The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-05-21
POI IT1CAL ANECDOTE OF THE
TIMES.

POLITICAL ANEcDoTE OF THE
- n TINES.
A few days since an office-holder,,
whom we sha call Mr.. A., went
into the counting-house of a large
flour merchant in Georgetown, whom
! we shall call Mr.. B and in s'bodst-
tful Uein'' challenged the merchant to
bet with him 800 dollars on the next
Presidential election. At first our
merchant, being busilv engaged with
several customers, paid but little at.
tention to this ,.slocum tenens,'' who
thereupon, supposlng he had a clear
field, commenced regular TRADE OF
ridicule upon the pretensions Of Sen
eral HARRisoN. After little while,
the merchant, being disengaged, heard
him repeat his offer to bet $500, and
he immediately remarked to the office
holder, ssYou have now got up my
Dutch blood, and will take your
bet" every WE'LL rejoined our Van
Bnrenile, 'stake your money" Inc
merchant drew out roll of bank
notes, at the sight of which Mr.. A.
Indignantly jingled nine gold sover-
eigns, then and there being in his
pocket, and vociferated, mo sir, none
Of that-put up the regular and con-
'st'tnilonal cufrency-put up your
gold, OF Will not bet. MI D
thereupon very deliberately drew out
"a purse OF gold, ana pfoceeaea 70
count down the Sloo as agreed, re-
guessing Mr. a. 70 40 tne same;
Dut Us aaae sovefe'gns coo'o NOT De
multiplied IKE the msiac"toas toores
ana Jssfes, II was no go on ms part
and ne cooled down win ''On! there
IS no occasion to stake the money:
we Will consider 1t a bet. one would
nave supposed our nero would nave
marched on win glory enough Tor
one day. but there beng several
spectators present, ne determined to
make another vigorous sally before
his retreat, and Tor that purpose re-
marked, "NoW ", should like to go an
olhe, liuha1ea 'i'as lhafyli'llu goes
iof 4har'ln sa1' Du'en. II 50 nap
.speheas siias enete was present a GU,
ecu iohi " ii y 'u''' VA 'ah y
VIC ,fo'i'p1'y "e'eeo 10 taNe t'''S 3 Sc
I 'c cp'. psl, olseislls y'ial - az ~.
fsn.s 80 were se.5 soaIce ,I ~ '''s pa
TOO. TOOK ms ,.sooef SECOND thoush's' ana
sala, "s,.' ,oehe'e llafy,alu IS d
tsas re ooaoela.' Gu! snoolo IKE 70 -
Sioo on '"51naa' meSs ce''atn.
put VINO Gun picture lne ossn.ay o.
our sanso'ne Poiillc'an' When q lt s.i''i ;
ger came a.. 'ofW ward, ana !, salu, on
am a siFs'nlah' ana VIII take your
pet WIN pleasure. = ne 'lha'e may
oe lmag'ned-a retreat was sounded
IN coupe quick ,'ne; ou. c II lookeo
more IKE a ROM 'nah q sN'llu' re'r 1i3
Q. the. fIe 5, $ champion: we
understand thal lhese are inc 'a c :: Q
Tue case ana can DC vel'ileu II a'S'
Puleu ny 'he ouice-'ioauel' ..
4. The real names OF the principal
persons referred to above were given
to us by the gentleman who commu.
nlcated the article, with the assurance
red as they are reiated.-Natioaal In.
teliigeacer.
AN AMUSING lNclpENT.-Ye sterday.
when the Resale was leaving port. a
number of wings Of the civ went
down to bid the DELEGATIONS from the
boat put out from the shore. the citi-
IONS rave thra, ,.baars Whan5 tbev
Aen' sa'e '',Aee o''eo's' "Ili w
were through, good, sturdy looking
fellow, standing in the street sung
ont solitary and alone. 6 b,,rra fo,
oues 'oiies'' oho oAoAS9 I'll. iAe'i :" W