The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-06-27
LOCAL AND TRANSFORM.

Music BEFORE SUERIsE.-b street,
in ST. Paul, looks down from an elevation
of 100 feet upon the river, and across the
river extends an ocean of green forest trees,
the home of the wild Sioux. Each morn
ing before sunrise, that forest is tuneful with
the thousand little feathered Jenny Linds,
whose music is clearly audible in 81. Paul.
Il is worth trip from New Orleans,to pass
an hour before sunrise in ST. Paul, to look
at the magnificent scenery, land listen to this
free feathcred orchestra pouring fourth its
infinitely varied music, sweet as Heavens
Organ.
We have heard good story of one Of
the adventures to ST. Paul, who came with
one spare shirt, expecting to get itch with
out work in Minnesota,by growing up with
the country After getting in debt for a
months board, he quarreled with his land
lord for not doing his washing, and left with
out paying. The limpudence Of such a fell
low is scarcely equalled by that of the wood
thief, who was caughS in the act: you're
q pretty fellow said the owner of the wood
pile to the thief, 'to come here and steal my
wood while | Sleep 'Yes,' replied the
thief, 'and suppose you would stay up
there and see me break my back lifting, be-
fore you would offer to come down and help
me-
A column Of reading matter will be found
ON cur 4th page hereafter.
Mr.. Geo. w. Pattison, one Of the late
publishers Of the Detroit Copmercial Bull
ietn, and Stare printer: of Michigan with
Mr.. Munger, is on visit to Minnesota. As
we shall probably see some Of his notes OF
travel amongst US, our readers may expect
60 see them re-published in the Pioneer
II Mr.. Pattison would establish a press
somewhere in the great valley Of the Mis-
sissppI conducted with as much talent and
ability rs was the Commercial Bulletin Of
Detroit, he would be a valuable accession
10 the corps editorial of the west.
few rods above the American House IL
St. Paul, there Is a large, deep reservoir
ecooped out of the ledge, which is filled
with pure, cold, running spring water. u
some en,erpxlsing Yankee would erect oyel
il comfortable bathing and refreshmen
rooms, he would make money by il, as wei
as conduco greatly to the comfort If GU
,hronging village.
In Boston, they have greater variety o
lawyers, considering the size Of that villag,
than we have in Saint Paul. The Boston
Times says there are two kinds Of lawyer
in that city--those " no have a paying prac
tice, and those who have practice of no
paying.
There has heen much growing about on
late cold spring in Minnesota bnt il ha
been just as cold all The way TO the Atlanti
ocean. A Lowell Patriot, Of May, says =
They who profess to know assert that tn
present month, is the coolest .4prh we hav
had for 20 years past.
AT the funeral of Mr.. LumIey, who's
death occurred last week, frem exposurs &
disease on board the Lsinartine, the Son
Of Temperance, Of whom Mr.. Lumley wa
member, marched in p, ocession, wearin
white scarfs. Upon the whole the dspla
they made of clean linen, certainly CAV
them an unusual appearance.
Near Mr.. Caves Saloon, Third street
Saint Paul, there is filthy uire hole in III
street. which ought to be filed up by tn
supervisor of highways. or by the corpora
ijup marshall.