The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-02-01
THE LADIES' SALOON.

THE LADIES' SALOON.
Two yong country chaps lately came OH
a visit TO this city and wishing to display their
/ gallantry to the New York gals, they invited
a whole bevy---six in number-to go to Wei
ler's in Broadway, for some ice cream. 1t
was rather an uncomfortable party for two
young men TO manage unassisted, Nature
never intended that one man should be beau
Tor more than one woman but when it
comes to three, it is enough to terrify the
strongest nerves However, our two coun-
| try Adonises soon reached the saloon with
their half-a-dozen fair ones; and the girls,
who were cup to the ropes" tripped glee-
fully up stars. The beaux, in obedience
to an askant glance from those behind the
counter, stopped to order cream, and were
considerably puzzled to choose between lem
on and vanilla-the great staple Of all ice
cream ENTHUSIASTICALLY as the la
dies were not present to counsel them; but
finally concluded to have stsome OF both. ~
This matter being ended, they prepared to
follow their female friends, but their career
was suddenly stopped by the most prudent
Of the two, whose eye caught the sign over
the door" Ladies' Saloon " There he stood
gazing wildly at the forbidden words, his
mouth wide open and his whole frame rigid
with astonishment and fear At last, finding
words, he saidto his unnoticing companion
By gracious! Josh, what are we going
to do I They've gone into the ladies' saloon
Its only for the women, and we darsn't 90
into it; they'll turn US out, as sure as gun,
if we go there, and take US up, too {"
!" l swow, that is a fx!" replied his
equally disturbed friend. "By golly, we
can't go there was reading t'other day
in newspaper, where man went into the
ladies' cabin on board Of one Of them steam
boats, and they kicked him of the boat, and
said he was brutet'
Heavens and airth what shall we do :
We can't leave the gals-that won't do
We must wait till they come down This
is the gentlemen's saloon, Tell the dark,
to bring our cream in here!"
/ In the meanwhile, the ladies themselves
where in a predicament. They wondered
when the ices were placed before them,
| that the beaux did not make their appear
ance, and waited their coming for some time,
until the melting cream gave them notice
that it was necessary that it should be speed
lily eaten, They slipped and chatted and
laughed, and had most merry time OF it,
until thu saucers were cleared; and yet their
beaux had not made their appearance At
first, they thought some friend had detained
them down stairs and they would be up pre-
sently; but the minutes, the quarters, and
the balf-hours flew by, and they did not come
1 Al last the conclusion was inevitable; they
had been invited there, and their inviters
had gone of, in the most ungentlemanly
manner, and left them Then there was
the greatest trouble topay for phdt they had
eaten, Unluckily, 1t was rather poverty
stricken party; the ladies not being so much
in the habit OF carrying money with them as
the gentlemen. In vain Maria iumbled and
tumbled over her pockets
have not single cent?" said she.
" Her is three cents !" said Susan.
I've got a FIVE cent piece" said Jane
There's also ftp and cent towards
it." said Mary.
I've got fifty CENTS" said Sarah, who
/, was the millionaire Of the party.
" can't find more than three cents" said
| Catherine
Why, that amt enough" said Sarah,
who, by virtue Of her wealth, was constituted
" treasures" It's six shillings, and we
have only got sixty-three cents--what shall
We do; Maria hunt your pocket again.
Indeed, have not anything" said the
latter Dirty mean fellow! did not ex-
pect they'd serve us in this way. Here's
my SILVER ,himble--give 'em that until can
get a shilling, and III redeem il again. /
was never served so in my life.
Well, we can't do anything else said
Sarah, "ring the bell"
At the sound, the colored gentleman APP
jpeared
Here" said the spokeswoman, " we
want to pay for these six creams, and, as
we have not got money enough, you'll take
this thimble and
Creams MISS Creams all paid for ~
said Cato
Paid for Who paid for them :" in
CURED the half dozen damsels, in breath.
The gentlemen, ma'am---gentlemen
down stairs. They paid for them ico hours
ago, and haze been uaiiing al The foot of
ne stairs erer since n'-N Y. Paper
cURIosITIEs.
A plate Of butter from the cream Of Joke /,
The last contract with the trade winds J,
A small quantity Of tar supposed TO
have ,been left when the Israelites pitched