Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1838-08-01

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full as the silence Of those two men-as
the flashing of their swords by the light of
the lamps--as the fall of the vanquished,
who, disappearing behind the table, seemed
at once to have been engulfed in a tomb
that opened from behind to rec Give him
THE FUNNY YOUNG GENTLEMAN.
By QUIZ.
AS one funny young gentleman will
serve as a sample for all funny young
gentlemen, we purpose merely to note
down the conduct and behavior of an ind.
vidual specimen of this class, whom we
have happened to meet at an annual family
Christmas party in the course of this very
last Christmas that ever came., ~ ~ e
We were all seated round al blazing fire
which cracked pleasantly asltho guests
talked merrily and the urn steamed cheerily
for, being an old-lashioned party, there
tcas an urn, and teapot besides--when
there came postman's knock at the door
so violent and sudden, that ii startled the
whole circle, and actually caused two or 4
three very interesting and most unaffected
young ladies to scream aloud and TO exhibit
many affecting symptoms ofterror and dis.
treSs, until they had been several times as
sured by their respective adorers that they
were IN no danger. We were about to
remark that it was surely beyond post-time
and that it must have been q runaway
knock, when our host, who had hitherto
been paralysed with wonder, sank into 81
chair in perfect ecstacy of laughter, and
offered TO lay twenty pounds that it was
that droll dog Origins. He had no soon-
or said this, than the majority of the compa.
ny and all the children of the house burst
into roar oflaughter too, as if some inim-
table joke flashed upon them simultaneous.
| ly, and gave vent to various EXPLANATIONS
of-To be sure it must be Griggins,--and
How like him that was,--and What spirits
he was in with many other commcnda.
tory remarks of the like nature. ,- a .s~
Not having the happiness TO know Orig
| gins, VIC became extremely DESTROYS TO see
so pleasant fellow, the more especially as
a stout gentleman with powdered head,
who was sitting with his brecchcs buckles
almost touching the hob, whispered US he
was wit Of the first water, when the door
oroned md Mr.. Origins, being announ-
ced, presented himself amidst another shout
OF laughter and loud clapping of hands
from the younger branches. This wei.
come he acknowledged by sundry contor.
tons of counenance, initiative of the clown
in one of the new pantomimes, which were
so extremely successful, that one stout gen.
tlcman rolled upon on ottoman in parox.
ysm of delight, protesting, with many gasps,
that if somebody didn't make that fellow
Origins leave of, he would be the death
ofhim, he knew. At this the company on.
y laughed more boisterously than before,
and as we always like to accommodate our
tone and spirit, if possible, to the humor of
any society in which we found oursclf we
laughed with the rest, and exclaimed, "Oh!
capital, capital J" as loud as any Of them.
When he had quite exhausted all behol.
ders, Mr.. Origins received the welcomes
and congratulations of tho circle, and went
through the ncedfu introduction with much
ease and many puns. This ceremony
over, he avowcd his intention OF sitting in
somebody's lap unless the young ladies
made room for him on the sofa, which being
done, after great deal of tittcring aud
pesantryIhe squeezed himselfamong them,
and likened his condition to that of love a.
mongst tho roses. "You scarcely should
consider yourself highly honorcd, sir" said
we, "Sir," replied Mr.. Origins, "you do
me proud" Here every body laughed a.
gain and the stout gentleman by the fire
whispered in our ear that Origins was
making dead set at us. gares
The tea things having been removed, we
all sat down to round game, and here
Mr.. Origins shono forth with peculiar
brilliancy, a5stracting other peoples fish
and looking over their hands in the most
comica manner. He made one most ex-
cellcnt joke in snulling candle, which was
neither moro nor less than setting fire 10
the hair of a pale young gentleman who
sat next to him, and afterwards begging
his pardon with considerable humor. As
the young gentleman could not see tho
Joke however, possibly in consequence Gifts
being on the top of his own head, it did not
90 off quite as well as it might have done;
indeed, the young gentleman was heard TO
murmur some genera! references 10 Sim
periinence," and a "rascal," and to state
the number Of his lodgings in an angry
TONGA turn of the conversation which
might have been productive ofslaughtcrous
consequences, if young lady, botrothcd
to the young gentleman, had not used her
immediate influence 10 bring about re.
Cancellation emphatically declaring in an
agi,ated whisper, intended for his personal
ed6cation, but audible to the whole table
that if he went on in that way, she never
would think of him otherwise than as
friend though as that she must always re,
gard him. AT this terrible threat the young
gentleman became calm, anu the young la,
DIV, overcome BY the rovulsion of feeling
i1stantopcousy tainted.
Mr.. Origins spirits were slightly de,
pressed for short period by this unlocked.