The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-22
Have W. Been Living Too Fast:

Er1iu he NsN Yor. Unies
When Commodore anicrbilt steamed
INTO southampton waters three OF four years
ago, IN his yacht, the North star, having on
board his numerous family, with a rstlnue OF
servants, II private chaplain, hstorioerapher,
and so iorth. John Bull opened his eyes with
a;nazlnen al the magniIicence AMI grandeur
OF the private A,Verican citizen. OF whom he
had never heard before. No Russian Prince
or British nobieman had ever been known
TO do anything half so princcly and ex,rava-
CANT and our commodore Suddenly found
himself the subject OF leading articles in thu
London papers. The Driig New,, 10 com,
menting on the phenomenon. remarked as
il 10 moiliiy the injured pride OF the mag
mates Of the British mercantile world. that
there were at least dozen merchants. who
daily went on Change. whose incomes would
enable tbtm 70 indulge ia Just such piece
of extravaganza, hut they would not, he
cause IT would not c"mpor, with the charac.
tor OF u merchant 10 be putting on the airs
OF prince or a noblcman. Americans.
however, considered Themselves as good a.
anybody else. II not better. and spent their
money as pleased their fancy.
tomm-l lore Nanierbilt. III his steam acht
excursion. was Just tyIr ol thu prn,rai
anhte, VIM spcpds his none, li5cralIv and
is ~ luagnlic n, as I,s means viii allow :.
and sometimes Il good deal more So. hat
this tSira, egaDr' can hc carried much tpp
iar Tor the good Of lhc p,rsou who is gGilry
Of 1t, a great many people haze learned rom
their own experience. HAT Il las some
ti,ittr r.,
harrassmtut, - very genera. ..id prohabi.
q very correct Ocl.cL IN Ii, .jaal .NtrasA-
gluCr, however, cannot account ipr ia.
sweeping ard widespread Calamity which
lust "nw aOlict5 the whole country. There
have b,,r, undoubtedly good many IN
ps1' .deui persons, Us there a,wats are, Who
have got intn ic'', anl .ltr brief sea.on
II unwon,cd -i',udor. have s.nA igio th"ir
d rlEa. coalition cd h,. 3sts ana dcltudauis.
l;ut tL,,' -.r' uut rntagh 4 such nchios,
ltedica.> - produce such serious effects ~
Ne uoy v,ta.,s uvoa 'hr cmm,rriaj world.
TIE c'a. ~ mlu Nh1 are aUi Who have
,'eu >eF m, from the lan cia' Ioalc. are
not g>,'G..s ,.y. ~ even ms,u,I. ,ho list
weY. r. - tie FAST .iyvrs.
Tie GaWy4' bow Ia, ,-l,u iir-, aad
h.Av,cst OH tAC most eNt.t,,se merchants.
vhu have abundant ui,ar- vLjra C,4sr,u' DE-
convtrl,d into current fial-. i-tau,e th,
hanks share ta,S have Aerc,o,.cr louAc,
iot rc.ta .hu, lisir lour, 10 their ilc,> .ad
i',sR-t my ,snBo' uu'alI hal = 8yir
dg, from p'irfs. ia, ;a Shu haVo lSyu
l,..iIS AZ a. he wax n,.ehanis anl East
rl,u who D.,' .ra'R Il sII .tc! ,a'y u,.i t.s,,r
means. bs' b. srat aal agalhy Ao4>c.
" .c.. -,,1r' H, -lh- az. ~trc ,Earird IL
hycud '-I Nr, '.li'5 .I algr SuGlc IF
t1r arr AID E.,t a.,.,ig, - .ai.uyts too
have heg among t'v utH1ac;uor, aa,1
tIbIr sg,pi-. 81 course wvuj.n sui cut'ou
cloths heap r.aca-s. sul Nh pi.rls aces
'+t.r> oi H-. ID. maral-r'ur,rs Of Rhp,la
Island .ud NtS-Ar. ls i'. haze tot 20 s,y
MANI, contributed " viz .NIr. yAgsU.-,,i
-, Is'tc LEY hlYr "a. ni,b,l the pr.ac
-.7,,.r.,. { .'vtta- ais AL b. I.ora
Mctn.tl r,,t dc-,-ued G. pa, any a their
.H-.y> ~ tbs, ~ nd. MN Vb' have