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276 western gentleman, before he went, bought a thousand dollar carriage and a pair of fine horses and drove up to the house in style. The old lady looked out of her window and seeing the line carriage, while he was alighting and coming in, changed her mind and said, 'Yes.' I am acquainted with the young gentleman who, it was rumored, the young lady was engaged to; and he and his family were very much grieved at his disappointment. They are to be married in a short time, when her mother is to give up her boarding house and all go to the west to live and dash about in great style. I think some of coming to your Queen City to see the wealthy beaux, and try to get a fortune for myself."

The eastern ladies think there is a great deal of wealth out west and they wish to come and take part. I often laugh at them when they come to Cincinnati, as after dashing around a little they find the people are not so green, nor are wealthy husbands so easily picked up as they think for. I have often seen ladies from New York, who moved in a preetypretty [sic] good circle at home, struck with perfect astonishment on entering some of our parlors here. It amused me, during the railroad convention here, to observe some of the ladies who had invitations to the parties of our best families. On their entering the parlors they could not suppress their astonishment at the elegance of the surroundings, but so plainly showed their amazement that both hostess and guests saw it plainly. One lady, in particular, I combed in the Burnet House, and advised her to have an elegant head-dress, as I told her she would see some elegant ladies where, she was going. She laughed at me, and said if she was in New York she