The Minnesotian. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1851-1852, 1852-04-10
ST. PAUL, 1852.


convention held in Memphis, and dele
gates from this city were sent to attend it.
A certain anti-temperance Editor of this
city, who is always honest enough to
carry the sign of his principles in front,
was aboard of the boat. He was great
friend of the bar-keeper's. He couldn't
be anything else. The bar-keeper was
German.
The editor went up to the bar, and or
dered toddy. The bar-keeper made
him an apple toddy, which then was the
favorite drink abroad. The editor took
it, looked at it, and for wonder set it
down untasted.
"That's not what wanted !" said he,
angrily. 81 called for a whisky toddy,
plain!''
"You CALLED for doddy," said the bar
keeper 'dere is doddy"
''That is an apple toddy, curse your
stupid Dutch head; l asked for whisky
toddy, plain"
"No, mynheer, you ask only for dod-
dy."
"You lie-you vagabond, you He!"
cried the wrathy editor.
Hans said no more he drank the apple
toddy to save it, and made the editor
plain whisky toddy of sufficient strength
to suit the case; but while making it, he
was heard to mutter-
SCOT for tam! l should dink nodding
of being called liar by yentilman but
by such tam liar as he is, it is too mooch.
He never dells the druthin his baper, but
Ply accident, and den he comes out der
next day and says it was typographical
error"
The writer left about that time.-N.
Louis paper.
Two printers in the Plymouth Rock
office, tired of taking impressions on the
forms of that paper, tried it on the hearts
of two fair damsels. After several SET
tings up they succeeded in taking such
fair proofs Of the matter, that few days
since the minister of the place was called
in, who ,rorked off the whole four forms
in two folio editions, leaving them locked
up for life. Now let them circulate the
documents
A barrister tormented poor German
witness so much with questions, that the
old man declared he was so exhausted
that he must have drink of water be-
fore he could say another word. Upon
this the Judge remarked-s'I think, sir,
you must have done with the witness
now, for you have pumped him dry"
From the crowd of people at Kean's
funeral there was difficulty in getting out
Of the church. A comedian, who had
been intimate with him, whispered as he
went out, while tear glistened in his
eyes: "This then is the end Of Kean
poor fellow but he drew crowded
house TO the last"
SINGULAR PRIDE IN HoRsE.-The
Cincinnati Enquirer says "a respect
able farmer. from the adjoining county,
came to the city, few days since, in a
one-horse sleigh without bells. In pass
ing down Western Row, another sleigh
approached in different direction, an
nouncing their proximity with a merry
peal of their jingling bells. This caused
the farmers horse to come to dead stand /;
neither coaxing nor force could induce the
animal to bulge foot, although prior to
TINS circumstance there had been no diff
Guilty. While in this quandary, a person
present suggested the propriety of placing
bells on the horses neck no sooner said
than done-which acted like talisman !.
and, to the amusement of the bvstanders
the horse moved with "pride and pomn y
as if sensible of the honor conferred. One
of the lockers on observed that when
countrymen came to town they ought to
treat their horses like gentlemen.
1NaUIRER.-"What did Kossuth mean
when he said 'Bayonets think p" The
meaning is obvious. Every polished bay
enet is capable Of reflection.