The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-07-07

What would they say, if they but knew
How terribly they scratch.
The three thousand artists who reside at Rome re-
qure, of course, large number Of living naodes for
the purposes of art. Grace Greenwood, in a recent
letter, amusngly describes group OF these models
competing for employment She says:
81 am good deal Interested and amused by the
professional models who most do congregaie' on the
great flight Of steps leading up to the Trnta di Monri
from the Piazza di Spagna. There are often to be
seen picturesque and varied groups and single figures
Of striking character Handsome peasant women
with charming brown babies-wild long haired boys
frcm the mounta Observation-Disclosures Young men, and
snowy-headed old men--and ooquet,ish Young girls,
with flashing eyes AMI dashing costumes. There is
ono grand-Iooking old man, with bounteous white
beard, who is said do a great business in the saint
ly or rariarchal line. He is a nultitudlnous Noses
an ineAhaustbIe ST. Joseph, and the pictorial stock
Peter, OF many seasons There is also powerful
handsome dark and terrible looking fellow who does
the brigand and bravo
''rhese various candidates for artistic favor seem
TO have the most social and agreeable relation with
each other Indeed, have remarked the patriarch
chatting and laughing with the b.cand in familiar
manner, scarcely in keeping with his own venerable
character. But let artist ascend the steps
and presto, the darkeyed Young girls cease their idle
gossip and spring into poson-ook archly or mourn
fully over the right shoulder or, with clasped hands,
modestiy contemplate the pavement, the pretty peas
ant snatches up the baby she had left to creep
about at its own sweet will, and bends over il tender
and Madonna-lIkc, while, at word from her, skin
clad little shepherd boy drops his game OF pitch penny
and takes up her role Of ST. John. Perhaps dark
dlgnihed. but somewhat rheumatic old woman, with
her head wrapped up in brown cloth, makes a mod
est venture OF herself st. Anna, while the fine old
man have described makes the most OF the compar-
atvcy unImportant character of ST. Joseph or sepa-
rating himself entirely from the group, looks au,hori-
tatve as Moses, inspired as Isaiah, or resolue as
Peter. The handsome bravo brigand gives fer
Ger twist to his moustache souches his pointed black
hat, appears to be conceahug dagger under his
brown cloak, the point of drawing an inagna-
ry pistol from his be-sets his teeth sc0wIcs, and
culiva,cs The dIaboiical, generally, in attitude and
expression. 1t is altogether very amusing and
sklliu piece of Canvass,ng
WHY FARMERS TuRIvE.-An enlarged market
always enhances prices. That is the fundamental idea
Of free interchange. Australia has opened new mar
kets for our beef and California receives from the
our hive stock, while -four and corn pour out and into
the various ports of the world. The expectation of
grain aud flour increases. The exports of -four from
New ork, from January lst to Nav 1st, were 52O,-
925 barrels against 23S sol barrels same time la
year, and Of wheat $40 34l bushels against 4i9 1928
bushels time last year.
These facts to grow into palpable forms, so
that wa, faling man could not err therein. Win
country ohio Statesman.
This morning, two men were en- !eavoring to
catch stray horse in Frank lin street. the animal
made dash at Of them named William Hall, and
beat him to the earth with his fore feet, inctng up
on him such severe bodily injury, that there is great
reason TO appsehend fatal result AT the moment
OF the occurrence, there we've number Of passtrs-bv
who to the Of the unfortunate man. but he
vas for some time speechless, and quito insensibe.
Norwich Coul fer
ANOTHER NEW TERRIroRy.-The Washiag-
ton Union contains n communication fom Henry r.
Schoolcrait Esq. in which he describes section of
! country which is known by the name Of Aharra. He
says it is attractive, well tmbered, and fertile
OF country, lying immediately west Of the Rocky
Mountains, in mild temperate lattudes, to which, for
the purpose Of distinct allusion he applies the abo-
rIgina term. The is about fifty miles broad
and lies parallel to the Racky Mountains for dis
taace Of several hundccd miles II gives rise To both
Of the main and numerous subfuents of the Columbia
River. 1t is high plain, which is Gu, through by
these atuents, OF most fertile character bearing
trees, and in places high grass, and while the
streams create abundant water power for lumber and
grain mills and machinery, they are free nearly
free. from inundation Of their banks. This district
probably cOmprehends twenty-five thousand square
miles, and il its capacities Of production have been
correctly estimated, would sustain population greater
than some Of the Easteru and Atlantic States.
COURAGE IN BiRD.-About two months ago
on descending the hill tom Stockcross, weasel,
with mouse in his mouth, seen crossing the
road, closely pursued by robin, which freque ntly
pounced on the weasel, nttering shr notes Of def
ance. The weasel turned many times, and at last,
reaching the grass the roadside il dropped ITS
prey and went back some PAGES to attack the robin
This avoided by the bird rising in fight, and i'm
medately daring to the side OF the mouse, " hose
cries Of distress had doubtless attracted and excited
its sympathy. Before The observer could reach the
spot, the weasel had again seized the mouse, and
treated with it into hole in the adjoining bank, the
mouse being either paravzed with fear or too severely
injured to avail itself of the chivaous interpost
of lis feathered friend. The bird, rcgardless Of the
presence of the witness, trusting to his aid,
tnucd for some time to fit rapidly from bough to
bough on the hedge-row, making the p!aiutive
outcres.-tEngish Paper.
Lucy SroNE.--We clip from the Syracuse
Weekly Chronicle, the following notice of this ady's
oratory:
As to Lucy Stone, the music Of her eloquence
sanctifes her very .bloomer." We well rene nber
the first time we were brought under her influence.
II was at the Woman's Rights Convention in this
city Strongly opposed to Of the positions there
taken, and prejudiced, in particular, against this
whole sortie of women upon the public ros,rum,
which had not seemed to their appropriate arena,
not particularly propitiated BY Lucy Stones
dress, (of pattern at which taste has always
revo'tedo when she made her appearance on the
stand. Not long, however, had ber low, sweet,
searching tone {that excellent thing in wonan')
fallen upon ear, and into heart, bel every
particle of our hostility was melted away, at least
for the time, and her supremacy complete. When
she closed and sat down, after having held in-
uense audience, for than hour, In breaihless
attention, turned away in a state OF subdued per-
pIexty, saying softly TO ourselves: "WelI, whether
ux like it or rot, little woman, God made you an
osAToa!''
Brigham Young of Utah, is ou. in favor of "hoa,e
manufactures" No wonder, he has thirty-two
children and about tie ssms number Of wives.