The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-12-19

| Bond street. Some Of those fellows make q
man look ten years younger Nos thai that
was the reason.
| 80. Stuck rather more 70 dinner parties
Give up country dancing. Moneymusk cer-
tainly more faliguing than formerly. Fid-
dlers play il TOD quick. QuadrilIes stealing
hi,her over the channel. Thought Of adding 70
number Of graUs gentlemen who learn 70
dance. Dick Dapper dubbed me one Of the
ouer-growns. Very impairment and utterly
untrue.
80. Quadrilles ringing. Wondered sober
misiresses OF families would allow Their car
pets to be beat after that fashion. Dinner
parties increasing. Found myself gradually
Toahnsing il toward top Of table. Dreaded
Ultima Thule Of hostesses elbow. Good
places for cutting turkies bad for cutting
Jokes Wondered why was always desired
TO walk up. Met two school-fellows at Pim-
lico; both fat and red-faced. Used TO say at
school that they were both Of my age what
lies boys tell!
40. Look back ten years. Remember, at
thirty, thinking forty middled-aged man.
Must have meant fifty. Fifty certainly the
age Of wisdom Determined to be wise in
ten years. Wished to learn music and Italian.
Tried Logger. Twould not do. No defect
in capacity. but those things should be learn
ed in childhood.
Al. New furnished chambers. Looked
in new glass: one chin too much. Looked
in other new glass; chin still double. Art OF
glass-making on the decline. Sold my horse,
and wondered how people could and any
pleasure in being bumped. What were legs
made for!
AZ. Gout again that disease certainly at
tacks young people more than formerly
Caught myself at rubber OF whist, and blush
ed Tried my hand at original composition,
aud found hankering after epigram and sa-
tire. Wondered could ever write love-son-
nets. Initiated Horace's ode Ne sit ancil-
la Did not mean any thing serious, though
Susan certainly civil and attentive.
43. Bought hunting belt. Braced myself
up till ready to burst. Intestines not to be
trlfed with: threw it aside. Young men, now
in Morning Post an advertisement Pills to
prevent corpulency : bought box. Never
the simmer, though much the sicker.
A. Met Fanny Stapleton, now Mrs. Mea-
dows, al Bulluck's Museum. Twenty five
years ago, wanted to marry her. What an
escape Women certainly age much sooner
than men. Charles's eldest boy. began to
think himself man. Starched cravat and
cane. What presumption! AT his age
was child.
As. A few wrinkles about the eyes, COM
monty called crows feet. Must have caught
cold. Began to talk politics and shirk the
Enolgized Garrick saw no.
thing in Kcan. Talked Of Lord North. Won
dered at the Righteousness of the modern
days. Why can't pc ople be civil, like Junius
and John Wilkes, in the good old times!
46. Rather on the decline, but still hand
some and interesting. Growing dislike to the
company of young men all Of them talk too
much or too little. Began to call chamber
maids at Inns My DEAR Listened to howl
from Captain Querulous, about family ex-
penses. price of bread and butchers meat
Did not care jotif bread was shilling
roll, and butchers meat fifty pounds calf
Rugged myself in single blessedness.
AZ. Top Of head quite bald. Pleaded
Lord Grey in justification. Shook il, on re-
fecting that was but three years removed
from the Age Of Wisdom Teeth sound,
but no! 50 viii white .i e. dhsEaEfaEe sseame!hing
cautious in chronology. Bad thing to remem-
Der too far back. Had serious thoughts Of
not remembering Miss Farren.
4S. Quite settled not to remember Miss
Faren. Told Laura Willis that Palmer who
died when | was nineteen, certainly did not
look forty-eight.
40. Resolved never to marry for any thing
but money or rank.
SO. Age of wisdom. Married my cook