Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-06-19
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To top off our discussion on the Bluff Cues
ton, we call the attention of those who are so
anxious to make St. Paul a"Commercial City," .
to the following article from the pen of the Rev.
Henry Ward Beccher. Mark what he says
"The property adjacent has long been wished
for building lots, but the owner has that pride
of land which leads him to refuse to part with
an acre." Apropos to this, we were informed
yesterday, that several owners Of the Bluff two
years ago, "bluffed off gentleman who de-
sired to purchase a lot on the Bluff, giving him
as q reason that the people would never permit;
buildings to be erected thereon, for if a house
should be put up, they would roll it into the rv-
or, &c. .No,c these gentlemen consider build
ing on that Bluff essential to the Commercial
prosperity of St. Paul. Well, money bewitch-
es some men, But read what Mr.. Beecher
says about lettering for a short time amid "lucid
green trees" &c. sa- 10 zssal sla1r;as
"Once more we find ourselves at home among
lucid green trees, among hills and mountains,
with lakes and brooks on every side and country
roads threading their way in curious circuits
among them. All day long we have moved
about with dreamy newness of life. Birds. rick-'
cts and grasshoppers are the only players upon
instruments that modest the air. Chandelier is
at this instant proclaiming over the whole valley
that the above declaration is SANDER on his
musical gifts. Very well, add chanticleer to
cricket, grasshopper and bird. Add also cows.
for hear her distant low, melodious through
| the valley, with all roughness strained out by
the trees, through which it comes hitherward.
o, this silence in the air, this silence on the
mountains, this silence on the lakes Across the
street the wcuds begin; the real woods that man
never plalhdted nor pruned, and that pride and
avarice have saved from being plucked away.
For the property adjacent has long been wished
for building lots, but the owner has that pride of
land which leads him to refuse to part with an
acre. Thus the forest stands, which otherwise
would long before this have given way to yards
and gardens. And there we stroll, e lie down
upon the dethroned leaves that have had their
day, and look up upon the reigning leaves, end
less and multitudinous, that wink and CULVER
to every breeze or idly spot the blue sky when
the wind bushes. 1t is no ordinary forest. 1t
covers some thirty or forty acres. The lower
part is quite level and covered with oaks. Then
comes sudden and very severe hills, bolted up so
pcrpendicularly that hut for grooves and water
cut passages, not more than five or six yards
wide, you could hardly climb them. Masses of
granite rock are flung up here and there in vast
heaps, their sides messed over, the splits and
riffs feathcred out with ferns, with here and
there bush for Captain. Over behind the
woods there comes down brook from tie
mountains, rushing like courier fierce with
news which itquite forgets to tell and tempering
its zeal alshg level meadow as it goes across
the road bent on industry. A few miles below
it works at mill as steadily as if it were not a
mountain-born brook. The woods are full Of
hemlock, pine and spruce, of laurel and ground
pine, of all manner Of leaves and flowers, and
not least for beauty, the finely cut ferns with
delicate palms. All this and a good deal more,
for we have not spoken Of diamond spring
under rock, like an eye overhung by shay
gy brow, or Of pretty schooi.house on the road
edge Of the wood, or Of huge rock balanced
so as to seem falling while yet it is firm; all
this we have within stones throw of our dwell
ling, and it is just nothing to the abundance Of
attractions in the neighhorhood." ~ 81 q 81.
| GREEN PEAS, CURRAsrs AND PorAroEs.--
These vegetables and fruit were raised on the
farm Of Mr.. A. d. Foster, Of St. Anthony, and
placed upon his table for consumption over one
week ago. We have specimen Of the two