The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-08-26

| Then the emblem OF truth oNeFfoWing,
! And dripping with GOODNESS, il rose from the well;
| The old Oaken bucket, the iron-bouud bucket,
! The moss-csvered bucket, arose rom the we'll
How sweet from the green NOISY hrim to receiyeit,
And poised ON the curb, it inclined TO my lips
Not full gushing goblet could tempt me 10 leave it,
/ Though filled with the nectar the abed god sips
And now, far removed from the lovei situation,
The tear of regret will instinctvely swell,
As fancy reverts TO my fathers plantation,
! And signs for the bncket that hung in the well;
The old o.ken bucket, the iron-bonnd bucket,
The moss-covered bucket that hung in the well.
Scene At THE TLANDING.-Ther
livel, times among the runners Of the opposi-
ton day boats, early these tine mornings People
who have fancy for reading chapters i'll the
;,ge and interesting volume Of human natuue may
be accommodated by spending half an hour at the
new steamboat landiug, or at the foot Of Hamilton
street, between six and seven O'Clock. A. NJ.
! Your is ''an odd stick ''--''a peculiar
institution unlike all the rest of mankind'gen-
orally plnmp, always lively and energetic, and ever
charged Ia the muzLc with the most intense regard
for the welfare and baggage OF every man, woman
and child who be intent upon perpetratng a
journey. One moment he is cursng the Composition
runner" and apparently ready and wiling TO throw
HIM into the dock, and the next he vast, I'M
broken smile, politely retailing 10 a chance customer
with a carpet bag in his hand the lalace-iikc &C
Communications and dog-chCap fare Of ''uur boat
Jus, for the pastme OF the thing, we will follow
the fortune Of the ''man with the carpet bag" till he
gets of to New York. He wants to eo-,o niis take
about that-and he desires to go as chcapv as posi-
be The boats advertised are the "Rcinlecr'' aud
the ''iIenry Cay''-are 30 cents by each. Reindeer
runner meets him pretty we'll up Broadway.
! Rand,0 Runnc-''Coin' to York sir!''
Carpd Bag Man--''Thats nv intention, sir''
! r. R.-"Bcttcr take the Reindeer, sir-smaItest
boat IN all creation, fare 80 cents
! Clay Rnma-'' Don't YOU do no such thing sir
if YOU vale Your Htc.''
C. b. N.-"Why not, sir?"
! c. Rob. the Reindeer has fashion Of run
ning ashore and blowing up about every dav that ;
ali. Beside, they'll charge You n when You get
aboard. We carry for so centsand not a cent more
-splendlid boat sr750 feet long, new this summer,
and the talIest kind of feeding aboard.'
! Z. -. N-''Wc guess I'll 60 along with
4. R.-"Well.take YOU for 37t cents friend
here Your ticketall snng aud tight-he lies about
our boat-he's paid for it, and don't do nothing else -
{. R.-''I say 10y friend, if Won want to go to n
York this week, take the Clay Here's a ticket
only 20 cents sir, for YOU and your cape Bag and per-
feet safety insured The Reindeer amt fit to llsi--
She's got hole in one Of her lers BIG cn, for YOU
TO crawl through, and they'll charge you a dollar when
they secure YOU"
/ {. b. M--"Wel, I'm tired Of this pulling and
hauling. Give me the ticket AT p cents and III
Just
x. K. ''liorc, take my ticket at shilling, and
say no more about IT. The Clay ncvcr'il get t. \
OK II she starts, for she broke one If her wheels
all to pieces yesterday and the moment She GETS n
der way she ii run sideways, and 60 ashore
c. b. ". We'll, well III take the Reindeer, and
nun"
c. R.-'sOn to the overslaugh in spite of Yourself
The Reindeer sticks the bar, sir, three or four
hours every morning, in sight Of the city, And then
the fodder sir!''
c. u. N.-s'The what?''
{. R.-''Thc fodder, sir the dinner Tainted
steaks last summers eggs, cheese that runs alone
break
{. b. NJ --"Oh bother on your dinner; I've cot
halt a peek of Sandwiches in nv carpet bag besides
cookies
c. R.-"That's right. sir, nothing like economy
in these ere hard tines
X. R.-''There goes the last bell, sir Wha, do
YOU say Only shilling fare by the Reindeer
now 5 Your chance sir.''
c: R-''lle lies like trooper, friend; he'll stick
you tor dollar II he gets YOU aboard and stick Won
on the bar besides. Come, go with me a, a shilling,
and say nothing more about il.
II. X --"I'il take You for sixpenco-I want to
save Your life if possiblc.'
{. R-''liere's your ticket for three cents--you
dead man if YOU 90 Oh the Reindeer"
D,slnferested Spcctato5-.'The CLAW. Off sir''
{. x. N-"Eh! What! Gone! oh, an. Wei,
friend. guess III go with YOU at siNpenc,''
r. R.--(with his thumb on his nose and his dipits
performing series Of expressive and lively gyratons)
-"No, guess you won't 20 for no such money now
The Clay is off; if YOU want to get to New Yok TO-
day, you must take the Reindcer--f;,re one tcLrv'
ii was picture for painter-the quiet fun Of tho.
runners and the crowd, and the blank establishment
OF the victim when he found there no alternative
bot the Reindeer ard full fare at the top price
The moment the boat is off and the strife ceases
it is affecting, or, Mrs. Patinrton wou,G say.
very tcchin, to the hate bcllgcicnt runners IN
imitation Of ''learned counsc,'' fresh from fierce
set-to tor the cdihcaton of a jury, adjoining to the
nearest tavern TO drink together and count upon their
gains.