The Minnesotian. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1851-1852, 1852-02-28
Facts and Fancies.

lCSChihS III jail iOoHi, uCsosSN 'N' ~
way during three years residence in
Minnesota, on last Monday evening, may
not be considered competent 10 pass judg-
ment upon the matter; but we will at
least give it as our opinion, that the Odd
Fellows, on that occasion, outstripped
every thing in that line ever attempted
thus far up the ''big creek" The room
) was perhaps over-crowded, but nothing
else could have been expected, consider
ing the popularity Of the institution which
gave the entertainment, and the character
of those Immediately concerned. About
seventy ladies were present, and perhaps
a greater number of gentlemen; but SO
admirably was everything arranged and
conducted by Messrs. Elicit and Tracy,
floor managers, that no confusion or jar
ring whatever resulted from the presence
of SO large crowd. We should judge
that St. Paul Lodge No 2 is first-rate
working LODGE" keeping everything in
that harmonious and orderly state, taught
by the benign principles and precepts Of
the order. The ladies present comprised
the flower of ST. Paul and St. Anthony, and
were of course arrayed in their most WIN
ming smiles and attractive looks. We
cannot particularize after the fashion of
the city reporters, because where all ap-
peared so we'll, it was not worth while to
"take notes - and, TO tell the truth, we
don't want to get into any scrape, which
might be the result of such hazardous
experiment in this country Of "equaliza-
tion," where one woman considers herself
about as amiaLle, handsome and entertain
ing as the "next one," even though she
be as ill-natured as Xantippe, as haggard
as the picture of Despair, and as repulsive
as dose of quinine. All the gentle
men present uare gentlemen, so far as
we saw, and knew how TO "behave them
selves before folks" and conduct them
selves with grace and politeness, with per-
haps one or two exceptions of fellows
whom we noticed bringing their boot-heels
down heavily upon the floor, and slapping
their feet together, with movement some
what after the fashion of defiant fight
ing-cock Tapping his wings. But these
were outsiders "-not of the order-and
of no order, we should judge, but of dis
, order and rowdyism. They have no bu-
siness in agenteel ballroom, or anywhere
!. else in the presence of hdies. All in all,
the evening was one of unal,oyed enjoy
ment to every one present; and will tend
, to brighten the sacred chain of Friend
ship, Love and Truth" among the men,
, bers of the order in Minnesota-particu-
larly the central link, which is always the
, favorite one Of the three on occasions of
this kind. May every member of St.
Paul Lodge not only live TO become P.
!, G., but G.. S. in the natural sense of
the term!
5 BY the public spirit of portion of the
: Protestant clergymcn of St. Paul, who
: called meeting for the purpose on Tues
, day evening last, we are rejoiced to state
that we are at length about to have a suit
able burial place for the dead. We have
; played the heather in this respect about
long enough; and it is to be hoped no OBJ
, stacle will be allowed to check this essen
| TALLY Christian act being consummated-
This is not perhaps matter that comes per-
E sonally home to every citizen as forciblv as
Y it does TO us; but nevertheless, social and
: Christian duty demand united and thorough
2 action on the part of all, in the premises.
5 We call attention to the following notice
OF the committee appointed at the meeting
> on Tuesday evening:
AT meeting of the citizens of St. Paul.
holden Tuesday evening 24th inst, B. F.
i!oyt, j.. r. Irvine, H. E. Buel, w. R.
Marshall and d A. ]. Baker, were cbo.
sen committee to select a site for bu-
rial ground.
Persons having ground suitable for that
, purpose within two miles of St. Paul,
which they wish 10 sell, are notified that
sad committee will meet at the house of
b. +. Hoyt, on Tuesday, March I'd. at 8
: o'clock A. NJ, and proceed to examine
the different localities.
, BY order of Com.
St. Paul, Feb. 25, 1852.
1t has been definitely ascertained bv
our Postmaster, aided by Mr.. Burbank
CT Inc Minnesota and Galena express
line, that the whole cause of the deranae-
ment OF our mails, and the continued non.
arrival OF one of them weekly, has been
owing to the laziness, carelessnes. or
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