Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-06-01

'Gld oman man should refuse to lei NE t,,..
! should be all out, and o lised to aa's ],
at home. which would not do ~ : STAY
dollars, after taking SO much ps;n W 'a
1T | don't ride young MIN I;,a AID
won't pay for his keeping; and Tue s.s
afford to work myself, and let him g. can't |
rogue, lie still. But | shall yan,n ahii
make my calculations for the none
am certain the old man will let Mo
lit. But l am not yet equipt. a a''s
have pair OF spurs and a wbip. AMI "
cut a real dash. A wa'ch ai i, 'aatA
not come amiss; | vow, guess i, S9aa
to rig out at once-i have lust be s ost
the world, have no children ia suala
bread, and can take my CONF; i hf
Poor cumfort ineeed for man II
The wished for day at length ,r ,tas
and all thing are ready according i =,
former caIculations-he mounts NO.
with tail erect--away he goes to trs;S'Q
tuii galiop' with spurs at heel, watch ;
Ipocket, whip in hand, looking FIRST a :. N
one shoulder and then over the otbs va
view the pretty tail. Suap soss 70
whip, and he soon arrives at eso. as
Glad's, where the whole town ara 'le
sembled TO attend the annual tram ~
otaid till late hour, that all miahtb,9.
an opportunity to view none such. Rs. '
Iup, whip over shoulder, elbows out ,ss
shaking, legs straight, pocket hapdt.'.
chief about one third da Iins outo 81 3.
pocket, salutes the by ISLANDERS with sAo U.S.
do you gentlemen prancas his pope r's :
little, gives him the whip ard spur. ~
finally dismounts. Nimrod is csrefrr s
hitched where all may beh Id him. Feaf,
well takes off his hat, strokes up hisfors
top, which is stiff with mutton tslIOw, ;
looks like a unicorn's horn. Strokes dov,
MINIS name, slaps him under the bell,
and struts into the house, exclaimir"s
!" Come, gentlemen, let us walk IN ana
take a little oh-be, joyful" In they 20,
and half point of" good stuff" is tax.
en- by way Of introduction, and followed
by six or eight more in succession, until
presently the table is upset, the glasses
and decanterS are all broken, the door,
split, the host abused, and TIE riot ends
with broken shins and bloody noses and
the company disperse, ,nanv Of them not
havi, g lnouey enough to pay their bill d
damage.
The next day several warrants are d.
sued, the bncks are apprehended and
brought before magistrate. aud fnede
or fifteen dollars each +; their employer:
pay the bill, and deduct il from ihei
wages. The year comes about and o.
settlement our young gentleman find
himself forty or fifty dollars in debt
Consequently he must engage for Sc
lcond year to pay arrears Of the first
Very much mortified, lie works a ie,
|days, but soon runs away, breaks open
store, is advertised, found guilty, ar
|sent to the state prison, to wear cut fy
Iofhis best years at hard labor. WHO
had it not been for his own folly Z mad
jness, might have been spent III his oV
profit and comfort, and tie benefit Of q
cietY.
Unhappy youth F.! whoever be may b
that suffers his fancy to run away Wit
his money, and buys horse before he h
| any use for one. tits the writer's hun
bile opinion, that if Feelwell had NJ
bought horse he would not have con
| ito this shame. Therefore | advise a
young men, when they first set out in d
world, to consider well what they staI
lin need of, before they purchase
would be well for young people 10 as
ladyice of thsse who have seen riper yea
land more experience. II is lrre MA
lin. that good advice can do no barn'
bad will do none, if it be rejected