Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-04-01
NO. II



icsns. depends generally upon the coadit,sr,.
feelings and particular modes OF tisskie~ 20
those who undertake 20 suswcr n. and rcn.
sequenuy ne who 10 very much Of : xe.,l..
man IN Inc estNnation OF one psre,s.. = -.
gentleman at all IN the opiuion Of annths~
A gentleman, in fhc estimsf,on az -.
ho.t 10 one who calls freely Tor IN tha 49,
thsngs apcrfsining n the bar, the wine .el.~..
end the tahles pays his bids granctnally. uisl~
oot disposlng the items or HE r,vis.s. -
speaks IN fatssrisg terms Of every sl..nv "a
oou,hls landlords PROMISES rom rfe besls =.
the attic 10 Berry IN the kitchsn.
With waters and ostlelx. a su.rfl.,,.. u
one who y flush with his cash, who afsr.. bs -,
ing paid their master 10 much a. th.s- -.
vices arc vurth, pays them losr sr,..s 49,,
vatneinto the bsrg1a 'Na0a DISH. sav~
.niiee, ne DO oiie real gsinman. Lo r;h ~.
naiie dollar Tor hRssh has hoots, tres s,nartac
dollar for bold his boss. and s,hols dollar a.,
calm him gcmmsn. and he - fsrxt 49,.
gslnman--nom utaka'
"A gentlcmae, with Dolly, tho chsmbss,rasJ.
u one who says n soit thing ID her. n,.:...s
her good looks, compares hsr chcrks - ss,ss
damask rose, her lips 10 rcd cherries. h~2
eyes to the planet Venus, and hey ,snist 10 IN
hour glass and who, % prove the sinrev,tv-
OF his son nothings, gives hrr cccssionalsy Z
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bright silver dollar. 80
dandys estimate Of gentleman i b...<..
on foundation peculiarly hi, o~n. ne -
not creature who has any thing to do v,th
money, sonse, leslng. fiosh Or blood. He =
wholly = fictitious animal. made IN bv the
tailor. the scan,pstrsss. ths coriwainer' ths
the halter, and the corsct b,naufxrtnrar ~
NE -, to be sure, a creature that watkn. f,Ilr~
and eats; but he does all these irurn No ov,is.,
nary motive. He walks merely 10 sbow ~.
hgnre-he talks only because he never th;.isl
and he eats for ths sap,s reason thst iii M.
tons. $500
With a duelist, hs is no gentleman who
refuses 20 night : duel HIS may enact -
many villainous trisks a. lie pleasss 81 49,,
se'iuco tho weak. bstray the conf lsns shnsA
the honest and murder the ,inres;s,ias--.n
These DO not detract one whit from hls ue,r-
t'emaniy prctsnsions. Bat il h. REFUSES ~
stand up and be shot he is no pa,,t,,n,n,
having complied with tkIs r>quis,le. h. =
gentleman every inch or him. sa..t~rv.
treachery and murder 10 The coatrarv &c
withdrawing.
With the gay Miss. who never braosh~.
freely except IN tho ntn,ospher &c fcllv noI
snow gentleman Is one who c1erts bi,ns~yf
to promote hsr wishes; who esllsnts her !.
me thssfres, balls sni sleighrid~s- who pex
g'ec.s us business 70 attend 70 her a,nuseR
n,en's; who spends his money to advance hea
pleasures, who, in word, is pretty u,,rh IA
not altogether, ladys man.
hut vith the young lady's maiden aunt. 4
stand gentlcwomsn Of forty, full ofprnrtr..
trat'on, the gentleman is still different pes
sonage. lie - the essence Of rcsuse<fuI -
@ntson; and does not Indicate. by word. Lx,h
or action, that he suspects her OF beng older
man she was once, or that Ire rrc.er, I'm.
company Of younger Misses.
With old ladies Of Evolutionary fines. Z
gentleman is one who wears sar-e eorrrs-
ed beaver, has his hair &rd behind. ard
powdered all over, and has shirts RULED AZ
the wr'st Who wears short small cIotIcs.
ano long waist coats with pocket flaps, wlo
wears SILVER buckles that reach from aide to
side of his well saved shoes: ssi,o waI,<s ,v,sh
. gold headed cane--nnd who II his uor.,
asrs, nsgiects no item ofthe oervmoav az pgI.
en- times.
The pit-n pat heart Of 4 susceptible err
Of sixteen tells her that gentIe,usn Is al
fellow, with fine military cop on his head---
blue coat turned up with red iaeings. 4
sword by his s'de---a neat pair of whiskerv. 4
measured step, and How dive do. up
charming Mss You are the hssliest crr-t.
'uro I aver beheld--1pon my sud you arssi'
Miss Phiilis, too--she had hnr eefnn,an. -
And me be q b. ack man trait az lamr r.,st.
wm wide mouth, wife teeth, rely eve. shirv
skin. fatty foot, plumpy iip, broadly nosr-A
niggsr who wear red coat, be de colcun
what It will; who fiddle like Polio, dance l.k~
rsDehman. make two tree bow II rpiaute.
and say 90 loddyl Missy P.,illis. your nnpaliHl
shle beauty hab set my heart On Hre u gl,se
rot
Among fox hunters. . gsntleinea Il a fsk
ow who can leap five barred gate, jump .
lwerty foot ditch, thread the windings OF a
forest AZ fun gsliop, smell the track when the
hounds sre at fault, be the first at the death
81 heynari, dip the brush in bowl u punch.
Md drink the wsshinss Of q fox's toll.
With a country housewife, he is every BIZ
" gentleman who praises her dofnestic ac~
extols hsr cookery. adrairv&
dc neatnass OF her house, and pats the he~da
Of hes children, who prefsrs naolassss TO sH-
gar. IN swectcnng his coffee, eats sour brsc.A
without Uvy face, despatehes the worst ara
ticles On her table with the best rsksh: rises
Ut the Growing Of the cock, and WISHES hi
lace At the pump, iostead of disarrsngin9 heA
ever or bason, which are kept for show.
sailors gentleman il . Bit Of . tar,--H4
y man who can box the compass, knots
sphee, hand reef and steer, who can run u.
loft with tbs nimbiensss Of a cat and keep his
footing on rope. as fearless as spider 90 a
cebweb. Who rocks little whether ne sleeps
10 his hammock. on the round top. or at thsx
bottom Of the ocean, who fears neither stormy