Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-04-19

ward to the speedy adoption of this absurd
fashion, not only here, but all over The land.
Cloaks, too !! The last style is to Gu, hos
garments, made of The most delicate cloth,
straight in front, hooked or battoneG closs
from the collar downards. reacifag only to
the knees, and to be worn with the arms OF
the victim kept closely confined to his Sides,
lest wrinkle or gather destroy the quak.
er~hke primness If this new kind Of per.
pcndicular overall. And then, the canes
Made ofyellow woods, Of the curved handle
pattern, the curve terminating With dogs
head, olvarious species, and glass beads for
eyes. This is the ton now and thus
canes are become canes indeed, Ito make
a wretched. Latin pun--for which excuse
me, it you can y
asy Il anH ~ 1SSs u 1saS5 4 As
pet puppies, mot human, bu, canine,) Of
every description. You cannot imag ne
how picturesque the scene a carriage, with
escutcheoned hanmer-cloth, servants in rich
livery. most unexceptionabls horses and
harness, and containing Two or three inmates.
besides dog of the Charles ths Second
spaniel breed, his forepaws on the edge Of
the window, and his head lolling forth most
inquis,i7ely, returning the mods Of the pas.
sers by on the pare, as they make their sal.
ans at The fair. occupants OF the coach !
Such is the custom. and the dogs.sellers are
reaping a rich harvest. but no more, at
present, of what the mcrsurial Mercuito was
wont to call :" these strange flies, these fash.
ion.mongers %
There is one original whom daily meet
in Broadway that must furnish me with a
paragraph for your readers amusement. /
mean " This Gingerbread Mao ;" for So is
this queer specimen ever called here--
known, as he appears in fact to be. by no
Other name, and described, thereby, as he
most correctly is. TO the apprehension Of
every one who has anced 10 meet him
once. He is short, thick sci man, with no
particular expression Of fcountenance, dres-
sed in suit Of what was once gray, b,t has
now become gingerbread colored cloth.
HIS hat is Of fthe close.napped kind, and is
embrowned by the. constant comact OF, ihn
sweet edible which has given q. name to rs /,
wearer Just as the miller is known by the
meal upon his head.coyer. He is to pc
seen in one Of three situations !: either buy
ing gingerbread at the old woinen's stalls, on
the corners of the streets,or eating ginger
bread, out Of his ever-stuffsd pockets, as
he walks alone the crowded pavement. en-
tirey disregardful of any soul Of the th'u-
SANDS he rs meeItng-iueM on MS edac4ous-
empIoyment-or with Iris nose al one of,he
public pumps, washing down his ginger
bread with the pure element as it filtrates
through his fingers into his betreacled mouth.
Whenever and wherever you see him, till
YOU are sure to be- reminded Of the adnira-
ble adaptedness of his name to his character
and pursuits. His idiosynerssy is ever de-.
veloping itself in great variety Of ways /;
and. having once heard Of The Ginger
bread Man." no stranger IN New York can
spend a day here, with his eyes open. with
out having discovered the original BY some
| nfaIhble and convincing mark. Many are
the speculations which, at different times,
| have been set agoing 10 Gotham as 10 who
he is, and what he is, whence he came.
whnher he goes, what he is doing, aud what
he has not done. From this last class OF
speculations, that which explicitly denies
that " The Gingerbread Man" is tl1 author
Of The Vision of'Rubeta" may be cited
10 proof of the intense interest which the
perorations of this ,reacle.lov,ng peripatetlc
have excited in this ever.excitasle CITY.