The Minnesotian. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1851-1852, 1852-04-10
MIN1srER's WIvEs.-Societv is con-

MIN1srER's WIvEs.-Society is con-
crete intelligence, an indefinite aggregate
humanity Of "large expectations. 1t
; expects the "good time coming" progress
in all that is good and great, and an unde-
fined amount of service from the wives of
the pastors Of the churches, forgetting
meanwhile that these same ladies have
lively interest in the good time coming,
and would like to make little progress
on their own hook. A pastor is hired to
preach to respectable church for from
$500 to $1,000 year, depending on the
wealth of the organization and the ex-
pensiveness of living. This is poor pay
for we'll trained and industrious brains,
but it keeps body and soul together,
though the library stands a poor chance
for reinforcements and the children for
toggcry. This hires the pastor; but,
somehow or other, people have an idea
that it hires the pastors wife as WE'LL
From the day she enters the parish she is
a marked woman. Her dress is expect ed
to be of the most sanity pattern. The
color of a ribbon may endanger the peace
of the whole community, and the sporting
of feather would call for the service Of
an ecclesiastical council. She must be
the best woman in the world, and the
head Of all benevolent enterprises, Sum
day Schools, ladies' fairs for procuring
flannel for the Hotentots, sewing circles,
Bible classes, &c. She must be the most
exemplary woman in the world, never
laughing above the prescribed key. She
must be the politest woman in the world,
receiving calls at all times, and visiting
from house to house, and making herself
generally agreeable. In short she must
be the paragon of all excellence, and
possess constitution like a horse, pa
| tience like an OK, and good nature like
puppy, to meet the wishes of what Car
lyle would probably call the Expectational
Epoch in the Sublime Cosmos. And
why? Simply because her over-worked
husband has consented to do most i'm
portant, most holy work, for under-pay.
~ E. Paper.
LOUIS NAPoLEoN's PARENrAGE.-The
| personal character Of Louis Napoleon is
somewhat inegmatical. His mother, Her.
tense Beauharnais, was woman of ex-
ccedingly bad life, however history may
have CLOSED her annals. Before mar
riage, she had two children-one by Ma
poleon, which died early: the nthor l'y a
Frenchman-M. Flahaut-the present
De Morney, late Minister of the Interi-
or. Louis Napoleon, born after her mar
riage with Louis Bonapartc, King OF Hol-
land, is very generally regarded as the
natural son of a Dutch admiral, notorious
as the queens lover. His physiognomy,
his complexion, his air and habits, are all
Dutch. He is slow and taciturn. Still,
he is himself convinced Of his true Ma
poleonic blood and origin, and really has,
or affects 10 have, an astrological faith in
his high destiny. He believes himself
born to walk in the footsteps of the great
Napoleon, and hence we see him reviving
the institutions of the Empire with sort
Of Chinese fidelity of imitation. He has
reached the point and power of the First
Consul, and it is generally believed that
he will soon put on the crown of the
Empire. II he does, will he not try to
play the Emperor at the head of an
army? Borne on by military power,
will he not be forced by the very momen-
tum OF his career to make war on the ad-
jacent nations.-London Cor. Of ". Y.
Com. .adv.
| KossUTH's DEPARTURE FROM CINc1N-
NATI.-Y esterday morning, about ten
O'Clock, kossuth and suite left the Burnet
House, in company with Lieut.. Governor
Lane, of Indiana, and Messrs. Coombs
and Sullivan, of the entire Committee of
Arrangements, for the Wisconsin No. ?.
Shortly after their arrival, the boat push
ed off, went up the river short distance,
rounded to, and went by the city at rap
i'd rate, with American, Hungarian and
Turkish flags streaming from different
parts of the boat. About three hundred
persons crowded the steamers, and gave
three cheers for Kossuth, as the boat
sped by. On the Wisconsin were depu-
tations from Madison and indianapolis,
both ladies and gentlemen, numbering in
all about sixty persons, who had come up
to escort the Governor and suite down.
A number of persons from this city went
down to Madison to witness the recep-
ton.
Out of large Committee of Arrange
ments, but two were at tie Burnet House
yesterday morning, to escort Kossuth to
the river, and extend the courtesy due
their guest. One of the Committee at
tempted to address Kossuth by thanking
him for his kindness in visiting Cincin-
natl, and extending to him the well wish
es of the citizens. This occurred in
large crowd on the hurricane deck of the
boat. Kossuth, who appeared somewhat
irritated, replied, Sir,I want some free
dom, some rest; do not speak to me
please leave" Here an explanation was
offered, when the Magyar continued,
d" Now, do not bother me; leave me, do,
do; go away!' and the officer retired,