The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-03-25
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MrxrEsorA DONE INTO VERsE.--One Of
The best things we have seen for long time. is
the following from the ST. Anthony Express, I'd
dressed BY the author in St. Anthony to somebo-
dy in Phihdelphia:
sour readers will find better and more truth
ful poetical description Of Minnesota, IN the sub
i,iaed epis,le from correspondent, than we
have before seen. If any Of our readers think
they can better satisfy the sentiment, we should
be happy 10 hear from them.
For the Express.
TOT w. h. ESa., OF PH;LADELPHIA.
DEAR SIR:
You asked VIXEN 81 ,uld reach my home,
In western wids. where savage heather" roam.
And winter reigns for more than halfthe year.
To write the ..uncos" that see and hear.
Wiihou, the pcrils which your fancy panied
7 ,,en'd on shore where famous Paul was sainted
With prosperous sail, ami friends u decent quota,
reached my destined home in Minnesota
And now in candid rhyme I'll tell my story,
And "se, you right" about the Territory.
IT'S large enough itself to make milton.
Aud inst the very Eden OF creation.
The soil is rich, and cereal products grow.
If men will pillow, and fence, and plan, and hos
All these are rank-prclncins many fold;
With heal,hful fruits to nourish young and old.
Wild rice grows here, unailed by the laws,
And various berries gathered by the sqnaws,
Tom,,oes, iurnips, cabbage, beans and peas.
And vines and melons, roots and herbs, and fieas,
You cannot 6nl, search all the world around.
Such tine moschs,ocs--''m any weigh pound"
The epcure will find himself well fed,
And DR. Graham, sawdust for his bread;
The vegetarian, lots Of choices, weeds,
And birds and fowls good supply Of s;sds-
We've milk and eggs. and FISH fox holy lent.
And industry finds health and swee, content.
The undulaiing surface strikes the eye.
As Just enough To give variety.
Some trees are scattered where the woods are seen
And grass in summer is a perfect green.
Pure streams gush frequen, from the generous
ground,
And pleasant scenery stretches ali around.
The numerous lakes are clear as man could wish.
The whale Of Jonah was ninnow mere,
Compared with some they talk OF taking here.
And though ia richness they are hard 10 match,
Like modest damse!s they are hard 10 CATCH
The summer s,,stice brings its proper charm,
Though ninety eg ht above. is rather warm.
And in the winter we have frequent snow.
Aaa rather cool at forty two below
Though yime is driven towards tho setting sun
The Elk still runs where it has always run.
In Temperance, health, and social habits here,
We have TO equal on this mundane sphere.
And as 10 righteousness, we boast state
But Just one door from the celestial g,le.
No one may make or sell glass Of run,
Or any thing that mikes the "fuddle come
So bring along TIE ''crt,er" and ths jug.
For here YOU cannot &c, q single mug
And ye, 81. CrciS md Rum in torrents aow,
Enough 10 liquor all the men below
Physicians here we have, and good ones, teo,
But doctors here have little work to DO.
No one is sick beneath our northern say,
And our Assembly makes il death to die.
Our lawyers, too, are but a sorry crew.
For men don's quarrel as they do with YOU.
The law Of iove-..e love Of case and pef,
Makes each sapre'ne'y care for precious SELF
Our merchants number full half score,
And keep good variety in store.
They're very kind, and sell wiihoa, delay
To al WHO have the cash in hand to pay.
The r;eope are so sober, good and wise,
They need no other tile to the skies;
And preachers here have little else 10 dc,
Than now ard then to lie knot or two;
Then jus, three moons from when the work is
done,
Invoke blessing on their chrisened son.
The temperance cause is s,ean,ing IN full blss',
Aud every dagon on his bottle cast,
The Bible saints and Rechab's wineless son,
By modern wiseacres arc all oridone.
The Odds, the Sons, the Masons aud SO forth,
Have found their way up in this glorious North.
Their phllanthropic zeal and pious fame,
Take oil the glory from the christian name.
They leave the groveing word quite in the lurch,
And almost supersedc the holy church.
In poli,cs, we have no creed or book;
Each fishes on his own peculiar hook.
No Whig,' to talk Of banks and harbor making,
And by the tariff save tho nations breaking
No neutrality-suspicious. have We,
To ''take the vast responsibility,
To turn out foes from office, he should,
And put in good men for The coun,ry's good.
No pious Soiler. lot in Heavens high cause.
To drink the masters blood and break the laws,
By stealth subterranean railroad lay,
From Alabama up to James, Day,
And send his victim from home SO fair.
To starvs or freeze. he knows no, hen OF where.
To suffer horrors worse than sword OF fame,
To gain the empty shadow Of Il name.
We've all sgreed each other 30, TO harm,
And soon as may be, ''yote ourselves a firm"
No Interventicost 10 scale the skies.
Or ssput his fingers in bis nc ishbor's pies''