Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-10-05

ing to the Englishman, asked sharply,
"Do you wish to know, sir, what
article in America can beat the British
article?"
eyes, Mr.. G., l would like to hear
Of one" ,
at is Gunpo,oder, By Cd sr!"
Sir Robert and his party bowed re-
spectfully, and we're politely escorted
by the manufacturer to the street door.
Gin. Enquirer.
"BLow AWAY, BLAST YER!--Old
Kip Jaeger, an ancient mariner OF
Block Island, was queer specimen
of the amphibious creatures who live
far, far at sea, on that lone barren
isle. Kip owned a boat, and in max
ing his periodical trips across to the
main land, he betrayed considerable
fear, Notwithstanding he had always
lived in close communication with the
sea, the open sea.
On one occasion old Kip brought
a passenger over during fresh blow,
and on the passage he was continu-
ally muttering something's like pray
erin broken fragments,thu Easy,
Lord-boat's old-nails all startin'
-Kip's an old man-that's devil
of a sea! Easy, Lord-she'll go to
pieces-old boats crazy-easy, Lordp
This was kept up by the frighten-
ed old Kip until he had crossed the
rough water, but soon his craft shot
into the harbor, the surface Of which
was comparatively smooth. Old Kip,
now that all danger was entirely
past, became an altered man. He
put fresh quid Of tobacco into his
cheek, shut his 'baccy box with a
loud snap, jumped up, and, looking
fiercely to wind ard, exclaimed
"Blow army, dod blast yer-she's
all oak"-Boston Herald.
DPThe following curious infor-
nation respecting the origin of the
term Yankee" we find in a work
written By William Gordon, on the
history of our independence and pub
lished in four octave volumes at Lon
don, in l7SS:-Washington Union.
at was a cant, tavorite word with
farmer Jonathan Hastings, of Cam
bridge, about 1918. Two aged min
listers, who were at the college in
that town, have told me they remem-
bered it to have been then in use
among the students, but had no rec
objection of it before thatperiod. The
inventor used it to express excellency.
A Yankee good horse, or Yankee CT
der, and the like were an excellent
good horse and excellent cider. The
students used to hire horses OF him;
their intercourse with him, and his
use of the term upon all occasions,
led them to adopt it, and they gave
HIM the name of Yankee John. He
was a worthy, honest man, but no
conjuror. This could not escape the
notice of the collegiates. Yankee
probably became byword among
them to express weak, simple ,awk-
ward person; was carried from the
college with them when they left it;
and was in that way circulated and
established through the country. Gas
was the case in respect to Hobson's
choice, by the students at Cambridge,
in Old EnglandD till, from its curren-
cy in New England, it was at length
taken up and unjustly applied to the
New Englanders in common, as a
term of reproach."
UAn editor who has been noto-
rious as violent partisan all his life,
having now como into tho control of
a neutral sheet in Cincinnati, is en-
gagged in assuring his readers that
the editors Of party newspapers are
knaves. The amount of his honesty
may be estimated by a very easy
process, seeing that he makes un-
blushing avowal of having spent
years of hypocrisy Statesman.
UThis is evidently an age OF
refinement. The old adage that
"you should not count your chickens
till they are hatched,' has been thus
rendered by professor of etiquette:
1.-THE producers of poultry should
postpone the census of their juvenile
fowls till the period of incubation is
fully accomplished"
UPA trader from the country, q
few days since, while making his
spring purchases in awholesale store
in Boston, was asked, among hos
of other things, if he didn't want some
half-mourning prints.
"Wall," says he, 81 rather guess
do, the folks up our way are jesta5ou
half dead these days"
! DT'My brudders,' said a waggisf
colored man to a crowd-'in al
atlliction, in all obyour troubles dal
is one place to find sympathy
Whar! whar." shouted Sc, eral. 'Ir