The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-02-26
ODDS AND ENDS.

ODDS AND ENDS.
TRIALS OF Double MISUNDERSTANDING up
the harp and stop the music, while we relate
the sad story of a married mans troubles
Recently We observed at one of our most fash
ionable Hotels the arrival of we'll known
citizen of this place, who had but few days
before committed himself in matrimony to a
buxom widow; and in all the hopeful anticipa-
tons of long and pleasant walk through life,
they came to reap the reward of careful, and as
it was supposed, well directed determination.
Few days had elapsed, however. ere symp-
toms of disagreement in domestic affairs, gave
evidence Of coming storm; and though every
effort was made on the part of the friends of
both parties to heal the break, all was unavail-
ing, and open war was declared. The bride re-
fused to Occopy the rooms of the unhappy
bridegroom, and whisperings were exchanged
among the bOardcrs of the cause.-the momen-
tous eause-of such sudden change in the do
mestic affairs of the now unhappy couple.
Here we must drop the curtain. 1t is not for
the columns of newspaper to picture such a
scene in all its details: let it suffice to satisfy
the curiosity of the wondering. that the early
train on the Southern Michigan r. r. bore
away this morning the bride, who will seek in
her former home that happiness which she has
denied herself here. The bridegroom is one of
our most wealthy citizens. and will receive the
sympathy of many of his old friends-Chicago
Jour.
How TO CHOOSE WIfE.--"A place for every
thing and everything in its place, said the pa
triarch to his daughter. Select wife, my
son, who will never step over broOmstick."-
The son was obedient to the lesson. "Now,"
said he, pleasantly, on gay May day, to one
of his companions, q appoint that broom
stick to choose me wife. The young lady
who will not step over it shall have the offer of
my hand.' They passed from the splendid sa-
loon to grove; some tumbled over the broom
stick aud others jumped over it, At length
young lady stopped and put it in its place
The promise was fulfilled; she became the wife
of an educated and wealthy young man. and he
the husband of a prudent industrious and love-
ly woman. He brought fortune to her and
she knew how to save one. 1t was not easy to
decide which was under the greatest Obliga-
ton; both were rich and each enriched the
other.
The following petition, signed by Joseph A.
Willard, was presented to the Massachusetts,
House, on Friday last, by Dr. COggswell:
The undersigned, citizen and legal voter of
said Commonwealth, humbly praying to your
honorable body as hereinafter stated, complains
that he this winter purchased, at great expense.
drab colored over coat: that having said
coat on his person. he was solicited by his
CHiiuiCH " dttSLu INT museum hcDt DV Moses
kimball, brother refOrmer and while in at
tendance at said Museum. said coat was be-
smeared with tobacco juice, elected from the
mouth OF filthy citizen in the rear, and COM
pletely spoiled. Wherefore the undersigned
prays your honorable body to enact statute
prohibiting the use of tobacco in any form in
public places of amusement. And he will ever
pray, &c.
NEW CHARIrY.-Mayor c. H. Toppan of
Portsmouth, n. H., has rendered to that city
his salary for the year, amounting to $500. as =
perpetual fund, the income of which is to be
annually expended in ertras for the Thanks
giving dinners for the inmates Of the Aims
house. 1.-The poor you have always with
you.''
The great 1loOsc Tunneling Machine seems
to be somewhat of a failure. 1t was to uaH
through the mountain in the way of that Trol
Railroad, and finish the matter forthwith. /,
went into the mountain some 30 feet: but. or
blasting after the drilling, the whole mas.
ABOVE came down; and this was stopper, al
least for time.
At the burning of the Louisville Hotel, tn,
coolest incident took place during the hcgh
OF the fire, and when all thought the entir,
building would be laid in ashes 1t occurred
between Mr.. Moore, clerk at the hotel and ON
OF the boarders. The latter, carpet bag i,
hand, descended from the Sd story, which wa
all in flames, and marched up to the clerk a
the office, around whom the hot cindcrs wer
dropping told him he believed he would NOV
his quarters, and wanted to know how muc
his bill was Moore turned to the ledger
counted it up, made out the bill, took the mon
ey,and politely bowed him out, at the same tim
expressing his regret at his sudden departure
BUSINESS AND RELIGIoN.-A layman in Provi
dence, who occasionally exhorted at eyenin,
meetings. thnS ayplaipa6 al; of
istence OF Diety: " Brethren, l am Just as con
ndent that there is a Supreme Being, as | an
that there is -four in Alexandria: and that
know Tor certain, as yesterday received from
there lot of three hundred barrels of fres
superflne, which will sell as low as any othe
person in town.
PROFITABLE LITERATURE-The success of Mr.
inackeray's lectures, in pecuniary point @
view, seems to indicate that the good time fo
authors, SO long promised, has come at last
For five or six sprightly articles which maya
zine or stately quarterly would have deeme,
wen paid for at twenty-five or thirty guinea
eacn, ne VIII have receiyed-wc know not how
much E me lectures had been delivered, am
t Wei, PAD Tor, several times in England fron
e Mreantiie Association in this city, at who's
na;."n ne mas twice repeated them, he re
- y. Nast three thousand dollars. Brook
n Is 70 pay him half as much Providence
-; ~: guarantees eight hundred dollars for tn
privilege OF hearing three of them. Rnston vii
not DC much behind New York and his invita-
lions to read them more numerous th a, =
can possibly comply with To crown tbe ~ nhn, IL
the Harpers agree to give him one tbo m,ore
dollars for the copyright whenever he grow
weary of reading them to the public CoS stum
this with the pitful sum Goldsmith rece;re
for his delightful "Vicar of Wakefield. y or M;,
tons remuneration for the only Epic in the Ian
guage.-U. S. Register.
Mrs: II. B. Stowe received last week, from he
publishers, Messrs. Jewett d Co., of Boston, tn
sum of 10000. this being her second paymer
as copyright on Uncle Toms Cabin. maxim
Upwards OF $4,000 received by her in min
Appy FOLSOM was arrested in Boston on Nor
Gay Gay, charged with disturbing the peace in Stat