Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-04-12
WHY, WHO'D HAVE THOUGHT OF SEEING you,

A capital joke off at Cincinnati few DAVIS since
which too good to be lost II in this wise When The
received there Of the advance of sugars in the New
York market each grocer thought that he was The only one in
the secret and that would be good time for him to &c, the
start OF his neghbo 1t well understood that there was
large quantity OF sugar for sale Louisville Now If any
could get there in advance Of the mail very handsome
speculation might be made Each Of the knowing ones filled
with the spirit Of speculation forthwith resolved to 90 OF send
agent TO Louisville and buy up all the sugar in the market
before the unconscious holders their neghbors should get
the intelligence. The thought father to The deed and
Immediately agent from each house ia he secret was aes
patched on board the Pike, with ss orders remain in Aes
stae-rooms until after the ba had left the wharf a II O'Clock
next morning Orders obeyed Some seven or eight
taken, and person du ensconcea in each
soon after ths boat LEFT the whe Ae pext mouing, ore Of
the state room doors cautiously opened and M .ad &C.
Pearl street grocer was carefully poruded se;ng the coa
clear the owner Of he head stepped into the calm gyn
an iHwaa sort Of chuok at hs ~, oured his nsoShor
e was just huggng for his good luck when another
wv IN oPc'ea the head Of Front street grocer was
unuss ou and 'Haloo who'd a,hoagh O. seeing you I"
as their mutual saluation afier another
door was opened and then another and another and another
until the whole shoa of spectators standing looking
cn other IN perfect anazemen and exclaimng, La who'd
Thought seeing The object once known and
hearty laugh ensued and the whole party adjourned forward
to discuss tho matter glass Of brandy and water
t@ day passed without any particular incident and a
ter tea Dur friends held council Of war; and determined
they all upon the same Grand form an alliance often
ho u finally agreed that committee of one should be
appointed to make the purchases while the kept quiet
the amount to be divided among them With this understand
ing they all repaired to rest fully satisfied chat they would
comPlsh fine business on the rao.sow But alas for the
vanity of human expcc.stoass
Among ths Passengers ON the boat merchant from
Leassit who, seeing many Cincinnati grocess on board
began to suspect something and accidentally hearing word
or two about sugar" solved he whole problem bus
wisely kept his counsel
When the boat lordsd at louisville he Immediately went
home and tuned N AT the first peep oS day he was astir,
ana going round to all his friends among grocers he ap
Pnzed them Of what was in tho wind
As breakfast served the gentleman from Gin
cinna sailed az, " make his purchasee-and his fortune
The first place he called he found the merchant had the
hears; The next ditto, and until he had zone the
rounds In despair and chopfen he started ior he boat
cursing bis i'll luck.
Going through obscure street "a avoid observation he
enansed upon man who had MOI hoard the news and from
nm ne purchased two hossheas Of sugar AS soon as he
returned his friends surrounded him and eagerly inquired the
amount OF his purchases His story TODD the
osYie merchants had got the news and they might return
as they came Sadly disappointed our spectators took
the hrst boat for Cincinnati Cincinnati Atlas