Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1840-11-07
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THE CIGAR GIRL


Hotels. groggeries, and groceries. Some calcuia
ting Yankee vino had travelled, or scheming En-
glishman who thought he might make money by
adopting custom Of his country, doubtless was
the first to open store IN Gotham for the excu
.eive sale Of cigars In a place that may almost
he called city Of smokers, the cigar store is
great convenience, for there are many gentlemen
who inhae the weed who would not like TO enter
"a public house for supply, which they must pre-
viousIy have done, had they not supplied them
selves with n box at a time.
, One custom brings another very rapidly.
When the fox got his bead into the house II was
not long before his tail came following atter.-
The cigar stores, which depended exclusively up
on the cxccilency IF their commodity 10 insure
custom, the efcctuaIly to bring griss I" the
mill.
In London there are great many individuals
called men about town. These formed of
bucks, bIoods, sporting characters and exqnsites
These all are, q effect TO b., great admirers of
pretty women. Wherever pretty woman Is,
there they must be- Ii Is thought that NJ 4dams
Eesiris made her Olympic theatre So long pro-
6t.bc concern. no, much by her own exqnis
lie singing and dnncing, nor by he ium,abe
perinrnanres ut Iiston--natures droil--ls by the
quantity Of swee,lv pretty women sho always had
upon the stage. Many of the cigar store Keepers
in Loud IN wcro determined 10 try the expert
meni-thev did so, and succeeded. The 'ynung
men about town crowded the stores whore pref
" girls presided, and expended their money pIen-
iifnlIv for The benef, Of The proprietor Now the
fact is, there many 'young men about town
in this ciiy-exquisitc fellows in their opiu-
ion, whose lives are spent III the sublime art ni
dressing and cu!iiva,ing wh.skers-ihose who
have any-nud imperiais and musta chpis--in
discovering the mos, delicate scents to perfume
shcir bodies wi,h-tnese beings 'nonauics
but ve.y harmless ones. They go IN cXtacies
ut the performance of pleasing dancer,and have
been known IN their raptures 10 strike their
white kid gloves iogc ,hcr with force thu, wonld
J,,co n md audi tp h.,S sat
next TO them and who blessed with good
oars, and furnished with good trumpet
Thew have also be en- known o thIo n delicate
|. -~<eafh small boqnet upon the stage when
- 1.atty dgncer has Laaum plrcuei Lng before
i5oa--'sa. n 81 -rfsey have arrays ri
stage box upon such occasion, aa1 tn dcposIfe
their f,vors on the stage has not required more
strength than would force them sms Two o.
three feet. These 'men about town have two
articles Of faith. FIRST, that the. the only
conunisscurs of beauty; a.i secondly, that they
irresistably captivating. These animals are
well 10 do in tie world, they ara flash Il money;
nnA il s to catch them & others not quite so weak
and insane rs they are, that tho Cigar GIRL IS
placed behind the counter. She ia the magnet /
Of attraction, and tho cigars GO off tina, very
erudi,e and philosophic Sam Weller would say,
'in consequence of the mnnGuvcr.
ITO The following brief history we give neither /
date nor location
J. 81
n small deal table and two wooden chairs, sat
two females. The eldest looked exceedingly sor-
rowful, the youngest wore Il bonnet halt pnshed
from her head, 5 she with her face buried IN
her hands, which were supported upon the table
The long ringlets that escaped from her bonnet
and served entirely to conceal her feature. we're
Of raven blackness and sickness As she lifted up
her head. her face, which was OF great beauty,
was set with tears. 1t was sad thing 10 see SO
much misery shared between these two lovely /
beings. -
Il can get work, mother,' said the /
Youngest. MIR. Brown says that the times ere /
% hard he has been compelled to discharge ar I
" hands. and that there is no prospect ef doing
any thing for long time.
AThe Lord have mercy upon US! exclaimed tho
old woman.
There is one chance left for us--one that I
dread 10 think debut which is betssx iAaa 20 see
: .Wha, is that! what Is fiatF enqnired the moth
er with some qu:ckness, and a heightened color
.Mr. James has opcned a cigar store, and he
wants a Young lady 10 attend It--one VINO rs
Ss--good--a'--
81 understand YOU my child--good looking you
would saw. and few would stand chance with
YOU on that But no dear--we must not
/ YOUR mother, dare not think of 1t. You would
be exposed to the rude gaze ofevery crea,ure,who
in la ing out his begghrly trIfic expecting 'ha'
tho exhibition Of pretty girl was included IN
his CHARGE and that he had paid for the Privii-
ego oS staring you out OF countenance lou
might be exposed 10 imperinence. or even insult
No, no, my child, must think of II. Go out
again Ellen among other clothing stores. some
thing ,.elv will be obtained. We will econo-
mise, and # we get but little, remember that
God tempcrs the wind to tho shorn lamb
Ellen's ewes were dry on the instant. aud light
ed up with hope. She kissed her mother and de-
parted. The old lady fincying that any sacri-
fics while her daughter was with her. was pref
aoable to parting with her souls treasure. 1t
would have taxed a nice calculator however. how
two beings who scarcely could be said to have
parrakeu Of a meal day, would have economised
unless il was BY living without nutriment alto
ge,her, and to this straight they seemed likely to
be reduced Ellen returned. Her mission was