Washington telegraph., 1848-04-26

ieaaesaf Teegfafa.
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Til CALL TOMORROW.
some years sinoe Il wealthy esrfibue
maker frsldng N Philadelphia, was fprg
mlub annulnd By lhe daiir caik Of haes.
lnrn, rabnen, amnihu. driveis &e., Who.
undar The pra'cnre al wishing Ia purchase.
wound pal him 10 considerable lruuBle In
showing allibu varieties liz had on kanl
and explaining the different anu vefy luwpsi
nree u each vehicle, and then leave will
the ennsplHg, Vs,4 .ihiak on ana II Ise,
enne.uled u purchase. 'Why, they wm,d
call aBtip la.m1uoN.' Bal Il 81 bsnnpn.
eI thal they negfr called second Iiine.-
his daiiy inquiry, we say. had brcare
YER, annplng aud lae owner, in self
defence, had resolved an nul paying any
attention To a eus'umer, unless he came
vel dressed About lhs time the owner
was one day sanlns IA Tue door Of his
sale foan, whom up eane rough lo5k
ihs nan, well bundled up in a eaArsa over.
Goa, Wearing heavy unp5li.hel bDols, and
carrying Ia his hani whip. who thus &C
eoYed hint
'dooi DAY, sir Are yoa tue oancr Of
lhis eslab,shmenlr
We'll, am replied Tho olher, with
!aok which seaned 10 saY; now YOU van,
Ia Ifi It, donll yonl know ynnli
Have You any hne Carriages hf saler
inquired ihe slmngr1 apparently not heed.
IT, lie huafishnsss ol The oIhef.
Mel, bave.'
A whal picrsl'
'n.!i'Iaul puce,. of course
All lea. Can look at lhrnr
iou ean do as ynu phrase sfranrrrl-
iheY ate laefci ani be pninled within.
lae sifauger bowed pbiipl,, and na .sad
IN, eAamiard the vehicles i1r a lew rnp.
mtnls, telunrd and said.
'Ihrra is uar | think w.ll answer nv
pafpasr' pointing 10 ui.--'ulial Is Ihe prieei'
Two hundred dula,s, air.
'lsihal tie loWesu'
lhaI i the loWcsl.'
'Wfll, SIT, | will call and give you my
decision, 10 morrow and ,Ao stranger
walked away.
'fes, yoa'il call tomorrow o yes.
certainly, replied lhr owner ia tone .l
IRONY, not 50 low bailha' The stranger o'cr.
heard himi but be kept On lis way, taking
no onward nulicr of IL.
Fool me, will your aud the owner CON.
mcncei whisiling.
iae neHi dag came, and with Il also The
stranger.
i have come according to promise, said
Il ''eyOO have, SIR replied the owner.
illlr abashed.
i ".'' take that carriage, sir; aud to The
establishment Of the other, be pulled on, an
Old waliei, well stuffed with bills, and de.
Iibera'es counted out two hundred dollars.
The owner was completely staggered.
llese was something new. a eabman
~'Ih so much money! Something was
wrong, certainly lie took the inoney,
looked At It ani then al tic sliangor--e,rd
hn ifom head 10 foot, aud oven examined
hls bools ancnliycly. Then he cnualcd
iha money over, and held up each bill 10
the light to see It it were no, counterfeit
Noi all good. A thought struck him. lie
wmld hnd out his namel
81 suppose you woild like receipt
SAID he al length to the stranger.
1T may be US we'll.
Yes, sir. What nameI
Washington Irymg.'
'Sl'l SAID the other, actually Stating
back "i'h aslonishmrnt. Did uader.
stand your ninc was-'
Washington Irving, rcpliod the other
an alm"s' lmperccpiiblc ,uic lowering
around his mouth.
Wash-lr-st-my dear sir'--slamer.
ed INC Owner conIussdb--l really. sir beg
ten thousand pujon.; Dil really mi,look
yOn o7 rabusu, s,d ldil, iuleeJr
No excuse, friend, replied living 4 am
no better Ihnn what yoi misiook me lsr.
lou acIed psrlrcIly light and having, al
length succeeded N gniting his r-ccip, and
host OF apologies, he politely bade lhe
humble carriage maker good day, aud lell
him To the chagrin that hc be had mistaken
lor cabman u lnan who had commanded
the admiration Of the whole world.
The friend who related this anecdoie as
sered that II was a aiaet,--and was told him
by the owner himself. Il doubtless proved
le'son to him-nol to Judge nen by heir
dress