The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-03-27
NUMBER 81.

of men. The foremost gopher stands up,
with tail erect, while he looks at the Slough
of Despond," over which the road does not go.
At his far side, crouching at his feet, and sniff
fling the air, is Wisconsin gopher, who
seems to be saying "I have secured the La
Crosse and Milwaukee bonds and have them
in my trunk at the Fuller House." There are
two or three more from the same State; the
difference between them and the others is,
they appear alumper and have more to sag
than the Minnesota gophers. One of the three
middle gophers says, eve have no cash, but
we will give you our drafts at ninety days
and when we get back to Wisconsin we can
raise the funds to meet the drafts on La
Crosse and Milwaukee bonds ~ To which
the next adds: II do assure you, gentlemen,
the drafts are good; and you may depend
upon any statement made by my friends,
KNEELAND & HADLEY" Then the tall gopher
who has Rice look, says: "Bring on the
drafts, gentlemen; l will endorse them" On
the left side, and close at his feet, covers
little, plump, round-faced Minnesota gopher
there is pen behind his ear, as though he
was Secretary of the concern. He bends his
head down to listen to little tiny fellow sit
ting beside hole, who tells them; 'you had
better lower your tails and come in at my
hole, as it is the only way under that "Slough
of Despond." The Secretary seems confus-
ed, however, and mutters something about
the "Valley of the MississlppAH to the plains
Of the Saskatchewan" Upon the construc-
ton car, ("wt. 5000, ,OOOD appears number
| of men, who, from the flag displayed, we
judge to be the assembled wisdom of the Ex-
IRA SESSION. The flag has upon it, Excur-
sion Gopher Train-6rst trip through to end
of the line-extra session of the Legislature
fee!" AS the gentlemen members sit upon
the edges of the sides of the car with their
coat tails hanging over, sundry papers are
| seen protruding from their pockets, endorsed
ola Crosse and Milwaukee Bonds )" but of
course, they are not supposed to be the ones
Of which BRYoN KLBoURN can give no ac-
count, or portion of the 100000, loaned
by the Milwaukee and La Crosse Road to
the Minnesota and Pacific, but which never
reached the Treasury of the latter Campany.''
At the back end of the construction car is
vehicular attachment known as an Irish
buggy, vulgarly called whesl-barroag, upon
which is placed symbolical figure, supposed
to be the presiding genius of the Daily
Times" newspaper. It is the semblance of
man enthroned upon keg labelled GIN.
| (See controversy in the Pioneer files in which
the genius of the Times proved his beverage
to be such.) In his right hand he holds a
staff, which is skewered through a copy Of
the Times and thereupon is drawn Jumping
jack supposed to illustrate how the Genius
of that paper will throw up his little hands
and legs in meaningless gesticulations for
whoever will pay to pull his string. With
his left hand he holds a wide-mouthed tin
trumpet to his round and wind-puffed cheeks,
ready to split as he blows out, d" We ride las
we ought independant and triumphant; after
crushing our opponents, we still maintain our
ORIGINAL position.-" Just as we predicted"
The balancing of this figure will be observed
to be particu larly nice; the least movement
to the right or left either, would send him off
on one of his usual tangents, and throw him
overheard, gin and all but if he sits quiet
he may keep his place, and blow his little
breath all away as he is directed to do. His
position, however, is anything but pleasant
f r his one-wheeled vehicle bumps sorely over
the rough, facts upon which the track is laid,
while the mud of every paddle through which
he is compelled to ride, for the sake of being
with the Gophers is scattered over his own
shoulders and falls in showers upon his pa
per and on his own little head.
| Toward the top of the picture we see
Gopher, (Minneasticmis,) curled up into
roundness really wonderful. But the we'll
known cunning Of this animal, to those who
have observed them, explains the sphericity
of the figure as representing the facility with
which they can be rolled any where or at any
time. A little paper in the paws of this glo-
bular Gopher reads $4,000 paid up scrip
! Transit R. r." while he seems to say with
pleasant grin as he rolls along" A BALL
COME from Winoma."
| A little further towards the centre is
shabby semblance of the great bird of our
country holding seedy drapery of bunting
! hinder which is tn he seen three GODherS
mounted upon a rostrum, one of them of "fair
round belly with good capon lined" is hold
ing forth to Railroad meeting, and says II
am right, and Gormans wrong" Further to-
wards the middle is a farmers homestead
with cattle, etc. The farmer himself is about
paying an insolent tax collector of the Co
pher tribe, who tells him " his tax must be
settled as it is for the Loan of the $5, 100000"
The farmer with big stick up-lifted, re-
plies, Well, if must, 1 must; but 1 will
settle you first"
We understand this amusing hit at the
times, is being Autographed, and cannot fail
to create considerable merriment, as well as
excite some serious thoughts upon the SUBJ
ject Of which it treats.
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| Circulate the Documents.
| A number Of copies of Senator FoLsoM's
excellent Letter to his Constituents on the
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