The herald., 1837-03-24
From Blackwood's Magazine.

Sill, The failure of the advertisement system has
arisen rather from the proverba sallacy OF It's state
ments than from the original deficiency OF its means.
They have aimed too much at eloquence, they nave
rivalled to ardently the PaCkwood razor suoP, ana
Warren's liquid backing style The marriage garden
has been so teeming with imaginary flowers, soredo-
lent of sweets ON paper that disappointment was thc
irresistible CONSEQUENCE. But we give one advertise
ment which appeared some time since in the papers,
and which from its touching the true string, neither
fearfully repulsve mpossby rapturons, was form
ed to succeed We have doubt that it's honest wri-
Ger has already found mate TO his mind
g. hereby give notice TO all unmarried women,
that l. John Hobna, at this writing five and forty,
n vldewer and in want of a wife. As l wish no one
TO he mistaken, have good cottage, with a couple
Of acres OF land, for which Ipay u. year. have
five children four OF them old enough to be in employ
Iuent; three sides ofbncon, and some pigs ready for
market. / should ike TO have woman fiji 10 take
care of her house when l am out. want no second
family. She may be between forty and fifty, if she
likes. good stirring woman would be- preferred, who
could take of the pigs"
We pave this as specimen ofthe true style. IL has
no affected elegance, II puzzles none by prodgalty of
promises. The dairymaid who reads may run, and
probably will the threshold of Hobnai and that
man dies wdower we shall abandon our faith in the
power Of the pen.
Knavery like snow, condenses in our streets on the
coming of winter and scarcely day passes in which
the little magstera courts do not give their tribute
the genius OF the pckpockct mind But our affairs of
this kind vulgar Ii is on the continent that this
pIckpocket studies the picturesque The reason of
the difference is SIMPLY that the trade there is in the
higher hands-that the exquisite with whom the
daughter Of an English peer may have danced al the
Ridotto this evening, may be practising the art Of
ways and means" on the public purse at the theatre
the next and that where every human being, from the
prince to the peasant plays at the same hazard table,
the lower quickly adopt the style Of the superior
and raise swindling TO the dignity ofa profession.
Some time since, an extremely clever thing of this
species, was done IN Vienna, yo9ng count with
some prodigously high blood name, an officer in the
imperial Hulans, was sitting on his horse, waiting
outside of the gate CT the cathedral for the return OF
their malesties. watch set with bniants, which
he teok out from time 10 tme showed that he was
weary of the ceremony. Avasty sparkling snaif-box,
10 which he frequently applied showed that he required
stimulus in fact the handsome Hulan evi-
dently falling asleep. He was aroused by a well
dressed persons making his way to him, and with
very low bow, begging of him 10 preserve that ati-
tude" He explained this odd request, by saying that
one OF the archduchesses desperately smltten
with hlm, and desired TO have his picture; but that,
no opportunity having hitherto occurred and etiquette
beng altogether against her asking il in person, she
had employed an eminent artist TO sketch his likeness
as he mounted guard. The count, notorious for a
good opinion OF his own charms was infinitely de-
lighted but he affected TO the idea and threw
himself INTO an attitude which he conceived to be much
more captivating. His friend i'm the mob again ,rpod
Kim to remain steady FOR moment and pointed out
10 him in opposite window, an artist busy in
skeichIng crayoa drawing. The mans eyes were
fixed on him. IL was undeniabc that he was sketch
ing the count, and the handsome Hulan was too pe-
nerous to make an archducess wretchcd for want of
his picture. Two or three slight changes of attitde
were required TO complete the performance; they
were gently recommended by the counts new friend
and approved Of by the nod OF the artist in the win.
dow. AT length the operation was completed. The
artist made low bow and retired from the window
His friend on the par did the same. The Count was
enchanted with having captivated princess. But
what was the time with which this interesting per-
formance had occupied He felt for his watch
no watch was there; for his snuff box-it had disap-
peared. His purse had followed them. He was now
thoroughly awake. The worst of the matter was,
that the unkind pckpockes were so proud Of their
having plucked the dupe that they told the story AT
course spread like wildfre through the court the
capital and the country.
JEwEss-Fontance asked me one day why the
women Of the Jewish race are so much handsomcr
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