Morning herald., 1839-07-01
over their shoulders to see if they are noticed


any one.
The PRIDE or THE RoAD.-This gentleman is too
short and round to be handsone and too
to be decidedly vulgar He drives tandem two
grey horses and goes out far as Rock Hall lie Is
noted for nothing particular; has done nothing to
earn his cognomen, and il it had not been thrust upon
him by the chance Of birth, il never would have been
by those who know him. As il is he weighs his
weight, swallows his wine, winks at the widow,
and prides 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
- one OF the clique OF the Astor House loaferss
they cannot sport single turn out among the set;
they're poor aiairs or, as Goldsmith says, "theyIe
shagbaSs, all OF en drove fourin hand in their
ives." These gentry sometimes take to the road,
au ndturet; they used to so by the omnibus during
the panic, and when fortune favored, they would
collectively charter an omnibus, and dash along the
Boomngdac Road, as fast as four horses could car
ry them; and experienced great pleasure in instruct
ing the driver how to drive over hen, or to take
the wheel off from the establishment, Of favorte 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 toa peculiar process, had them spattered
with mud from the Bloomingdale Road. or Third
Avenue, as the might be, and then promenaded
Broadway to show their female friends how hard
they lad been riding. Lateriy, they have had
rise in the world; they take shilling cut out and
home 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
stun tnelr SnOuluerS, caves tt Cnest
&c. with cotton, and some Of them, in the cant
theatrical phrase do snake up" remarkably well.
These Astor House oafers always thirsty
They 60 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-
taned and they tell you that they always feel thirs-
ty. They curious Of characters; they
toll not neither do they spn and the result is that
they sport splendid establishment; they hail
from the Astor House, sleep at sundry places, and
board about town. Albeit, they are more TO be COM
mended than those scoundrels who sport their wa
gons and horses by robbiag their employers.
FORTUNES FAvoRITE. The last, bat by no means
the least of those have to notice is young gen.
tleman named H, who drives two handsome
iron greys, i'll English Hyde Park phaeton, with
dickey seat for tiger This is neat but elegant
tarn out, and like its is the observed of all
Observers Young Mr.. H is man of fine
taste and talents; he has travelled in Europe seen
all that is worth seeing in England or on the contI-
nent, possesses much natural wit and hunIor, and
love for the ideal and beautiful; What is better than
all this he has a arpe fortune, and, best OF ALL he
knows how TO take of it He neither borrows
lends for he has too much regard for the friend
ship of his friends to lose the by loan. Still
the bright side Of 25 he is esteemed by his male
acquaintance, and beloved by his fem"le friends
Young, handsome, frank and generous-a perfect
specimen of the American character-with dashing
go-ahead disposition, all the girls are watching Tor
him. But as he is not a marrying man at present. he
| is not sc at home to love-sick young ladies.