The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-09-22

Thinks I'll dhry it and XII, u!tei
HrNAr LIrE.What motley tissue does human
lie present-woven, ii s true BY the hand of Deitv
but too often placed in such false lights, Nv the way
wardness land caprclousness Of man, that we can
scarcely recognize the original coors Of which it is
made up. Here We 6ni instance in which good
ness of het aud brightness of intelligence are made
sueservef:t, through CONTINGENCIES of disposition to
ends for which they never to have been intended
while IN another sefshaess and duIlness are in
the ascendant and talent and worth are permitted f.,
droop and pine beneath the shadows of neglect
Some slight circumstance, unseen and UNDECIDED by
the casual observer, has perhaps been the occasion of
this apparently, unnatural state things and changed
the tenor OF existence that, under different crcun-
stances, would have been the reverse Of what !, is
Man Is the creature OF opportunity, and without il all
his talent, energy. and pride ot character are worth
less. ithou II the name Of a Napoleon would
neve. have been heard ola lIa1pden would never
have stirred the hearts Of MS couDtr, men, in the
cause OF human liberty, and Washinston would have
probably passed life OF insignhcancc beneath the
quiet shades Of Mount Vernon. Ii is only when cir
cunstances open the way that We can discover the
lights and shadows of human character and without
the opportunity thus afforded the brightest intelligence
must, like the treasasos Of California that had re-
manned unseen and unsOu!at for, for centuries anon,
her mountain passes natIl chance brought them 10
iisht remain unhnown and neglected. How often DO
VIC form wrong opinions Of the capabilities of our
fellow men, who, or the want Of oppo tuuity have
never been estimated according to their realworih
but IN connection with the position which circurnstan.
ces may have assigned TO them in the battle Of lie
he giant IN the valley, surrounded ~, the conse wood
ard the rank grass Of ordinary Life, loses bali of his
proportions; bat place him the hilltop, where he
may he seen from distance, and he assumes gram
deur hitherto unobseryed il is then, aud then alone
that hs proportions become visible IN Al, their leuoth
and breadth, beneath the clear light of Heaven
which pictures HIM as he is in all his might and Gle.
Nat'on so IT as IN the moral and intellectual world
Ii the crowd Of human beings that throne the path
ways OF hic pass unnoticed, and their peculiar
points OF character remain hidden from view: bnt
let circumstances separate them from the crowd and
single them out as the observed of all Observers and
they command their valAe and are estimated as
they deserve How cautious should we then he 10
what we think or say If our fellow men, and how
ready should we be, all to Judge of them
and their doings with due allowance for circums,ao
ces, different state of which would place them in
point OF view the of that in hch they an
pear.
WHY PEoPLE DaISK.-Mr. A. drinks because
his doctor has recommended him to drink a little
suthin.''
he hates quaekery.
Mr. {. takes drop because he's wet
Mr.. ID. because he's dry.
Mr.. =. because ne feels something rising in his
stomach.
Mr. F. because he feels Kind Of sinking in his
stomach
Mr.. G. because he's going to see friend off to
Oregon.
Mr. II because he's got friend come home from
California.
Mr. l. because he's so hot
Mr. j. because he's cold.
Mr.. X. because he's got a pain in his head
Mr. L. because he's got pain 10 his stomach.
Mr. N. because he's got pam in his side
Mr. n. because he's got pain in his back
Mr. % because he's got pain in his chest;
Mr. +. because he's got pain all over him.
MIR. q because he feels light and happy
mr.. X. Pccause be feel. heavy and miserable.
Mr.. ). because he's married.
Mr.. L. because be ,sn't.
Mr. " because he likes to see his friends around
him.
Mr., w. because he's got no friends, and enjoys a
glass by h mseli.
Mr.. \. because his uncle left him legacy.
MIR. \ because his Gu. him off with sb ;lI;ng
Mr.. H., should be very happy TO info,,n ,.r
readers what Mr.. Us reasons are for drinking hot
putting TIA, question him. he was found TO he too
drunk to islswcr.
SAtrRaTus What is saeratus! Wood is
burned 10 ashes. Ashes are ixiva,ed-ye is the re-
sui'. Lye is evaporated by boiing--black sats are
the residuun. The salts undergo a puri,ic,t;on Inv
IRE, and the potash Of Commerce is obtained ~
another process we change the potash into perash.
Now put these IN sacks and place them over a dis
.i'ery WASH 'uo' where the fermentation evolves car
bonlc acid gas and the perlash absob and renders il
solid; the product being heavier drior and white,
than the lierash. 1t is now saieratps
How much salts Of he and carbopic acid IN, ,
human stoa'ach bear, and remain healthy, is Dues.
ton for th:, saleratus eaters f''s
The foregoing is from The New York Tribuoe
We saw II stated few weeks since bv a pbysic;an
in Bath, blaine, that an extraordinary n,mier 81
children had died in that city, the past wear and b
attributed one-haf Of the deaths TO the free ns 81
acknowledging Democrat "
Two men were conversng about the in brmo, of
their wives. "Ah,' said one with a sor,ovGJ 90
preston "mine is "a Tartar aWen." sa,1 the 9th
or, 'smine is worse than all that mine is The O.
Of T'utar,'' ~
At debating club the question was discussed
whether there is more pleasure in the possess,on ~
the pursus Of object. .sMr President. ,, IA =.
orator, "suppose was counting a gal, and she VS.
oOurtiug gal. and she to run away. and ,ras
to after her. wouldn't be happier when catch
ed her than when was runnin, after her?''
A young clergyman wishing to know wbe,b.,
the children Of his Pensioners understood their
bible, asked lad that he day found reading the
old Testament, "Who was the most wicked uuaS1n
"Moses, to be sure" said the boy.
'sMoses!'' exclaimed the parsou, "Moses--how
can that be?''
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