Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-06-27
ever their shoulder. to see il they are noticed BY

their shoulders to see il they are netsed by
any ese.
short and round be handsome and tso good
| to be decidedly vulgar. He drives tandem, two
grey horses, and goes out a. far as Rock Hall He IL
noted for netting particular; mas done nothing to
his cognsmen and lift had not been thrust upon
him by the chance Of BIRTH it never would have been
by those who know him. As 1t is. he weighs his
weight, swallows his wine, winks at the widow,
and prdes himself upon all he possesses.
RAIL ROAD NIcK-Old Nick, it has been often
thought travels by the rail road from choice, bat
young Nick L. does SO from necessity, Nick
10 one OF the clique OF the Astor House loaiers;
they cannot sport single turn out among the set;
they're poor affairs or, Goldsmith says, thcy re
shagbags, all of en- drove fourth hand in their
lives" These gentry sometimes take to the road,
au naturei; they used to go by the omnibus during
the panic, and when fortune favored, they would
collectively charter an omnibus, and dash along the
Bloomingdale Road fast as four horses could car
~ them; and experienced great pleasure in instruct
ing the driver how to drive over a hen, or to take
the wheel off from the establishment of favorite of
fortune whom they aped and envied. When they
returned to the city, they resorted to celebrated
mud maker in - street. submitted their boots and
breeches to a peculiar process, had them spattered
with mud from the Bloomingdale Road, or Third
Avenue, as the case might be, and then promenaded
Broadway to show their female friends how hard
they had been riding Latterly, they have had a
rise in the world; they take shilling cut out and
home on the rail road the establishment of which
they consider complete God-send. They do large
business in the cotton line; that is, they pad and
stuff their shoulders, calves If the legs, chest, SC
&C. with cotton, and some of them, in the cant
theatrical phrase, do snake up" remarkably we'll
These Aston House loafers are always thirsty
They &C to bed thirsty, and get up thirsty. When
they lie down they desire to be called when they
feel thirsty; ask them how that time is to be ascer
tained and they tell you that they always feel thrs
ty They are curious race OF characters; they
toll not, neither do they spin, and the result that
they sport splendid establishment; they hail
from the Astor House, sleep at sundrv places, and
board about town. Albeit, they more to be com
mended than those scsundres who sport their
CONS and horses by robbing their employers.
FoRTUNE's FAveRITE.-The last, but by
the least of those have to notice, is young gen.
tleman named Il, who drives two hands ome
iron grey, in English Hyde Park phaeton, with
dickey seat for tiger This is a but elegant
turn out and like its owner is the " observed of all
Observers Young Mr.. II is a man of fine
taste and talents; he has travelled in Europe seen
all that is worth seeing in England the CONT
nent, possesses much natural wit and humor, and a
love for the ideal and beautifully what is better than
all this he has arse fortune, and, best of all he
knows how to take care Of it He neither borrows
nor lends for he has much regard for the friend
ship of his friends to lose the same by loan. Still
on the bright side Vi 2, he is esteemed by his male
acquaintance, and beloved by his fem lie friends
Young, handsome, frank and generous-a perfect
specimen of the American character-with dashing
soahead d. position all the girls watching for
him. But he is not marrying man at present he
is not " at home" to love-sick young ladies.
We shall publish full description of the fair fe-
male eQue strians tomorrow