The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-10-28

in warm water and wiped with linen nap
kin; dress as untidily as possible, though it
may be in fashion ut breakfast, partake in
no conversation, and eat heartily of hot bis
cult, mean toast, rich cake, sweetmeats in
any quantity, and drink at least four cups OF
hot coffee; as soon as you have finished
breakfast, repair to your study taking care
that no air reaches you, save that which has
been nicely warmed by the lungs and fire OF
the breakfast rosm) pour half bushel of
coal on the CRATE, close the ventilator,
draw the curtains over the windows:
draw your easy chair to the fire, and
read Byron and Longs1Rw until dinner
time, (avoid walking about, as this helps
digestion, and, as soon Us digestion takes
place the charm is lost) At dinner eat all
you can OF roast beef, hard boiled eggs,
spiced pickles, hot coffee, fruit pudding,
mince pie, and plentiful dessert Of pre-
serves, cake and wine avoid the air as be-
fore, and return Immediately to your study /;
add more coal to the fire, reseat yourself and
mediate on the rainy day, the lates, deaths,
your old loves and your debts, (which if
you do not have, | advise you by all means
to contract) Dwell upon the past as much
az possible, and in half an hour your mind
will be ready for action draw up your
writing desk take blue paper and select
your subject, which should be " The Might
Have Been Buried Ieonorc,' or " The
Perished Dream" and commence your poem.
Blank verse is preferable TO rhyme, as in
the latter, one is apt to lose sight Of the
subject in running after words that have q
similarity Of sound. Sprinkle your eifusion
with great many things like the following,
lightning eyes," marble foreheads, ""hell
ish fury" white surprise" v" flashing pride"
etc, etc. Finish the poem before retiring
to rest, and in the morning you will be sur
prised as well as delighted at it's great force
and originality.
by following the above rules daily, you
will soon become famous poet. Your
poems will be frte from that vulgar joyous
ness and naturalness which is beginning 10
pervade the writings of the present day. and
they will have some Of that repulsive truth
and vigor, that bids fair TO undermine the
beautiful sorrow and splendid agony, which
has so long been the basis Of poetry.
Honestly, the world-the jolly worlds
getting sick of its old favorites, the Wall.
ers." Now Annie, u few years ago, was
the most sentimental, Byyonn girl in our
school, and it was not mere schoolgirl senti.
ment either, but the usual kind Of sentiment,
upon which sbe would argue for hours, and
upon which she would write - beautiful
compositions - We called them; because
they would bring tears 10 our eyes, when,
in imagination, we bent over flower .strewn
corses, or mourned over the fate Of some
angelic heroine. The other day, heard
that same sentimentalist denolncing in
strong terms, writer who is famed for her
love ballads and beautiful, though slightly
sad, poetry; TOO sentimental! ! ! declare,
the poem is actually sof - was her matter.
oi-fact decision; and So ! believe, the sckly
sentiment is rapidly leaving the world and
we, who advocate Youth, Beauty, Love,
Hope and Joyousness, will be glad