Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-05-23

uI1streSSes OF famlLtes would allow their
carpets to be beat after that fashion. Din
ner parties increasing. Found myself
gradually Tontinting it towards top of
table. Dreaded Ultima Thule of hostess
ses elbow. Good places for cutting tur-
keys bad for cutting jokes. Wondered
why i was always desired to walk up.
Met two school fellows at Pimhco, both
tat and red faced. Used to say at school
that they were both my age! what lies
boys tell!
40. Look back ten years. Remember
at thirty, thinking forty middle aged
man. Must have meant fifty. Fifty GER
,ainly, the age of wisdom. Determined
to be wise in ten years Wished to learn
music and Italian. Tried Logger. 'Twould
not do. No defect of capacity, but those
things should be learned in childhood.
Al. New furnished chambers. Looked
in new glasses one chin too much. Look
ed in other new glasses chin still double.
Art of glass making on the decline. Sold
my horse, and wondered people could find
any pleasure in being bumped What are
legs made for?
- Gout again, that disease certainly
attacks young people more than former
~. Caught myself at rubber of whist,
and blushed Tried my hand at original
composition, and found laundering after
epigram and satire. Wondered / could
ever write love sonnets Initiated Hora-
ce's Ode, NE sit Amelia" Did not mean
any thing serious, thought Susan certain
" civil and attentive.
as. Bought hunting belt. Braced
myselfup till ready to burst. Intestines not
to be trihed with, threw it aside. Young
men, now days much too small in the
Waste. Read in Morning Post an adver-
tisement. Pills to prevent corpulency"
bought box Never the simmer, though
much the sicker.
A. Met Fanny Stapleton, now Mrs.
Ne;.dows, at Bullock's Museum. TWEEN
ty live years ago wanted to marry her.
What an escape! Women certainly age
much sooner than men Charles's eldest
boy hogan to think himselfa man. Starch
ed cravat and cane. What presump
ton! At his age was child
rs n few wrinkles about the eyes,
commonly called crows feet. Must nave
caught cold Began to talk politics and
shirk the drawing groom. Euloglzed> Gar
rick saw nothing in Kean. Talked of
Lord North. Wondered at the licentious-
ness OF the mo.ern press. Why can't
people be civil, like Junius and john Will
son in the good old times9
10. Rather on the decline: but still
handsome and interesting Growing dis
like TO the company OF young men, all of
tocail chambermaids at inns "My dear"
Thought the money expended upon Wa
terloobridge might be better employed.
Listened to howl from Captain Queru-
lous, about farnily expenses, price of bread
and butchers meat. DID not care jot if
bread was shilling a roll, and butchers
meat fifty pounds d calf. Rugged myself
in g single blessedness" and wished him
good morning.
a. Top of head quite bald. Pleaded
Lord Grey in justification. Shook it on,
rejecting that l was but three years re-
moved from the cage of Wisdom"
Teeth sound, but not SO white as hereto
fore. Something the matter with the
dentrifce. Began to be cautious in chro-
noiogy. Bad thing to remember too far
back Had serious thoughts of not re-
Numbering Miss Farren.
As Quite settled not to remember Miss
Farren. Told Laura Willis and Palmer
who died wnen was nineteen, certainly
did not look forty eight,
49, Resolved never to marry but for
money or rank.
80 Age of wisdom. Married my cook.
Grimm's Ghost.