The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-10-30

bought back MS morse 1Or SoU. Inc solu
men" offered to pay that sum, if the fortunate
one, who found property sufficient to pay his
own debt, would not tell of it in Boston.
Was IT INSTINCT OR REAsoN.-The Providence
General Advertiser relates the following Dog
story, which is most marvellous, though seem
ingiy we'll authenticated:
A TRUE Doc ST0RY.-A day or two since,
pOInIer dvg was trOttlng along one OF our prln-
cipal thoroughfares. when he CHANGED to espy
a leather case upon the sidewalk. The saga
cious animal picked up the article, and straight
way started off at brisk pace, apparently in
pursuit of its owner. About this time, DIR. Nc
knight, one of our most skilful homeopathic
physicians in this city, happened to be seated
in his carriage, directly in front of the What
Cheer Building Suddenly, the aforesaid dog
unceremoneously jumped into the carriage, and
deposited his prize at the doctors feet. On ex-
animation, it was discovered that the case con-
tanned variety of Homeopathic medicines!
What renders the affair, above related, some
what mysterious, is the fact that the dog who is
the hero of the tale, was perfect stranger to
DR.. Mcknight.
If persons are going to write extravagant
puffs they might as we'll 60 the whole figure, as
does the writer of the following, which we find
in the Louisville Courier:
RAILROAD SPEEp.-Speaking Of speed, said o
wag, the other day, reckon they travel some
on the Hudson River Railroad. 1 stepped in
the car OF Albany, got fairly seated at Hudson,
lighted my cigar at Poughkeepsie, spit out of
the window at Peekskill, and hit man at Sing
Sing the telegraph poles looked like close
picket fence, and on going to the rear of the
train, l found we had a rope walk and ten pin
alley in tow, each filled with brick-bOth stuck
straight out like the tail of kite, without
touching the track-and were used merely to
steady the cars. He says he never saw that
time beat but once, and that was when Web
ster Brother. 479 Main street, took the like
ness of fretful child so quick that several
inches of cry was copied upon the plate.
A Scotch gentleman connected with the In
dian army, returned home after an abs ence of
ten years: Immediately on meeting with his
father, "Jamie," said the old gentleman, "ye've
just been ont ten years-hOw muckle haze ye
made !" Five hundred thousand pounds"
was the prompt reply. aye should haze staid
ither ten years, and made a Million
FoRGor Tan application was made to the
County Clerk the other day for a marriage IL
cense. Vhe gentleman was promptly accommo-
dated, and the Clerk proceeded to make out the
requisite document He enquired the name of
the lady, The applicant had forgotten it,
After short absence the missing link in the
chain of memory was supplied, and the papers
fixed up"-Quaney Wig
"A nl1aQclpDla CORSET maker
advertises new corset that d" iriU reduce the
acaist about three inches more than the usual
corsetr'
"WHAR's YOUR GOURD9 "a numerous cores
pendent in Georgia writes US an account of a
public dinner given at Griffin where raw I'M
sophisticated countryman, who had never drank
water from tumblcr, seated hmselfat the table,
and after waiting US long as his patience could
stand it, wiped his lips, reached over and got
hold of large pitcher, and vociferated loud e.
nough to be heard the whole length of the d.
ning-room-
"Look O. here, you Internal niggers! I'm dry
enough to drink all the water in the house Whar
IN thunder's your gourd?'-Literary Museum
LEoNIDAs SEAvER, ESQ.,, of Lexington, Ken
lucky has been appointed by the President. As
sociate Judge of Utah. A Kentucky paper saws
he will leave for Salt Lake in the October mail
Dos he 60 post paid!
Smith, / know you," said the Recorder,
yesterday, to hard-looking case "You are a
Cincinnati villain" II amt no such thing.
your honor" said Smith, I'm a Louisvil-
lianr'
When witty English Government defaulter.
after his recall, was asked on his arrival home.
If he left India on account of health, he replied:
They do say there is something wrong in the
chest"
How many of our fair readers, as they draw on
their French kid" gloves are aware that
those same gloves are made of rat-skins. The
catching of rats for this purpose is a regular
trade IN Paris, at which hundreds of men find
employment.
"Are those pure canaries!' asked a GENTLE
man OF bird dealer, with whom he was rego-
tiating for a gift to his fair Eyes, sir. .
said the dealer confdentially II raised them
ere birds from canary secdt'' 1t was deemed
sufficient proof of their purity.
An OLD One, But GooD.-Thcre is capital
story told of a Quaker farmer in PENNSYLVANIA.
who was driving his wagon in a narrow lane
and was there met by young specimen of up-
per-tendom in gig. The dandy insisted, and
swore the Quaker should back out, as the lane
was not wide enough for two to pass The
quaker affirmed that the dandy should retire.
and 50 the quarrel stood. At length the young
man took out a paper, and began to read,
whereupon the broad brimmed opponent filed
and lighted a pipe, as if he intended to remain
there Tor an indefinite period "Friend.n said
the quaker, when thee hast done with the ma.
per perchance thou wilt lend it to me. tn reiiaye
the tediousness Of my watch?, The dandy
backed out, and drab coat went on his wav rc.
joicing-Boston Carpet Bag.
An Irish lad, having been asked if the man
who had just logged him was his own father he
replied, Yes sure enough, he's the parent oy
me but he trates me as if l was his son by ano.
Their father and mother"
Run ON THE BANK.-The Rochester IN. "
american says, IA large dog made flying lear
through one Of the plates of glass panels of the
commercial Bank doors on Tuesday. It was
.ne greatest and most successful run ever made
on tnat Bank. The crack in the glass admitted
drait which was promptly protested-the dos
was taken up and curtained ,, N'e
Count Ladislas zeleky has published letter
addressed to two years ago to General H.rro..
challenging him to fight duel-the Conf s Gaa
Ing his motive in Haynaus butchery Of i Rat
thyani and other Hungarian officers at Ar.J
The challenge has been twice sent, but nevor
noticed, and the Count brands the General .
tyrant and a coward.
An editor ia Illinois being asked why he did
replied, because nobody would ever publish his
when he was youngster, and he intended to he