Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-05-22


by several distinguished personages the stakes being
enormous, Is gwen in the New York Mirror The
Mirror says
The players are John Bull and Jonathan. A mutual
friend of the parties. one Mr.. John Crappeah was
invited to Sc present and witness the game The
first hand, Jonathan raked down the TN The deal
was with Bull Jonathan got alss)ces and tens
bnu-Queen and knaves The brags were enormous.
The game was proceeding with perfect GOODNESS and
harmony Mr.. Crappeau requested Bull to step with
him Tor aamsment to the lower END of the room,
where the following cOlloQuy ensued.
CraPpeau.-" That fellow is stealing the stakes.
Sir" -'
BA.-[LoOking half grave, half drOn.l "Mr
Crappeau, you serious 2"
CraPPeau.-'' Serious 2" / saw him! saw him
with my own eyes He took Mexican doubloon
when you stopped to tie upyour budget"
BuR.-' You saw him "a
Crdppedu.-' Distinctly"
Bull So did ~
CrGFpeau.-"A And Monsieur was not in passionr"
BGR-[ Looking fierce, ''Crappeau! between
ourselyes-no CANNON If you Please"
Crappaau.-'' Cannon %
Bull" Yes, sir, CANNON. You and are not
chickens, Crappeau. The world knows that. reckon
We, too, think, have begged trife before in
the way yoa call stealing"
Crdppedu.-'s Monsieur is facetious
BUa.-[Savage,l " Crappeau, who assented to that
triangular game upon Poland Who has placed
belt round the Glohel Who was it that"
CrGPPedu--[ InterruptiDg.l g a belt, monsieuri'
Bull Yes, sir A belt of colonies-a chain Of
dependent Empires on which the sun never sets 90
Hooking grand
CrGppeau.-" All [ see Monsieur is rich
Monsieur can. afford 10 lose the gold Monsieur is
one grand amiable temper"
Bul-" thank my honesty and my religious edu-
cation am rich. The gold is nothing. The point.
MIR. Crappeau is CASTE If we lose that, lose all
Crappeau."
CraPPeaa.-" Monsieur" [bowingl]
Bull" You will do me favor O. ~,
CrGPpcaH-"I shall be too happy," blowing.
8; Ball." That fellow, Hooking towards Jonathnnl
is grcenhorn.'
Crappeas.-[ Bowing and smiling.1
Bull He has thrown the gauntlet at me to me
Yes sir he has challenged me TO game about which
he knows nothing, and about which | know every
thing Mr., Crappeau viii oblige me by keeping the
tallies- In your queer phrase, Monsieur. be has
stolen doubloon. Good-he viii take another
and another--good-''
Crappeam--" Monsieur will leave the"--
Bud, Ia little impatient. Mr. Crappeaul you will
be pleased TO note each piece taken. And sir.
[slapping him on the shoulder, | will bet you the
rock of Gibraltar against pair of gloves, that for
every single doubloon that fellow steals, viii steal
five to his one."
Crappeau.-" Monsieur is one exceedingly droll
and amiabe II they adjourn to the tablet
FEMALE COSTUME IN LIMA" The eve will be
arrested by the many females stepping along with
measured and majestic tread habited in The celebrated
saya-y- Although its description has engaged
many pens, to prevent the trouble of reference, will
attempt to give idea of it. The saya is elastic
silk pettcoat, stitched in very plaits upon
foundation of calico: this petticoat generally of
black, but sometimes of blue brown silk; it
braces the waist closely, and falls loosely to the feet
the manic is black hood which passing from be-
meath the band of the pettcoat Is drawn up the
shoulders and head covering all the uppe, part of the
tho hand &c 0pd
the manto holding the face, while the other,
particularly if it is handsome, has rich jewel
it, may be allowed to steal through narrow opening
in the manto and through this opening falls the
fringed or embroidered ends of rich and brigtcol-
ored silken shawl. The ssaya never falls so low
to conceal the satin shoe and silk stockings which
every Limenian female wears, more than poor she
must be who does not Attracted by an ankle neatly
covered with new-ookng glossy silk stocking, the
observer will be somewhat surprised upon raising his
aye to the figure above, to see negro or Indian
ket girl, else person IN a shabby and tattered
saya-y Habited in this costume, the lady is
thoroughly disguised from all-father husband, or
brother-and the feeling Of immunity from discovery
gives daring boldness the one eye fixed in search
ing brlllancy upon the passerby, and leaves him In
most annoying perpexity whether 1t is the familiar
recognition of some acquaintance, the impudence
Of an mpenetrable disguise The first feeling is that
every eye, looking thus familiarity, must belong 10
some one well known to The saya-y-manto, when
first seen, makes the impression Of attractive and
picturesque costume but one soon wearies of Its
universal sameness, and signs for the variety and
display Of taste permitted in female dress, to say
nothing of the honest exposure of bright and beauii
full faces.
81 had this forciby illustrated one evening in walk
ing upon one of the fashionable Almedas or public
walks / had passed 'Tapada after Tapada,'
these myseriously disguised ladies called, step
ping malesticaly along, when just before me ] saw
a lady in European costume, wearing rich maroon
velvet bonnet, and with her two handsome and
elegantly dressed, merry little girls, whom she re-
garded with the proud Joy of fond mother. | then
saw and felt the contrast between the European and
Limenian female costume; the effect upon morality
of the latter is selfeyident
a WIrE.-Our friend Weld, of the Philadelphia
Saturday Evening Post in thecourse ofa touching writ
ten article In relation the death Of Mrs WILLIS.
SAYS she was the companion Of her husbands literary
labors as, well as of bis domestic hours. When
application rendered his eyes dim, r hss hand weary
she was bis amanuensis, writing down the beautiful
and delicate images many Of which she had indirect
~, if directly suggested When absent she was
his regular--daity correspondent. Losing her Is
more than half his lfe-more than minds less dell
cately sensitive than his can imagine May a kind
Providence alleviate him under the present loss oy
the hope of a future meeting
An ANCIENT CouPLr.--A gentleman named Ford
and his wife, are now living IN oodord county ny
who have lived together 81 years Mr. r ora wsS
about 10 wears old when married, and MIS- roro
about II years DID, They were both wei eno nearly