The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-06-29
- Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch

f'Hs Hotels IN Miass,o,a--An As,usiHg and SIN.
enior Raes- Elections, DE-
CARIAoNA. MIN June Il. 1850,
The fame Of thecxcellant fare Of the hotel
here has reached Preston and to.siay there
NaH quite AN accession Ia orr party--Judge X
A., OF the L :. Court; l.. J.. Esd the =
Prosecuting Attorney: the Postmaster 3eno-
raj OF Minnesota, and NJ w. ncia Sam most
taithful officer, connected lit some mysterious
way win mati-bags aud post-oiiiccs Nyn
netr HWeitar, OF the StanniN Hotol. who was
forced INTO the party, that he might learn tho
dih'fehco between good and bad hotel keen
ing, .tnd lew Others of less note all of ,,to,,
loih'd IN Tue sports of the neghborhood either
ac'Nely OF passiNely fIosidcs the trout which
we caught IN goodiy number there wa, mn
ambulance OF Wild pigeons, and the bnuter's
h1gs were soon filled. Refusing an invitation
'o dtnc IN ii:c woods, "A few of the gentlemen
preferred returning To tho hotel and taking
win tAem fine string of tho fish drove on .
arriving at forestNiile, Il laudablc desi to
inquire mt" the trade and business Of this
ehtbTso Guy led III I'm into The IarXest store
ahd v hiie examining seme of the articles for
sale, pig OF dainty tastes seized upon and
mate on with their trout, which had been laid
IN IN" shade OF a stump At the door The
alarm OF this daring theft at once put a stop
10 every thins else" and then succeed u raced
"hich none but a regular jockey of the turf
Sohl" describe IN proper terms. There We're
lo'F cnFlts-pg, Judge r., the Postmaster
General and Mynhrer SWeitzer. The pig led
for soma timr-the other three being meek and
mock II soon became evident that the Judges
dignity or weight would not allow him tn
keep up, and hr withdrew In the meanti,on
IN" pig, we'll aware OF tho value OF his prize
SHaihed every nerve, and being lean in body
alid Tong IN the legs made good speed-S,yeif
1rf gaming on him Ittle. At Thin iuncture
tho IlK made 4 little pause 10 got a better hold
upon ms prey, and this encouraged tho most
nias'eI VINO mad hegun to despair, sprang for
"AFd, ana passing Mynhser, soon planted a
KICK into piggy rihs, which made him dron
mo bsh ana desert the cOur,e
ituturninx home in triumph they had \
DAINTY dinner, and returned 10 Preston in tin,e
Ia a~oid the laugh which they knew ,ynI,Id Iva
enjoyed at their expense by their culnpanions
lho reSt OF the party remained in the yYoo1.
anu III Shady nook, b"side the sparkling wa
teTS, Win ii f}ctItes sharpened by seyere eyer
clsc aud bracins pure air, they enioyed tho
roas and broiled with \ srsto unknown To
dweiiers IN crowded cities, even when ternDt.d
by me most varied bill of fare. The next tIay
business recalled the whole party to the court
ana this closed our sport, in tha woods and
water OF Minnesota, and with feelings OF deep
regret 90 We leave them, for while pure air
cool springs and beautiful scenery enioynd
win companions with souls full OF grnIaiItv
OF disposition and Il keen relish for fun and
lfo!ic can enhance the value of Il place and
people, these must be referred 10 with the most
lively feelings OF satisfaction To the rasid,n,.
or cities who suffer all the inconyeniencss of
impure air and tho thousand real and imagi
nary eYiis OF the same, and who long for some
place where, unarnoyed by swarming crowds
offsshionibles, they may enjoy Nature and inn
bibc from her health giving fountains aIrn,st
without money and without price, there is per
haps no part OF the world which offers better
inducements for them than MiuneSot, Ifar.
nature has spread her richest tapestries ON
field and bky and forest; here game is sl fticient
~ plentiful to give an abundant reward 10 mo-
deraIe efforts. and any amount of exrrtion and
exposure can be INDUCED in without the fear of
danger. The pure air does not tarnish tin plate
exposed Ia ali weather for four or five wears and
Whe her in huuse or under the blue yauIt
q tb,arn ~.
OF sickness. This peculiarly of the atmos-
phere /. ~ well established a q IL has become
4 common thing IN som" of tDr neighboring
states 10 send patients who 3re aifficted with
bronchial and similar aiiect tons to this Stale
for improvement, and eraI instances of rad
.sal cures are known i'll TINS vicinity Living
ls cheap. In the stores in the Villages butter
Which ~ IN All RESPECTS superior to the ..lnouu
Tain OF virginia, or the Goshen OF New York
can be bought for eight cents per pound. and
fresh eggs for Six cents per dozen fine spec kled
trout. sunh,h and pike e sold for Il mere ncm-
inal price, and the incest beef for-xix or eight
cents per pound, and 1t some places these sub
StanIIais are srrVcd up IN u style 10 tempt the
incest epicure. But, alas mine host at Pres
ton, justice compPls NE To SAY. that at the
Stah~lck hotel, the boardrr fully realizes the
truth OF the adage, God sends meat but the
devil sends cooks"
BY an application of the princinlc of rota-
ton III office, the county seat of Fillmore has
during three years, occupied ~ many places
FIRST IL WAS located al Chatfield, the largest
ana most thflNlHS village III The county, hut
at the next election il Was removed to Carl
mona. and then moved Ia Preston. An effort
Is again being made TO return il to Carimona:
and II good fare for those engaged ia the duties
OF courts can weigh aught in the decision then
Preston should not be allowed to present ANY
claims TO the possession while Carimona is in
the field.
Ina new county like this, there are. As vet,
hat few innovations on the usagcs OF society
but some OF the additions 70 our mother
tongue strike II stranger rs not little curious.
For instance, we frequently hear dull, stu
pd fellow called i "lunk-hpad;' any sort of
cunning nIcanness il called ''skull-duggcry:''
If 4 man IL much under the influence o liquor
he IL said IL be .'aS drunk as Il billed OWL; on
the origin OF etvmoiogy of these phrases, there
is no tradition, and some future Trench Will
flnd in them and similar addition. to our lam
2uagc Il fertile study of words"
Yours, truly, SMIKE