The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-10-23


present situation would probably have been
very different from it isl
ANEcDorE OF President TYLER-It is rela-
ted of ex-President Tyler, that from the time of
his election to the Vice Presidency until the
death of General Harrison, he kept no carriage,
on account of the insufficiency of his salary
When, however, he found himself accidentally
elevated to the Chief Magistracy, the former
difficulty being removed, he at once determined
to set up an equippage. He accordingly bought
pair of horses and engaged coachman and
then began to look out for vehicle. Hearing
OF one for sale which belonged to a gentleman
residing in Washington, and which had only
been driven few times. the President went to
look at it. Upon examination he was perfectly
satisfied with it himself but still he thought it
more prudent, before purchasing it, to take the
opinion of his Hibernian cOachman upon il.
Pat reported that it was "Jist the thing for his
honor"
But" said Mr.. Tyler. do you think it would
be altogether proper for the President of the
United States to drive secondhand carriage?"
And why noty' answered the Jehu 'sure
and ger only a secondhand President"
A clergyman, who was consoling a Young
widow on the death of her husband. spoke in
very serious tone, remarking that he was one
of the few. Such jewel of Christian. You
cannot find his equal, you know" TO which
the sobbing fair one replied, with an almost
broken heart, Il don't know, but III try
The editor of the Norfolk Democrat is lucky
man. He uses fOwery language, to wit: "Some
person has sent us as fine a barrel of -four as
ever was made into bread. 1t is of the finest
bolted wheat; but whether the owner is a bolt
er or not, we cannot say. We intend to sft the
matter to the bottOm-of the barrel. 1t may be
that it was sent for the purpose of stopping our
mouth; but We fear that cannot be done SO
easily
LOSING ONES 1DENTITY.-It was said by War
rem Hastings. speaking of the power of Burke's
eloquence and sarcasm, when the former was on
trial OF impeachment before the British Parli-
ament, relative to his conduct as Governor Gen
eral of British India, that altho' perfectly con-
sciOus of his innocence of the charges preferred
against him, he began, while listening to the
scathing denunciations of the great orator al
most to doubt his own identity; to loathe him
SELF and to believe himself to be the vlest
scoundrel that had ever contaminated the earth
by his presence.
A TIMELY WARN1NG.-The senior editor Of
the Amherst Cabinet, speaking of the rigid
scrutiny which the characters of the Presden-
tial candidates are undergoing, very devoutly
exclaims:
"How careful, then, we all ought to be as to
some time or other become candidates for the
Presidency, to which we are all liable in this
land OF liberty, obligation and responsibility
Is IT TRuE.-The Springfield Republican
states that there is story current in that CITY.
that gentleman not unknown in business cir
Giles is living on a cracker day, by the direc-
tons Of the spirits and that he is so feeble as
to be hardly able to walk 1t is also said that
there is most worthy citizen in a beautiful
town in Wooster county, who has lived for
years on per diem diet of cup of coffee, a
pinch of snuff, and the Boston Atlas, and that
he is entirely sane and in fine condition.
The Boston Herald says that striped pig =;
dodge, in the shape of an omnibus ride for four
pence and the liquor gratis, was started at the
muster at Milford, on the I'd inst
A new toy for the amusement and exercise of
children, has been invented, called the "Nur-
sery-i acnt:' 1t has see-saw movement, and
is quite SAFE and promises to rival the baby.
jumper.
A Coon HT.-Theodore Parker saws: "Mr.
Leaning both-ways is popular politician in
America. just now sitting on the fence between
Honesty and Dishonesty, and like the blank
leaf between the Old and New Testament, be-
longing to neither dispensation.'
A PRESENT TO GEN. PIERcE.-Mr. J. elliott.
influential citizen, and Democrat from his
youth, recently sent a barrel of extra brand
Iour to General Pierce, with message that he
s n; vote for Gen. Scott. We don't believe
Iierce looked very amiable while swallowing
the bread made from that flour.
The question why printers do not succeed in
business as we'll as brewers, was thus answered
Because printers work for the head md breu.
srs for the stomach, and where twenty men
have stomachs but one has head" '"en
NOVEL SUr:-The heirs of Robinson Crusoe
nave instituted suit to recover the Island of
Juan Fernandez, founding their claim upon the 10
ground that he was monarch of all he survey.
ed" The answer put into the suit is, that be
was never surveyor at all, but only strand
ed sailor, and tenant at will by circumstance.
The less brains one has, the more noise be
makee in the world. A full carriage rolls
aiong quietly, but an empty one ratties and
cistters necessarily. A drum is one of the
noislest things in the world haconSo - :; -: