The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-03-26
NUMBER %.

tiatc iit uelisc crowd tnat nearly 1illed the en-
trance and blocked the doorway. after one of
our public lectures, that this exclamation met
my attention. 1t proceeded from little girl
OF not more than ten years, who. hcmmed by
the wall on one side and the crowd on the 9TH
er. was vainly endcavorng to extrcate her.
self
The person addressed paid TO attention to
the cntrcatics of the little one, but pushed on
towards the door,
"Look here SIR exclaimed a man whose
coarse apparel, sturdy Frame and toll EN-
Drowned hands contrasted strongly with the
oeilcately Siovcd fingers. curling locks, and ex-
pcnslve hroadcloth of the former
LOOK mere! sir. you re a-jamming that little
gai bonnet all tew smash with them elbows O,
yourn.' Cant help that" grufIly replied the
individual addresscd,-"I look to number one.v
~ on take care OF number one. do you? Wal,
that all fair; so do l. replied the honest coun-
tryman. and with these words he took the little
'srrf IN ms sxsns, and placing bis broad shoul-
ders q thc slight form of The latter he
pushed HIM through the crowd, down the steps.
landing him, with rather more haste than dig
nity IN the street below. The young gentle
man picked himself up, but rather intimidat-
ca ~ the stout fist of the stranger, and "a
dashed by the laughter of the crowd. concluded
it was 'aLout time for him to 90 home" In
Pollte society the former would be courted and
admired. and the latter overlooked and dispised,
but Which was the gentleman ?u
On raw and clustering day. few weeks
since. young girl with small basket on her
ann, entered one of our stores. After making
4 few pGrphascs, she turned to leave Two gen.
ffnieA stood IN the door way, whose appearance
Indicated that they thought themselves scon-
siderable, if net morc;" whose soft sleek coats
and delicate hands were apparently about the
same quality Of their brains
-As they made not the slightest movement as
she approached. the young girl hesitated mo-
ment, but seeing 10 other way, she politely re-
questcd them to stand aside. They laziiy
moved a few inches, allowing her barely room
to pass. giving her as she did so broad stare
that brought the cclor to her cheek and the fire
to her eye.
In stepping upon the ice pavement her foot
slipped and in cndeayOring to save hcrsdlf, her
basket fell and the wind scattered its contents
i'll every direction.
At this the two gentiesnea burst into loud
laugh and seemed to consGcr it vastly ANU
sing.
Let ne assist YOU" exclaimed pleasant
voice, and lad about sixteen, whose hands
showed that they were accustomed to labor, and
whose coarse, well patched coat indicated that
hc was the child Of poverty sprang forward.
gathering up the articles, presented the basket
with bow and smile that would have graccd
drawing-room. Which acds the gentle
Raa p
Boys! yon are all ambitions to be considered
gentlemen. That is all very natural, but re-
member that neither your own or your parents
position i'll life, your tailor, your boot-black, or
your barber can make you one. The true gen.
tlcman Is the same everywhere. Not only at
the social party or ball, but in the noisy mill,
the busy shop, the crowded assembly, or at
home, or on the street. Never expressing the
weak or ridcuing the unfortunate. Respect
/ flIl nd of
aiiable to his equals, careful and tender of the
feelings of those he may consider beneath him.
-.'ashua Te!egra2A.
The bride cake at the marriage of Napoleon
ILL.,, and Madame de Montijo was made in Lon
don. by Mcssrs. Pursclls. 1t weighed 32O lbs.
without its ornaments. The decorative portion
consisted ot circle of cornucOpias, well mod
elcd IN frosted sugar, and each pouring forth
flowers emblcniat;cal of the peace the Emperor
promised at Bordeaux. In the centre stood an
a!abastcr vase mounted with the Eagle of
France and containing elegant boquet Of
artificial howers, amongst which the fcur de
lis, the Spanish jessaminc, and the Irish sham
rock, were prominently conspicuous. The fol-
lowing were the ingredients OF the cake Dorset
butter. u lbs. loaf sugar, S4 lbs ; currants 80
lbs. four 2S lbs; Jordan almonds, AZ lbs !;
eggs. 332 lemons. 40; orange, lemon and cit
ron rings. ~ lbs. three bottles Eau-dc-vic;
TWO EOttltS CfUllc &c NONcau.
DEATH OF Mn. LoGAN.-Thc death of this best
OF commcdians on the American stage was sud-
den. lie arose in the morning in perfect health,
ate hearty breakfast, lit cigar, and walked
up and down the deck of the steamer chatting
in his usual numerous manner with the captain
and passengers. He then went down to the la
dies cabin and into his daughters S state-rOOm.
In few minutes afterwards she was Mortified
at finding him lying perfectly dead on the floor.
Mr.. Logan was sixty years of age. His home
was in Cincinnati -Cleareland Herald.
HONESTY TURNED UP.-It is said that Profess
sor Anderson. at present in Charleston has re-
ccived Il letter from Louis Napoleon, Emperor
of the French, enclosing a check for G30 which
he borrowed some years since from the Profes-
sor in London. accompanied with present of
diamond ring and an invitation to visit Par
is. This will be cheering news to all who were
the Empcror's creditors in the times that tried
his soul.
New YORK. March 7.
Hcnoro Cochrane, the Irish girl, whose mys-
tcriOus disappearance was the cause of the re-
cent riotous proceedings in Charlestown, Mass,
has returnmcnt to this city in charge Of her
mother.-Shc had been taken to Philadelphia
and there remained until brought away by her
parents.
EXPLOSION OF 4 FRENCH STEAMBOAT.-A steam
DOat cailcu tne arlSlan, lately DurSt ncr DOL
Ter on the river Rhonc. by which several lives
WE'RE lost. chiefly of her engineers. 1t is sta
ted that this is only the second case of explo-
sion which has happened on French steam
boat: the first having occurred at Lyons, du-
ring the early experiments with steamboats,.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. %.
J. II. Iarncy. editor of the Democrat. pub
lished in this city, leaves here tomorrow for
Washington. 1t is understood that he goes, at
the request of a majority OF the Democrailc
members of Congress- to take charge of the
Washington Union as the organ of the new ad-
ministration.
TELEGRAPnIc FEAT-The Buffalo Daily Ex-
press says the Morse line of telegraph from
New York to that city, was on Thursday even
ing connected there, with the Speed line, going
west, so that the evening report passed direct
ly through, from New York to Chicago without
rewriting. The distance by these wires is
some 100 miles,