The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-01-28
CLEARWATYR. Jan. 26th. 1865

CLEARwATIR, Jan. Goth, 1869.
EDITOR JouRNAL.-I haven't ''put m,
INK away to freeze for the winter" and
take this opportunity to say that l am d
married man, ESQ, there now, Miss B.
Sweet.) She is AN old maid, or sho could
not DO "hambuggcd so;" but it's no use
for her to be Sweet on me, with her votes
Of thanks. did not put it in the plural
At all, but tho singular, and it is singular
that she didn't notice said my s. NJ. w.,
and not my ideal. l don't mean slave prop
erty either, but u companionable human
being. (Now don't you feel bitter, Miss
Sweet y
Now about "that bonnet" It was born
in st. Cloud, in May, in the year of grace
1862, and resided there through the season,
aud early in the following summer moved
into the country, where it has ever since
resided, though not in one locality, having
been re-trlmmed, reduced and remodeled,
and 1t is now redundant, but it can be re-
sewed and repressed. will refrain from
further remarks except to say that on its
last periodical visit to your city, lady
said, "Why! what darling love of bon
net! 1t is the prcttiest bonnet that went
to church to-day. Where did you get such
splendid feather ?" S. NJ. W. quietly
replied, Mrs. Young Min Is my milliner.' %
1t was domiciled in wash boiler duriu g
the Indian war, except on wash days, when
1t hung on tamarac peg in a fort; was
slowed in trunk for summer and winter,
except when it went out to walk, and of
late has arrived at the dignity of bonnet
box, where it rests on its laurcls. There !!
that is veritable HISTORY.
Mr.. Forrest got his mill going some time
ago and grain is coming in more briskly.
4 new partner has bought an interest in
the concern.
Mr.. A. J. Stanton, Of your city, propos-
es to sell out his stock of sundries At auc-
ton this week, and firm from Minneepo-
lis is coming to run off lot of their tixings
IN the same way.
The Methodist brethren and sisters are
making protracted effort in the meeting
business, and the Congregationalists have
this week Joined them. Considerable in.
:erest is manifested in the meetings; and
also in the prospect Of boats on the Missls-
sippi between here and Minneapolis.
D. E. Myers, the Wards Liniment man,
is in town with his goods and chattels, on
his way to Plainview, where he proposes to
carry on the business. His family have al
ready ''gone forward" and his partner, J.
R. Watkins, and his family have been re-
siding there some time.
Such weather as We have was never
equalled. How I pity the poor folks who
live in the East and suffer from cold and
storms. 1t is not generally believed that
the state CT the weather has anything to do
with the question of female suffrage. We
are not at all excited here on that point:
the principal excitement being the anxiety
Of the non-subscribers to The JOURNAL to
borrow every copy before read "Marga-
ret Merlyn.''
The school on Lynden side was closed
short time ago, on account Of some disa-
greement between the teacher and trus-
tees, but began again Monday morning un-
der the supervision of Luther A. Whitney.
Whether he and the trustees will agree is
question Of time. YUNG MIN.