Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-09-02

an aqualIne nose, kRowiag smile en- a
genfeel conely vulgarity of aspect H;s
I vo' was hoarse and deep, his manner bluff
and blue; and his conversation loud and ba;s-
ferrous With all these mpsdInen,s to goad
company, the lowness of his origin. recsnt in
thelr memories. and the flagraHt fact Of his
iesiaehce IN country town, staring them in
Inc lace, DIR lem Hopkins Il ads his wayin.
20 almost every family OF consideration ia the
iheighooFhood. Sportmanship, sheet sport
'hahsiip' the qualification that more than a.
~ otheF' commands the respec: of yeur En-
sllsh iandho!Ger, surmountcd every obstacle
here was Lot man in the Exshirs hunt
wiio ianced SO well. OF went so fast over n
country; and every table in the country was
open 10 so eminent parsonage.
With the ladies'. he made his way by DIFF
ierent Qualities in the first place he was
lei'afac'er, an oddity, and the atldsciiy of his
fel5ari.y MAS tolerated, where a nisn one
hall as boisterous would have been secuted:
ihen he was gallant in his way, affected. per
maps iei,, great devotion TO the sex, and
'hey were half amused, half pleased.
with the rough flattery which searaed. and
probably was, SO sincere. Thea they liked
as all women like, his sturcimess of eharas
| Ter, ms boldness, his staunchaess AVID his zeal
tie won Lady Frances heart by casvs.sipe
Tor her husband IN contested election, do
rinS Ehich he performed more riding. drink
ing and roaring, told more lies and made
4 more noise, than any ten of the feed agents:
ne achieved the Countess's good graees by
restoring her fat as.hme.c Ian dog 10 health.
appetite and activiy.--k. L. As MIR. Tho
mas Hopkins took Chloe hofse to &c ran, iy 10
DC nnrssd. it is likely that the Absrnethy s,s
tenn msy fairly claim tie merit of that cure.
and lie even made favor BILE impression on
young Machioness, by riding 10 London, a.
eefe seventy miles, ia order 10 match shade
OF netting silk. thereh, winning consdeE.-
ois wager against ilqe, of The Marcus la
snort, lom Hopkins SO general favor.
lie with The femsle world, that, before three
or iour hat reiusais consequent on us many
very presumptaous oners, lie would certainly
have fallen into the mistake OF thinking he
might marry whom be woald As i. was.
he Kept ms own counsel, only behaving his
sereneness by a transient avoidance uf ladies,
eonlpany and Prsaeness 50 dcs.as., at The
Eunt uianeTs. OF the comforts Of single state
ana The manifold evils of naslrnany.
ms hsuse was an ugly brick building oitlis
own erosion, situate in the priaeipsl street
% Craniey and adorned with gracn dooiand
brass ki2oeker, giving entrance into stone
passage, which there being no other way 20
II,
very dear part Of himself his horses, whose
dwelling was certainly by far more commodi-
Gus than their masters. Hi, asco,amoda.
i tons s'efe staple enough Ihe dung par
Tor, which misht pass for his os.y sitting
room, : FOR the little dark den which be calf
cd his drawing room. was not entered three
Times year the dining room. was email
square room, coiored pea green with 2 gold
Inoulding, adorned with a series Of foIr on
prints on shooting, and four on hunting, to-
getEer with two or three portraits of or meat
racegs. 'ioers. hunters and gioonts Cans
and tishing rods were suspended over the
manfsi pieee, powder, horns, shot belts, and
game bags scattered about; a CHOICE coilsc-
aon OF sies for angling lay IN one corner,
Whips and brides liz another, and pila OF
books and papers. Col. Ihoraton's Hour
Daniels ku. al Sports, and heap of ra-
eng calendars, occupied the third ponte
and Carlo lay basking on The Hearth rug,
and famous little cooking spaniel. Flora
! by name, conscious favorite VAS general
! " in state III an arm chair.
Hers, except when the owner was about
on sportisg expedition, which between
shooting, fishing, hunting and racing did, it
must be confessed, happened pretty often;
here his friends were to find hearty
welcome, and good beef stake; his old
housekeeper was famous for cookery, and
as much exceied port and super excsllent
Madeira Tom, like most Of his school, es-
chewed claret and other thin po,ations) az
their host could prevail OH them to swallow.
Many good fellow hath heard The chimes
at midnight in this little room. Here Tom
was in bis glory, telling interminable sto
ries OF his own exploits, and those Of dogs
aDd horsss; stories IN every sense Of the
word, but yet as ianocents as ialsehood
well can be--In the first place, because
they were always lies of vanity, not lies Of
malice, aud could do harm TO ne creature up
en- earth; IN the second, because his hearers
were apt to be troubled with the disease OF
not listening. me sialady OF not marking,
and selde-,i knew .hat he was talking a
bout. Moreover having told Tbs Of this sort
al his life, don't believe that he could help
lit 4 doa't beheye tibet 3les knew when he did
ut, CO even that he could, 10 save his life,
have sepataiod the true from the false. IN
any oil bis legends. He was incurabs 1t
did not e,cu burst his conscience 10 BE found
tout.
Such was Tom Hopkins; aad such, al
flowing for the difference of thirty years,
Tam Hopkins is still. Some charges are
however. observable IN that gallant sports
man, such changes as thirty years ars wont
Ito bring. He sits somewhat heavier IN the
saddle, and mounts somewhat schooner
has well nigh given up fishing and shoot
ling, has exchanged fox hunting for coursing,