The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-10-09
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VI NBER THREE.
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Ar 6RA, August l.. !.


A bright. charming Sabbath morning. con-
dacive TO calm religious emotion, when your
obeiient servant, for the FIRST time in his LIE, is
requested by the Purser Of the ship to Oficia,e
as Chaplain.
30, my dear sir, you must excuse me,
never did such thing in my life. What II
4" II Is nothing to do, sir, only 10 read the
service, whichever you please, Of the Kirk Of
Scotland. or OF the established Church Of
England. Tbs ships regulations require a
service every Sabbath
An excellent requirement and Il there
were not more suitable person 10 ofiiciate as
Chaplain. would cheerfuily comply with your
request but there is an old gentleman on
board--.the tall white-haircd man--who.
think. IRON his conversation, must be either
clergyman or deacon, and of s,rictest ortho-
dox sentiments (which, unfortunately. am
mott Here be is now ask him.
The old gentleman assented at once. He had
'ectured on temperance all over Great Britain
and the Canadas. been lawyer in Nova SEQ
tia, and Methodist local preacher, but had no
objection to reading either the Scotch or I'm.
glish service.
Having found substitute to I'LL the Office
which this discriminating Purser evidently saw
was born TO occupy, (how often men mistake
their appropriate vocation > | repaired to the
smoking room to enjoy an after breakfast IIa-
wanna. A goodly company are already seated
and a social, polite chit-chat commenced O.
Tobacco! thon hast many sins to answer for.
yet thy virtues may save thee for thou art
the olive branch, the pipe OF peace, Of social
intercourse among strangers An offer Of
light, or pinch OF snuff. relieves embarass-
ment, initiates social chat, unhinges the tongue,
opens the heart, the mind and the ear, and, by
the necessary intervals of putting, compels
division Of Conversations condition not al.
ways prevailing among takers.
We have quite fraternity OF smokers here.
of various ages and nationalities, from young
manhood, cultivatng the first moustachc, 10
bald-headed age. vainly attempting to conceal
the bare pate by combing up the few remaining
shreds or locks, from the base to the top Of
the head where the hair ought TO grow
There are EDglishmen, scotchmen, lrishmeu,
Canadians and Americans.
An American from the North West. adj
dressing his next ncighbor, stout, well fed.
fine looking old English gentleman, saving Zee.
A iine wholesome, morning, sir"
ESGLlsun.y--" All, yes. sir; and We are
going to healthy csuntry-peopc are not
killed there by the terrible extremes of heat
AMI cold. as in. America"
" Have you resided long in America
ICED forbid that ! should have been
there over year, and am glad to 80 back to
England. 1t was al experiment. ! was an
adventurer, like so many Others, deladed into
the belief that America was land that flows
with milk and honey. and have seen all the
bitterness of the reality How many thousands
have been ruined by the delusion- and those
who succeed in making money see their chill
dren die around them--thc climate Of America
il fatal to children--and their boys that grow
up become disobedicnt, ard become loaiers
aud irequenters OF grog-shops. ! would rather
put on. my sons as geutlemens servants, in
England, than trust them in America
The old mans earnest heart aching sincerity
invited sympathy, rather than argument. lie
was evidently sore with disappointment
What State did you live in siry
A" Most OF the time in Canada but short
time in New York, Philadelphia and Boston
Did you visit the West
No sir. | was quite satisfied with my ra
vels in America. Dishonesty everywhere. II
Is the leading national trait Of the Americans
An old Scotch lady told me IA was leaving
London In America, sou must consider
every man a rascal or YOU will IT, robbed at
every turn And found Il So would not
live there for the whole State OF New YORK.
Yen must have been 50 unfortunate as 10
come into contact with only the worst class of
our people. Comparison will show that our
people are. ou the average a. houost "a any
other nation at least as honest, comparing
class with eaN Our business men"
A mistake sir. There is a most marked
difference between shopkeepers and business
men in England and America. 4 shopkeeper
or business man in England who would cheat
or refuse to pay bis debts, would he treated as
criminal he would he ruined ; his bad repn-
tation would follow him all over the empire
even q servant could not get new situation
without recommendation from his previous
master--but therc is none of this in America
Il acknowledge it is difeen, in the United
States, bu; the cause Of thi, difference IS not
what you suppose. as view the matter In
England every avenue OF enterprise is full Of
competitors, and II one he 90 unfortunate a. TO
fall he Il Immediately trcldsn under foot, and
trampled to death without pi,y--or if possess
ing strength enough to run the gauntlet alive. /
be would be kicked out among the common
herd Of thieves and vagabonSs. 10 furnish ano- I
Their candidate for the workhousc. the prison. (
or private sentiment" Shopping mon,cnt I
for pus)
But" iupa,ientIy interposed the cd gen.
tleraan.