The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-31

to remain over until the next steamer
said he and his wife would be delighted
to entertain me.
"But couldn't do It. i reflected that,
as i was away ahead Of that poker
game on the steamer the returning
correspondents would have a hard
opinion Of me If dropped off the
steamer, and probably feel that got
cold feet a-purpose, SOS to hang on to
my winnings. So told the fine young
missionary that 1t couldn't be done.
Era bit chilly this morning, isn't
1t" he observed, cycling me shrewdly,
and perhaps noticing that my hand
was trembling a bit with the hurry and
exertion Of making his establishment.
'Um-and brave travellers are entitled
to the benefit of dispensations. Come
this way, old man. and he led me to his
handsome dining room.
He opened a little cupboard in a
corner of the room, and took from 1t a
nearly full bottle Of eminent old brand
of American Bourbon. He placed a
glass before me and got jug of water.
A little for the stomacll's sake, as
st. Paul says said the splendid young
fellow, smiling, and I pushed the glass
toward him. No, he said, it's a little
early for me. but could see all the
same that he didn't use 1t, at, all, but
that he just kept 1t on hand for emer-
gencies.
Perhaps I didn't feel that one out
at the end Of my fingers about half a
minute after took 1t!
To Ward OFF the Miasma.
Now, another one to ward off the
harbor miasma," said the young man a
few minutes later on, filing his glass
with water and clinking it against
mine.
ut went down and / shook hands
With him and made my necessarily
hurried departure. That was brace
Of gulps. in my life. And no man can
say a word against foreign missions
in my presence!"
THAT reminds me of the most gor-
geously satisfying series Of swigs
ever tasted, said another of the party.
1T didn't happen so far away from
home as the experiences of you wan
dering fellows, either, but out in the
state Of Iowa on Sunday morning.
Il had left Chicago on the night be-
fore, bound for the coast. I had fixed
UP sizeable business deal on the day
before, and with my associates in the
deal had celebrated its consummation
whole lot literally. Just had time to
make the train an hour or SO before
midnight, and turned in, pretty well
edged up, the minute I found my
sleeper section.
1.-THE halting of the train on the Iowa
prairie woke me UP at sunrise the next
morning, and looked out of the win
dow. We were nowhere but at a
standstill out in the open country. The
off driving-rod Of the locomotive had
smashed, the porter told me, and we
were scheduled to wait until another
locomotive came along and picked US
up.
II dressed and took a peek into my
grip for my flask. The flask was emp
ty. / had neglected to have 1t filled.
II started aft for the buffet car to
have the vacancy corrected.
"'You forget, sir, that we're now In
| the state Of Iowa, and that, in addition
| to that, this is Sunday said the stew
ard cheerfully, You know what Iowa
| is
There was no use trying to con
| that clear-eyed chap by requesting
| him in the name of charity and things
! to be a good fellow and all that. He
said that he wouldn't and couldn't
| take chance for thousand dollars
that he had wife and children, and
| that it would be as much as his job
was worth and SO on.
"tJust as soon as we get out of Iowa,
of course he said. why. you're on