The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-01-25

become feminine as the woman. Me
must have their half shirts and hal
arms, dozen easements above, and tw
| wide lakehomes below; some walk Ga
it were) in their waistcoats, and other
| Ga man would think) in their petit
coats; they must have narrow waist
and narrow bands, large cuffs upoI
their wrists, and larger upon thel
shin bones; their boots must be crimp
ed and their knees guarded. A MAJ
would conceive them to be apes, by thei
coats; soap-men, by their faces, meal
men by their shoulders, bears or dog
by their friZZled hair-and this is m,
trim man. And oh, that could EN-
here but pride doth go larger cir
cult; it is travelled amongst The com
mons; every yeoman in this age mus
be attired like gentleman of the frs
head; every clerk must be as brave al
a justice; every apprentice must mattel
his master in gallantry; the waiting gen
| tlewoman doth vie fashions with heI
lady; and the kitchen-maid doth look
like some squirrels daughter, by her hab'
it; the handicraftsmen are in their col.
ours, and their wives in rich silks"
The portrait of gallant is still more within.
steal:
1.-THE gallant is counted wild crea.
ture no wild colt, wild ostrich, wild
cat of the mountain, comparable TO him.
He IS indeed the buffoon and baboon oil
the times: his mind is wholly set upon
cuts and slashes, knots and roses, patch
ings and pinkings, jaggings, taggings,
borderings, trimmings, half shirts, hall
arms, yawning breasts, gaping knees,
arithmetical middles, geomeuical sides,
mathematical waists, musical heels, and
logical toes.
Blind-.Man's Buf.-The following
trick was lately Practised in country
town, and has afforded considerable d.
version to the lovers of fun. Two per-
sons, possessed of more wit than money,
and more impudence than either, en-
tered decent public house, and order
ed good dinner.-After having fared
most sumptuously, and RECALLED them
selves with the best beverage the eel
lar afforded, they began to amuse them
selves with the game of blind, mans
buff, in which they were at length join
ed by the landlord, whose turn TO be
blindfolded came in due time, when his
guests, having efectualIy bound the
handkerchief over his eyes, quietly
walked Of, leaving their host so much
diverted 'by the game, that come time
elapsed before he discovered his play
mates were gone, and that he was blind
enough without the help Of bandage
Near Berlin, soldier, distracted by
love, attempted to drown him
self-but at the moment OF perishing
was saved, and afterwards put under
guard TO prevent his completing his
intention; but he, in a short time, es-
capped, and ran towards the river. A
comrade pursued him, but found himself
distanced, called TO the unfortunate, and
then threatened to shoot him if he did
not return; the man Immediately faced
TO the right about, the fear of being
killed overcoming the desire of being
drowned.
SIR ". Noy, Attorney General to
Charles the first. Three Graziers at a
fair left their money with their hostess,
while they went to transact their BUSH
ness. A short time after. one them re-
turned, and under pretence that they
had occasion for the whole money, re-
ceived it from the hostess, and made his
escape with 1.-THE other two sued
the woman for delivering that which
she had received from the three, before
the three came and demanded it. The
cause was tried, and a verdict found
against the woman; when Mr.. NOy,
then making his first appearance at the
Bar, desired to be fee-ed by her, be-
cause he could not plead without it,
He then moved ali arrest of judgment,
that he was retained by the defendant,
and that the case was this: the defend
ant hath received the money of the
three together, and confesses that she
1Vas not to deliver till the same three de-
manded ii, and therefore the money is
ready,-iet the three come and 1t shall
be paid. This motion altered the
whole case of proceeding, and first
hpnu0hf Mr. Noxy int oot:oo