The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-10-13
PAUL. MINNESOTA TERRITORY. THURSDAY OCTOBER 49, 1853
Little at First but Mighty at Last.
By CHARLES MACKAY.


BY CHARLES MACKAY.
Traveller through dusty road,
Strewed acorns Oh the lea,
And one took root anl sprouted up,
Aad grew into tree.
Love sought its shade in evening time,
To breathe its early vows.
And age was pleased in heats Of noon,
To bask among its boughs.
The dorm0use loved its dansl ling twigs
The birds sweet music bore,
IL stood glory in its place.
blessing evermore.
little spring had lost its way,
Among the grass and fern;
A passing stranger scscpe a well,
Where weary man might turn
He walled it in and, hung with care,
A ladc at the brink;
He thought not Of the deed he did,
But Judged that toll might drink,
He passed again, and 10. the well,
BY summers never dried,
Had cooled ten thousand parchns tongues
And saved life beside,
A dreamer drorp'd random though,
Twas old, and YET twas new,
A simple fancy Of the brain,
But strong in being true.
1t shone upon genial mind,
And 10! its light became
A lamp OF life, a beacon ray,
monitory flame.
The thought was small, the issue great.
watch fire on the hlli,
/. shed It's radiance FAR adown,
Aud cheers the valley still.
& nameless man amid the crowd
That Ihronsed the daily mart,
Let fall a word Of Hope and Love,
Unsudicd from the heart.
whisper on the tumult thrown,
transItory breath,
il raised brother from the dust,
II saved soul from death,
% germ. o fDunt' o word of love.
o thous BIT at random cast
Ye were bot little at the first,
But mighty at the last,
n Living Suspension Bridge.
"They are coming towards the bridge; they "
most likely cross Uy the rocks yondcr,'' obsery,
RaOul
/" now.-swim it!'' l asked, Kit is perfect to
cut there
Oh, no." answered the Frenchman; .monke
would rather so through ti,e than water. Il tn
'annot leap the stream, they will bridge it.'
BiIdge it! and hnw!'
Stop moment captain, YOU shall see.''
The half hun an vqices noW sounded nearer, al
We could perceive that the animals approach
he spot where we lay. Presently they Appeared IL
'n the opposite bank, headed by old gray chelta
md oihcered hike SO many soldiers. They were
tlonl bad stated of the oomodr,ja, or ring tai!
ribe. One-an Ad-de-camp, or chief pioneer, pe
naps--ian ont npon projecting rock aud after hoo
ny across the slre3m, as If Calculating the dstan,
:calIpeiei naCN, and appeared to communicate wi
he leader. IhiS produced IA movement among I
troops. Commands were issued, and fatigue rarti
were detached, and marched to the front. Mea
while several Of the comadreja--eng neers, no doul
ran along the bank examining The trees on both SD
ot the Drag). At length they all collected around
tall cottonwood that grew over the narrowest part
The stream, and twenty thirty of them scainper
ap It's trunk. Onreaching high point, the ogem,
"A strong lellow-rau out a limb, and tax ing st
eial turns of his tail around it, slipped off, aud hu
head d"wnwards. The next on the l,lnb, also a st,
pnr, chmcd down the body of the first, and whipp
his tail t!gntly around the neck and fore arm OF
latter, dro ped Oft in his turn, and hung head ,lou
The third repeated his nanGyer upon the secor
the fourth upon the thud, aud 50 on, until the /,
Upon the string rested his fore-raNs upon She grour
The living cham now commenced swinging haC
wards and forwards hike the pendulum OF a clock.
The motion was slight at first, but gradually ncrcs
ed, the foremost monkey striking his hand, vioicn
On the ground As he passed the tangent of the osc
tiny cnye. Several others upon The limb aided [
movement. This continued until the monko, nc
end of the chain was thrown into he branches of 1
tree the opposite ilank. Here, after two or TIN
he clutched a hmb and hell fast. III
movement w'> executed adroitlS, ju-t al the column
aing point of the oscillation, IN order to the
links Gom the violence OF toa sudd
eIk. The chain now fast at both ends, io,nii
A complete suspension bridge, over which the VIII,
roup, "a the uuuher of four or FIVE hundred. Pass
with the rapidity Of thought. II was ore Of t
most comicai sights l ever beheld, to witness /
Iuizzcal counteDances at the hea OF the chi.in.
The troop was now on the other side, but he
were the animals forming the bridge to get ihrniSev
)Ver. I'm, was the question which suggested ItSe
b, number one letting go its tail. Rut n
he point diapp'a on the opposite side was much 4
owcSt. and number with halt dozen Of /
leig ghbors would be dashed against The opposite r,i
" soused IN the water. Here then, was n piobei
.nd we waited with some curiosity for It's solution
ii vas soon solved. i monkey was soon seen
aching himself To the lowest on the bridge, anoih
,irded himself in similar manner, and anothe
md on, until dozen added 10 the ST in
These last were all powerful fellows; and coming
o high limb, they lifted the bridge into near "
horizontal position. Thea scream from the L,
monkey Of the new formation warned the Iai-ci
hat all ready; and the next moment the who
hain WAS suuug over, ard landed safely on the 9TH
iapk The lowernosi links dropped of like mel
d candle, and the CHER ones leaped 10 the branche
nd came down by the trunk. The whole troul
hen scampered of into the chaPparai and disappea
a. --Advenimes in South Mexico.
A Coop SCRtPTURAL NAME.-Thc RchmoJ
Times relates the following:
A gentleman travelling IN section of country whIC
hall BE- nam -, stopped at the house oi pious e.
MAJ, md ,h.erving her f,ndness for a pet do
.rit sd 'a a-h The name Of the animal. The &c
gy.nsa ..ns0, 81 b, laying she called h'm MOI
yer.'
- l. that aot a 81, ange namc2" inquired the genti
nm.
"Yes," -aid The pioUs old lady, "but thought
nasf h.- i good ne as found ii in the Bible"
& a.. 81. =