunate fond
ness for one another the mother at last
resolved upon heroic Self-sacrifice. She
made it possible for the man to obtain a
divorce and celebrating herself complete
ly allowed the couple to marry. Few
persons knew, if any, when they were
in St Paul that Mr.. Blank had once been
the husband of Mrs. Blanks mother The
moral of this tale, if it has any, is not
quite clear, but even Chicago with its
record of sundered ties has not been the
scene of many stranger stories than this.
What became of the mother was not
stated.
The following is a description by a
well known st. Paul bachelor of his first
visit from a newspaper woman:
THE other day l was sitting in my law
Office in my usual staid manner, whom
the door was pushed open in rather q
brisk way and young woman made her
appearance. She was a neat young wom-
an and she had business-like air which
always frightens me very much, never
having been accustomed in my youth to
business women.
Good morning" said she. ''Any news
this morning."
News said I, 'tof what nature, mad
amp By this time she was sitting in
front of me and looking me straight in
the eye L began to wonder where my
hat was.
why, social news, of course; am the
society reporter of the Daily Bazoo. Don't
you know me? 1 thought everyone knew
me?"
81 never saw you before in my life,
madam" I replied with a sinking heart,
for alas, knew her by reputation, and
1 began to fear that by the time she left
she would be in possession of all the
secrets of a blameless life, as well as
the exact date of my great grandfather
birth.
you must know something" she said
playfully. Been to any dinners? Met any
strangers? Know any engagements? Go
ing away or have you just come back?"
She stopped for breath. l looked helpless
ly about.
81 don't see 80 I began.
Say" she continued wheedlingly, why
don't you go and get married yourself?
Perhaps you are engaged now? 1 believe
you are!" She dragged a roll of paper
from the rear of her person, wet a pencil
and poised it in the air I've caught you
now, and know you're going to tell me
all about it, cold perspiration broke out
upon my brow. when is the wedding go
ing to be-, Everyone thinks you're never
going to marry, won't they be just too
surprised when they see it in the Bazoo.
1 just love a scoop and they're hard to
get, too, -" AS I had not the faintest
idea what~she was talking about I gazed
at her, fascinated. whats her name?"
She wet the pencil again. 81 suppose she
is perfectly lovely, you think so, anyway,
don't you? Any dinners for her vet, Rag
Ian showers, linen showers, kitchen show
ers, teas?' The picture she conjured up
evidently pleased her, Tor she smiled in Il
rapt way and put the pencil in her mouth
Whats the day? I won't put that in
If you don't want me to, but you can
just tell me privately 7-" I tried to
speak, but she waved her hand you
must not tell single other reporter will
you? Not a single one; now promise! Just
tell me all about it, that's a dear Got
her picture in your desk? Do Tlet me
see it, 1 won't tell soul! Or in your
watch? Going to live in a fiat or house?
Got any -' This time I was determined
to be heard Madam" I interrupted,
glazing at her in quite an awful way,
''you will put nothing in your paper about
met If my name ever appears in the
Bazoo in connection with that of any
lady L will sue you - She rose well,
you needn't be so cross about it. [ might
have guessed you didn't know anything,
and here I've wasted all this time on you.
But when you are engaged don't tell any,
one but me, that's a good old SOUL 1
rose stiffiy n
I Good morning, madam
She went out. You're sure you haven't
been to any dinners2' I heard her muir
muir as she raced down the hall and stop
ped at Browns door. Poor Brown! Won
der if he won't be engaged in the twink
ling Of an eye slammed my door and
made up my mind that I had discovered
why the societyfcoIunn is so full of mis-