The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-10-30

w NV" S'"fitOt htti htIiOUS IuuNIneUCeS
and had done all he could to render his ST,
nation as comfortable as possible. This lie
lsherate attempt 10 destroy the life OF an an
otlen'ling individual, " no had treated hin
with uniform Kindness, viii do much to de
stroy the sympathy which had existed in ia
vor OF the wretched young man.
RUNAwAY BRipEGRooM.-Not liiI,
amusement of tha kind which is dear to th,
gos>lps Of quiet country town, was afford
ed in Lurgan, on Monday last, by the sud
den exit OF a bridegroom from The civil sl,al
of mMriInony, h's pursuit, capture, and ul
Innate committal To the co,InubIal bonds.
On the day stated, n bridal parry, in fuI
trim, and all, and with The exception of one
OF the 'prlncipal-,'' prepared for the d,,
celebration of the ceremony. assembled ID
the Office OF TIE reg istrar, and the worth,
othcial was Just about to proceed with those
legal offices which the wisdom of our legis
iators has pronounced rs eficctual as the re.
ligiouS ordinance itself, when, to the amaze.
ment Ut The friends and The distraction OF
the far tia'acte, the bridegroom Suddenly
! ''boied," and made Oft. No sooner wa.
Ms Object made knoyn TO the bewidere.
senses OF the party, than ii was deterinined
he should not he allowed 10 shrk his en-.
gagement, If possible; and accordingly, he
was chased through the streets hy a motley
crowd of friends and strangers, men, wo.
men and children, Joining in the "tallyho, .
which made the weIkin ring No criminal
however, pursued 10y the emissary of the
law, ever took 10 his heels with greater alac.
rlty, aud the "chaSe" at length succeeded IN
obtaining temporary refuge in a talloW-
chambers store, amongst the implements
AMI materials Of one of the most savory OF
our native manufactures. His retreat BEING
invaded ly the crowd, he resolved TO sell
not his life, but his liberty, dearly; and ac-
cOrdIng'y, he ensconced himself behind q
large vat, filled with The hot, greasy liquid
OF which candles are made, and began most
literally 10 ladle out its contents upon the
persons of IN, pursuers. This unexpected
resistance did nos, however, succeed; ali the
grease he had dsIributed failed to enable
him to slip through The fingers Of the Ell.
ragged as>aiantS, who, after they had secur.
him, dragged the reluctant benedict, IN
'meiting mood" and with ruefnl counte-
nance, back to the registrars office, ami,s,
the shouts Of derision with which has e,ner.
gence to the light ot day was greeted. The
fair brift, who, in deep dudgcon, had left
the office after the ungallant desertion ot
her 'mJenled,' was sent for, and escorted
IN triumph to the side OF the deinquent; a
keener watch was kept of course upon his
movements, lest be should make n second
bolt; but he remained passive until the in
dlssoiubie knot was firmly tied. The 'happy
/ q par" then retired with their friends
bnt 1t was some time before the excitement
OF the spectators subsidized. i Belfast, Dire
land) News Letter.
LOCOMOTIVE RAciNG.-t revolution il
racing has commenced. The horse of gre,
iron is superseiing The iron grey. Las
week the first lall-;neetinS' Of steam racer.
took place on the Boston aud Lowell course
1 here were SIX entries, and the betting
among sporting men was brisk and lively
The tough and wiry stcam-horse addison
Gilmore,' from the Western Railroad sta.
bles, was the iavorite, and six to four was
freely offered on thls iron sinewed srrack
At the first yell OF the steam whistle, the
competitors came snoring Up to The starting
post, full of fire, and displaying abundance
of metal. The addison Gilmore was a.
fine is a fiddle, and made the sparks fv in
daShlng up at half speed to the score. The
iayOrlte Is remark able for a heavy fore
land. is large in the barrel by no nean.
thn IN the flank, AID possesses a strength
aud bottom which II seems impossible tc
wear our. The track was in splendid or.
der, the weather propitious, and the mum
ber OF the spectators immense. The whole
interest OF the race was centcred in the strug
gicd between the Gilmore and sNathar
Hale How they painted and snorted! how
they Piled their limbs OF steel! L he dis
tance to bc run was nine miles. For eigh
miles they ran neck and neck the other en-
tries being 'nOwhere.' Finally, towards the
close OF the ninth mile, the Jockey of the
Gilmore put the steam on, and by SUD
den rush, succeeded in beating The Nathan
Hale 10y about n dozen lengths
SO ended the frs, steam horse race eve,
run in the United States. Ii will not I've the
last, however. This species of sport vii
doubtless become the rage; and but lill,
alteration viii he needed in The vernacula,
Of The surf to render It applicable to lhi,
new and exciting amusement. We shal
doubtless have occasion, in chroncling tht
exploits Of the iron racers, to speak o
magnificent bursts of the varieties o
blood of 'hying the track and of match
es against timc' (ending in eteruity.) The
pedigree Of the steam-horse is not of much
consequence, and this feature will probably
he omitted in the new racing calcndar.- -
Y. Y. Sunday Times.
A THUNDERING COLD FIRE-On win
ter night, few years since, was ridin:
through the little town of Lowell, Maine
My route lay along upon high ri.Ige o
land between the Cold Stream Pond and the
Passaquan,keag stream-the large full mool
was just rising in the horizon, looking larger
than ever. The sleighing was excellent
and my horse, as if charmed by the scene
was troTting off at brisk rate, when from
some cause, he suddenly stopped. On look
ing for it, discovered horse and sleigh
drlverless. In the sleigh, was ,nySteriou.
looking keg, sole master of him as Of the
sleigh. He was mutering something TO hun
self about Il ''thundering cold fire." ano
blaming an imaginary John for not putin.
on more wood!' Coming nearer to him
found that he was sitting upon the snow, hi,
feet through the fence, earning them at III.
moon. 4...
a PIONEER OF WIscoNsIN.--We had the
pleasure, Oh Saturday, Of a visit from Judge
Lockwood, of Prairie du CHEN, who ha:
lived thirty .fre years in Wisconsin,, and is
tcli ft,a oil ,,I.