The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-07-24
A YANKEE OVER THE CRATER OF We.

A YANKEE OVER THE CRATER OF W.
suvIus.-A correspondent of the Boston
Transcript, writing from Naples, thus
describes an amusing interview with a
live Yankee:
"The other day, on reaching the top of
Vesuvius, deserted a man sitting
astride block of lava. l don't know
why, but marked him at once for one of
my countrymen. AS advanced towards
him could not help noticing the cool
manner in which he and Vesuvius were
taking smoke together. His long nine
was run out like bowsprit, and he took
the whole affair as calmly as one would
look at kitchen fire at home. As soon
as came up with him, he bawled out,
"Hallo stranger! any news from below?
You amt tuckered out yet-be ye!" On
my asking him if he had locked in the
crater, he replied, "Yass! but l burned
my trowsers, though l tell gen."
He turned out to be man from New
England, who came up from Marseilles,
France, to see the volcano.
A good anecdote is related by Mr..
Hatch in his annals of Warren, of one
Boggs, who introduced the first flock of
sheep into that place. He brought them
by water from Pemaquid; and while sit
ting on the windlass one day, he got
sleepy and began to nod. The patriarch
Of the flock, taking it for challenge,
drew back and knocked him sprawling
upon the deck. Whereupon, Boggs,
more pugnatious than wise, seized the old
fellow by the wool, and chucked him
overheard. But he got more than he
bargained for by this counter movement,
for the whole flock feeling bound in all
cases, to follow their leader, popped over
after him, and Boggs being several miles
from land, was obliged to heave to, and
with much difficulty recovered them
again. He concluded he had the worst of
the battle at both ds.-Kennebec Jour.
SIGNS OF A TowN.-We learn that the
Methodists, Congregationalists and Catho-
lies are all about commencing churches at
Lansing.
MINT DRoPs.-The total amount of
gold deposited in the U. S. Mint for the
six months ending July l, was 1927, O2l,-
245.
"We have found" says contemporary,
"that blacksmiths, by conversing with
them, are more or less given to irony,
and somewhat addicted to vice. Carpen-
tiers, for the most part speak plainly, but
they will chisel you when they can get a
chance. Not unfrequently they are
6ores, and often annoy one with their old
sdws.
10 THE AFrLIcrED.-A young gentle
man Of Detroit who has of late been much
afflicted by palpitation of the heart, SAYS
ne has found considerable relief bv pres
sing another palpitating heart to his bo-
som.-Det. .4dr.
A polite young lady remarked one
morning that it was impossible for her to
sleep during the night, on account of the
outcry Of gentleman hen near by.
FouR TINES BETTER THAN GoLp-
Arkansas is said to be the only State in
the Union where the mineral called lazuli
is found. 1t is worth four times it's
weight in gold.
LAST WORDS OF HENRY Clay
"Dont leave me- am going soon."
were the last words of Henry Clay, and
were addressed to his son, who stood at
his bedside.
A person once sent note to wap-
gish friend for the loan of his noose-paper.
and received in return his friends mar.
riage certificate.
IMPROVEMENT OF THE RApIDs.-In the
Senate of the United States, on the Odd,
Mr.. Soule, from the Committee on Com
merce, to which was referred the bill to
improve the navigation of the Upper Mis-
sissippi, reported back the same with a.
mendments, and recommended its passage.
This is Mr.. Dodge's bill for the improve
ment of the Rapids in the Upper Missis-
sippi.
ANOTHER BANK IN CHIcAco.-Tbe
Chicago Democrat says, that Messrs. I
II. Burch & Co., of the ''Chicago Bank
have filed the necessary papers for the or
ganization of their bank, under the gen.
eral law of the State, with a capital of
81 100000.
TENKEssEE.-Nashville July 5.-The
great Scott ratification meeting comes off
at II o'clock this A. M. SCOTS letter
Of acceptance has created great change.