Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-08-09
VOL. III, No. 1 g.
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sge .Tas Iii ALONG SHoREs July 18th, 1855. n
I1sI think i mighty pleasant, friend Newson, for
one who bath been; shut up in st. Paul for ,sevs-
raj months, 70 now and then take, . boat and =
trip down the river; and on q fpe day, think il
glorious fun to 60 =. e bobbns arosnd'' smeaestI
the verdant islands With which the bosom Of the
Father Of Waters'S il s.udded, like emssaids
upon the shirt bosom Of an Old Dandy, to wake
the echoes Of the ancient blsfs With the ssiss Of
the fesoupding paddles, and to astonish yepsrs- J,
BILE Lake Pspip with the shrill notes Of the steam
whistle; p'ore especially if the boat is speedy,
the weather charming and the Steward accomo-e
dating, Like yourself, Mr.. Editor, il am bach
elors and as such, St. Paul occupies snug place
ip my affections; in fact may say /. love it.;
for various reasons think it juvenile, ter (
restial paradise fer bacbelorsof. small means and
cpterprising habits but yet it must be confessed
that there is another world, an outside, lower re-
gio9, in which one can retire at night, and dream
Of { Patti's' charming voice, with no fear of;
having his !. sweet disposition" rlel by the pre-
datory attacks Of those insectous Border Ruff
fans-those FIVE per cent. claim, jumping land
shatks-the Mosquitoes. Murdereus, blood-thirs-
ty, pusilanimous insects--may their lifeless re-
mains attest our wrath and the Daily Times
contain their eppitaph sof no III ssss''' 9
BIZ: barring the Mosquitoes, very pleasant is l. !,
to take chair and cigar on the boiIor deck,
and to watch the varying scenery for which the
Upper Mississippi is famous, stopping now and
then at some wood pile or taking on passengers
at some prospective rival to st. Paul--one Of
those Western 9 Institutions "a new city
There is certain something indescribab.y pleas
ant in the REGULAR motion of the boats engines,
like the pulsation and beating of a great heart
in the foaming and rushing Of the water as she
goes STAYING through, that takes away the rest
less feeling one has on haDd--that all 5crvading
Yankee imbibed spirit of business and specula-
ton that makes old men of us in our prime and
sharp men Of our youth. Alas! are we not
known throughout the world as race Of sharp,
trading, Yankee Merchants?i Are not oir money
making, our speculating procliyities. subject Of
ridicule throughout Christendom Has nut I
.sspekildtiag'' BECOME one of the Institutions Of
the soil--one Of the "profess,ons'' in the Vest
..-not perhaps known in our Colleges, but emf
hcntly deserving Of Professorship aud De-
grees?i.At 4niiog e FEes@ 81 81 s'as''s 9
~ hut this digreAson will give YOU no informu-
tio i'll regard 10 thoathriving towns encountered
on the downward trip7-wil not tell vow how
Hastings prospers7 rour. near and thriving rival,
with its fine . back country, excellent water pow
er and new addition" How Red Wing is on
the = forward march"--Rad Wing renowned for
stores and hardware on its Leyee, for Indian t.
PEGS, its trout fishing and the cold water procliv-
tiles Of it's Other inhabitants. How Winona is
on the rise, or else the water is on fall--Wino-
ma famons for its wooden houses, fine hotel,
rapid progress, steamboat enterprise, and tho
pertinaclty with which the wind follows and
blows people around the corners. How La Crosse
hath doubled its population La Crosse, cee-
brated for its sand, prospective Railroad and its
aristocracy: its Hotel being Git is sad) the re-
softof the g biggest bugs' in the whole surround
ing country. low, numberless other towns are
spripging up AMI ilourishing, all flied with the
tdsfst, most restless. o-ahead, specializing, and
Ewital seiltsrprisng and intelligent race Of NOR.
tails that inhabited any country. These
things We will have to tell YOU at some other timo
fitli time tor retire to our mosquito barred bed
and We will bid you good night. - 5ra.g sE-.s !
pres .oq Yours, snH ssALloUIs.y J.
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