Minnesota weekly times., 1857-05-09

RoTAar MILs.---Poor old horse, let him die
He wore his toes off walking tread mill.
=. +. O.-.-This is vile conspiracy "a damn.
seratic plot, got up by Rice, Douglas, Shields and
company at Washington. You'll find early Toomos
I came for once in right good faith fed.
That Tragedy to read---I hoped to be boilev-
In this, and to take other further measures
To exterminate the nuisance Newsop
Who harbors in the cellar at the street.
TO do this I'll fall and kiss your feet
Though dirty they may be-,
But will not be insulted thus, (greatiy
agitated.)
The blood of the ssOwe-e we-every-body" can't
stand that.
Now do your damnest- "some unpleasant
facts'
You'll hear in to-morrow's Minnesoshun.
Exit down stairs in huff.)
RorARY MILLs.---Well, really, sold Dog Tray"
amt so ever gentle, ever kind after oil. No! not
BY darn sight.
b. P.-We must pursue him, or he'll disclose
our plot. Wen find him in the first saloon.
Follow, boys, follow! exit all in hurry.l
ACT Ii. s4e
THE RIVER BLUFF,
Enter j. P. Owen-every- -body-along the Board
Walk
Now is the severest winter ever known
Made glorious spring time to the St. Paul
folks,
And all the clouds which lowered o'er our
town,
In the deep bosom of the Prairie buried.
irim-visagsd war among the Chippewas
and Sioux 5s IL sa 9s
Has ceased. ceased And now instead of chasing
And Bear,and kicking up rumpus every
Among themselves, as they were wont of
They have fell to butchering the whites.
Their gore
Reddens the banks Of virgin snow
While their bodies beneath are lying low
Unknown, uncofined and uns,ing.
II had tears Pm sure I'D shed them now.
Tears did say? Without an onion raw
certainly could not raise them.
l never cried, except when was whipped
And then cried for mercy. e.
l never wept---t that's womanish. 4tf
/ have no heart to weep
have no sOul-at least do not think
Pve heard Dogs never had---the sole
Upon my boots is very thin, and
Is constantly letting the water in
Upon my feet which makes them swell
And gives my corns such pain, scarce
can tell $3.50
Myself from leather, that is in right bad
weather. - i 81
Let's see, the Lake is net yet open,
Those forty boats all to arrive at once,
Have not as yet arriven.
Yes, yes, the Lake Is open-it is here---
Here is a Lake of fire lstriking his breast)
The birthstone comes hereafter.
Will not some good angel or
Some good devil hurl me at once
Into the abyss and let me die
Ere years Of agony rack my shrivelled,
Shrunken, miserable frame? | am
But poor, very poor abortion.
! feel athirst, burning thirst (looks down
Heavens! how hate the site of water.
l drank some once when quite boy
And ever since have hated it.
must to some saloon-- drink deep
10 quiet my remorse. Ha nv bottle
Takes the bottle from his pocket and puts
it to his mouth Ka-c chug, Ka-c -chug,
Kachug.)
SCENE IL.
ENTERS Rotary Mills, Third-st, near Brackets. I
Let's see, (hiccup) Pm collector
Ut the port. That's an Office where, as
Goodhue said,
There nothing is to do, and nobody
AZ w A0' AnoS \nlccup) SuICS me eXacLly.
Collector of the port (hiccup) that means
Port wine. Egad, Pll do that same,
And drink it too. (hiccup)
Some men are born great, the poet says,
Some achieve greatness, he also says,
And some have greatness (hiccup)
Thrust upon them, he says for certain.
l achieved it first and now
It's been thrust upon me. (hiccup)
wear my blushing honors thick upon me.
Collector of the port. wonder how can
collect it. M
Must put the (hiccup) liquor law in force
And seize on all find.
Faith, feel my spirits rising fhiccup)
Golly, as Topsey says, but wont have a
l feel now (hiccup) as big as whole
hogshead,
A hogshead full of wine, mean,
II any body wants bricks to build Just now,
Pm the chap (hiccup) as can supply them
cheap. ..f.
| have enough in my hat at present
TO build small distillery (hiccup)
Confound that sign-pOst (hiccup) it should
Fined for running into people so (hiccup).
Exit