The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-09-11

JENNY LIND MANIA.-The New Orleans
Courier thus hits of the absurd rage for bapti-ng
every thing in the Of the Swedish song
stress:
awe had yesterday the pleasure Of being
shaved with Jenny Lind razor by a Jenny Lind
barber, scented with Jenny Lind cologne, co,nbed
with Jenny Lind comb, brushed with a Jenny
Lind brush, washed in Jenny Lind bowl and
wiped with a Jenny Lind towel. After which
we put on a Jenny Lind hat, walked into jenny
Lind restaurant and Partook Of Jenny Lind sau-
sages. THEN took up Jenny Lind paper
read Jenny Lind editorial, smoked Jenny Lind
cigar; throwing ourselves back in Jenny Lind
Tevery."
STAND IN AMONGST THE PrNs.--A good
story is told Of Yankee who went for the first
time to bowling alley and kept firing away at
the pins to the imminent peril of the boy, who so
far from having any thing to do in setting up"
the pins, was actively at work in endeavor to
avoid the balls of the player. which ratified on all
eides Of the pins without touching them. Al
length, the fellow seeing the predicament the boy
was in, yelled out, as he let drive another ball +,
"stand in amongst the pins if you don't want 10
get HIT
A chip from Port Glasgow was recently lying
ing in the barber st New Orleans, when an Irish
emgrant one day came on board and thus ad-
dressed the cook who was also Irish, "Are you
the n,afe.' .'No,' said the cook, ''but In, the
man az boils the matt
a Young lady appeared at ball not long since
IN a white dress with short skirt and pants. The
gentlemen admired her much, but several Of The
ladies said that IL was mmodest., She turned to
come Of them whose dresses were s.indefnitely
lom in the neck,;' and quietly remarked that II
they would pull up their their dresses s;,out their
necks, their skirts would be as short ss her own.
They turned away. ref So
A fellow was doubling whether or not he should
volunteer to eight the Mexicans. One Of the flags
waved before his eyes bearing the inscription
"vietory or Death" somewhat troubled and dis
canraged him. "Victory is a very good thing, y
said he, "bat why put It victory or death. Jus,
put il. said he, victory or cripple, and I'll e.
that -
An fs.LINoIsE CoURr ScENE.--We some
times get rich jokes from Illinois, and the latest
IL the following. Ii Ia good bit of drollery,
quite original, we believe, and We must pal il On,
file among the funny things Of the times
A Constable that had lately been indicted into
office, was in attendance on the Court, AMI was
ordered by the Judge to call John Bell and
Elizabeth Bell. He immediately began nj the
top Of his lungs.
John Bell and Elizabeth Bcl!:'
One at time,' said the Judge.
One at a time--Oae al a time--cNE At A
TIME shouted the Constable.
Now you've done IT, exclaimed the Judge
out Of patience.
Now you've done it--now you re done H.
VOW YOU'VE DONE Ir!' yelled the Ccusta.
6is- There was no standing this the Court,
Bar and bystanders broke into hearty laugh. "a
the perfect surprise and dismay Of the astonished
Constable. - =
iady IN q menagerie being asked why she
90 closely scanned The elephant with he, ,r ~
glass; replied that she wa: .s!ookinv far The -
hole TO his trunk!'