Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-04-12
Correspondence Of the Times.


noses, hooked noses, red noses, fla: noses, SC.
In fact noseology is lavorite study of mine,
and strange to say that fell in love with the
science, by beginning at home. l study men
and know pretty well what mans disposition
is, by his nose. Some say the mouth is the
index. l insist that the nose and the eyes are
the cry-terians.
When began this letter. l expected to be-
gin from the time that set out for n. Y. The
passengers were woefully disappointed when
they met over the river, we numbered more
than there We're seats for, in the dreadful con-
veyance, already too full of mail ana other
matters.
The whole system of staging from st. Paul
to Dubuque is false and cruelty deceptive. Be-
fore l tried it myself, was inclined to believe
that the Times was TOO severe, but never in
my life have l seen such wanton brutality prac-
ticed upon travellers. The road was frightful
enough, and when to that Walker added his
terrors, life became burden. The drivers
(some Of them) are lords over the passengers.
Oaths, threats and fiendish stubbornness are
their weapons. Fifteen passengers were pack
ed into space not convenient for to slt and
without any place for their feet, the space being
occupied by mail bags, carpet bags, boxes and
trunks; once in position and there you re-
manned, except when the stage went over, then
some poor fellows were packed little tighter.
This happened to us ) times. II was strange
i. d. b., al
hatless fellows popping up each in his turn,
through hole in the upper side Of the sleigh,
now and then the stiffness was broken by ex-
carnations like these, Get off my head! Oh
my arm Oh my shns Mercy! My toes"
sometime d-n it would roll out Justify. In
fact, we were Walkers prisoners, each one
paid him SD 90 for the privilege. and labored
hard all the way, TO get his wagons. drivers
and the mail through. Such is the business
Walkers stage line does. l never shall go
again with it. trust that Mr.. Burbank will
make more extensive arrangements for next
winter. And for Mr.. Walker trust, that a
monument composed of the skeletons of old
''sa gers" worn out wagons, and cruel drivers,
might be raised 10 his honor by The tsay side,
inscribed with the oaths, mprecatons, and
cries that have come forth from men, women
and children. 1t would require volume to
communicate to YOU all our suffer ings from ST.
Paul to Dubuque. We feel outraged. The
agent in s't. Paul promised us comfortable sit
tings, for which we paid him 500 each.
New York has grown no smaller TIE op-
posing currents OF the great stream OF life are
still pouring up and down Broadway. Shoe
Lacks like blackberrrs, still run by you chant
Ing in your ears, ''Blaci boots, sir z" Bar
NUNS faring advertisement filled with gro
trsgue figures; Haunting banners, borne BY
military companies, vast crowds following them;
TIE clas!ing Of the omnibuScs screams of
the news boys, and multiplicity of strange
monstrositips salute you on every side. Bat
must not pass over the great attraction Of
Broadway. The women, virtuous or not VIII
tuous, are dressed elegantly, tie new gearing
which they wear throwing ont their dresses far
from their persons requires an expert move
inent OF the fair wcarer she trips along to
give their dress the fashionable. and graceful
curve from side to side. The movement struck
me as being very curious. tried once, in my
room, to get it, locked the door, bu,toned my
Die to be eiti er fashionable or graceful.
young lady yesterday liked to have lost her life,
the wind was high with a strong under-currcnt
she vcntured on; fashionably dressed, and bal
loon like, she scared higher and higher, till
the puff abatcd, and she was caught in the
arms of her anxious father. ST. Paul is just
the place for these generous. iar-rcaching ma
chimes. We have Territory enough. | am
going TO import them by the first boat, along
with the flounced tissues, and exquisi,ely de-
signed dresses, of every hue, and TO suit every
complexion. | have made business of study
ing the iancieS of the fair sex in fashionable
life. My proficiency SO far is tolerable. and
would advise my friends, both gentlemen and
ladies TO wait for my choice selections. AS
ior,he dandies OF broadway, Icannot say much.
They appear to me, lean and lank, choakcd by
very stiff turn-down collars, pretty tight pants,
discovering ungracefu limbs, then strut about
TO each other. smile their sweetest through
their moustaches, and probably 60 home drunl,
at night. Such is the existence of vast null
titude living in this great Metropolis.
Then there is a class Of dirty, dissipated,
wo-bcgone spec,aces, from 3 feet high TO g,
living upon what, and where Icannot conceive.
One feels like keeping his purse in his hand
all the time, but this would not do.
The accident on the Delaware. and the as
sertion Of an experienced Captain, that the Pa
cific is ice-bound occupy the public mind. |
would not live here for any thing, such dark.
raw. chilly weather will make me sick.
The emigration will be immense, one can
so no where, if it is known that you are from
81. Paul, but that some one is cnquired after,
and the conversation ends with, "WclI, shall
be up in the spring" We want another hotel
in the city as large the Fuller House.
Yours truly. w.G.r.
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