The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-09-12
MARYATTIANA.

| nn7zsc Cart. MARRYATT, OR Pc
: S,ypLE-SwApplNG.-Cap Mar
-, ,s,,t, n his new work, "a Diary in
mar y gives the following illustra-
t a Il tic American passion for bar
fer. as equally felt by young females.
A. Ai,.r mentioning that he met with
, .a,a Young ladies', both good looking,
and perfect strangers to each other,
sh.n ! ira;;ssl:ag in a stage coach, he
a s One had a pretty pink silk bon
4. very fine for travelling; the 9th
4. an Indifferent plush one. The
young lady in the plush, eyed the pink
Is,Det for some time; at last, Plush
| aksryed, in drawing, half-indifer-
en-, way, That's rather a pretty bon
| net Of yours MISS why, yes, ! cal
cla,e it's rather smart replied Pink.
Afer a pause and closer survey
You wouldn't have any objection to
part with it, miss?' well, no, don't
know but | might; l have worn it but
three days, | reckon 'Oh, my! |
| should have reckoned that you had
carried ii longer; perhaps it rained on
them three days. 1--we notion it
didn't rain, not one. It's not the
only bonnet have, miss well, now,
| | should not mind an exchange, and
paying you the balance That's an
awful thing you have on, miss 4
rather think not, but that's as may
b. Come, miss, what will you take {?
Why, | don't know; what will you
grsf i reckon you'll know best when
m answer my question: swell.
ben, | shouldn't take less than five
bNars.' Five dollars and my bon
ls! | reckon two would be nearer
lie mark; but it's of no consequence.
None in the least, miss, only | know
lie value of my bonnet. Well say
no more about it. Just so, miss.
A pause and silence for half a minute,
when Miss Plush looks out of the win
aewa says, as if talking to herself, 4
shouldn't mind giving four dollars, but
no more She then fell back in her
seat, when Miss Pink put her head
out Of the window, and said, i should
n'trense four dollars, after all, if it
was offered and then fell back into
performer position. Sid you think
oftaking four dollars, miss?' well,
ldon't care; Eve plenty Of bonnets
sthoma.' We'll, replied Plush, TAX
ingout her purse, and offering her the
money. what bank is this, miss?'-
on, aii's right there, Safety Fund, I
calculate.' The two ladies exchange
0onnets, and Pink pockets the bal
ance.'
!, Ia Troy correspondent Of the N.
i,Gazette gives the following expla-
nation Of the above story. The gal
lant Captain will doubtless feel bad,
Wien he hears how he was hoaxed by
fae Yankee girls.]
), When the gallant Captain was at
!. !ae Troy House, loudly boasting that
Ne was not to be humbugged by the
americans, as his predecessors in the
uaavelng and book making line before
m " had been, a young lady from Yer
mont, THAT part Of the State which
Ne here designate as being ''over the
aoaatam, who had been pupil at
us Seminary here for some time, was
salllngg IN the south parlor for the de-
YIture Of the railroad cars, by which
" s,e was to set out for her home
'ne Captains boast was heard and
Nmembered.
Is, some weeks after this, the young
lay having occasion to travel a few
aales by stage, from her fathers, was
surprised aa to recognize as a fellow.
E Tsssen ger, the not-to-be-humbugged
u sh!Ia J. At the first stopping place.
l Su,,e the driver was watering his
eoIses s and the Captain brandyiina
nor., the young lady took the op.
p ras to INFORM another lady, who
. sas also a passenger, and stota
tbs;, 70 her, of the name, &c., O
NH !. gentleman passenger, together
sha l II ne boast against humbug, which
Ho A. ,lao heard him make at the Troy
so. Sslore Peter Simple's return to thu
eo rs.l, me plan was matured, in &C
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