The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-08-13


TAKING IT EAsY.-A few days since Constable
Judd was called upon TO fnlhl writ of eject |
ment, issued by son Of the Emerald Isle,
against feliow-cOuntryman. Dan, who never
waits for persuasion to do his duty, instantly
called on Pat and found him seated in the house
named in the writ, enjoying g dundcen."
"Good morning, Pat, said Dan, putting out
his writ.
"The top of the mornn' to ycrsclf," replied
Pat, undisturbcd.
"Patrick, L have business with you," contin-
ued the constable.
"Bedad an shure We have, an why would We
be afther calm on me, sir!'
81 have writ here, commanding me to eject
you and your goods from this house. It'srath-
or an unpleasant duty, but
can it's Michael O'Calligan that ordered We
shure?"
"Yes sir, Michael is the man.
can did he pay the cost, Misthcr Consta-
ble?"
"Certainly, we always demand advanced
costs in these cases"
"Thin, ye have been paid for your work,
shure?'
"Cer;ainly."
"Thin ye can do it-divil bit will Patrick
O'Brien STAN in the way Of q mans working
for his pay
This rather astonishcd Dan who expected as
Is usual in such cases, to meet with resistance.
He DOTTED his coat aud after an hour hard la
Dor succeeded in remOving'the lrishman' 5 house
hold goods from the building into the street,
After securing the house from improper intru-
sion, Dan, fatigued with the labor be had per-
formed, started away. In bidding him good
bye, Pat, who was seated on part of his goods
with the "dundeen" still in his mouth re-
marked
can I'm obliged toye, sir, for saven me all
the throuble."
"Saving you troublc-how?'
"Fath, an wasn't goin' to move wasn't
jist takin' off me coat to lug out me buds, sir
whin you came an carried EN- all down for me-
without chargin' me clint at all, at all? I'm
much obliged to We sir, an hope yen call agin
when Patrick O'Brien wants his goods carried
down stairs, sir!''
Dan suddenly had business in another place.
though the joke was so good he could not help
telling it afterwards.-Cin. Times.
BAYARD TAYLoR.--Ths young man is fast |
making himself a solid and brilliant reputation
as o traveller and writer He is now in Asia,
on his way to penetrate if possible, the inner
rrH"n"ns "f I:r"r m" f:''c.f"., ''"""tif"'
and touching incident in his life, is not gene |
rally known. 1t is copied from a biographical
sketch of him by r. IL. Stoddard. Taylor was
born at kennett's Square, Pennsylvania on
the 18th of January, 1925, and is now only rs
California, his biographer says:
Son his return to the United States, Taylor
resumed his desk and duties in the Tribune Of
flee, where he remained until the summer of
1851. But in the meantime change came over
the spirit of his dream: the friend of his ear
ly poems, the Lillian of his Rhymes of Tray
ei,' died. Years before they had betrothcd
themselves in sincerity and truth. and it was
their only wish in life to call each other by the
endearing names Of wife and husband. two of
the sweetest and most holy words ever uttered
on earth. For years the marriage was deferred
perhaps says Doctor Griswold in aflcctionatc
alluslOn to the circumstances. for the poet to
make his way through the world and when he
came back from California there was another
cause for defcrring it-she was in ill health,
and all that could be done for her was of no
avail and the suggestion came. the doubt. and
finally the terrible conviction, that she had the
consumption and was dying lie watched her
suffering day by day, and when hope was quite
dead, that he might make little journeys with
her, and minister to her gently, as none could
but one whose light came from her eyes. he
married her while her sun was setting. he plac-
ed his hand in hers that he might go down with
her into the night. There are not many such
marriages; there were never any holicr since
the father OF mankind looked up into the face
OF our mother. She lived few days, a few
weeks perhaps, and then he came back to his
occupations, and it was never mentioned that
there had been any such events in his life
Gould the sanctity of private lett rs be OK
posed to the public eye, his grief and manincss
on the occasion would shed lustrc upon his char
ncter. But why alludc to these things: 1t is
the old sad story the beloved have been dyi 70
and the bereaved have been weeping for them
ever since time began
One OF THE "NUGGETs. THE Nevada Jour-
nal describes lump of quartz and gold. cxhib-
tied at the banking house of H. Davis, weighing
az pounds avoirdupois, the estimated value of
which was $4,000. The lump has since been
melted, and contained 81 pounds ) ozs of Durn
gold, worth SIT per o. 1t was taken from Hon.
kins creek, six feet below the surface. bv JOHN
Is. Knapp, OF Vermont Company of four men.
The body of John Avery. the unfortunate man
who last took the awful PLUNGE over thn oroot
cataract, has been found, near the suspcnsion
bridge. The body was much disigurcd
Now AND TIEN-Thirty-6ve wears ara ,,o
come to Ohio, and in doing so passed what was
then called the -four mile wOods'' this side
OF Buffalo. 1t then took an entire dav. from
carly dawn until after night, to pass this four
mile mudhOle In the excursion last week. we
passed over the same ground in five minutes
Ihlrty-hve years ago, it took us fOrty-two DAYS
TO travel six hundred miles, and now the Jour.
nsy Is made in less than that many hours
zTunabuH Democrat.
DEATH OF MAJOR SEARLE-Maior Scarlc OF
u shu UE.ea states Army, died at the Blue Sui
Pnof springs In Virginia. a few days since
Uol: Ethan nan Allen had high opinion of him.
Ell ssn auu us SIX brothers. and once observed
that there never were seven such born of wo.
man. "You are mistaken; said a Scotch IL o "T.
Ger, Mary Magdalen was delivered of screen
eraetly like you" ''''''
INDIA.-At the last tccounts from India no.
goations with Ava had been Terminated hv tho
Burmese ENJOYS refusing to sign the treaty pro.
posed to them by the British, and declaring
that they would not sign away any part of the
Burmese Dominions. They were ordered tC
reconsider their answer, or to leave the new
British Territory in twenty -four hours. They
left In ten hours.
sickness is severe in New Orleans, and the
yellow fever is ravaging the flthier parts of the
city. Those who can get ayav are Iea vino