The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-23

READY, and, as commander chief,
was determined, to take the conse-
quences or a fixed and bloody. battle.
put ms enemies should never burn
him in efigy in front of his own
house-never! No, never!
Inc raw recruits were stationed at
avalIaple points in his dwelling; the
arsenal department was closely in
spected; quartermaster and commits
safy mad made ample provisions for a
!ohs siege; his friends were eager for
the Tray and firm in their devotion to
his interests. while he, as he strobe
lIhpatlenty up and down in his own
parlor, was supposed to mutter:
come on. Maeduff,
And damned be he who first cries.
Hold! Enogh!'
But the enemy did not come! The
sentnels -peeped out into the darkness!
All was still. The comnissary issued
iaugue fauons amid a clash Of arms
LnsIue' put the silent night gave back
no response. The hours wore on heavE
ny, pregnant with big coming events,
out there was no sleep.
Fhey come! They comet" can be
neard the cry upon the outer walls
GRABS MS gun to dare, to do, to diei
listen! All is still. IT'S a false alarm!
NO enemy appears. No enemy dare
appear to confront the gallant band
VINO are ready to fall for their brave
commander! And then the clank of
arms within the dwelling grew louder,
and hearts grew brave, land there was
hurrylng to and fro," and impetuous
movements, and glazing eyeballs, and
hasty step.
When in the small hours of the
morning, the bloodless battle having
peen fought and won, the :victors slept
upon their arms, and Ramsey had tri-
umphed. Toward daylight most of the
party, finding that the belligerents did
not make their appearance, left the
residence. of the governor andswended
their way to Monks Hail., = In this
building was stored the effigy Sof the.
governor, but his prompt and decided
action fntimidated his enemies, and
won him the victory -,
Gives Lesson in Driving Nails.
At one time in the early months Of
the governors housekeeping he was
having fence built around his lot.
the work being done by young man
named Reed,s who broke every nail
that he attempted to drive. This at
tracted the attention of the governor,
who on appealing before the young,
man, told himz That he was destroying
more nails than his days wagA5 came
to.
We'll, said Reed, those nails are
not good"
go Yes they are" said the governor,
Them
But those nails came from Pitts
burg, and are. not worth a,esnap."
Oh no! young man." said the gov
ernor, those nails are good, but you
do not know how to strike them right.
Give me the hammer; I am an old
cabinetmake r, and I will show you
~
drove every ene* without break, to
the. establishment of ReeS.
Now. young man." said the gov
'ernor, what have you been in the
habit of doing?"
Well" said the man, IT hauee been,
WORKING on Alarm His face as long
as the board he was trying to nail.
TAKE this order said the gaNsnnan,s
. go out to- my farm smear Lake Como,
go to work and / will pay~ye6 SSS55
per month and Mr.. Reed did .so.ssx.s
Soy. Ramsey was in washington at
the period of the first call by atssessspesSa
'ident of the United States for troops.
to assist in putting down the fsebefzs g
HON, and Gov. Ramsey was the first
state governor to tender regiment of
troops to the governments service.
Mrs. Ramsey a Great Help -.
One can hardly imagine the cares
and deprivations of the early pioneer
life of Mrs. Ramsey and the immense
tax upon her disposition to maintain
her equilibrium amid the trying scenes
OF those early days and yet she was
equal to the emergency Through
many years she not only by her dipfo--
macy greatly aided her husband. In his
political career, but maintained the
regard and esteem of the public for
her many private excellencies. The
=autufnnal tint of years only added to
her graces, while in the social circle
she stu maintained her supremacy.
Mrs. Ramsey was born in ANeWtoWn.Pa.
In 1929; came to st. Paul in 1S49. and
died Nov. 27, 1884. One of the most
interesting events of 1850 was the
indian council at, Fort Smelling Gov.
RaInsey had sent out to the different
bands of the Ojibways and Dahkotahs
TO meet at the fort for the purpose
OF ,endeaYor1ng to settle their difficult
Ties, and on Tuesday morning, June II.
by g o'clock a large concourse OF, per-
sons had assembled at Fort Smelling
from various quarters, and especially
from st. Paul, to witness the, council
Near the banks, Of the Mississippi riv
.er, and w1hupdred yards east. was
the encampnIent fof the Chippewas and
their council ground. Capt Monroe
was present wi tn "a small detachment of
infantry, and9a few troops were ready
for service at, the fort, as well as ar
tillery. "a -
The ChippeWas We're lying about.
their tents, seemingly. quite contented.
Laughing, talking, playing together.
and some gambling in various ways.
Ihere seemed nothing surly or stoical
IN their countenances. A message, was
at length sent by the governor to no.
tify the Sioux that they would be ex-
pected in half an hour, if at all. :.
Some Picturesque Maneuvers.
AT length they made their appear-
ance mile, distant, upon the brow
of hill across the st. Peters. The
lew infantry present, on the approach
OF the Sioux, were extended in an open
line, nearly from the fort to the sta
bles, on the opposite side, a long dis
lance removed, so as to form sepa-
ration between the Chippewas in their
rear and the advancing band of the
SIOUX, numbering perhaps 800, a large
portion on horseback, armed and paint
ed, VINO by this time were running I'M
the plateau, themselves loaded with
Jingling arms and ornaments. and their
horses with bells on, the whole of
them rushing at full speed and making
a felnt as II they would pass around
turn the right flank of the infantry
and attack the Chippewas, but they
were only showing off, having in fact
all due respect for those ugly cast iron
orators of Uncle Sans.
The line of ChippeWas remained
where 1t was at the time of the grand
entree-for it can be compared tn
nothing it so much resembled as =
grand entree into a stupendous circus