Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-12-24
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A young female Michiganian sent to Massa-
chuSettS a few weeks ago by her parents to be ed
ucated at a boarding school near Boston. Awk-
ward, perverse, illterate, and very green she was
at once the aversion and the butt o the other girls
1t happened that trequenter of the boarding school
a good looking Boston dentist, of some pre,en
slOns, who wished to get him rich wife from a
mOng the pupils. Aware OF his mercenary motives
and determined to punish him, the young ladies led
him To believe, that their new classinale from
Michigan was an helreSs. This was enough for
the handsome dentist. He Immediately laid siege
to the heart of the "Woverine," and confidinp In
her ignorance Of etiquette, made her present, a.
mong other things, of some money to buy her a
bag with, meaning something of the reiicule order
Highly delighted with the lIberality of the chess
with store clothes on" Gas she first called him }
the girl conded The fact three or four Of her new
companions. Coffee bags had already become quite
fashionable for skirts, and her companions request
ed her to procure one, ''to make her dress stick
out, as he was pretty smart himself, and doubt
less desired 'hs girl'' to appear so. few even
ings afterwards the dentist escorted the Wolverine
10 an evening party, In which there was fair re-
presentation from the boarding school, Every
thing went smooth with him. until his partner
threw Off her cloak and bonnet, and entered the
room where the company was assembled Here
his attention was attracted by the halfsuppressed
tlttering of the schoolgirls, and the wonder ex-
pressed In the eyes of the others. CHANGING inquis-
ltlyey at his companion, who felt as grand as Lu-
clter, ne was mortified and enraged to see her ague-
marked complexion set off in horrible contrast with
profuson OF green ribbon bow knots on her head.
while her dress stuck out like the famous Spouting
Horn Of Nahant. Mad as March hare, he soon
left her with an expression Of disgust, and passed
the remainder of the evening at whist table in
anot!le, o. the suite of rooms
The Michigan girl who was clear grit, was mad
enough to tear the eyes out of her '.true hearted
false lover" but she was persuaded by her conf
dent not to do any thing violent Their advice
was that she should return his present. and s.give
him the sack" or dismissal ..Return him the pre-
sens and give him the suck too Z" said she ''Dod
rot him I'll do it fore the hull crowd" She went
out, and IN a few moments went into the room,
where her companions were gathered around the
card tables expecting scene. wonderful change
had taken place in her dress, and she was now
straight up and down as looms leg. Advancing
to the astonished dentist with queer looking bun
die under her arm, she threw down pencil chain
and locket the table, exclaiming conemptuously
"There's your presents. Mr.. -, and there - con
tinued the indignant Wolverine unfolding the mys-
ferrous bundle, before the astonishcd company, and
throwing it over the head of the petrified dentist
"there's your old coffee bag! | won't war it ano,
Their minute"
Every body was convuised with laughter at this
new method of''gviug the sack" except the un-
fortunate dentist. He sloped immediately and has
not been seen in this village since.--Boston Bee