The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-03

n Fool or Ks1se.
We republish in fun, hon the, Press Of
Wednesday morning, an article on the
subject of "G. WAsHNaroN, = Whoever
wrote the article was one Of the two
things-a fool or knave. This proposition.
is self-evident, and has already received
the universal assent of q disgusted COM
munity. If it was intended to be either
witty or funny, it is q most contemplate
failure. No one buta fool would choose
such 3 snbject as a target FOR wit, and no
one bnt an ass would dream that wit COM
.sists in such dwelling nonsease But il
the author claims q dispenaas % from this
charge, and insists upon it that he is not
fool, then we must impale him upon the
other horn of the dilemma, Eand insist np-
on IL that he is q knave. If he claims
that the article contains wisdom, we claim
that it contains knavery. If be claims
that it contains Wit, we claim that it is the
wit of the sconndrel. We viii even admit
it to be patriotic; but it is the patriotism
OF rebel in disguise. US q l.'i. ,oI.';o'
re 70 commemorate the birthadayn &c Of
WAsHlNeToN by dancing a break. down up
Oh his grave, may be proper TO q Jester or
a'fool,, and id keeping with, 9the character
of knave, but it is not I'd harmony with
the character and practices of gentlemen.
Here is the article ~ -, g' .'9h GU ~
From the s. Paul s9F Feb, ss@ 3G rs }o4s
ING %as eees Hs bss Sel Wss lo
supposed to have had a motherb His mothers
name was Washington after she was married.
So was his fathers. -aqr.asdo oft gi 4~red r.
q, G. Washington grew. He lived. He also
died. He did several things which we can't,
mention now because they don't occur to rs.
He is said to have been great maH. II he
was living now and wasn't dead, 9he would be
liable to the draft. He, was an orphan after
his parents died. That's what is, supposed to
have developed his resources, He was the
dad of his country, but the mother remains
undiscovered CHi hnG yoi. I9d 10 yiga9d cit
He lived until he died end weuldp't have ex-
PRED then if he had lived g.! longer; He was 2
Group and he wouidnp Sand itS So be "a died.
Beware, my fellow. citiaehs of poor doctors.
They entail evil. big charg6s and nundertaker's
fees. Take warning from g. p sah fate, ano A
g. was noble youth. He became man
after he was q boy. Things which he did
when he was older he didnF do when he was
younger. The twenty-secona of1Fehruary has
come on the same day of the month ever since
he was born. II that didn't make this, what
q. was an anti-slayery man. % He Was willing
his darkies should be,free when )heowas dead.
If he had known the Constitution Of Minneso-
ia was going to be amended, he would have
done his biggest to have lived and voted for
1t. He didn't know it Otherwise he might
not have been bled for the Group. Ib7 ,7JAJ79
y. It isn't G. 3 death that wefe0mmemorate to-
day. lis something else Everybody wishes
he hadn't been bled for the Group, All his
postmasters were very sorry when he wrote
his farewell letter. They liked G. better than
any other mailman. They took to post Offices
like ducks TO water. The same eort Of chaps
have q hapkering in the same direction now,
They esteem the second G, Washington much
", the ratio of such esteem being Increased in
proportion to the rapid approach Of the fourth
Of March! But this hasn't anything to do with
the G. Washington that was born fo-dayI3 575
1--WE commemorate G. How much he lost
by not staying with us until this time. He
don't know anything about how New York
City filled it's quota. Neither does any one
else. G. is probably sorry for use We are
certainly sorry for him We shall commemo-
rate him all day, and We really wish he hadn't
been bled for the Group. ~ III -