Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-05-29
From the Nantucket Inquirer.
PROGRESS OF 4 DANDY.

Fleazer Mucketon, was born and partly Dreo
fsachusctts Old Squire N,Rekiai3a,, tfhe father
was an uncouth, left handed, parrotted sort Of a
clodhopper; while his lady, having once spent a
winter among the fasIiionables Of the city, was
altogether devoted 10 the punctilios and obser-
vances Of high life. Many time had she un-
dergone most ineXpressible chagrin, when the
squire unceremonlously intruded upon her Sc
ect parties, clad in his locked coat Of faded
brown, mulberry coloured vest, breeches of grey
satin, disclosing the warp at the knees, * doll-
bic soied cow hide hall boots-about his neck
a coarse palcal, and about his hands visible
as well as fragrant portion Of the compost so es.
sentiai 10 the prosperity Of squash and cabbage.
Dong it," he would exclaim on such occa sions,
'why dodn't you let US know of this ERE scrape'
--whereat the lady would strive to blush or "a
yer, in scorn the offended dignity Of her coun-
tenance.
These frequent Entertainments upon the pur-
licus of STYLE excited Mrs. NJ 10 the continuance
either Of remedy, or Of a consolation. She
began with the squire himself; and after find
ing all her lectures and eXpostulation, utterly
Intellectual, she resolved on making gentleman
Of Eleazer, then in his 18th year. So, one al
ternoon, calling in the lad from his avocalions
in the barn ward, she disclosed her project as
followeth:
"Elcazer, my darling, your farther is such
downright clown, that despair OF living peac
cable in any genteel manner until you have be-
come so far polished, and have acquired that
genllemany sort Of address which may make
your family respectable, and render his appear
ance at our fashionable assemblies no longer
necessary Therefore you must go TO Boston,
get place in some retail store on Corn Hill,a
tend Mr. Carriers dancing school one or two
quarters, and come home in two years perfect
ly accomplished"
81 like that plan darned WE'LL" responded FL
eazcr. dts jest what was thinking on, t'othcr
day, when slumped into the muck hole-I
thought how should rather like TO be one Of
them ere genleel fellows behind The counter,
where went to sell the tow cloth and mIttens
that aunt Polly made. Cor! guess I'd roll
out the ribbon and haul down the calico as we'll
as any on 'em! Besides they are as rich as mud
for they've got rufles TO their shirts and
watch chains, and don't wear The leas,est biz Of
homespun, and their boots always shines like
a junk bottle"
Delighted with this evidence Of taste, and
these incipient uprisings of ambition, Mrs. NJ
exercised all due diligence in despatching her
hopeful heir to the land of polilcness. The
squire himself was forced 10 succumb, and the
plan succeeded TO miracle A situation was
soon obtained, and E!eazer was transformed BY
degrees into the similitude Of gentleman At
irst, i, is true, there was some incongruity in
MS appearance-the new coat did not exactly
ALLY with the red and yellow swansdown vest, |
he false collar ill accorded with the factory
shirt, the white pantaloons revolted from The |
yarn hose and rough brogans, and the cropped |
pate disclosed certain proofs that the upper
portion OF his visage had been deprived Of its
against tleglare Of burning sun.
But all these matters soon wore into consisten-