Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1836-05-13

A YANKEE TAKEN In.

simplicity as is to be found in any part O
the world. Take the following as an in
stance A trader from Connecticut arrive,
here few days back to dispose of his goods
and was on Saturday last walking in tn,
neighborhood of Washington market, wher
man named John Holly came up to hin
and offered to sell him a seemingly polt
watch, which he said was worth sixty dol
lars, but that as he was in distress for mon
ey he would sell il for thirty dollars. The
Yankee however did not want to purchase a
watch and as he said concluded not to buy
it. The seller ofthe watch persisted in pres.
sing il on him, and was so eloquent in des-
cribing its good qualities, and his own dis
tress, which obliged hin to part with it,
that he at last, after gradually reducing the
price from twenty TO fifteen dollars, and cut
ting part of its handle to prove that it was
gold, the Yankee concluded 10 purchase it,
and paid him fifteen dollars for it, Scarcely
had the vender Of the watch gone away
when another man. named John Hamilton,
came up to the Yankee, and asked him to
buy another gold watch, he offered for sale
under circumstances precisely similar to
those Of the person who<sold the fist watch,
viz that he had been reduced TO the great
est possible distress, and was obliged to part
with his gold watch at almost any thing he
could sell it for. Strange and remarkable
an occurrence as it was, to meet two men,
almost at the same moment selling their
watches from downright necessity and for
half tier value, ii raised no suspicious in
the mind of the simple hearted Yankee.
who bought the second watch for eight dol
Ipnt,aaltat..l,t f,or III, IL Il
came up 10 him, and told him that as he had
purchased two watches he might as well buy
a third, which the stranger offered for sale.
The Yankee however had determined to
buy no more watches, and told the man so.
IN so decided a manner, that he was at once
convinced that he had brought his goods
too late TO the Misunderstanding this to be |
the case, he took another mode Of el1ecting
his object, and in clustering manner told |
the Yankee that the watches he had lust
bought were both stolen; that he, (the sran.
ger) knew it 10 be the case; that was the
reason why they had been sold so cheap.
and that unless the Yankee purchased the
third watch, he would Instantly have him
taken into custody and prosecute him for re-
celvlng stolen goods. The Yankee did not
know what to make OF the matter, but hay.
ing hnally concluded to buy no more watch
es, he persisted in his refusal, and immed
ately made all haste to friend of his TO
whom he related the entire particulars of
whit appeared to him very strange trans.
action. His friend who knew more about
watches than the Yankee did, asked to see
hem, and on examining them found that
hey were base metal and worth not more |
han two dollars each. On making this We.
~ unpleasant discovery, he went to the Po- I
ice Office, where he told how he had been
heated with SO much simplicity aud ev;
lent ignorance of the tricks praclise1 every
lay IN large cities, that this slr>y formed
most amusing episode to, 'ne ordinary rou- :
me of complaints at the Police Office !,
When making nls complaint he stated that J.
ne did ~. expect to have been taken in for
~ me- | am Grand Juror in my own
own. AND when he had finished his story il
e ?; SAID as If thinking aloud, 4 guess | shant e
ell TINS to any one but Hannah when | 90 Ii
ONE. In few minutes after, he said, Il
IN not sorry for it, because | have now seen
great man as old Hayes A descrip.
on oil the two fellows who sold him the a!
'alches was given to some of the Police b.
'mcers; and 10 the Yankees no little as. tie
'mShment they were both in custody in n II
cry short time after On being examined "
Re TWO fellows acknowledged that the watch. is
were only worth three dollars each. for 10
men sum they purchased them from Mr. fl,
aroox IN William street They were both
'0'' N
me acay they do IN Francc.-Dr. Fish
NV IN Europe, has written letter TO one 90
the professors of the Wesleyan Uni. an
,,rrshy at Mlddletown, from which the err
lowing Is an extract:-Cross s, Journal th
one peculiar feature in the French svs. he
N Is ,hat the females attend regular cour nj,
OF lectures in obstetrics, and after cyan. %
a'ion and acceptance, have regular di. vo
The 1911 pGc"Ie IA 'nat department. six
largest in the world. The nnmber Of bn
ldents is about $500 The BUILDINGS ara '''
e ana extensive, with splendid anaton
u cabinet of specimens natural and as
y, anu company of professors, some of roc
'oni ure among the first men OF the age al
- u'Ssecuh9 rooms are as public as tur
, ~, shamoles' They are in an open pla
lr'' where the bubble have free ingress br i,
= esress some of them on the lower dor
~ WIN windows and doors omen. bv
'Aeu in'o 'he court, and passed from room roo
'oJm, "ne'e saw scores perhaps of bu. il l.
J, y ooa'es ana parts of bodies, in all The rms
lerent stages OF dissection: and The s '"e run
Ills are porlog over them with as mnch gu
parent interest and intellectual eust as r. hg
y were analyzing beautiful flower or r1 - a'a
giant mineral. '''"e' or an i g
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