The Saint Paul globe., 1902-07-12
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In a certain apartment house not
very far tfoms Summit and Selby ave-
nues tnere 11Ee two musical women,
ooth WehSknown and popular. Both
sing IN church, at concerts, and are
In great demand, which necessitates
much practicing. One, whom we will
call Mrs. Smith, has a keen apprecia-
uon OF the trial it may be to the
nelgnbor1ng dWellers in the same
apartment house, not to speak of those
across the street, ID hear her practice.
SO IS careful to sing at hours which
she peHeVes will be the least annoying
10 thoSe about her, while Mrs Gray,
dS we VIII name her, is not so particu-
lar, and MARBLES bIitheiy at all hours.
especially at night when persons are
apt 70 DE railing into their first Sleep
For the past five years every summer
curing the month of June Mrs. Smith
mas received an anonymous letter,
couched in terms of pathoS and feeling
begging her for the sake Of all the
surrounding district. to refrain from
singing at night, and telling her that
while she sings with much charm and
skill, 1T is still a great trial to be kept
awake because of her desire to prac-
tice. Mrs. Smith has, of course. not
taken any action in the matter; indeed.
there is nothing for her to do, as she
mas no idea who writes the letters, and
she herself is entirely innocent The
question in her mind is whether to
show the letters to the real offender.
and how to let the writer know he
has made mistake.
Way down town somewhere there
lives man with an artificial leg and
Toot who is great Joker. His leg is
SO cleverly adjusted that many who
have seen him have no idea of his af-
Fiction, and in that way he is enabled
to carry out some very wonderful
practical jokes Not long ago he wa
gered an unsuspecting citizen $40 that
ne could hold his foot in hot water
OF a certain temperature longer than
another man. The bet was taken and
both men plunged one foot each into
a tub OF hot water procured for the
occasion and sat down most serious
~ to see how long they could stand
1t. The man whose foot was made of
wood made a display Of suffering so
real that the other man almost forgot
MS very genuine pain in sympathy,
but finally the latter could stand it
no longer, and reluctantly admitted
that he was beaten. After the money
changed hands the guileless man was
told. The story goes no further.
An artist who was verv clever at
catching likeness was one day ap-
preached by a man who wanted to
MIN to make a portrait of his father.
When can your father come and
sit for me?" said he.
Rather can't sit for you at all"
SAID the man; hes been dead for
twelve years.
How in the world am I going to
paint his portrait, them" asked the
astonished artist.
You painted portrait of Moses"
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years"
Yes" replied the artist with smile,
but that was my idea of Moses
well" said the man. paint your
idea OF father, and I'll be satisfied"
Nothing so resplendent, as Dr. C. De
Gafno Gray has ever appeared in this
CITY, Dr. Gray is the gentleman of
versatile talents (and suits) who man
aged the horse show, and who attract
ed so much attention because of the
splendor of his attire that the crowd
were constantly distracted from the
horses. His most picturesque costume
was OF a pale gray, with a vest of red
so brilliant that it was fairly binding
IN its intensity. A white silk hat COM
pleted the effect. A woman and a lit
tie girl who came alone were overheard
engaging in the following conversa-
ton:
Wondef VINO that man with the
red vest is?'' said the-Woman..
I guess it's God," said the small
girl.
A little girl who goes to tha Relief
Room Industrial school Saturday
mornings during the winter was en-
deaVorlng to explain the economic con-
dlt1ons to a friend shortly after Mr..
Mckinley was shot, and when every
one was talking about the, inaugura-
tlon of Roosevelt She had evidently
heard the. labor question discussed at
nome, and the result of her ideas on
the subject was that she understood
when vegetables went up the president
was to be shot. She said that as DO
tatoes mad gone up considerably, she
dld not believe Mr.. Roosevelt would
last long.
The other day two ~@omen stood on
the corner of Smith avenue and Third
street and hailed a Selby car going
down town. The car was stopped and
one of the women walked up and down
the outside of it, peering into the
faces of the passengers, and then ioin-
ed the other woman on the corner. an
nouncing in a loud voice. "She's not !
there!" Nobody got on or off. and
when the conductor and motornan re- |
esized the situation they continued |
their trip, each one muttering things
uncomplimentary to women in general |
and those two women in particular.
Janitor Is considerate.
Janitor's Wife-There was a baby born |
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