Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-02-04
SIDNEY
FOR THE ENQUIRER

AN ANECDoTE.
The energies of the Northern character are mex
pressible ingenuity and tact, beyond expression.
beg leave to state an anccdoe, By way ofilustration
and TO catch a portrait Gs il fits before
| was called down TO stranger THIS foraing and
he appeared before hale smooth-iaced, rudy
compexioned young gentleman, win sweet, soft
voice tall but SLIM polite without Alteration. lie
had large portfolio under arm, and bundle Of
books in the other. neat cap lay on The chair. saw
at one glance that he an agent for some print or
bookseer-and that he had world of notions, al his
disposal.
with graceful but uns:nded bow, lie began his
operations "Cannot prevail upon you, SIR, to sub
scribe 10 this beautiful collection Of sermons II much
celebrated, though suppose you have heard Of il be-
fore" 1t the "National Preacher, coming out
periodically in Nos. declined his proposition. Well,
Sir perha ps you would prefer another Christian work.
naming il, he touched his portfolio. again declined,
pleading hard times as my reason. "Wel Sir here
are large nurlbc- Of portraits of distinguished
yery cheap" My eye lit upon the ballbust profes of
TYLER Benton &c waved my hand by way of re
fusal "perhaPs, Sir, you would prefer MIR. Clays'"
smiled and he went with hiss overtrrcs. "Wcll,
Sir here IL something in the cd.en's way Here
are cards Of the Alphabet, illustrated by the costumes
of various countries And they were we'll colored,
striking 10 the eye, and apparently well calculated
attract the attention OF the iniantne Observer "lke
cobwebs To catch flies" remarked that my children
were too old TO require such appliances "Well, per.
haps, you mag have some of the second generation,
TIA; YOU would like 10 oblige. ''Thank YOU; they
are Sufficiently provided for. "Bu, here is something
for the lady, in The culinary Department.. And then he
pu, into my hands THE Housewife, with receipts
making PIES Re. "No, Sir Lut if you could get my
cook read your Housewife, would present HIM with
a copy. But the times too hard for TO throw
away my money, or 10 deal in any Of your wares
Having got through his little battery he paused from
his abors and took up his portfolio 10 take has leave.
then turned my artillery Of questions upon him: "You
are an American" ooh, yes come from Hartford,
Connecticut" "You scarcely H. yeti: Mo- am
not old ''Edeed You have been TO Washing
TOM" Eyes, waa there some two or tirce weeks -
81 hope you did well there "Not very. ! scarcely
paid my expenses "Yau have been travelling else,
where :" ''Yes; left home about Il months since
tiave been TO Mobile and New Orleans. 81 am afraid
YOU met with less there than YOU expected ::
mo, much Wherever | 90, hear Of hard times
The scarcity Of money IS universal complaint. And
in the Western States, the currency more distracted
and vicious, than IT is with lie said he had been
student Ilar,fordand took this method, chez rless
as il was, Of adding TO his little expressed
my regret that could not relieve him Of any Of his
commodities, rs | wanted money myself more than
in the newspapers could hel The young and hand
Should any Of my ,ownsmen or townsladics meet with
him, ! hope they viii receive hun kindly, and open
their hands and purses to hun. lie is blessed with
mss this portrait of stranger, without passing ri.
Northern character. q will not use the common sou
brquei, lest nigh. be suspected of intending con
,umcly which | scorn TO feel.
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