The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-05-12
The Auctionec ring of Massachusetts, Gir.s
in Washington Territory.

A Pacific Coast editor protests against the
Mercer project of shipping Yankee girls to
that region, and desires the press east of The
Rocky Mountains, 10 espeak out and put q
step TO the business" He says: LET no
more unprotected females be exposed to the
perils of these shores"
People have wondered at the sense OF this
Massachusetts abolition philanthropy for
some time 1t is much like the old style OF
dealing in the handsome girls of Caucasia,
when hundreds of their school marms' were
huddled together and shipped Of to parts un-
known fol the pleasure OF 'Harem' scarem
Turks. We suppose the mode of disposing
of these Yankee gals on their arrival to the
Pacific coast is something like this:
The ship has arrived in port. Notice has
been sent to the long haired miners and rich
bachelors of that anriferous section. The
glrs have been bathed by squads. rlatoons
and brigades, in the mouth of some 'water-
fan" from the mountains; tber best raiment
has been put on. Standing the poop deck
The charge. d fairs, with hair pushed back
from his receding forehead, and sharp nasal
twang, thus holds forth:
Meow yeou wild beasts of this ere Pacific
strand, I've brought you whole passe OF
genuine ladies, right nice and fresh from
Bosting, aud along the shore. havea picked
lot of gals, fresh as a daisy and lively as a
buttelhyi mout sell the entire lot TO one
man, but that would be too much ofa good
thing, bat III sell you each little charmer,
warranted not to cut in the eye, big enough
for the,talest miner, and small enough for
the least there is anoug you'll Walk up,
felIers. Stand up 10 the tatfrail, gals. No
crowdiBg OH the hauseri Git eout yer dust
and selecl yer ga =
"The first I'll offer, fellers, is freckled
faced sehool-marm, named Betsy Jane. The
other name aint no matter. You can gin
her yeourn. She is nineteen years old by
the Bible, has good teeth, is twenty-seven
inches around the waist, and is warranted
kind in harness. How much for Betsy
Sold to Jack Longbeard for five hundred dol
lars.
"The next animile--oh, sweetheart -fel-
Iers, is blue-eyed Yankee gal, named Jeru-
sha Ann-never mind her other name-she
is an ornament to her sex Or any other man
She is twenty, five years old, aint so by--ly
handsome, but is heavy on the hug, and is
warranted to last life time, if she don't die
6rst. How much for her? Come, wake up,
you felers Massachusetts, wants to enlight-
en- you! Here is the best chance for hap
piness, only few more leftl Sold to Dare
devil Tom for fifty ounces of dust
"Now, fellers. stand up close. Here is a
sumner. Tabithia Marier, as was her mother
before her, also her grandmother. She is
nineteen years old, of poor but honest pa
rents eats but little-a pine gum lunch will
last her a week. Sold for no fault, but Mass
achusetts has no further use for her, and
takes this means to pay her war tax Come
up and feel this lot. She never scolds except
in anger, and like George Washington, never
chopped a tree with her little hatchet. She
is warranted genuine, and if not sold will
be thrown ashore for you fellers to play with
and over she goes, for it is all chance, you
know!"