The weekly Minnesotian., 1854-02-11

dent Of the Mirror of Fashion gives the follow
ing account of the bedroom Of the Empress Eu-
genie, having seen it previous to her Majesty
recent return from Fontainbleau. we copy ~
by way of suggestion for those who cuitvaIc
imperial splendor and luxury in the ricn "e''0-
I" The upholsteres have furnished IL WIN
magnificent sky-blue silk tenure along 'ne
wallis; which is fixed by gold frames IN tne style
of Louis XIV. The armchairs, chairs, sofas and
lounges are of the same style and silk. As
for the bedstead, all made with gilt carved wood
II is covered with a courre pieds of Maline lace,
and the curtains of blue silk and lace, are hung
down in the same manner as the old beds of our
Xrandmothers. The carpet is also of a blue col
Tor, so thick that one would take it for bear
skin. 1t was made at Aubusson, expressly for
the place in which it lays. The ceiling of the
room was painted by MFR. Bresson, and it repre-
sents group of geni throwing flowers from rich
baskets The painting is so we'll done that no
one could believe that the figures are not alive.
In short this magnificent bedroom is the ne
plus ultra of riches and elegance. But what
are the dreams under those places"
PoP GOES THE BorrLE-Under the title Of
Thrilling Adventures ofa YOnng Lady," we
find in the Philapelpha City Item a very COM
ical story.
"In one ofthe most sober towns of Hampshire
County, where the Maine Law is strictly obscrv-
GU suS hCCpCi VI Ouc vi tlc uOtclS HAS IOT 6ctc-
raj months past kept bottle or two of wine in
the bed where he sleeps, taking care to remove
them every night when he went to bed, and re-
place them when he got up in the morning. A
few days since, after having replenished his bot
ties, and not having good opportunity of car
rying them to his old quarters, be slipped them
under the holsters of one of the beds reserved
for travellers, and being called out to spend the
following day he forgot to remove them. 1t un-
fortunately happened that young lady travel
Ter stopped at the hotel for the night, and was
conducted by an unsuspecting servant girl to
the room where the liquors had been deposited.
As the evening grew late, the young lady went
to bed, and was fast asleep, little dreaming Of
the mischeyious spirits which wore ,corking
under her pillow. About midnight when all
had become still, the secreted liquor-owing to
the heat OF the weather, or the warmth impart-
ed to it by the sleeper-expanded to such de-
gree as to defy longer confinement. Pop! pop,
went the corks of both bottles, almost as loud as
the report Of as many pistols, and awaking the
fair sleeper who sprang from the bed, uttering
wild and terefc screams, that every person in
the house was Immediately aroused. The moon
shone bright enough for the lady to discover
the liquor on her night dress. and with the con-
viction that she had been shot she tainted and
fell to the floor. Adozen servants burst into the
lady's room, and we're horifed to find her lay
ing on the floor and weltering in blood All be-
lieyed that some horrible tragedy had been en-
acted-that she had either committed suicide or
had been cruelty murdered. A light however
convinced them that she was still breathing. No
time was lost in sending for surgeon whilst the
half-dressed inmates of the house commenced a
search for the assassin or the instrument which
had been employed to perpetrate the hOrrid deed
On examining the bed it was found to be drench-
ed with the supposed blood; but the strong
smell of ,pine caused one to investigate further,
when the two bottles were discovered under the
pillow! How the doctor came, how the lady
recoveeed, how the landlord tried to hush up
the affair the next day can be better imagined
than we can describe"
TIN PAILs.-The Home Journal says 1--WE
should like to know what are the contents of
the tin pals SO many of the working classes
carry down street every morning"
Going hcme, few evenings since, we fell in
to conversation with one of the " tin pail" men,
and reported to him the remark of the editors
of the Home Journal. He replied" If the cd
itors would look into one of the tin pals, they
would see, at the bottom, liberal piece of good
boiled pork, or ham, or roast or corn beef-a
piece of good bread-a good boiled potato-a
slice ofbeet-a piece Of pie and in the little
cup on the top, some good cold Coffee the
Overplus of breakfast, which the good wife has
milked and sugared for the dinner beverage o
her husband.
We have great regard for the men with tn
tin pails-with us, the great majority OF then
own the houses they live in, and many of then
are landlords.
The editors ofthe Home Journal, by convers
ing with one of the tin pail men, would get
good item for their valuable paper. These mel
with the tin pals are not the drones OF society
they are the busy bees Of the hive.
They are the men who build our large ant
magnificent steamers, and vcssels-and watel
craft of all kinds-they make our superb furni
ture-construct our elegant houses-erect oul
places of worship, and beautify and adorn oul
city. They arc men of toll, of industry; an(
many of them men of hOught-who are thOI
oughly posted in all governmental and finan
cial matters. They take the papers; are deep
ly interested in all political and social qucs
tions, and their strong, practical common sense
would do well for our public men to initiate
But many Of the " tin-pail' men do not ink
They do not use the means within their lie ,cl
to make themselves intelligent, and acquainted
with the everyday news of life. They shu
themselves out from the great world of know
ledge, and growl sometimes at society, and go
vernment and laws. Such men must be un
happy, as they have no sources of happines.
tCifhin themselves.
is there any reason why the man who works
with the plane and augur, or the stone hammer
trOwel, or hod /: or at the anvil or any mechal.
ASoi OpCldtiou, tCH III q SuOulu HO
be an educated and intelligent man in al
things? We will say that he earns $l.50 day
during the 3l2 working days in the year; thi.
is s46S year. Twelve dollars of his wages ju
diciously expended in books and newspapers
each year, will soon enable him to be man O
learning. Three dollars year will give hin
access to all the books of the Cleveland Libra
ry;will give him educational advantages of tn,
very best kind. Yes, the wages Of two day
will put him in possession of the use Of a libra
~ of two thousand volumes and not him only
but his wife and children and is there any rea
son why every man in this city, young and old
Of every avocation, should not be a member Q
the Cleveland Library Association" 1t is
fountain of knowledge, from which the heads 9
all the tin pail men in Cleveland may b
filled with useful learning. Let them take use
full books home to their children, or let tn
wives and children 60 and select for themsclyc
and the more learning they receive the more in
telligent they becOme-the more will they b.
respected-the better will they he fitted To dis