North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-03-22
YANKEE INGENUITY.


We saw at the Store of Messrs. R. Tucker & Sons,
a day or two ago, number of little conveniences-
wooden. brass, and iron-which most strikingy at
test the ingenuity of the " universal Yankee race
We saw, for instance, such as egg-whiPpers, cake
turner's vegetable sers, and variety of other things
on a similar scale too tedious to mention" The
egg-whpper is intended to tighten labor in making
cakes and in fact in making every thing into which
wel-whiPped egg enters component part; the
cake-turner is used in turning pancakes, buckwheat
cakes and fritters; and the vegetable sitter is used
in taking up greens. Did you ever hear the
like { In addition to this, Col. Tucker-who has an
eye for the useful as well for what and beau
tful-has on hand wooden spoons, butter ladies' and
prints, steak-pounders, keeers. &c. &c. &c.-made
of wood, and done up in the best style. Manya Yam
kee makes living and ultimately acquires wealth,
by turning out these contrivances, for the
nience and the cash of his Southern customers.
By the way, Col. Tucker has presented US with a
handsome Summer hat, for which, of course, we
made him our best bow. We have no doubt he has
many more of the same sort - on hand, from the
homely straw to the fine silk, Panama, and beaver.
Talking of Yankees, here is of the best things
we have seen lately. The genuine Yankee is
:" cute " and ingenious in getting of close place
whippers, and the like.
SCENE IN A FASHIONABLE HOTEL.
IL Dining-r0Om-Yankee at a table eating Soup.
Yankee sa-ay, waiter! This ere soup amt so
clean as l hev seen !!
Water-Sir! ! don't know wot you means by
such an Instrumentation. l must speak to Mr. Carvin
knife about that!
Waiter to head waiter and brings that off,
ciaI TO Yankees chair.
Head Water-Beg pardon. sir! Did you have
he of no
Ydnkee-Well did. There amt no denyin' that
Head Waiter Hooking red in the face]-Sir, shall
have the pleasure of saying to the superintendent
that you remarked that the soup is drtyl
Yankee Throwing himself back in the chair +
Look here-you can report to the superintendent,
eff you've got such officer over yer-I sposed they
had sewperintendants in Sunday schools, but never
heard of one in tavern before-yew jest say
him wha; said to that linen jacket Teller there-and
mind, now, eff ye Pervart the truth, I'll teech yew
that the gods OF the heathing vain thing in jest
no time at all! Tell the sewp what, said, but DON'T
yer lie
Superintendent looming forward ]-Anything the
matter, Thomas! Anything wrong, sir?
Waiter-He says the soup amt clean, please sir.
Yankee-That's teetotal lie. ! didn't say twas
dirty didn't say 'twant clean-1 shouldn't have
said anything about yer scoop at all, eff that jacket
Teller hadn't poked bill for the dinner in my face
afore l begun tew eat. shant pay in advance. He
had more'n forty things charged on it-moren Good
eat in tew fortnights. Had a lot of wine charged,
when belong the Sons. What I hev, III pay
for, when the works dun-,his here was recommen-
ded to me for frst-rate tavern.
Superintendant-My dear sir, that was only our
bill Of fare designed simply indicate what dishes
may be called for. Our prices for dinner uniform.
Yankee-The duce it is-well. the fact is didn't
mean anything agn your soop. What was agoin' tew
say was this. that the scoop want as clean'as had
seen for, ye see, when was traven in Pennsylva-
mia, they had some scoop at avern clean that eff
yew should dip white cambria Handkerchief into't
'twouldn't grease it!
Exit superintendent and l." linen jacket fslers"
amid great laughter from the company.