The Minnesotian. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1851-1852, 1852-03-20
Facts and Fancies.

grand style by the Sons of the Green
Isle, on Wednesday last. During the
day, a procession was formed, which
marched with music through the principal
streets, carrying splendid banner of
green silk, ornamented with the national
devices of Ireland and the United States.
In the evening, a sumptuous entertain
ment was provided by Mr.. Rogers, of
the Montgomery House, of which large
company partook with the highest pleas
ure and qualification to the inner man.
C. ]. Hennis. Esq, acted as President of
the evening, assisted by Secretary Will
kin as Vice-President. Many excellent
and appropriate sentiments were offered,
which we would have been pleased to
publish, had they been handed in. But
they have doubtless been unceremoniously
appropriated by that violent hater of mo-
nopoly, and courteous gentleman, the editor
of the Democrat, or some of his particular
friends, and we have been unable to get
hold of them, although his paper does not
appear until the middle of next week.
Speeches, good and otherwise, were made,
and stirring, patriotic songs sung, which
carried many warm heart back to the
loved land of its birth. The entire cele-
bration was upon strictly temperance
principles. Not drop of liquor was
used about the house during the day or
evening, for which those concerned de-
serve all credit. The consequence was,
one Of the most agreeable and orderly fes-
Livities we ever attended. May there be
many such!
We attended, for half-hour, the clos
ing exercises of Mr.. Ford's school, at the
first district school-house, on Friday af-
ternoon of last week. People of taste
and fashion may crowd TO the exhibitions
Of their FORESTS, and Jenny Linds, and
Lola Monteses, but give us an hour at
The close of school week, or at the end
Of a "quarter," in one of the peoples
colleges" and others may enjoy the FASH
ionable amusements of the bon ton. The
bright, glowing countcnances of child
hood; the fresh, free, uncontaminated
sushings forth Of youthful intellect and
and the contemplation of the
spectacle Of moral grandeur which scenes
such as these inspire, render the school,
room, on occasions such as the ono here
referred to, the place of all others where,
were we ga gentleman of leisure" we
would not make our visits after the FASH
ion of angels. But, unfortunately,
we edit paper which must come out
on Saturday morning, let what will
turn up, and consequently Friday after
noon is no time to get out Of the office,
unless by becoming a "fugitive from labor"
and duty. Wewere agrecably astonished,
on the occasion named, at the great prof.
cheney scholars of the age of Mr.. Ford's
had attained in the different branches.
The exercises in defamation were re-
correct. So also in composition.
The little girl who read the parting
address of Miss Brewster's school (Which
is branch of Mr.. Ford's, ) to the
scholars Of the parent institution, deserves
a prize for correct reading, even if she
were not the author of the appropriate
and chastely written production, which
we hardly suppose to be the case, consid-
ering her years. She would have the
satisfaction Of seeing her name coupled
with this small compliment did we know
who she was. If our young friends will
allow one of older years and experience to
give them small piece of advice, we
will say to them, aim first, in you compo-
sition, to acquire forcible, pure, and
smooth style of prose writing. Leave all
attempts at poetry alone for the present
If you have talent in that way, it will de-
velop itself by-and-by. But we have
only room to say in conclusion, that the
schools of district No. l have been in
highly competent hands the past winter,
and we hope the trustees will always Sc
cure the services of equally as good
teachers.
MIR. Curran, of the Worlds Fair, is
Just down from LIE Sueur, where he has
been spending a week, preparatory to
opening branch Of the q institution" al
that new and fiourishing town. Mr.
Cathcart, another of our enterprisina
merchants, who also intends establishing
an extensive trading house at that desira.