The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-07-21


tread; never pi.Iowed his little head, bore h is
little form, snooihed his silky locks, laved his
dimpled limbs, led his cherry lips with dainty bits,
or kissed has rosy cheek as he lay sleeping.
did not see his eye grow dim, his little hand
drop povcfiess, or the dew of agony gather on his
pale forehead stood not with clasped hands and
suspended breath, and watched thGs3ook that comes
but once ii has oherub face. And yet, little
Genny," my tears are gathering; for, SonielShoe,
know there's empty crib chair. useless
,obes and toys, desolate heaithstone and weeping
mother.
Lutte Benny"
1t was all her full heart could utter; and it was
enough. IL tells the whole story.
FANNY FEAS.
"DoIiars and dimes, dollars and dimes,
An empty pocket is the worst ct crimes"
Yes; and dort YOU presume to show yourself any
where until you get IL filed Not among good peO-
pet No, my dear Simplicity, not among good peo-
pie. They will receive you with the gavanic ghost
of a smile, scared up by an indistnot recollection Of
the 'ten comm;andnents," but il will be Is short
lived as their stay with YOU. They all in per-
spiga,ion, lest you should be delivered Of request
for their assistsnce before they get rad OF YOU
They are Every busy ard what's they always
viii be busy VIII n you call, until you get 10 the top
Of fortunes ladder.
Climb, man, climb. get to the top Of the ladder,
though adverse circumstances aud false iieDds break
every round in il, and what glorious prospect
Of human nature you'll get, when you arrive at the
summit! Your gloves wi he worn ont shaking
hands with the people who didnt recognize your
existence two mouths ago. You must come aud
make them long visit; YOU must stop in at any
time it is such long time since they had the pleas
ure OF a visit from you that they begin fear YOU
intended come; - and they will cap The eli
max by inquirins with AN injured air eli you are
near-sghted, why YOU have often passed them
in the street without speakng!"
OF COURSE You will feel very much like laughing in
their faces, and so you can. You can't DO anything
~Toag now that yo'r pocket is full Al the most, it
will only I've an "eccentiicity.' You any
body S neck for footstool bride anybodys mouth
with siiuo 5t, and you have many golden
opinions as YOU like. You co2n' fr01n bstreea
this and y0nr tombstone FANNY FERN.
Considerable excitement has been caused among
fhe medical faculty of New Hampshire by the rendi-
ton of verdict against DIR. Dix Crosby, by jury
IN Vermont, for mai practice in treating fractured
leg. Damages TO the amount Of $500 assessed.
j; appears that the plaiutif the Injured
about six years ago, and that DR.. Crosby did
tend the case hu, merely called in consult
alton, and advised quiet, which adInontion The patient
dad not heed The verdict, taken IN connection with
the fact that some months ago, 50 800 were,
recovered Of D.. kiitredse of Andover, Mass, for
like matter, and 81, 500 of a young Physician in the
county Oh STAFFORD, has induced several oi the ply
sicIans Of New Hampshire to refuse to treat fTac-
fnred limb unless under pledge Of exemption from
prosecution case OF failure restore the limb u
lis normal state. The Manchester Mirror has the
following account oil another case, which confirms the
statement above givoi. Medical men are IN bad
quarters 10 the Granite State; the Mirror SAYS
On Tuesday last the Lawrence Railroad near
Wndism, man named :. gan vas thrown ont Of a
gravel tram, breaking one leg Just above the knee
and tearing OF the flesh that four inches of the
bone WAS laid bare. lie taken to Manchester to
have his leg set and properly cared for, the fracture
beng bad one. Dr. JOSIAH Crosby, however, was
unwilling to undertake the unless Mr. Agan
wouh agree NOT to prosecute him in case he did not
get good leg: To THE Mr. Agan agreed.
The Ohio Organ has the following account Of the
origin of Ann ArbOr, in letter from tha, ourishing
Michigan City;
Thirty years ago, two travellers, with their wives
and children, stopped at the spot where Ann Arbor
stands, and concluded remain there for the
night. The weather hot aud suitry angry
clouds swept along the sky and threatened ran--sut
den and severe. Not house was visible, and In
this emergency the two compelled 10 do
something 10 protect their families from the peltings
Of the pitesS storm. Accordingly they erected a
fTai structure with the limbs of trees, the tops
of which they spread few pieces of white CANVASS,
thus making handsome little arbor. And $ their
good wives were both called Ann their husbands APP
propr atev named their little retreat Ann Arbor.-
Thirty years have since rolled by, and the city Of
Ann A rbor now marks the spot where the weary
travellers sought safety and repose.
RURAL AxioMs.-li is as cheap to raise one tor
Of grass clover, ton Of burdoch or pig weeds
An axe costing two dollars, with which lahorer
may cut fifty cords month, is a cheaper tool than
an axe costing but dollar, with which he Can cut
only forty cords.
'cheap pE,w'' a; five dollars costing in one sea-
son three doilas IN repairs, aad three in lost
time to TEAMS and men, and b, retarding crors is
desFer p.ow, Ian one at ten dollars, requiring
pairs.
cow bought for dollars, whose milk but Just
paws her keeping, affords less profit than ihir
~ doilars, giving twice the quantity % milk afforded
b. the former.
common cashier churn at two dollars, used one
hundred times year, is not economical purchase
Kendall caurn at four dollars, requiring but half
the .bOr to work If.
ten field costing fifty dollars per acre and
dhcbed, manned and improved at fifty dollars
as to give twice the crops, is much more valuable
than twenty acres uninproyed, costing the same
ne.
The laborer, who half his strength in work
ing all day with dull saw because he cannot give a
shilling OF ard an hour 10 get it sharrcned. will
waste at Ieast:25 per day, or six dollars per
mo"th.-Am C.ui,ivator.
The population Of the Australian Colonies is es,-
mated at seyei; hundred thousand.
The closing 'clock on afternoon
movement is gaming grouno IN Boston.
The Londo: Times expresses the opinion, tha,
England, at ne former period was az prosperous as
III The present lime.
At Wein,ar. a Committee has been formed. for
promoting the erection cf monument to Schiller.
Goethe and Wieand.
"Sulphurettsd Hydrogen, an Autobiography" is
the extraordinary title Of novel Just published in
England.
DR.. Forbes, :who has written a book on Ireland
lately, thinks !hai very large proportion Of Father
Mathews ,eeto,a converts in that country have oon
back TO whisky.
The .lis OF persons bribed at the las, election !,
liverpool EN-; faces one hundred and thirteen names
England seems TO need a second reform bill.
For the hrsy tine in the history of emspapers, an
Australian Journal announces thai it wants no more
subscribers-4,;il lis new steam press arrives from
London.
Inc Bostonians now nave music on their renown. !
ed Common, t"ioe week. The principal bands
the Germanaqs among them-pertorIu in turn, at the
expense Of tho corporation.
The Londorers have new source of amusement