The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-30
Stories They Tell

Spike" Harrington threatens to be-
come famous.
Unmindful of the severe criticism
that followed the action of the Metro
politan club at Washington in black
balling Gen. Corbin, local fraternal
| order has refused to apply the title Of
'frater" to Mr.. Harrington.
1t was solicitor for the society that
found Mr.. Harrington and proceeded
to put his past and present on paper,
and according to the story Spike"
was more than willing. AS an evidence
of good faith. he supplied the initiatory
dollar, and all would heVe been we'll If
someone had not presumed to ask who
Mr.. Harrington was when his name
was presented.
why it's our old friend Spike"
answered a frater in the rear, and then
began the sacrifice. Whether the coal
bucket was called into requisition or
| not is not known, but he got his dollar
back the next day, and now his friends
are threatening retaliation.
Spike" says it is the old story Of
"The World Agfn' Him."
When the man who has to move May
troubles are over, but he is reckoning
without due consideration of the King
Of the May" the expressman.
One leaSeholder who was fortunate
enough to get an early start and who
has been moving this week, was start
| led by the charge of the Jehu who pre-
sided over the van in which his house
| hold effects had been transferred to
the new abode, and weakly protested.
"Why, this. is robbery" he exclaim-
ed.
Il know it is" was the cool rejoinder,
| but you must remember this is the
| only time of the year when we get the
| chance"
The victim concluded to make a note
| Of the time of the year for future ref
| erence.
A good story is told on Congressman
| John Lind, and although the inciden1
| occurred during the campaign last fall
| when the ex-governor was a candidate
| for congress, it has never before been
| printed.
| Following a political meeting at a
small town in Hennepin county, Mr.
I Lind was approached by a business
man of the place who had been a mem
| Der of the reception committee and
| heartily congratulated upon the splen-
| did speech he had just made.
| 1t was one of the finest speeches
l ever had the good fortune to listen
| to- said the business man, land if
| you should ever decide to run for con-
gress you can depend upon me to do
| what can for YOU"
"Gme a penny, mister?"
| A sWeet-faced little girl, well dressed
and cared for, accosted a pedestrian
| with this request on Seventh street.
| Smilingly he dug into his pocket and
pulled out two shining coppers and
gave them to the child, thinking that
! he would make her heart rejoice.
! A few days later he came along the
same street and was met by the same
| little girl, who with the air Of an old
| friends sided UP to him and in a coax
ing manner said:
| "G'me a nickel, mister?"
Thinking that the girl had taken an
| especial liking to him. he promptly
| pulled out nickel and gave it to her.
asking her several questions about her
self and parents, all of which she an
| sWered.
! Yesterday he was surprised to meet
the same little girl, who awaited him
with a beaming countenance, in antici-
| patton of another gift.
"Gme dime, mister?"
"Whatn you. do with it?'
| "I'll save it."
"Oh, yes, you'll save it till you get to
| the store"
| mo 1 won't"
To hunor the little girl he gave her
| a dime, but instead of walking off re-
fiecting upon his magnanimity, he re-
| solved to watch the girl Dropping
! into store, he kept his eye upon her
She turned about, ran up the street,
| and as she approached the corner of
Robert street dozen or more larger
! girls rushed to her and when they saw
the money proceeded to have a dance
and then made for the candy store
| near at hand.
well. was a fine mark" unused the
| man.