The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-09-05
miscellaneous Items.

| A MAIDEN aunt, whose locks of snow
Proclaimed her young-some years ago
Keproved her niece, a damsel cav.
For dressing in the wanton way. -
By which our modern girls expose
A vast deal more than eyes and nose
"Why can't you hide what ought to be hid.
And dress modest and plain, as your grand.
mother did 2"
Dear aunt. so do-as you NAV Derceive.
1 dress in the mode of Grandmother-Eye p
SHAMEFUL ExPosURE-Little Bow: "When
l get bigger, MIR. Brown, you'll let me ride
your horse, wont you?"
, Nr Brown-"Why, Charlie, 1 haven't any
morse E what made you think 500
OnarlIe-"Why, heard mother say this
L ""a mat you had been riding high
oppihIioAL IELEGRAPM-A woman residing
at bergen Hill, New Jersey, recently was
courted, won, and married to the second hus-
Dand' IN consequence of receiving letters from
the spirit OF her first husband, stating that
he had died in New Orleans.
dts out at last" said Miss F. w a Chi.
cago lady, to gentleman friend. in allusion
to decayed tooth which had given her much
pain, till Airport had extracted it. "Iunos-
slble % was the reply: 81 will not believe
that ANYTHING bad had ever come from your
mouth r
PRINCES learn no art but that of horseman-
snip. The reason is, the brave beast is no
fiatterer 4; he Will throw the prince as soon
as his groom.
CoMPENsATIoN.-A bystander, seeing one
OF two gamesters on board of q Mississppi
steamer cheating at play, whispered to the
other that his adversary was packing the
cards. "DOn't be uneasy on my account"
was the reply, 81 have got the four aces and
Jacks in my sleeve"
WE learn by an exchange that the Young
man who lately went on bridal tour with
an angel has lately went on a bridal tour
with ange!in muslin, has lately returned with
termagant in hoops.
SDoN'r you consider Jones a soundlaw
yer % said horse jockey to another concer
ming western lawyer who was literally a
'screamer' in his pleas.
IF roaring is unsoundness, should say
no decidedly" was the reply.
MORAL IMPRovEMENT-To wrestle fiercelv
with it, is not always the best way to get rid
OF vicious habit. sInfinite toll and pains
would not enable you to sweep away a mist
out, by ascending little, you may often
overlook it altogether"
The Land Office for the northwestern
Land District of Minnesota has been removed.
by order OF the President of the United
States, from Ojibway to Ottertail CITY. the
former location being deemed unsuitable.
SYDNEY SMITH was once examining some
flowers in a garden, when beautiful girl.
who was one of the party, exclaimed "Oh.
Mr. Smith. this pea will never come to per-
lection y "Permit me, then" said SYDNEY.
gently taking her hand, and walking toward
the plant, "to lead perfection to the pea"
THE HoosAC TUNNEL.-Workw was STONED
at the Hoosac tunnel on the 18th inst, the
contractors refusing to proceed with it at
further drain upon their private means. The
report that vein of gold lad been discover
ed in it is untrue-copper and iron pyrites
and little lead being all the ore that has
been found.
The immense wealth poured into the Island
OF Cuba for the last years, to pay for sugar,
ETC., has inaugurated season Of wild specu-
lation. Stock companies of al! descriptions,
and large capitals, grow up like mushrooms
and the Habaneros seem to be seized with a
mania to Bull and Bear it like Wall street
stockholders
A CONTEMPORARY thinks that the Mormon
currency is on the principle vf the VII In one
of Douglas JerrOld's comedies "My notion
of q wife of forty is that man should ex-
change her, like bank note, for two twen-
ties"
Thou can'st not joke an enemy into
friend, but thou may'st friend into an en-
envy.
The man of true resolution does what he
resolves if for no other reason than because
he has resolved to do it.