The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-27
WRITTEN FOR THE PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT.
Mr.. MINES Party.

Mrs. Gloriana Smiths boarding house
was the model of all kindred institutions !;
a concentration of all responsibility and
gentility-the epitome of all hospitality and
atfability. If there has arisen, in later years,
any house resembling 1t, the fact has never
come to my knowledge.
Storms break the golden calm of the
Southern seas, occasionally, and l am going
TO tell you how the peace of our household
was materially disturbed. l say our" for
being one of the respect able and genteel
boarderS under the fostering care of Mrs.
Goriana Smith, l felt myself decidedly
identified with the household.
There were some very pleasant ladies in
the house, both married and single and
two or three fellows-capital fellows they
were, too; so we generally had delightful
time--a little flirting little reading
little music and dancing and, occasionally,
glorious little suppers, which Aspasia would
have envied.
Well, to my story
One dav we were all discussing some very
quairt beef, when the door bell rang. This
was no unusual occurrence; yet, the stall
wart pull, which seemed to tear the bel-wire
from its fastening, made the nervous fraction
of our deipnosophil9 half rise from the
table. We strong minded fellows, however,
went on maSticatiDg our beef and potatoes,
Cnrordlpcc of tho rapoata1 ctOrminr at tho
front door.
Our grave lapdlady, at length, arose with
a severe and crushing frown upon her face,
and stepped majestically into the hall. A
confused comminging of voices soon fol-
lowed, in the midst of which, the dining.
room door was thrown open, and tall
angular female stalked in, followed by
meek-looking man and our worthy hostess.
" y regular character :" whispered Harry
Fayne, who sat Oh my right.
Without taking off her bonnet, IA very
outre one, by the way she drew out "a
vacant chair, and established herself oppo-
site me, and began her dinner in the most
unemblrrassed mood while the meek little
man stood against the wall, with his thin
arms folded over his little breast, impervious
to the entreaties of our landady to be seated
at the table.
Disguised with the rudeness of the new
conner, the ladies began to withdraw, which
movement the tall lady eyed with grim sat-
isaction. Our hostess suggested to her the
fact that she could dine more comfortably
with her bonnet off, but she received the
suggestion with such unfeminine ferocity
that she was allowed to do as she pleased.
SO she ate her dinner with her plumes nod
ding triumphantly from her head, frequently
casting sharp gances at her mural attend
ant whom we were beginning to suspect
was her husband, in a very bad way, truly
Suddenly shril voice from beneath the
plumes, called out: " You Dan, you Dan,
fetch them trunks in here directly.''
Dan started from his ruminations, and
was darting out of the door, when our
landlady interfered, and ordered the trunks
up stairs, saying she would show the room.
After some wrangling, the new boarder and
her lliputan lord were established in their
room.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Syvers; want board
ing indefinitely. our landlady remarked, as
she passed through the room on her return
from the upper regions.
Harry Fayne and l discovered that the
new corners were established in undesirable
proximity to our room undesirable as we
found that night when we went up to bed
While taking our usual smoke, we heard
most internal noise in the next room, and
soon recognized the shrill voice of the strong
minded Mrs Syvers, using rather strong
language to the unfortunate Dan.
4: In the morning we were reused from our
innocent slumbers by renewal of the femi-
nine garrulity, with the addition of several