The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-06-24
OF course Won are familiar with it,

replied in the affirmative and ventured to
inquire more particularly respecting the town
of Constantinople.
Fortunately" replied Mr.. Lynx" II have
plan of the town in my pocket"
He drew out large sheet containing the
plan of town regularly laid out into streets,
lots, &C., with here and there public building
| indicated
There" he said Indicating the central part
| with his finger, "are two churches, Methodist
and Baptist, and it is proposed to offer the lot
| contiguous to the COngregat;Onalists, on con-
dition of their erecting handsome church
edifice upon 1t. In the immediate vicinity
some ten acres are reserved as you perceive,
| for public park. This is thing which ought
never to be forgotten in laying out town
looked out of my Office window upon the
brick wall opposite. and cordially agreed with
Mr.. Lynx in this remark.
"This little black mark" he continued, ''in-
dicates the bunk. Near by is the Constantine
ople Hotel. Those little dots stand for work
shops of various kinds By the way, forgot
to say that the name proposed for the lot set
apart is Hyde Park "
Isn't it rather an imposing name for vii.
lage common?" ventured to enquire
"Well perhaps So" said MIR. Lynx hesitat-
ingly; but our principle is to take good names
whenever we can find them. For that reason,
knowing that the place was destined some day
to become large one. we give it high
sounding name. Years hence (of course | do
not pretend TO fix the time) believe the Con-
staninoplc of the Eastern continent will dwin-
d.. into insgnificance by the side ofthat in our
Western world"
You are sanguiue, Mr. Lynx"
need not detail the conversation which fol
lowed 1t is sufficient to say that the elo.
quencc fel not up N st my (albeit upon;Flinty)
| ground. Within one hour was made the le-
| gal possessor of one hundred and sixty acres
situated in Constantinople. Forty acres were
! in the centre of the tOwn-the remainder on
! the outskirts. These, together with commits
| sion to pay Mr.. Lynx, just swallowed up my
aunt's beQueSt
| When walked home it was with proud
| consciousness that l was landed proprietor
and on the high road to wealth.
I'm two or three years at most. " reflected |
| shall be able to sell my land for such sum,
n, with my moderate desires, will place me
above the world. | shall at once resign my
| situation, bu Id cotGgc-Oraee somewhere Oh
! the bank Of the North River, and. being then
| quite able to give her q competent support,
Snail offer myself to the adorable Eliza"
The prospect was an agreeable one decidedly
SO, and | could not avoid wishing that my for.
| tune were ALREADY made. However. two wears
would pass rapidly, and then my castle in the
| air might assume more substantial form. !
did not acquaint my friends with the precise
| nature of my Investment but intimated in a
! mysterious manner, that l had made an ex-
ceedingly fortunate disposal Of it. Naturally,
their curiosity was excited, but, as intended
| by and by to surprise them. was proof against
their inquiries,
! Some weeks since, having a brief RESPITE
from business, prepared, as usual, to take a
summer trip Where should l 90? To Sara
toga, Newport, Nahantl
This question was prOpounded by nay friends
~ Shall go to neither of these places" l re-
Piled.
"You go to the Whit, Mountains then, or to
! Niagara"
"S;ill wrong
Where then are you going?"
TO COnstantinOple, " replied firmly
| My friends looked at each other ia blank
Amusement, and, believe had serious doubts
| as TO my sanity. until assured them did not
| mean the ancient Byzantium, but a furnishing
| town 10 Minnesota. They manifested consid-
| cradle surprise at the singuarity of my taste
gave no explanations, reserving those to q
| future time.
Travelling in cars and steamboats, found to
| be somewhat t;itgui:lg. enplo5 cd tie leis-
| ure which it afforded in studying the plan of
| Conslantnople, of which Mr.. Lynx had obi
| gingiy given me minute copy. | INDUCED
| in conjectules as to the probable appearance OF
| the place.
The picture which my fancy painted was
something like this a town of four or five
| thousand inhabita;,tS with churches schools,
| stores workshops, beautiful park neatly
| fenced, aud q bank; in fine, just such town
| as we often SEC in New England, with gen.
eral air of Thrift aud prosperity pervading it..
There might be newspaper, for aught
| knew, in which case was determined to put
| down Lay name a5 a subscriber at once. This
would be no more than my duty rs public
spirited citizen.
The reader will be kind enough TO suppose
me within twelve miles Of lay destination.
passed the night in miserable little hamlet of
some dozen houses. OF the rudest possible ar
chitecturc. The hotel was built of logs, and
the fare aud accommodations were equally in
different.
Never mind, thought 1. 1--WE shall find
quite different state Of affairs OF CONSTANT
! uopc.'
So did, but III not anticipate.
After spending the night in battling mOsqui-
toes, and another class of insects bearing a
very pleban name. which do not care to re,
peat, rose early and instituted inquiries as to
the practicability of procuring conveyance to
ConstantinOple.
.'Is there no stage that goes there?" I in
| CURED
The landlord laughed. quite unnecessarily,
as thought and sured me that there was
| not.
You want to 90 there, reckon y he said
answered in the affirmative.
wen" said he, works rather driv'n jest
az present, but if you're mind to pay me, I'll
harness upand take you over myself
!ne PRICE was finally fixed at three dollars,
whlch Slight hint induced me to offer in ad-
vance
! We were soon on our way. The road if it
observes IVES ,ne name, which seriously question,
was the most wretched with which I ever
made acquaintance Occasionally one aide of
the vehicle was raised high in the air. while
passing over stump, which 1 am OBLIGED to
| say always disturbed my equilibrium ycr1 con
! sideraby. Once it was lifted so high as to pro-
duce an overturn My companion who ap.
| peared to be expecting such o cata,tronhe
| adroilly leaped to one side. 1 was not 80 for
tunate, cOntriving to fall with my shoulder IN
der the wheel and bruising it very uncomfort-
aulY,