The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-06-25
NUMBER Al.

New Orleans Picayunc, who is investigating
the qualities of sheep and wool in the rural dis,
trcts of France. in recent letter thus describes
a breakfast at Ramboullet:
IL was extremely fortunate. on leaving the
cars to fall in with a noisy Englshman, halt
commissionaire and half agent, who knew eve
ry wOol-grOwcr in the vicinity, and every thing
In relation to the government flock as WE'LL
He knew. moreover, the best breakfast house,
in the place-an important matter after ono
has risen at o'clock in the morning and Jour-
neyed half a hundred miles with an empty
stomach-and we accordingly made the best of
our way to the Hotel du Lion d Or, (why should
all hotel lions be golden, in France and else
where to find a comfort and sustenance for
The inner man. do not just now recOllect-
cannot Immediately call to mind--wben or
where ever sat down to a breakfast enioyed
more than this one at Rambouirct-it was
sumptuous and most beautiful There were
fourteen of lis who partook, all, with the excep-
tion of our English friend and single compan-
ION OF mine, French farmers from the vicinity
Jolly, ruddy, substantial men, of a class had
never met before in the cOuntry-and courteous
men withal-sOme of them fair drinkers besides
| say this because / counted the empty bottles
after the rcpast, and there were twenty-five of
them. Yet it was light. ordinary, although
pleasant wine: and served rather to make our
French friends good naturcd and garrulous than
intoxicated.
| must give yon the bill of fare from memory
promising by saying that | may have LETT out
many things: first we had large pork pic,
well seasoned, and cooked to Il turn. Next
came veal outlets, mutton chops and stewed
kidneys; this course was followed (the French
stow away fish almost anywhere by fat and de-
llcious shad after this Q shut dOwn.on the
shad,) came l do not exactly rccollect what
kind OF roasts; these in turn were followed by
regular course of vegetables then came pies,
cakes. pastry dOings generally next an album
dance of apples, raisins. figs, and what not of
kindred nature: and the performance conclu-
ded with rich coffee and delicious French cream
Nhey call the latter brandyin some parts Of the
States) And what do you suppose our bill
was for all this-wincs, coffee, and brandy in
cludcd: Three francs, or not quite sixty cents
of our money! Thinking there was some mis-
take, told the dame de cumptor that had
gone the entire breakfast, from pork pie to bran
dy but she said it was all RI ht-thrce francs
was the only charge. i would not have sold
out my right to the shad for three times The
money, and shall never think that paid that
woman enough
THE MODEL LOCOMOTIVE FOR JAPAN.-We learn
from the Philadelphia Ledger that the order
given in January last, by the United States
Government. to Mcssrs Richard Norris & Son,
for the building Of a molel locomotive, tender,
and passenger car, to be presented to the En-
perOr OF Japan, has been filled, and i'm few
days will be forwarded to this city. prcparato-
ry to being shipped to Japan. The model will
be accompanied by Mr. Charles Montgomery,
practical engineer, who has been delegated
to explain to the Japanese the power of steam
as applied to locomotives, and the great revO-
luton brought about by means of this agency
throughout this and other countries wherein it
has been introduced. The locomotive is com
pletc Ill every particular, also the tender
and passenger car. The capacity of the loco
motive is estimated at nine tons the tender is
four feet long, two feet two inches wide, and is
placed upon dOouble trucks The passenger
car is ten feet long, two and half feet wide,
and two feet ten inches high. 1t is constructed
of Rosewood, and finished in the most exquis-
lte manner. with revolving seats, covered with
crimson. Every other feature about the car is
in keeping with the best taste and judgement
\ railway track will also be sent to Japan with
the locomotive and its appendages.
RAIROAD VArLTNG-A LEAP FOR LrFE-Thc
New \ Ork Tribune in an article on Rail road
mentions some singular facts in re-
gard to Engineers practicing leaping from their
engine at full speed
In palliation of wholesale slaughter by rail-
road Engineers it is usually advanced that they
run the same risk as their victim. and are un-
duly ccnsurcd. This is not true. The Engineer
the signal to break up the train and slacken the
speed to degree sufficient to enable him to
leap from the locomotive at the expense Ofsomc
bruises and scratches, while the poor passcn-
gers cooped up in the cars are dashed down
prccipices or plunged into rivers. 1t is notOri-
Gus that engineers practice jumping from cars
at all rates of speed, and some Of them become
as expert as circus riders in flying leaps. They
learn to spring from an engine going at speed
of twenty miles an hour, and we have heard of
the feat being accomplished with the train 60
ing at the rate Of twenty-five miles an hour. 4
passenger who would attempt to do this would
be dashed to pieces, but the expert engineer or
fireman, knowing by practice how to save him
SELF filings himself from the engine, with all tho
energy he can command, throwing his feet for
ward and his head backward, as if it were the
design to dash his brains out; but the forward
impetus of the train is great that with every
effort to fall npon back of his head, he will in
stead lie probably brought to the ground on his
hands and knees or fat upon his face. The en-
gineer, tOO becomes so accustomed to danger
that he does not regard it with circumspcctiOn.
But he should be punished for recklessness even
though his own life we're as much exposed as
the lives of the passengers.
THE CoNcIIsIox-The anti-Bibe convention
at Hartford, Connecticut, broke up in row;
the chairman announcing that they should meet
again before great while in some other part
Of New England. None of the various resolu-
lions introduced were passed.
Itseems that after the promiscuous arguments
Of the Convention had got the Assembly into
mental darkness of Atheism, Deism, Sceptcism
and Rowdyism, the darkness was rendered Wis
ble by turning off the gas, leaving the assem-
bly, prOmiscu0usiy dancing around the ROOM
In the midst of this bcdlam, music, which "hath
charms to soOthe the savage breast" was loud
|y called for, and the account as reported, goes
on to say:
Miss MurlOck made an attempt, but tho
name of the song we could not catch in consc-
quence of the boys in the gallery each singing,
On his own hook, Yankee DOODLE The
ROpuc's March, Kate Darlint,' Il once knew
a Niger and other popular cffusons."
CIEARxEss OF THE NORTHERN SEAs.-Nothin9
,an bc more surprising and beautiful than tho
:learness of the water of the northern seas.
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