The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-06-26
ST. PAUL, May, 1852.

Some few weeks ago strolled into
friends counting room. He being absent,
/ commenced chat with his clerk, when
q good-looking "culled pusson" entered,
DOTTED his castor, and
"Mas' Bob, can you lem me quarter
this art'noon, and l pay him, sartain :"
MAS Bob applied his dexter to his
vest pocket, but it made "no sign" 1t
returned.
swell, Buck, you look tolerably hon.
est, but as don't know you, if you give
me security, I'll lend you the quarter"
His eye frightened as he asked
Mas Bob, will you 90 my security ?"
EYES," replied Bob.
forked over. Some time afterwards,
vending the same way, as l was about to
enter the Office, the identical Buck stood
before me.
"Buck, where's my quarter9 You
didn't pay me, as you promised"
Ono, sab but | gif you Security"
Well, want you 10 pay it lent
you the quarter"
"Dat's true, sab but it am de custom
down here TO FAUST de Security fust."
l lef.-SpirH of the Times.
Burt Mackay, the Western thief, is
out Of jail-but is lying so dangerously
i'll at Cincinnati as to unfit him for bust
ness.
TALKING OF DucKs.-A Liverpool pa
per says: 1.-The wild game of the
American swamps and prairies, are now
regularly offered for sale in our markets.
Nearly every packet of the Cunard line
that arrives in our river, brings a supply
of the American cartridges, large grouse,
wild turkeys, and canvas back ducks,
which meet with ready SALE"
The German " Manifest" was ob.erv-
ed by the Turnerverein, of Milwaukee,
on the 3lst ult. The games and ceremo-
MES practised in the :. fatherland," were
introduced on that occasion. Boys ran
In sacks, creased pigs were pursued and
poles well rubbed with oil were climbed.
or attempts were made at it. Target fir
ing, ball playing, singing, eating, &c.,
were among the amusements of the day.
The New York Times estimates the
whole amount of " Material Aid" receiv-
ed by Kossulh during his wanderings in
the United States at $l5O,OOO.
When one sees family of children
going to school in clean and well-mended
clothing, it tells great deal in favor of
their mother; one might vouch that those
children learn some valuable lessons at
home, whatever they may be taught at
school.
The youth who left his home because
his mother would not let him wear a
standing collar, is now acting as CORES :
Ponding SECRETARY to caravan.
Wood is the thing, after ALL" as the
man with the pine leg said, when the mad
dog bit him.
The Cincinnati Times sas, that the in
tense frost last winter killed more than
one thousand shade trees in the streets of
that cit. Every "paper mulberry" one
OF the most beautiful Of all street shade
trees, is dead. Some of them are fifteen
inches in diameter, and from that size
down to a walking cane. Not one es-
capped.
HELp:-The Prairie Farmer thinks
that not less than $500 new reapinp ma
chimes will be put in use in the North.
west the present season-eoual to Tho To-
Dor of 1880 men. ''O 49,
The National Intelligencer states, that
by the late census it appears, that there
are in the United States, lO,lO3 persons
deaf and dumb; 9,o72 blind; l0,66s in
sane; and Is, 706 idiotic.
The Montreal Herald is of opinion that
the loss by the late fire in that CITY will
exceed f3OO,000-e6O,O 900 in goods,
and f25O,O00 in real property. From
one-half to two-thirds of the property
was insured.