Year: 1859

Mrs. Swisshelm on Salt River; and


what the Democracy are doing up


There.


In the ST. Cloud Democrat of the 9th,
we find the following article showing what
certain Democratic leaders are doing up Salt
River-whch will no doubt be read with in
terest by the followers and friends of the de-
parted:


UP THE SALT.-The day after election,
lone of the saints" e. an uptown moccasin,
sent US ticket up Salt river, on the Repudi-
alton, Ramsey, master, to leave "Dishonor
Dock" and so through in hurry. AS ''free
tickets" and other editorial immunities are
scarce here, we hasted to accept; bnt on go
ing to the Dock, found no such boat had ever
been there, and that Master Ramsey was run
ming the old Pay What You OaDe, up the Pop
ular-Favor, to the Port of Good Times. That
was his business; ours was to go up Salt
river, and we ''set about looking up boat
on which our ticket would be good. Going
on to Corruption Wharf, we found the Ta1.
alton all ready to start; but we did net like
the old scow. She was like the boats built at
Pittsburg for carrying coal to New Orleans
never meant to run against the current
and, as the Salt, unlike other rivers, runs
"'tother way" there could be no return of
that craft. So we went to old Perseverance
harbor, and took passage on the Free Demo-
crdt, staunch little boat that goes up the
Salt for repairs, and runs best against the
current. We got our old birth, and sailed
along beautifully. Our Captain kept close to
the IaratiOn, with the benevolent desire to
be of use in case the old rotten hulk went
down before she got to harbor, but she held
together until she reached the last landing,
when touching terra firma, she went to pieces.
Her passengers and crew had barely time to
escape to land, when the old hulk went to the
bottom.


Master Becker and crew soon began to
look around for means to return, when it was
discovered that all their funds were in Mime
sofa money.


They bore their disappointment with com.
mendable courage; and set about making
matters comfortable. Mr. Becker set up
Know Nothing Lodge, and followed out
wild gourd for dark lantern. Lowry set up
an Epaulet Mandatory. Baasen started q
Lager Beer Saloon. "Our Jim" got an old
tea-kette, and set about distilling little whis-
key from pocket full of Indian turneps.-
Graham was looking very wistfully at map
of the lands for sale in Dakota, drawn on a
piece of birch-bark. Able was negotiating
with gopher, to get his skin in exchange for
ayellow pebble, which looked very like grain
of corn. Brisbin had invented small ma
chine, with which he turned out brass but
tons at Q wonderful rate. 1.-TWO for q
cent" Earle Goodrich had taken up a
large package of the hair sheared off the
Sioux who were to vote up the Minnesota,
and with pair of curling -tongs, was manu.
featuring ringlets for the company. Old Joe
Brown, the Juggler, had been trying his Thin
bles, but was considerably surprised to find
that the " little joker" was not always under
the thimble he had expected. Cotton had
made corn stalk fiddle, and was practicing
"We won't go home till Morning." prepars-
tory to Grand Opening Ball. With many
wishes for their health and happiness, we left
them to the enjoyment of their new home :;
and got back too late to issue full sheet last
week.