The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-08-28

lDtCeuiDtr was The uJ0th,)
He saw his pistols thrown away,
AMI So was his gun TIL
-Rown away.'
"What did you come here after" in
quired Miss Susan Nipper to bachelor
friend who made her call when the
rest of the people were out. Il came to
borrow some matches" lie quietly replied.
"Matches, that's Likely story. Why
don't you make match? know what
yen! come for" ,. eexc!!aai!mseddl ,be. dsliahSi
into the corner. You come to hug and
kiss me almos to death, but you shan't-
without you're the strongest and the Lord
knows you are"
A CHOICE ToAsr.-At the celebration
Of the "Fi.th" al Winchester, Mass. the
following toast was drunk, among others:
"Old Bachelors-Unproductive custo-
mers; scissors with but one blade; odd
gloves; fractional quantities that are never
found in the multiplication table; beaux
without fiddles; irregular substances,
always in the singular number and obiec-
tive case; unruly scholars who when or
dered to conjugate always decline their
only recommendation is, that like the
Shakers, they take no pains to perpetuate
their own dismal fraternity; if there be
any such IN Winchester, may they speed
lily fall victims to matrimonial epidemic,
and thus become integral parts, whole
numbers in our flourishing town.
At Newport, on Sunday last, South
erner named Yerger, struck colored
waiter with his dinner knife, because the
waiter attempted TO take away a dish
from which he was helping lady. Next
day at breakfast the walters, numbering
about 100, threatened Mr.. Yereer's life
He sat at table with two pistols cooked.
and said he would shoot the first man that
approached. His friends rallied, and a
tight ensued between them and the wait
ers, In the course of which Yerger was
removed from the room, and number on
both sides were knocked down and in
iured. Yerger and all the Sou,herners
Immediately left Newport. The excite
ment was very great.
Run IN THE GRouNp.-Dr. Milo. of
vevay. Ind, eloped with the wife of Mr..
Jacob c. Smith. The proceedings were
characterized by the greastest Goodness
on the part of both the missing ones.
Inc Doctor borrowed the buggy of Mr..
smith to 60, as he said, to Rising Sun.
Mr.. 5. kindly gave him the vehicle. and
walked himself into Vevay for the pur-
pose of presiding at a court. On his 70.
turn home, he found an affectionate letter
from his wife, stating that she had al.
ways treated her better than she de.
served; she begged him 10 take care of
little Ruth, and be as happy as he could"
She took one of her children with her.
10 steal mans wife is bad enough, but
10 borrow the husbands buggy to carry
ner OH in' is certainly "adding insult to
injury" Mr.. Smith has since heard no
iidings Of his friend, his wife, or hi,
buggy. " '
INTENSE GRIEr.-A cores pondent of
the Knickerbocker for August sars o'
"By-the-bye. speaking OF the var;ou.
forms in which grief is manifested w.
minds me of what l heard day or two
ago. A servant girl was talking of the
loss her sister had recently sustained in
the death of devoted husband. Poor
Mary! said she, though George has
been dead near six months, yet she grits
her teeth (!) even now whenever she
thinks of him."