The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-03-21

A late number of the Philadelphia News
gets off the following:
Too WARH.-We met gentleman from
st. Paul, Minnesota, yesterday, and he as
sured US he could not stand our climate, and
that though he came few days ago, is of
again at the earliest moment his business
will permit. The thermometer at forty de-
grees above zero in February is considered
oppressive by the st. Paul folks, who are
accustomed to see it at eighty below the
freezing point, in cold weather, and consider
the temperature quite moderate! We have
in our possession an article which a lady
wrote last winter touching St. Paul and its
moderate climate. Hear her.
"When book called "A New Home Who'll
Follow" was published, The Western Wids
were located in Illinois or thereahouts; but
non the inhabitants Of Minnesota bristle up
with considerable indignation at the idea
of calling their territory Wilderness A
gentleman from the latter region lately vast
ed his eloquence on the desert air, in endeav-
oring to convince us of the decided superb
ority of St. Paul over Philadelphia. Such
a climate! Such a beautiful, bracing eli
mattel which when we came to inquire into
it, made nothing at all of falling thirty-eight
degrees bel W zero for cold weather, and be-
ing proportionally wrong-headed the other
way for aearm. They should have some
words coined expressly for their weather vo-
cabulary-Our terms are entirely too faint
and inexpensive. They pride themselves
upon having very little snow there-which
if they did have, it would certainly come
down ice; although our friend admitted that
they had little storms nearly all the time.'
No fruit; of course not-how could we
expect new country to produce fruit q
But they had plenty of tand-they had
breathing-room. To keep, alive, in Winter
to say nothing of being coafo1taNe-it was
necessary to have large stove in the hall
and smaller one in every apartment; but
it was fine country.
We were then encouraged too by all ac-
count of the devastations of Cholera there
and had our spirits farther revived by the
story of lady who was persuaded thither
by money-making husband, and who, on
her first arrival, would not even look out ol
the window. But added our informant
triumphantly, after a while, she lost all wish
to return Poor woman we p;tied her
we could see the whole dreary panorama
The gradual fading out of every hope, and
the listless apathy attendant on despair, un-
til she became like the old man, who, after
being kept in prison nearly all his lifetime
refused to 60 forth into the sunshine when
at last, the doors were orened!"
Now this is rather hard upon St. Paul,
but then it is just what might be expected
from delicate creatures who look at Winter
through plate glass, and declare it dreadful
whose dainty feet press the softest velve;
carpets whose every want is anticipated
who live in an atmosphere bright with hope
and reality. We doubt not Minnesota is q
glorious place for those who would carve out
their fortunes from the rough block; and
we presume, even the lady who penned the
above, would gladly brave all the ter.
rors she depicts, did her husband require
such sacrifice on her part.