The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-09-04
Odds ard Ends.

An Ensiish writer says, IN one of the reviews,
that Victoria is Queen of Engla, d bat public
opinion is king" We hope that this new ap
pa'tenant to the crown will not conflict with
the martial rights Of Prince Albert. Three IN
bed 10 ordinarily, one too many
The more Pous people are, the less hair they
wear. Clersynen shave off their whiskers, while
monks so So far as to lather their heads From
The reverence paid by the pulpit to badness, one
would certainly swear that moustaches endauaer
salvation, while the imperlas were The forerun-
ners to outer darkness Singular Illusion, :sn't
1t,
lMPUDENT QUEsTIoNs.--To ask n minis
ter whether he ever did any thing wrong--to ask
young lady whether she would like TO have
beau Ito ask printer If he has got more than
one shrt-tO ask Il subscriber if he has paid The.
printer-to ask man 10 return your umbrella
1.-THE last case Of spiritual knocking we had il,
Woonsocket," says the Patriot, was ii man
about hali-seas over tapping ut the Post-Oilice
window Tor gin cocktail
BIrERs BIr.-A friend has left at our office
large oyster, by means of which two mice were
caught IN a marsable manner. Ii appears that
the oyster was, few evenings since, left upon :,
table, and during the night must, as his species
are wont to do, have opened his laws Two
mice, probably attracted by the prospect of
dainty meal, entered the oysters habi,a,ior.
when it closed its shell. and the unucky ntruders
paid for their intrusion by the forfeit of their
head, being completely crushed to pieces.-[i.iv-
erPool Mercury.
SOMETHING FOR TYros.-"* of my exist
ence, give me an )" said Printer to his sweet
heart. She Immediately made a - ut him.
and planted her IT, between his ii is, nearly
putting to his existence. ''Such an outrage -
was the /! of Faust, looking II at her, s.is prob
ably without ] in this Of country, and is a
good subject for ~
An American sailor has been arrested in Ma
tanzas for whipping ten Spanish soldiers. The
authorities put him in the stocks.
The only creatures that acknowledge the worth
of deiunct kings, are jackals and mummy MGR.
chants. The former turn them into food the lat
ter turn them into merchandise. By late advice
from Pyramids, we learn that embalmed Phara-
obs may now be had for $50 cord-iess than
hall the price OF guanO. There's glory for you
Kings and Princes 500 cord Where's ambi-
tioa!
Coon WAY TO SETTLE DIFFICULTY
As the chambermaid of a eamboat on the Ohio
was passing out of the ladies' cabin, on old lady
in plaintively husky tone, requested her to shut
the door, as she had caugh. such bad cold at
Detroit that she was almost dead. AT this mo-
ment very phthisical old lady occupying a berth
near the door. forbade the giT TO shut it on ac-
count VI her shortness Of breath.
''Shut it, or I'll die!' squeaked the Detroit
lady.
'Leave it open. or III smother to death, -
gasped the other.
As the war waxed warm, wag m the adoin-
ing cabin, thrusting his head from his berth. de-
cIded the chambermaid's quandary, BY ordering
her TO ''open that door until the Detroit lady dies
of her cOd-and then close ii until the other one
snaotbers to DEATH"
cunning lawyer meeting shrewd old Friend
ON white horse, determined to quiz him.
"Gocd morning. daddy pray what makes
your horse look SO pale in the face this morn
ins,, -,
elf thee had looked through halter as long, thee
would look pale too.'' .ar
Jenny Lind il usually STYLED nightingale, bu,
chap who paid pretty high for ticket to one
Of her concerts says he believes she's robin.
The Dundee (Scotand) Advertiser says that
at Letbam Saw Mills, couple Of wrens are now
rearing their young in the pocket Of an old Goa.
which one OF the aborers had left hanging on
shed, while the other pocket has been taken Dos
session Of by colony Of wild BEES
The love Of obstinacy is so great in the human
family, that We actually believe that if the I.ee-
islature should make il penal to help men in dis
tress, the number of Towards that would spring
up in the community would be equal to The feions.
Pat a man on the free list, and bis desire TO y;si,
theatres falls to zero in moment
SELF PRAIsE.--When a certain lady WIN
had been charmed by his writings, bat had never
seen III, person, wrote II Mirabeau, saying how
much she longed to see him, and begged that he
would describe himself TO her, he co1plied win
the wish Of the enthusiast in these brief and So q
sdniafery terms; Figure to yourself tiger thai
has had the small pox.''