Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-09-29
The Beginning of Dicky Daisy,s cour,ship.

The BE ginning of Dicky Daisy's Cour,ship.
Voltare has said that devotion is natural to man
kind, that if there God would be necessary to
make Now for my part | think looking glass
would answer every purpose 70 certain part, among
whom Dicky Daisy holds prominent place About ten
Of the clock few days since entered his room as lie
preparing for promenade in which delightful EN-
poyment. he told me- lie perfect Parthian as de
wounds all the ladies as he flies lie had been through
number OF oblatons, and the barber had left him
with head most divinely killing his thick auburn locks
lay clustering on his fair temples and polished brow and
his dark blue eyes had caught the melting anguor OF
love- and seemed roll in extacy round their heaven
~ orbits, beneath the trimmed arches from which
all superfluous nars had been pucked lie turned him
self around before large mirror slowly and carefully
in order that his faithful friend might reflect back every
hue and shade his enraptured soul No painter
ever gazed with more passion ordeeper intensity the
subject OF his inspiration, as each new beauty
bushng from beneath his pencil than Dicky Daisy
that divine image IN the mirror Can such things be real
said lie, sooquzing. and not overcome all the ladies'.
John calling to seryant go out and get hreepence
worth of rose water, shirt collar and comb.
times have occasion the comb in the street said
he, turning me, particularly when the wind blows and
my curls become little disorderedah, John that
my boots have an extra, polish and, John, a little
blood warm water, wish to soak my finger nails be-
fore applying the knife and, John, 20 some of the
shops and buy odd glove, | have plenty Of old
hat will do to swing by the finger. Oh, am al!
most exhausted with this effort Sit down Dicky Daisy
sit down you will certainly faint else IL would
doubt be tedious in the 90 through regular
detail Of the whole process of building up Dcky Daisy
from the base the apex how he changed vests do
zen tmes-not that he had dozen vests for he made
old pass through the rapid changes until his
mind settled down in OF comparative tranquilll
ty-how he pinned his watch chain first in pocket
then in anotherow he placed his hat little inclined
side of his head, and then adjusted il with lit
tie more refined taste the other. All these things
appeared. he grew brighter and brighter under his
creative genius, until his loveness astonished
even himself, and he exclaimed 'God is indeed beau
tiful il | am made after his own image" When every
thing prepared for this killing expedition, babe
him gsod morning and picked up letter that acciden
tally fell from his pocket and here present to the read
NEW YORK, September, 1887.
Dear and adored Ro allie An epistle from stranger
may first excite small degree of surprise but when
you learn the trust the proprety Of this
and the honorable and hghminded feelings that prompt
ed it, will only be recognised but receive your full
appreciation. To be short Resale, l adore you as a
Christian adores the God of Heaven and have follow
ed you for weeks in all your peranb ulaons through
Broadway, and have hung upon your beauty as you
vanished from my sight like Persian catching the last
rays Of the setting have tried III vain gain an
introduction and throw myself at your feet and exhibit
TO you tie glory and happiness within your reach and
which am confident you would snatch with the eager
ness Of furnished wretch for food. This is no ego
tsm dearest Resale, but feeble expression of per-
feet sense of my superior endowments and matchess
beatty, which lady in the full possession Of her
tai powers could think Of declining Before, however,
you commit yourself in my favor you shall have op
portunity viewing stand tue envy o the crowd
aud the bright lumnary of fashion md il you approve
OF Inc, you have only to give significant nod. !
stand the Aston House steps every other day and
sometimes dressed in suit of blockat other times in
irock coat Of unrivalled beauty and color my
boots have superior lustre, aud sa peculiarly de-
cate size, but DO look them OF you will fall in
love too soon Gil Bias did with the little shoe in a
shop window. "Ah what a beautiful foot said he, in
sublime despair. VIII that little shoe enclose! !" My
hands charmngly correspond with my feeoue Of which
is generally employed in twisting stray lock that has
escaped the rich clusters which adorn my head in
carelessy adjusting my shirt collar, while benignant
smile greets every lady who passesthat is If she de
serve Il; To you Of course have often smiled bu, il
is probable you did not observe il you would have
been transported with delight My other hand is enea
gca in the arduous duty of returning the countless civil
tes heaped upon In fact, the ensemble ofmy
person is sucn 70 be mistaken, and my friends,
OF compliment me, have given the title OF Ora
culus Superbus which you know means person speu-
ddly endowed with every exterior and fascinating qua
post office YOU and wait with patience the happy
men, confer upon you inesmable treasure, in
for which, all ask Is grateful sense of the obi
CATION.
Adieu dearest Resale, until we meet in deiirum
OF rapture. DicKEY DAISY,
Here il o new mode of courtshp, thought J. AS fold.
ed up the precious document and hestened home lest
he should miss IT, and return make enquiries where
found quite nt.nbcr Of ladies, 70 WHOM read III
audible voice. this literary curiosity When had con-
Guided they all voted have il to the Herald
they also wished me 70 say you that they all know
dozen Dicky Daisies each, aud would be happy 10 dis
pose OF the list at a very reasonable rate together with
All amusing sketch of each individual d. w.