The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-29


tious people" says Ernest Young.
They. have many peculiar explana-
lions of natural phenomena Thunder, :
Tor instance, is the sky crying They
believe that in the realms above is a
horrible giant. whose wife has a vio-s
lent and uncertain temper. When they
quarrel the echo of his voice comes in
long, rolling notes from the clouds. If
ne is very angry he throws his Ratchet
at his unruly spouse. and when this
ponderOuS weapon strikes the floor of
heaven the thunderbolt falls through
and comes to earth. Falling stars are
accounted for by the fact that the an
gels occasionally indulge in torch
throwing at one another When these
same beings all insist upon getting into
the bath at once the water splashes
over the side, and 1t rains. The winds
tnat sigh in the night are the voices of
babies that have lost their way in their
travels to the land beyond the grave.
When Siamese dies he is not buried,
but his corpse. fully dressed and then
wrapped in a winding sheet, is placed
IN sitting posture in copper urn.
A TUBE is placed in his moth. and
through this a mixture of quicksilver
and honey is poured into the body In
TINS way it is kept for a long time,
often for years. Eventually it is burn
ed. and the ashes are carefully pre-
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bones. at least. are not burned are sup
posed to become slaves of a horrid
taskn1aster. with a head like a dog, a
human body and the temper of a fend
He sits for all time with his feet in the
hres of hell, and it is the duty of his
slaves TO keep these fires from growing
too hot. To do this they must carry
water in open wicker baskets through
all eternity. Theirsway to the well lies
over perilous bridge, but even a
plunge into the bottomless abyss be-
meath this cannot give them the death
sleep; that can be secured only by the
burning OF their bones on earth"
ITO know 800 delightful people and
to be able to seat only thirty leads to
the most bewildering complications"
says hostess. you are confronted
on every staircase and at every dinner
table with the people you haven't been
able to ask. Women brush past you
with barely nod, and nice boys look
at you with reproachful eyes, not that
they want to come to your party par
tlcuiarly, and ten to one they would be
engaged five deep if you sent them an
invitation. but that, strangely enough,
no one likes to be left out of any party,
so l have skunk about shamefaced all
this week, hiding behind doors, slipping
away early, and behaving generally
IKE criminal who is pursued by de-
tectives-and all because 1 know 800
charming people and can seat only
thirty
The fancy of naming plants for their
g1ver OF former home is a pretty one
but little confusing at times to the
uninitiated. A dear old body, whose
suburban home is filled with these
companions somewhat startled a guest
the other day by saying to her maid:
BE sure to water Mr.. Jenkins, | no.
tlced this morning he was almost dusty
for want Of it. And Cousin Sarah
there needs new lacking and stakes
Her tendrils will be catching in the
window frame next. While you're
aboutiit, too you might as we'll give
GRANDMOTHER some fresh earth and
spade up the Canadas, the new shoots
are looking a ittletpuny." A new maid
has all these various companions to
learn by name, and for some of them it
appears to be an insurmountable task.
Then Grandmother gets what Mr.. Jen-
klns is pining for, and Cousin Sarah
goes. into decline because Sister
Mary's dose is doled out to her But
the fanciful old posseSsor of these COM
panions refuses to designate them by
any other names nevertheless.
Quart boxes of strawberries are to
be found at the candy counters and
very like the real berries do these bits
of confectioner's art look