The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-05-25

A YANKEE PrDLER--We were travelling in the Far
West, when for the first time regular built
Yankee psdlsr equpass We had. indeed previously
tanning combs, cigars, whips mouse-tIaps, &c. which
perambuste the regions Of down East but Of the regu
lar scientific nerant Yankee trader, recently from the
land OF blue laws, this the first to meet aston
ished and admirng eyes The vehicle itself might pass
for quite respectable stage coach and was. together
with the horses article OF traffic II is principle
with your genuine Yankee to sell everything. with the
single exception of soul and body; and there not
wanting those who doubt the validity Of this excep
ton Our pedIer gentleman had contracted sell his
coach Ptsburg for three hundred dollars after the ter
mination OF his adventure His horses he had sold al
great profits TO be delivered also when he had completed
bis voyage We were sitting in small tavern when
hero made his appearance and asked the landlady il
she wished to buy any knck -knscks to which qnes-
ton he received immediate and decided--So. An or
binary man would have been discounted by such
cep,ion; but it fell on the Yankee as Intellectually
"AsIightning on an iceberg when
On the i'm passive ice the ligh'ninas play"
With perfec, GOODNESS, and deliberate step, he marched
10 his locomotive shop, and reappeared with Tin box
about fourteen inches square and many Deep which
he placed the bar couniehe landlady all the while
protesting that she wanted none OF his kickshaws.
Without aoticing the slightest degree these vehement
EXPLANATIONS, Connecticut philosopher who seemed
mentally to de at elevation absolutely inaccessible
TO the gusts and blasts OF petty emotions proceeded
unpAck his box, and spread its contents in orderly array
the counter. We there illustration OF the
maxim that 'Jaa is stranger than hction" II
in the habit OF betting, would wager any reasonable
that mortal man, seeing that nnumerable variety
of articles. would believe that they all out OF the
tin box, could all be replaced in it, But il
There little cells for hmbes, pins bodkins, needles
ewelry, combs, tapes silks, threads laces bobbns and
endess variety of ct steras which have passed from
our recollection That Connecticut gentleman must have
had great memory He knew the place for everything
and when he got hold OF article to repack IT. II went
by instinct TO its appropriate receptacle and when they
were all repacked, and could no longer doubt the
capaby Of the box the spectators all felt as the people
OF old did in regard to Godsmiths schoolmaser, who
wondered
!" Tha, one small head could carry all he knew"
To resume narrative The glitierne articles were
all aayed on the counter OF the bar The females Of the
household were speedily congrega,ed, and, charitable as
we eonstution.y are, we must admit that they violated
that portion Of the Decaiogue which orbids covet
anything that IL neghbors" The landlady herself
strong she felt herself to he before being tempted,
evnced her legitimate descent from mother Eve and,
hos,ess though she she found that she had count
ed without her host"
"A change came over her economic mind" and she
was soon among the busiest in negotiating the terms OF
bargain In word abe fell before the combined charms
OF a regular assortment of Yankee notions.
10 cap the CLIMAX, siad old bachelor who esteemed
nmss vanity rrooi, and of exclaimed from the bottom
: Vain pomp aud glory Of ,bi, world. / hate We"
melted away before the meridian sun Of temptation He
Psrchased casslmere Of fine quality for the lin
boz contained out q small pau OF The stock in trade.
and the coach itself was complete shop conainng ar
tcles adapted well to masculine az 10 fsm;nins os
casions. We may as well say, in ,hi. place ,hs, no
there hrM saw Websters quar'o dictionary in two vol
umeH.
What queer event to encounter the erud,e the 70
condite, the venerable, and enough 10.
mended Noah, At shdnfy IN the woods OF The West
But a. we perceive we are spinning long yam, we
conclude by informing our readers that 1t Is fact and not
fiction" that the proprietor OF the TIN box did re-
pack until he had received fifteen good dollars for goods
"sold and delivered"
So much for and not being discouraged
a, cool reception. We thought then, and think
now that our Peder acted like man OF TALENT and one
who knew the world especially the Jai,e and best part
OF it-Bosfon Journal