Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-11-11
From the Duchess Observer.

Erfrdct from Jonatldps .1femorandiin, of a rou,
to see Park STATE
sAs'lday, .9ust,st, 13l5.-Twenty one wears ole
TO day, huzza Haying and harvest done, noun
ted OLD Dobbin, with my sunday clothes on, and
ten dollar bill in my pocket, going to see Yark
STATE. Never was out of Connecticut in my life
Took cousin IclIabod in my route, and got m,
dinner for nothing. Crossed the line Just before
nIght--don't see but the Yark State folks are
civil enongli--wonder if they know how to read
Saw school house, thought they had none here.
stopped at tavern and put up rood supper &.
good lodging-don't see but that the folks live as
wellhere as they do in Connecticut.
Tuesday nOrni',g.-Five and six pence to pa,
wonder how they can count York money--pla.
guey unhandy. Mounted Dobbin and logged ON
met quaker and enguired the road to Pough-
keepsie-appeared civil and clever enough
wonder what they used to hang 'em for. Good
iand-guess they might raise great pumpkins &
onions here. Turnpike gate--got bottle of beer
oil the weman-pretty good beer, wond if they
made IT Men making brick; queer things t.
mix mortar with--wOnder what they call 'em
Got into Poughkeepsie about noon-houses thick
as spatter--never saw city before in my life
went to tavern and put old Dobbm up to hay
got some dinner and then walked out to see the
wonderments of the place.-Folks looked as fine
as II they were going to meeting-wonder If they
have meetings here-guess they do--see some
steeples. Queer bonnets the ladies' wear--pull
,em down over their faces, as though they were
gong TO the gallows, or had sore eyes--haye all
the backside of their heads naked-stick their
har tull of combs-mistook the back side of a
Iady's head, with one of these TIP Up bonnets on
for her face-thought she looked at me as though
twas lawyer, or doctor or some great things
made her what cousin lchabod calls quarter
faced bow, before / found my mistake! Man
drunk-right Yark State fashion. Wonder what
he rrsar.N lar IL - 4.
guess their stockings are dirty, or else hay'n't
got any-boot tassels-good things to keep off
ti1es--fy brushes l call 'em. Ladies wear Their
mar com'd tother way all on the top of Their
head, braided and twisted and squirmed round g.
round, like as I've seen sister Molly wind up a
bed cord to boil in a kettle to kill the bugs
wonder what they call it--wouldn't Cubid's meet
lie agood name (yHem. To ask COUSIN Ichabod
wnen get home j curl their foretops over Their
eyes-call IT a 6eaa, catchsr-take good many Ia
eaten me, guess-look like spaniel. Went
Dack to the tavern and ordered Dobbin four
quarts OF oats-ostlera clever fellow, told me all
ABOUT the customs and fashions and wonder1n ents
OF the place--couldn't guess, till they told me,
what made the ladies walk so mighty strait ant.
plumo-says they wear CorsJetts, or Corsetts, OF
Cosseffs, OF something I've forgot the name.
what The deuce IS that! =" says T." Why, tbs a
kind OF bosrd," says he, that they wear
~, We'll
III be swamp'd fthat don't beat all--never heard
OF such thing before--should love TO see ZEN.
pun max all day with their COssetts on--ouess
bey'd ache before night, faith BY which of the
seven senses do you know that saws I--shouIdn'
Eno" Itli they were fifty Cossetts o, that's
easy enough" says he; can tel 'em clear a.
cross me street" Wonder why some of the la
DIES wear their gowns so short--queer fashions
JACK boots would hardly reach 'em-heaTd Young.
PUCK say he didn't care d--n how high they
carried the tashion--guess they'd look comical ii
they carried II much higher, faith Promised
Hhen lett home to get sister Molly a new bon
nett went into milliner's shop, and told the
woman WANTED bonnet formy sister Molly, OF
the newest fashion. Yes, SIR" says She {" ]
nave come right from Yark, of the first quality
and latest fashion here's one, sir. that I pre
sumo will suit your sister exactly . looked At
me bonnet-just like her old last years one.
aye, aye, ma'am, you needn't think to pack me
OF win your old buds and trumpe1y; don't
oatch old BIRDS with chaf . left the shop, sha'nt
80 mere again. Toy shop--brim full ofnotions /,
bought nmepence worth--no, a shilling darn
Nnat fark money. Went to the tavern and got
suPPer-men playing ehequers and drinking
yet--went to bed.
Wednesday morning. Pine Notwithstanding
wanting but little pumpkin pye to top off with /;
aueercofiee pot-wateredD obbin-ostler's excel.
lent reason why the gentlemen wear open jackets
on Monday, and close buttoned on Saturday,
cause their rufiies get dirty Vessels in the river
WONDER u they ever build any bigger ones
poat-smoke ike coal pit. Don't know
er I'd better get MolIasone Of the tip up
OF not guess our folks would make =
.spus fthey should see her get Il on, wit her
nsr combed tother way into enbid's nests, and
eeeaH eafehers, wAh cossets and sEorf psfficoais,
I'm excellent custom Of the samnites.