The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-01-15
A RICH SCENE.

The Picayune has way Of making its watch
returns afford phiIosopy as well as merit. Hear the
following conversation between two loaiers The
humor is only surpassed by that of brother Neal in
his inimi,abe " charcoal sketches"
eyes," said Steppy, ''you beat me in making
out breakfasts and dinners, but you can't shine in
making a raise of drinks as well as can"
81 knock UNDER" said Brown.
"Do YOU know how do it 7" said Steppy
''Utterly ignorant of the modus operandi, my
dear fellow" said Brown, ''but always thought
YOU had peculiar talent that way
81 have, sir; so | have, SIR" said Stcppy.-
"Suporor cducation-a knowledge of physiognOmy
and of human natur does III
"Expan," said Brown.
''Bo SILENT" said seppy.
"I'm num-" said Brown, slapping his open
mouth with the palm of his hand, Ia Captain
Copp,
"Well them YOU see, unless I'm really shook
always goes it in the bit houscs-doggerics alnt
gentcel When sees fellows going up 10 the
bar, | SAYS, how do you do how are you now; |
know a, once by my knowledge of physognomy
whether the crowd be wings or ocolocos--l don't
believe in the bnmp business, If they're wings, ]
at once begins to speak Of glorious victories
triumph of correct princpes-the humiliation OF
locciocoism and all that sort of thing, and they at
once says, what'll you take sir If find they are
locofocos, d-n coon skins, log cabins, and hard
cider;and thus in either case, walk into horn and
something else if it be snack time"
"Bu there are three things that are puzzle to
me- said Scppy, (which are these; who wrote
Juuius' letters? who is elected Governor of Maine:
how do you pull wool over the eyes Of the bording
house keepers;
System, sir, system. My gcntlemanly addres
and prepossesslng appearance. find pair o
specldcIes indispensable IN carrying out my plans
and good cane has, in many instances, a prodl
gious effect
'Let us have light said Steppy
Il will )" said Brown, but you are the first per
son to whom | ever revealed the secret. Wei
then, like making the egg stand on end the process
house has label with black ground aud colder
letters on the door, saying that it is boarding
house. You have nothing therefore to do but hoy
er near the door at breakfast or dinner hour, saut
one of the boarders as he passes in and contlnn
the conversation till dinner is announced sit mex
him at dinner if possible TO keep up the deluson
but this is not Indispensable; walk out when h
walks out, and i, will be at once concluded tina
you're his particular friend and no questions wi
be ever asked. I've tried il thousands times an
it never failed in a solitary instance"
why don't you follow it up' said Stcppy.
Because | have no new customers TO do, SAT-
Brown 'But have an idea-a thought has struc
me-
What is it, said Steppy.
why, that we exchange situations; let you TAX
the run of the boarding house, and I'll take you
place in the hotel business
Capital capital excellent excellent = SAT-
steppy.
IF you have got capital said the Waterman
Just as they had made arrangements for ncy
start in business-'if YOU have got capital this
rather suspicious place 10 be in Without lis
tening to n word from them he calaboosed them
The Recorder would listen to no explanation bu
sen, them to the caabocse thirty days each.