The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-03-24

Of practical sport>.nen-lor shootn. stroll hrous Ii
tae royal gardens. The evening meal, the picpaa-
ton fJr the InonnI 5 lessons, and biici ieli .ous
struci.on, close the day.''
AMERICAN LIrERArURE.-The London Athe-
neun, Of the ables, literary periodicals in the
world, after reviewing the general prospects of liter
allure throughout ensiaved Europe durins the pas,
year, pays the following discriminating and ulicious
compliment TO American literature:
From scenes like these--showiBg intellect chained
OF ban'shed, the rack, ur the scafo.d-it is a
pleasure, (yct not altogether unninged to turn our
eses 10 America---eyesy day growing more and more
worth 81 the PRIDE which En. gland feels IN her pros
peslt, and power There at east there i, a homo
f3f ire th,nght and tae free pen. The world has
one government besides own thar does not tlen,
Die AT the moving Ut a feather, or shrink before
lash oi ink. Though whole army does moi nuc,
tr ii 800 men, and 5000 al these are stationed m
Eexs ani California, L. protect the frontiers fi,,,
lndIaa riva literature is uncontrolled The,e
are 2,000O00 of niuskets scattered throuphout Tho
HON sead OF the Republic; vet no one dreams thee
o. Sas5"7 'le Wing teacher, OF preventing florists
from discussing philosophical questions, as in some
parts of Europe.
The glory pf Auierca might rest on this broad
basis had other. But It's earlessncss is ma, the
only feature Of ITS literature. More than one of-
late we have had to speak vi the evident grnw,h If
new and inner clements the literature Of that ,r,,,
Countrywide elements Of nationality and INA rnatiop
The oid objection TO American books that their
themes were borrowed and their Treatment was drv
and literal, has ever, da, less force. American nm,
thars have learned 10 h,,u on their own grpi,. IN
ust Tor interest IN the scenery of their own
and the emotions Di their own hearts The moral,
OF the grea. Transatlantic Continen, BEGIN ,o look
with the eyes of the American Muse; the nat;vs
and pecucuar Music Of lis boundless spaces to sneak
by her tongue. Thus, b, the side of a national ,c
a.sI1 f,a l.n1 10,
grow old Tor expressions of its picturesque.
he steamer, the railway, the telegraph conduct To
realms OF fancy a. well as to realms of fact The
wood nynPhs have found their way into the glade,
oi 'he PriHe'ai ioiests-ihe syphs have made a new
home on the mountain tops. The muses. Of SOM and
revere are daring 10 bnid their temple close TO the
shrine OF the "Ain ,hty Dollar" They are doing
more; they are iiiti,g up their voices Of denuoea
ton ana prophecy against the social sore and moral
crime Of the land. The cry of their indignation has
cJmc over the great watcrs--and stirred the EngL.b
heart-and Its echoes returning TO them from ,be
father land, sottened ana saddened BY the memorv of
OR own scarcely expiated sin. There as here The
Muse shall finally prevail. The Minstrel chord and
'he iha'efa' cn"n can Scarcey exist together. The
minstrel breaks tie chain or the chain binds the
minstrel. ~
iHE MIND, as well as the BODY can have the
"Scur'y, Tor want Of flesh and nour,shng food
we thiak we know good many bows who " M b..
fhna
rents are too stinyy to take a newspaper Tbny con
spare - for ''hoiic' and then, So for a na;r
oil gloves or sol ietbing extra" IN the way of .,
but sdiler the mind 10 decay because the Corpoyea
part oil The body can't eot or drank a newspaper If
newspaper could only he turned into PiKs or some
other 'Enostrun," every stinry man IL The co,,,
would take one or more A nevspapcr in family ,s
more essential than anything '.abou, the house ex
cept real necessities icr the BODY In thi, ace of
hsht ana progress tie man who vii! be without his
Is nm oh
objects OF PITY Liberty (Mo.) Tribune.
IHE SABBATH BREAKER SILENcrnt
p'ons' poor old man, IN reasoning with Sabbath
BREAKER sand, suppose now / had seven shlngs.
anu suppose met man, aud gave him six shlnys
freely out OF seven, what would You say 10 thar -
'Why, would say YOU we're very kind and ,h,, RI.
man ought TO lie thankful" Well hat s,,,.os. h
should KNOCK me down aud rob me of the other sh;l
ling what them '.Wei he would deserve bann.
ing wen now, thus l. your case--thou ant the
man; God has freely gwen yon six DAYS In ,,o,l ,J
earn your bread, and the seventh he has Ln, e
himself and commands you 10 keep IT hoiy; I'm, yo,
moi .atished VIII the Six days God has gwen Won
rob hun OF the seventh, what, then do Won deserved
The man was SILENT MARY land State i;az.
PhItps' Fire Annihilator will rrob,bI, r.c.;ro
thorough tess At last by OF the departments If Tho
Government. Oae hundred Of the machines are ex
pected to be bought for SC 600 Ly order of Copce~
the Secretary OF The Navy having made recon,nen
datOn 10 that effect They are proposed 10 be ,sed
on board U. :. Steamers and 10 the navy wards
The America. on her last trip brought to New
York, from st. John, some half a dozen fresh salmon
which were bought by the proPrietors Of the Metro,
potan Hotel AT a little over two dollars "A pound =
The salmon served NJ at the dinaer of the
Philosophical Society, on iae 2lst. The other COM
ponen,s OF the dinner Of the same costly char
acter-shs cost for fifty persons being 1000.