Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-09-04

brow.
SO. Several grey hairs in wbiskers
ali OWING to carelessness in mannisc'o-
ry OF shaving soap. Remember iiink-
ing my father an old man at thirty six
Settled the point! Men grew old sooner
in former days. Laid blame upon
flafped waistcoat, and tie wigs. Skai'ed
on the Serpen,ine Gout. Very foolish
exercise, only fiji for boys.-Gave skaits
to Charles eldest son.
SO. Fell in love again. Rather pleas
ed TO find myself not too old for the pas
sion. Ersn'a only nineteen. What then
Women require protectors; day settled
devilishly frightened; too late to get Oft,
Luckily Tilted. Emma married George
Parker one day before me. Again de-
tcrmined never to marry. Turned oil
old tailor and took new one in Bond
street. Some of these fellows make a
man look ten years younger. Not that
that was the reason.
So. Suck rather more to dinner par
ties. Gave up country dancing. Money
must certainly be more fatiguing than
formerly. Tiddiers play it too quick
Qnadrillcs stealing over the channel
Thought of adding a number of gra0e
gentlemen who learn to dance.-Dlck
Dapper dubbed me one OF the over-
grown. Very impairment and untrue.
50. Quadrilles rising. Wonderful So
Der mistresses of families would allow
their carpets to be beat after that fashion.
Dinner parties increasing. Found my
self gradually 7'ontinettne it towards the
top of table. Dreaded Ultima Thule of
bostesses elbow. Good places for cut
ting Turkes bad for cutting jokes
Wonderful why was always desired TO
walk up.-Met two school fellows at
Pinlico, both fat and red faced. Used
to say at school they were both,my age;
what lies boys tell.
10. Look back ten years. Remember
at thirty, thinking forty a middle aged
man. Must have meant fifty. Fifty cer-
tainly, the age Of wisdom. Determined
to be wise in ten years. WISHED to learn
music and Italian. Tried Logfer:-
'Twould not do. No defect OF capacity,
but those things should be learned in
Al. New furnished chambers. Look
ed in new glasses; one ohin too nipch.
Looked in other new glass; chin suli
double. Art CT glass making rather Or
the decline. Sold my horse, and won
dered people could find any pleasure IN
being bumped. What were legs maze
for i?
4o. Gon, again: thai disease certain
" attacks young people more thai
Caugh myself at rubber o.
whist, aud blushed. Tried my hand a
original composition, and found banker
ing after epigram and satire. Wonder- |
ed | could ever write love sonnois-
Initiated Horace's Ode, " Ne SIT ANGEL
Ia; '-Did not mean any Thing serious
ihough, Susan certainly civil and atten
tive.
AS. Bought q Lunting belt. Traced
myself up liIlrcady TO bust. 1n,estiaes
not to be triiled with, threw it aside
Young men now a days, much too small
in the wais4. 9 Pills to prcven, Corpu-
lency," boughta box. Never the sinH-
mer though much The sicker.
A. Meet Fanny Siapleton, now Mrs.
at Bulloek's Museum
twenty-five years ago wanted to marry
her -Wbat AN escape! Women Ger
tanly age much sooner than men.-
Charles eldest son began to, think hin
self man.-Starched crayat and a cane.
What presumption! At his age was a
chlid.
as. A few wrinkles about the ewes,
called crows feet. rlust
have caught cold. Began to talk poll
tics, and shun the drawing room. Eulo-
gised Garriok, saw nothing in kean.--l
Talked OF lord North. Wondered al the
RIGHTEOUSNESS Of the modern press.-
Why can'l people be civil, like Janius
and JOHN Wilkes in the good old times!
AS. Rather on the decline, but still
handsome and interesting. Crowns
dislike to the company of yong men: ali
of them talk too much or too little. Be-
gan to call chambermaids al Inns " my
dear" Thought the money expended
on Waterloo bridge might be better en-
ployed. Listened to howl from Capt
Querulous, about family expences, price
OF bread and butchers meat. Did not
care a jot il bread was shilling roll,
and butchers meat fifty pounds a calf.
Rugged niyselfin "singIe elesscdness,"
and wished him a good morning.
Al. Top ofhead quite Bald. Pleaded
lord Grey in Justification. Shook il, on
reflecting that was hut three years. re-
moved from the cage OF WISDOM