Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-11-11

" Pioiooioh VI Po"uSi puilCu o'Oh InS
whole, and long plated club swung
gracefully from shoulder to shoulder,
describing pleasing semi-circle Of pow
der and pomatum. His claret-coloured
coat was decorated with a protusion of
gilt buttons, and reached to his calves.
His white cashmere small,clothes were
so tight that he seemed to have grown
up in them; and his pondcrous legs,
which are the thickest part of his body,
were beautifully clothed in sky-blue
silk stockings, once considered so be-
coming. But above all, he prided him.
self upon his wais,coat of China silk,
which might almost have served a good
house wife for short,gown; and he
boasted that the roses and tulips upon it
were the work of Nang Fou, daughter
of Chin Chin Fou, who had fallen in
love with the graces of his person, and
sent it to him as parting present; he
assured me she was a perfect beauty,
with sweet obiquity of eyes, and a foot
no longer than the thumb of an alder
man; he then dilated most copiousIy on
his silver sprigged dicky, which he as
su,cd me was quite the rage among the
dashing young mandarins of Canton.
hold it an ill-natured office to put
any man out Of conceit with himself; so,
though | would willingly have made a
little alteration in my friend Wizards
picturesque costume, yet politely COM
plimented him on his rakish appearance.
On entering the room | kept good
look out on Will, expecting to see him
exhibit signs of surprise; but he is one
of those knowing fellows who is never
surprised at any thing, or at least will
never acknowledge it. He took his stand
in the middle Of the floor, playing with n
great steel watch chain; looking round
on the company, the furniture, and the
pictures with the air of man '"who had
seen id finer things in his time" and
to my utter confusion and dismay, saw
HIM pull out his old japaned tobacco-box.
ornamented with bottle, pipe, and
scurvy motto, and helped himself to
quid in the face of the whole company.
knew it was all in vain to find fault
with fellow Of Wills Socrattic turn,
who is never to be put out of fhumor with
himself; so, after he had given his box
its prescriptive rap, and returned it to
his pocket, ! drew him into a corner
where he might observe the company
without being prominent objects our
selves.
"And pray who is that stylish figure
said Will, "who blazes away in red,
like volcano, and who seems wrapped
in flames like fiery dragonl"
That" cried ], sis miss Laura Dash
away ;-she is the highest flash of the
ton-has much whim and more eccen-
tricity, and has reduced many an un-
happy gentleman to stupidity by her
charms; you see she holds out the red
flag in token of "no quarter"
Then keep me safe out of the sphere
of her attraclIon," cried Will: "I would
not even come in contact with her train,
lest it should scorch me like the tail of
IL comet. But who beg of you, is ,ha,
amiablc youth who is handing along a |
young lady, and at the same time CON
templaling his sweet person in a mir
ror, as he passes :"
His name" said |, "is Billy Dim
pie; he is a universal smiler, and would
travel from Dan to Beersheba, and smile
on every person as he pasesd. Dimple
is slave to the ladies-a hero at tea
parties and is famous at the pirouel and
the pigeon-wing; fiddle-stick his idol,
and dance his eliysium.
"a pretty young gentleman truly"
C led Wizard the reminds me of
contemporary beau a, Hayli. You mus,
know the magnaninous DessaIines gave
a great ball to his court on Il fine. sultry,
summers evening Dessy and | were
great cronies ;-hand and glove lone of
the most condescending great men cv-
er knew.--Such a display of black aud
yellow beauties Such IL show of Mad |
ras handkerchiefs, red beads, cocks
tails, and peacock feathers lit was, as
here, who should wear the highest top
not, drag the longest tails. or exhibit the
greatest variety of combs. colour, and
gewgaws. In the middle of the route,
when all was slip-slop, cIack and per.
fume. who should enter but Tucky
Squash The yellow beauties blushed
blue, and the black ones red, as they
could, with pleasure; and there was
universal agitation of fans: and every
eye frightened and whitened to see
Tucky; for he was the pride of the
court. the pink Of courtesy, the mirror
of e, chior tho !. dornA;..Y, x.f Ill .l.a.slI