The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-31

| side Of the doors, had an exnerienoa
| that teaches him 1t is a wise man
| who knows his own fiat. The man in
| question had been having a discussion
with his wife in regard to the }isno-
sition of an old cat that had long been
IN the family, and with which thew
felt it necessary to part, now that thew
had no yard in which 1t might gamb0I
on the green. He was for shooting the
refine; his wife was for giving it
strychnine, and the son of the house
Favored presenting it to a neighbor.
But as the cat was old and decrepit
they decided to put it out Of the world.
only could not decide upon the means.
The discussion waged fierce when the
man came home to luncheon one day
last week, and as he was going down
sta1rs-he lived on the third floor
MS Wife stood at the top and still ar
gued about the manner in which the
poor cat was to be disposed of. The
man reached the street, when he be-
thought himself Of his revolver and
that 1t needed cleaning If he was to
use 1T, so he rushed back, opened q
door he supposed was his own, and
shouted: Have John clean my reyolv-
er this afternoon and I'll kill Jim to-
night II you say So" He shut the door.
ana rushed for a car, and as he went he
thought he heard feminine scream be-
hind him. Finding he had missed the
car ne went back for the second time.
up the stairs again, opened the same
door, and said loudly:
III bring some strychnine in case
he's hard to KILL" and ran down as
De1ore. This time he caught the car,
put in the fiat which happened to be on
the second floor, and was not his-he
LETT three very frightened women. Who
was the man and whom did he intend
TO Kill? They rushed to the window.
saw him get on the car, and took a
mental note of his appearance. He was
the new man on the third floor and
ne intended to kill Jim" that night.
After much discussion they decided to
consult the nearest policeman and if
the man should return in the evening.
ne should be arrested. 1t was their only
course and they congTa tulated them
serves upon their decision. Why he
should have shouted in their front door
was mystery. So at six o'clock that
evening, when the new man on the
tnlrd Hoor fiat returned, wearied and
Jaded, ne was stopped en- the second
hoor by stalwart policeman and three
stern looking women, who glared at
MN f1ercely. When the policeman ex-
planned why he had stopped him. the
newcomer to the ways of flats sat upon
the lower step of the stairs and
laughed until he ached. The three
women glared still more awfuIly and
the policeman thought that he had q
case of sudden insanity on his hands.
Explanations were mutually made, the
policeman smoked excellent cigars for
a week, and old Jim, the cause of the
trouble, was presented to the woman
on the second floor who wanted him
very much. Now when that fiat dwelIer
comes home, he counts the floor and
the stairs.
The message sent to Washington
this week by Admiral Higginson be-
ginning, Il have the honor to report
that the vessels under MY command"
etc., brings to memory the same mes
sage sent some years ago, the differ
ence being that then it was no Joke.
1t is to be hoped that Higginson will
let 1t go at that and not insist upon it.
Those papers that persist in abusing
Gen. r. A. Alger, who wants to be
sent to the senate, are guilty of a
breach of the unwritten law that saws
nothing but good should be spoken Of
the dead.
In Minneapolis they are disturbed
over the disappearance of a girl whom
they think was either kidnapped or went
away of her own accord. 1t is more than
likely she went away.
The cause of the Mississippi being so
low at the present time is undoubtedly
due to its having to PASS our sister CITY
where so many scandals have recently
been unearthed. Nab.
st. Paul, Aug. 80, 1902