The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-10-15
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Some Strange Conversations and Ideas Heard
During the Saturday Conflict
The conversations you hear among the
inmates and the various subjects they
tou. h upon. during the Saturday afternoon
holiday, are rather amusing as
much SO as the ball game.
/ In roaming around we ran across Windy
Bill. who used to be one of our most ex-
pert tonsorial artists, but will now be
found located in the Irvine mill. Bill Ger
talnly was some man at stropping a razor,
he could go through more artistic motions
during the process than the leader of an
orchestra. And say, he is some tobacco
chewer, too; for what tobacco he can t
bold on the inside of his mouth he nicely
| deposits all around the outer edges, so
when the amount in his mouth is used up,
all he has to do is run his tongue around
the edges. thereby getting another good
chew. When came upon Bill. he was
roasting the Mirror. Why says he,
the fellows in that Office must be all I'M
conscious to let such dope as that get in
why, all of it! all of it! fall over in a
faint every time get through reading it.
AS couldn get out of him what dope he
AAASuht, L lCll It'll " tuCOlI1LlOllS anu
his process of getting two chews out of
one.
Catching sight of the Soap Maker and
Machine shop Ike in their usual deadly
argument, | went over to hear what it was
all about. 1t seems they were arguing
over the problem of capital versus labor.
couldn't make head nor tail of what they
were trying to get at, and noticing Rex
standing nearby grabbed hold of his arm
and pulled him over to see If he could
make anything out of it. After listening
to them for minute be threw up his
hands in disgust and beat it, with me fol-
lowing suit.
While was standing talking with Red,
| of umpire fame, noticed Slivers coming
along holding another man up by the arm
my goodness" exclaimed, us that a
drunken man Slivers is leading around
over there?" Just then Slivers noticed
NE, and him and the other fellow came
staggering over where l was as fast as
they could. They were both of them pale
and trembling with excitement. ''Say!
say!" said Slivers. ''Isn't the editor go
ing to publish anything in the Mirror this
week." and him and the other fellow both
looked at me with trembling expectancy.
why, yes. suppose he is," answered.
II don't think he is going to publish a
blank paper "Where is the editor?
where is her, he asked as he started to
drag the other fellow off. "Why. he's
over there somewheres," l said, as
swept my arm around in a circle. With
that him and the other fellow staggered
over toward the wall and were lost to
sight. ''Plumb batty.' said Red, "plumb
batty." Eyes, it looks that way"
answered.
Just as Red and were about to part
company Officer Sederberg hove in sight.
'How do you do, Mr.. Sederberg.'' l
said. Il see that you are following Dep
uty BackIand s example in making prep
arations for long, cold winter" swell,
am making some preparations; but be-
lieve that am a little further along than
he is" he replied. as he walked away
carressing his upper lip.
Yes said Red, land it 8 about time
that Officer Jerry Denert was making the
same preparations. He usually starts in
about this time
Just then the ball game ended and l
left Red and strolled toward the diamond
to see who else could see, and there in
the same place who should l see but the
Soap Maker and Machine Shop Ike still
at it. Upon inquiring as to how they
were coming out with their debate, they
were about to remark that they were still
in the middle of it when the whistle blew,
and they beat it to lineup with their
crews, and for the dining room.-Buck.