Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-05-01
SATURDAY, APRIL %, 1866.
" The Slave of the Lamp"

ausc it is the history of one, who, tired with the
;orld, put an end to his own existence long before
lis ripened manhood had developed the genius |
hat burned within him. An account of the
uthor's death was published in the TINES, several
months ago, and since then we have had great
curiosity to peruse his last production. That Gu
iosity has been gratifed. In the preface, the
publishers say:
On the l4th of November, 1854, the author OF
his volume was found in his chamber corpse.
\ bottle standing on the table beside the last
,ores of this novel-indca.cd too sadly how he
,n3 left the world. Tho coroner called it death
" Prussic acid 4; death by disappointment woulu
AVE been the better verdict. lie babe farewell
% his friends in rapid interviews preceding the
went. Others whom he could not see, he wrote
%, lovingly and kindly. Whilst with one hand
ne clutched the honey fingers Of death, the
other was extended in Friendship. He died not
madly, but calmly in sorrow, in disappointment
and in poverty.
The scene opens in an Oyster Saloon in N. T.
where are congregated band of robbers, thieves
and counterfeiters. Dudley Mondel, who is sup
nosed TO be North, the author of the work. be-
comes strangely mixed up with this group. not as
a participation Or actor, but rather as spectator
and learner. IIebecomes acquainted with MISS
Luton, aged a years. who marries il MIR. Workers.
n rich merchant, whose age is As. Miss Luton Is
youne and beautiful, and married, not for love,
but for money. She soon finds out that riches 40
not always bring happiness, and falling IN WITH
Mordo, she invites him to her house. lie accepts
the invitation-calls, and before he is aware, is
dead in love with Columbia, young and beauti-
full step daughter of Mrs. Ionkcrs. Then springs
10 jealousy. Mrs. Yonkcrs loves Mondel pas
s;onatclv-Mondel loves Columbia, but through
the intrigue of the former, Columbia is led to be-
ieve that her lover is already married, and she
dism:sscs him. Drivea to desperation, Mondel
starts for the Pacific coast in search OF gold
finds it, returns and is at last married to Column
bia. Love and happiness follow.
We have briefly followed the prominent charac-
ter in the work, but there are others equally as
interesting, whose histories are traced with avivid
pen. Berkeley, the counterfeiter, Confidence Bob,
the gambler, Fitzganmon O'Bounccr, the literary
man, Peter Quastz, the d:scoverer OF the Golden
Island, are all disposed Of in a manner that would
do credit to Dickens. The work is intensity in
tercsting, and the characters appear to be, as
MANY of them are, real. Poor Mondel, how we
pity him, for we can readily conceive that he is
none other than the veritablc author of the work.
There are many q Mondel in this world, but few
whose sensitive natures force them to dispose OF
life. North could not brook the disappolntments
and hardships that had followed him, and driven
almost to madness, he at last passed into the I'M
known future. He has, however, left behind him
a work which will rank with many Of the first
novels of the day, not only for the manner in
which it is written, but for the real picture it draws
of human life.
The volume is published by II. Long & Broth
ers, n. Y, and is for sale by W. S. Combs.
BILE.--An irresponsible writer in the Minneso-
tan of yesterday morning, lets off considerable
bile in consequence Of small article of ours on
s Minnesota Politics." If he continues, there
will be danger of his collapse. The writer is evil
IDENTIFY out of his element, and advise him,
therefore, to return to his old business-tllat of
putting up Patent Medicines! In that department
he excels! He never will in anything else.
AWFUL TMEs.--Thc editor of the Pioneer has
been dethroned, and the chair editorial has been
filled by some unknown visitors, who intimate
that they intend to ':pitch in :" to us. They
couldn't crafty us better. They will please ac-
cept our compliments, and call early, for We
have a heap" of business on hand just now, and
are much in want of a help-mate.
We DID IT!-Who? the Minncsotian. Did
what? Oh everything. We are " some pump
k;ns." We 'cry aloud and spare notice do.
How could the community get along without us:
We intend to give Mr.. Browne fts--re do, and
then there is that rascally Times--what right has
it to cross our path-,ceW fix it-pe will.
This is the daily burden of the Minnesotan's
song, and strangers laugh heartily over its weak
ness. We don't blame them.
Our LEvEE.-Six boats lay at our lcvec yes
tcrday, and larger quantity of freight than We
have ever seen ut one time landed at st. Paul.
Boxes, barrels, machinery, furniture-in fact
every thing that could be thought of, lay in piles
on the landing, presenting very business like
scene-a St. Louis in miniature.
THE BoArs.-Thc Minnesota Belle, Lady
Franklin, Ben Bolt, and Montauk arrived yester-
day morning, all Of them loaded with passengers
and freight. They were to leave yesterday
Most of these boats came from Galena, where
large number of persons were waiting to procure
passage up the Mississippi.
THE WHARF BoAT.-This boat mvsteriously dis
appeared from the Upper Levec on the evening
OF Thursday, and now lies moorcd at the Lower
Landing. We regret the loss of the boat, but
have come to the conclusion to let the par-
ties lyht it out.
CT The Winslow House now seats from 100
to l25 persons at every meal. The proprietors
are doing Il fine business, but summer visitors
have not yet begun to come.
Two HUNDRED TuoUsAND.-The Galena Advcr-
user estimates that the number of persons who
VIII settle in the country Northwest of that citv.
will not fall short of two hundred thousand.
The editor says that great many 60 by land
equally as many as those who go in the boats
VI this vast numb:r at least one hundred tbou.
sand will settle in Minnesota. If we have nm ~.
cession of only $4,000, we think that will do for
one year.
FAIR HAVEN OYsTERs.-We have received from
MI. story, two cans of Fair Haven Cove Oysters.
winch we pronounce y No l. They are put up in
their own liquor, and in point of flavor and fresh
ness cannot be excelled by any other oysters in
the country. MIR. Story has a large number Of