Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-04
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INCIDENTS OF TIE TRIP, dc.
The Supper at the Nicollet House.
THE B ALL.

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| THE BALL.
Having somewhat recovered from the ef-
fects of the first military " campaign" of the
season, we will endeavor to give our readers
some account Of the grand excursion of the
Pioneer Guards of this city, with their guests,
the staff, to Minneapolis. 1t was the inten-
ton of the Guards to have gone up ON the fine
steamer Denmark, which was expected here
in time, but the storm of Thursday having
prevented her arrival. the company chartered
the stern-wheel boat Time and Tide, and about
eleven o'clock left the lower levee, with flags
flying, the band playing, amid salvos of artil-
lery.
The excursion party on board consisted of
about fifty Guards, rank and file, about
dozen Staff officers, the Pioneer Guards
Band some members of the Common Coun-
Gil and other invited citizens, and about doz-
en- ladies, making a gay and pleasant party,
and as all were acquainted with each other, no
formalities prevented a general conmingling
of every one on board into common fellow
ship. It's all very we'll for the Guards to
talk Of being warriors-they didn't show it
on the trip, for everybody declared they had
never had such pleasant time before-the
gents declaring that the Guards were gentle
men, and the ladies asserting that they were
all 90 such nice fellows" Crackey, we must
join ]
At Mendoza the boat stopped, and the Staff
proceeded to the residence of the Comman-
der-in-C Chief, and escorted him on board The
$3.50 suit has previously been described
He didn't wear that chapeau, though, but had
a cap about the size of big oyster-shell.
FASTEST TINE ON RECORD
| The Time and Tide should have been man,
ed Time against Tide, for after leaving the
Fort, the tide was so powerful that the time
made was very slow Ifit had not been that
the good company and the many improvised
plans of entertainment on board enabled the
hours to glide away much faster than the
boat glided up stream, it would have been in
tolerable; for about three o'clock, seeing that
we had been in sight Of St. Anthony for some
hours, and that the uphill work was becom-
ing more steep, the company, with the excep-
ton of the ladies', concluded to try walking
by way of variety, and so the boat was land
ed about three miles below the Suspension
Bridge, on the Minneapolis side. Here the
soldiers disembarked and scaled the heights
in gallant style, and were soon drawn up in
martial array on the plain above. A small
taste of the delights Of soldier life was OBJ
tanned by having to wade through swamp
for about half mile, when the Guard was
drawn up again, and proceeded in regular Or
der into town, where they were met by the
Committee of Reception, and great number
of carriages full of ladies and gentlemen,
while company of artillery saiuted them
with few rounds Thus heralded and es-
corted, the Guard headed the cavalcade and
marched with fine display to the Nicollet
House, where dinner had been waiting them
for nearly three hours.
THE DINNER.
But if the repast had in any way lost it's
favor-Thich We couldn't discover-long
fasting and exercise had sharpened the con-
sumptive faculties of all the excursionists in
a very alarming way, and the guests having
been seated at the tables, ample justice was
done to MARTINS labors as an able caterer.
The Guards carrie l things by regular
charge at the point of-the knife and fork y
Later in the sk;rmish an irregular firing was
heard, but for recruits, they all stood it with
great coolness. If any one was wounded, he
couldn't have suffered much, and although
we know there was sham pain experienced,
the services of Surgeon Stewart were fortu-
nately not needed.
The toasting business was done up in clev
er style, considering that it was all extempore.
The Minneapolitans complmepted the gallant
bearing, fine appearance, tasty uniform, and
excellent maneuvres of the Guard, and the |
excursior.ists praised the generosity and kind
ness of their hosts. We were glad to notice,
also, that the MlNNEsqTIAN received some com.
plimentary notices in regard to the lengthy
article the Senior wrote about the Review the |
other day, when titled snobocracy came out
to review THE YEoMEN of the volunteer mill
tia, whose evolutions they could neither un-
derstand nor accompany 1t would have
therefore passed off we'll had not some one
$3.50 uniform, which, amid profound sensa-
ton, rose to reply, and made the following
"heavy dorg' speSch.
Fellow soldiers-it Is the part-of militia
ry men-to fght-and not to talk! There
fore as your commander-in-chicf- you
will expect-me to-to-h-m-m-se the ex-
ample!! A voice-Gracious who's he 60
ing to fight p INSTRUMENTATION soldiers
we'd better quit gassing-and "dry up,"-
Immense and prolopsed-silence!l In this
fellow soldiers-your commander-in-chi
will also set the example!' Renewed 81
lence-intense sensation-the $3.50 uniform
sits down..
| An invitation was then rendered to the ex-
cursion party to remain over night, and have
cotillon party, which was unanimously &C.
cepted.
| The Guards then reformed, and preceded
by the band and staff, made visit to the St
Anthonyites, where we learn they received
much applause. They returned about eight
o'clock, and after some rest the band opened
THE BALL,
Which was held in the spacious dining-hall
The youth and beauty of Minneapolis and
the chivalry of St. Paul had gay time
How the gold and blue uniforms, contrasting
in the figures of the cotillon, with tho white
dresses, made picturesque tableaux that rem
dered it pleasant scene, and one that held