Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-11-27

see," SAID he in French. shat YOU are
stranger. Permit me to inform YOU that in
this country person neycr pays the small
est trIf1e, without taking bill and receipt
in one hand, while he pays the money with
the other, and even then it is highly advis-
able to have al least one witness TO tine
transaction. Whoever has no time to lose
provides himself with change, so that he
can pay the exact sum; for it is principal
with the people here to make a profit by
every thing and of course by giving
change" thanked him for the hint.
Broadway Pedestrians.--The pedes-
TRANS in Broadway confne their perambu-
lat"ns to its west side; 1t is not the fashion
and 1t would be considered vulgar to walk
on the other. Still The carriage way is
crossed here and there by broad stripes,
paved with large flag stones like the foot
pavement, 10 keep up The communication.
In crossing these stripes the drivers of car
riages are expected to be very cautious.
The most urgent business would not induce
an American to shorten his way by cross
ing the street at any oher place, that if
he should suffer any injury from carriage
he may have right to claim compensation
from the owner. The precipitate crossing
OF the street, therefore denotes the foreign
err Independently of this voluntary reg
uiatlon OF the street police, the stranger on
hispart, Immediately discovers the genu,ne
American among the streaming Masses
A long, pale face, that appears to be stuff
ed out ON one side by quid of tobacco, lips
embrowned by the same herb, deep-seated,
large, light grey eyes, thoughtful brow
furrowed by the iucessant arithmetcal cal
collation. Of the brain; decent but negli-
gent dress. Such is the picture of the ma
tive American. Another infalible ndira-
ton is the following: whenever aud where
lever TWO Americans are conversing togeth
er, whether in the counting house or IN the
street; whether sober or Intoxicated, whe-
Their sitting or walking, whe her at meeting
or parting, whether at 'he tavern or at tn
church, at the theatre or.at market, at the
co!!ee house OF at home, in short every oc-
casIon, by water and by land, by day and
by night, IN every town, village and ham
let, throughout the Union, YOU may be sure
before minute has elapsed, to hear the
watchword dollar, the only ohlect of their
Thoughts. the only god of their adoration
1he Animal Sitting The American,
when sitting, may be distinguished, at the
slightest glance from the native of any
Their part of the world. If you see a pair
OF legs stuck up against the window, the,
belong to some American dandy, who sits
rocking himself upon his chair, smoking a
segar or chewing tobacco, and is employed
10 certainty in trimming his nails with ,
penknife. If you pass coffee houses, h -,
! tells, pastrv-cooks, taverns, and such like
places, the street is full of chairs on which
ioii human bodies, while the legs hnlanainc
to them are showed against the wall, or a
galnst the pillars that support the awning.
spread over the whole breadth of the pave
ment, in front of housts of that kind -
From the windows beneath the awning dan
gle as many boots and shoes as can find
room at them. Such fee, as cannot here
find support, usurp the back of a chair
] that is already occupied, and completely
bar the way. At such places, tobacco Juice
is spirited about like the fire If rockets.
The Fair and MISUNDERSTANDING the
fair sex may be seen many extremely in
teresting, but mostly pale faces. The
stature is noble, the contours charming; but
fine bosom, aud the fresh color of youth
are universally wanting. The custom is
Partisan, but highly exaggerated, and the
most nmiable creatures run about like ma
MACS Ia their toilette they are extremely
economical. At the end of April their
fashions are fixed for the year. Every one
then procures dress and dress bonnet, in
The form Of which regard is only paid to the
fashions and which is in general made d
some cheap stuff The low prices result,
from the bad quality of foreign goods, made
up expressly for this market; and hence
rich and poor, white and black, are all
dressed alike You see nothing but ele
giant people; and as in both sexes one imi
tates another, and all have the creates, re-
semblance to each other in character, il
may be asserted with truth, that whoever
has seen and heard one American, has seen
and heard all.
The execution done, and the quantity OF
game secured, by tho following '.tolerable
sho, Of a kentucky marksman,r from the
Lexington Intelligencer,] is almost enough
to stagger belief The truth of the accoun,
however, seems unquestionabIe. He beats
Crockett, at his own game all s'hollow.'
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