Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-10-09

"Yes; let me see what was it to bel
1.-Two shillings corner, you know"
"Oh, yes, but haven't got no specie"
"NorI"
"NorI."
"NorI"
Sandry voices from other tables joined in the cry.
"Iv'e got some shinplasters"
Sand l."
"And l."
Sand l."
Though specie seemed scarce, shinplasters were
plentiful.
swell, guess we'll take shinplasers, said one of
the winners, " that is if they are Newark ones or
good ones"
is mine good one :" asked young lady by his
side, fishing il out Of a bead worked reticule"
II could notthink Of looking" said the gentleman,
closing his hand upon the paper.
lie was rewarded with lock worth all the specie
IN the world nj any time except when a mans hun
gry or out af credit with his tailor.
at is your play, SIR"
An what are ,rumps|
Hearts"
81 haven't got one"
II am sorry for YOU"
"Weve lost the game. Miss Smith has no honor
They count all four, and the odd trick"
Bless me. I've got no more shnplasters."
"What shall we do r.
81 don't know 1 IN sure-lots ask our hostess"
We've got no more specie nor shinpasters, what
shall we do2"
make them, my dears-every body makes shin
Plasters now a. days-make them"
"Ha, ha, ha. Pen ink and paper"
1t was brought, and the young ladies wrote down,
"Good for twenty five cents.
JANE, Macy, ELLEN" &C. as il might be.
This caused good deal of mcrriment. Many
young man there would gladly have given five dol
lars for some of The fair autographs and 10, and be-
hold they get them for twenty five cents.
The hostess laughed most heartily at her device
the young ladies laughed, and the young gentlemen
laughed, all laughed TWAS a novel idea, sufficient
TO make any body laugh. card party issuing SHIN
pasters TO keep up whist table. Ho no /! for the
gayetles of 1887.
And now, the whist tables were placed against the
walls laughing not in their sleeves, for they do not
wear sleeves, but in their legs. And now the the
ry hostess leads her guests into the supper roOm and
now they all look merry-champagne is fine emil
vener of dropping spirits"
"Ill thank you Sir for a small piece of chicken I"
What part will you take, Miss?"
"The BOSOM Sir"
"Sweet creatnre," softly signs the carver
"Pll thank you for a leg y cries gentleman.
"And for the ham" cries another.
"Ladies first"
"The pleasure of glass Of champagne with yos,
Miss"
81 never take champagne, SIR
Never Miss2"
Never"
"Not half glass7"
swell only half glass.
"The pleasure Of glass of champagne with you
Mi.s!
DWELL, Sir; as drank with your friend, can't
refuse you"
"Oh that's only half glass; don't do things by
halves"
"wel, declare, you are so funny suppose you
must fill i'll"
Eyes; and if she goes on at this rate, she'll be
funny too"
"No scandal about Queen Elizabeth"
"Come, we must go!'
GO! on, the time isn't come for going"
at is, indeedpi
"Well; hope we shall see you soon again. and
my daughters are always at home
"You are very good"
"Who talked Of goingl"
"a gentleman that Is gone"
"Well, my hats gone"
"This hat amt mine"
"This is too big"
This Is too small"
"The gentlemen have gone of with the wrong hats
mime was quite new one.
"Serves you right always bring the Oldest hat
I've got-so never loose nine Here II is. Nobody
won't take that"
"Well guess I'll do the same the next time. go
to party"
"ro be sure-ts the only way. These mistakes
happen every where, at the most fashionable parties
as well as al the least. You they take the hats in
err don't know how il is, they always make the mis-
take favorable to themselves"
"Well | must make the best Of nay bad bargain, l
shouldn't have minded II If Il had been iIa; but this
is a nasty leather thing which :"
Soaps ALL Good night"
" Good night"
The door opened for the last time. The lights were
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