Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-03-03
BALTIMORE CORRESPONDENCE.
BALTIMORE, March 2-I0P-


Ihere Is now in our city, an exceeding y
beautiful Yankee girl, not much, if any, out of
her teens, who is engaged in the very laudable
and praiseworthy occupation of selling a neat
little volume, numbering over one hundred
and fifty pages, of which herself and friend
letters from different parts of the north, III d
from parts of Virginia, North Carolina and
Maryland, upon manners, customs, men, wo.
men, matters, things, DC. The notes and obser-
vations furnishing material for this book, were
taken whilst the authors were travelling and
disposing of the Intellectual productions of
others. These are the more outlines Of the
general fact The most interesting part of the
whole matter is, that the young, intelligent
bright eyed beautiful, intellectual Yankee
girl, sells her book in person. She visits the
various stores, counting rooms, offices, &C.
modestly, but in business-like manner, N axes
known her desires, and never fails of success.
Ali the young men and old have been srait-
ten with her beauty and arch manner. They
buy her book without a second persuasion.
and If she appears to be in hurry, they
BUY another, simply for the sake of gain
Ing time to gaze upon her retiring loveliness
Within a few days, she has sold over five hun
dred copies in this city, and her custom in
creases. Some two or three old bachelors have
their Libraries filled with the work of this
pretty young maiden: If any one Of them
should want n wife, I'll guarantee that none
can be fouT'd better suited for a helpma'e than
this accomplished authoress. She can turn a
penny where your frail beauties, who dress in
game, yelyets, DC, and show off to adyauta 90
IN the may midnight dance, would not only
starve, but let their husbands sink into power.
ty and rags Yankee girl forever, Who
dare gainsay it She will shine in the parlor
extract gold from we'll cultivated inte.leot,
and give 1t finishing polish with her own
fair hands When riches take to itself wings
and flies away, she takes to her heels and
brings 1T back again. L have not q doubt that
few more years will find this humble book
seller the mistress Of handsome fortune. and
wlte OF clever husband She will doubtless
visit " ashington soon, and l ii venture O. wager
that neither Senator nor member of the Uou.e,
not even the President and his Cabinet. can
resist her
Mayor Hollins, to-day, put his veto upon the
Susquehanna railroad consolidation bill. Il,
object was TO consolidate certain interests with
the several railroads being constructed and
now finished, connecting Herewith, and ex
tending to the lakes
d new penny paper called the q Public Led
ger, made its first appearance here to-day.
1t IS child born of the American Times, of
which MIR. Baylor is the os ;ensible father.
Inc Ledger processes to advocate the interests
OF the Mechanical and Working classes. l
hope it may meet with full success.
Inc trial OF the young lady to whom l al
iuded yesterday, is still progr essing in our Su-
preme court. She went to Washington this
afternoon, manned and crippled as She is to
obtain witness residing there, who will rebut
some testimony brought up in trial, bearing
against the brightest jewel ON earth-a womans
character II wronsfully asperssd, that great
spirit, who delights in virtue, will be pro.
lection In time Of need. God never suffered
angel woman to fail whilst she struggled IN the
cause VI innocence. RoDERICK.