Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-07-11

cTA correspondent of the New York Journa
of Commerce, III giving an account Of the late ex
curs;on party to St. Paul and the Falls of st
Anthony. thus adverts to an occurrence which
T happened at the former place:
1--WE engaged a coach for our party. and hat
the pleasure of paying twenty dollars for it fol-
the forenoon. Others found what conveyance,
they could and large numbers, under the i'm.
precision that the carriages were free, piled them.
selves on the outside of coaches, wagons and car
rIase>. and rode ut their ease. BY the way
among the latter class Il New Haven editor
who was under the erroneous impression that the
coach had been provided by the committee, and
who invited himself to seat on the outside OF
our establishment. and VINO, am sure, from ms
well known politeness and urbanity. had he known
that the coach was bought and the price we had
paid for il, would hardly have congratulated him.
self. he has since his return, on his free ride
and hardly have blamed gentleman by name III
his paper. for insisting on seats for his own Ia
dies which he had provided at such moderate ex-
pense, even ut the risk of offending other ladies.
If we have done injustice to Mr.. Cumming, the
gentleman referred to hiring the coach, We
hasten TO make all the reparation in our power.
He certainly most severely handled by many
persons for setting up his claims to two or three
coaches. which it was stated, without cOn.radlc-
ton at the time, were hired by the people of St.
Paul for the accommodation of such rs chose to
occupy them. We were told to ride where We
did, but expressed our readiness to pay our fare,
Vet heard of no one authorized to take it; and
after we had left the coach. we told MIR. NewsOn,
of the St. Paul Times, that we were owing for our
ride. and desired to know where was the ''cap-
tain's Office" when he assured us that the COM
mittee had provided the coaches, and that moth
ing would be received. But it appears that he
mistaken, and that Mr.. Cumming was not
only sponged but abused likewise. We hope to
make all right with him yet.-New Haren Pal
iddium.
cz5 No one regrets more than we do the mis-
understanding which occurred among our citizens
and the members of the excursion party relative
to carriages to ST. Anthony. We were informed
a day previous to the arrival of the Rock Island
Railroad Company's guests, that the teams ne
cessary for their conveyance to the Falls had all
been engaged and were at their disposal, imme-
diately on their arrival, consequently we remark
ed TO our friend of the Palladium, after his re-
turn from ST. Anthony, that it was unnecessary
for him to pay anything for his ride, as the bills
were all to be settled by the committee. He is
therefore entirely erOnerated from any blame IN
the premises and we can assure the correspondent
of the Journal Of Commerce that had we been
cognizant of the fact before he left, that he paid
$40 for the team. the money would have been
cheerfuly refunded him. The party coming so
unexpectedly upon us, prevented our citizens from
doing one-half what they might and could have
done to make the visit of our guests agreeable
We hope on some future occasion to redeem our
character, and to prove to eastern friends that
the people of st. Paul are as hospitable and as
liberal us any people in the world.
While some ''met with rubbcrs,' so to speak,
others Jared Il different fate For instance, the
editor of the Wyoming county Mirror, published
at Warsaw, \. Y, who has given his readers some
excellent letters from st. Paul, thus speaks of
the reception he received at the hands of Mr. j.
+. Fullerton and Mr.. Sweet:
81 must mention Il couple of incidents to show
how the Saints up here exhibit their hospitality
On arriving here, and finding that the people
We're taken hv surprise, supposed that each
must look out for himself. So satchels in hand,
walked up into the city, with no particular oh
jcct ahead. On passing by store, we saw with
in Gen. McElwain and lady, who had preceded
us. He said the proprietor. Mr. }. f. Fullerton,
had agreed to furnish him Il horse and buggy to
90 to st. Anthony. III wish he would do us well
by u.s. said. "i'lI try to get you Them" said
he: and Off he went, and did yet them. On
turning from st. Anthony and asking him what
was to pay; 'Not single cent" said he, and not
II single cent would he take. While at st. An
thonv, and walking about to see the place, we
were met by very respectable looking man, who,
ut the very first salutation, accostcd us thus--"I
want You to go home with me to dnncr.'' "Wc
will go" was the equally blunt reply. | knew
that mans character in II moment by his appear
ancc and address, and felt that he was friend.
And friend he was, for we have very seldom
been so easily and pleasantly entertained us by
him and his wife and daughter. | afterwards
learned that his name is stephen r. Sweet, and
that he is brother of the celebrated clocution;st
of that name in New York;
We cannot undo that which is done, but we can
only regret that some things were done which
ought not to have been done, and some things
left undonc which ought to have been done.