Minnesota weekly times., 1857-05-02

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| pect that it would pay. We are done with thi
subject now, and shall not again revert to it, hav
ing no fear Of the verdict of a sensible and i'm
partial public.
| -es Dogs. is
st. Paul at the present time is infested with
queer species Of Dogs, that having hitherto Tough
desperately for the crumbs which have faller
from the Public Table, are now running abou
| the streets in harmony, as only dogs can run, il
search of new plunder, being restrained from Q
general fghtamong themselves by the anticipation
of mouthful of something. First, We have the
little dandy Spaniel of the Pioneer, with his well
combed ears and slick tail, followed by his well
trained pup that invariably barks when the old
one growls. This breed of animals is cross be-
tween the bull and terrier, and is celebrated for
its unfaithfulness to its species, instances being
known where it has ignored its own offspring in
order to secure a larger share of the common
bone. 1t is respected by the other Dogs only so
far as it can aid them in securing small portion
of the offal which is usually thrown about
genteel saloons.
Next comes the bleared-eyed, shaggy-tailed,
grumbling, growing, snappish cur of the Mime
sotian, whose young pup (so young that his eyes
are not yet open) seeks to initiate the low, quite
raj tones Of the "Senior," but whose brain is not
suficieHtly developed to fully comprehend his
awkward situation. The ssSenior'' animal is
SCARED all over with marks from street fights, in
which he has invariably come off second best, but
he is still as snappsh and ehurlish as ever. Heis
called the King Dog, not for any extra moral or
physical courage he possesses, but because he as
pires to the leadership of the pack. He is the
biggest dog % of the crowd and by far the ugli-
est. l.. .f1 a. 2
Then comes the cadaverous, ghost-lke, i'll
shaped, ambitious animal of the Advertiser, "a
class of bipeds usually served up by the Indians
on great occasions,) who, not yet fully civilized
creates many queer pranks as he seeks to initiate
the great and powerful bulldog of the London
Times and Punch. This is a vain Dog, perhaps not
SO gross in his tastes as the others, but equally
as ambitious for notoriety. His time is general
ly occupied in chasing bubbles, but constant di-
arrhea of faint barks has Of late greatly weaken
ed his constitution. By some it is thought he has
the hydrophobia, but by others he is accused of
having swallowed, when young, Webster's Die
tionary in lieu of a pappoose. On stated periods
he causes much merriment by running through
the streets, with tin kettle which some mischie-
vous boy has tied to his caudal extremities (ssthe
seat of war; and which has the tendency to at
tract large company of followers, mostly of his
own species. Unconscious of his very ludicrous
position, he chimes in with the rest and enjoys
the 'sfun," but withal he is harmless creature,
and his bark is hollow and meaningless.
These animals are now attracting considerable
attention. Their harks can bslheard every morn
ing, but it is the intention Of ingenius Yankee
to cage them and exhibit them for the especial
benefit of the public. Admission cents.
ca The long, spindle -shanked, egotistioal
scribbler, who does up the ss funny" things for
the Advertiser, is out in two column article. in
which he ridicules those who expressed willing
to extend aid to the settlers who were in dan
ger of massacre by the Indians. Having resided
among the squaws until he eptertains for them
perhaps too friendly feeling, he cannot hear
that anything should be said in derogation of
them. This attempt on his part, and on the part
of Others to throw odum on those of our citizens
who responded promptly to the call of help, only
exhibits the true characters of the men, and dem
onstrates what is already known in this commu-
nifty, that the fools are not quite all dead yet.
So far as the Times and its editors are concern
ed, fear of annihilation il entertained. either
from the very sarcastic articles in the daily press
or the tame wit Of the Advertiser but when we
find respectable and truthful gentlemen private
citizens) villi6ed because they honestly believed
their wives and children were in danger, and that
the Indians were really marching down upon
them; when we find those in this city who were
willing to aid them in case of need, ridiculed by
crack Drained nincompoop, who arrogates to
himself all knowledge Of Indian affairs and as
sumes the Dictatorship of the people who walks
on " stilts," and leaves behind him diarrhea
of words, whose effusions partake more of the
bombast and pedantic than either the discreet or
the meritorious, we think it due to our readers and
those abused, to say that the disordered state of
the brain of such an one is the only palliation
which can be offered in his defense. He is poor,
pitiful dog indeed, who can send forth to the
world his jibes and jeers while men, women and
children are shivsring from fear, no matter wheth
er that fear springs from real imaginary causes.
Such an one would gamble over the corpse of his
mother, or with less regard for human nature,
would laugh over the dying agonies of the infant.
Demscratic Nominatiens.
| The Democracy of the First Ward nominated on
Saturday evening, A. T. Chamblin for Alderman,