Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-01-30

bat II il a fact, iha, The next thing TINT he did
wac TO attach pair of spurs TO his boots =
but, TO be sure. il was not impossible that he
might intend to ride during the day.
\ Then he put on queer kind OF under
wsistcoat, which in fact was only Kind of
roll collar Of rather n faded pea green s'lh,
and designed To set of very bne lowered
lamson colored silk waislcoat; over which
he drew a massive mosnic gold chain, (iu
purchase which he had sold very servicea-
BILE silver watclI) which had been carefully
wrapt up in cotton wool; from which soli
depository also, he drew hls Ilng, those must
have been sharp eyes, that could tell at dls'
innce, and in a hurry, that II was not diamond)
| which he placed on The stumpy little fingers
| of his red and thick night hand, and contem-
/ plated its sparkle with exquisite satisfaction.
Il Having proceeded lbus far with his toilet, he
sat down 10 his breakfast, spreading the shirt
he had taken of' upon his lap, to preserve hi'
white trowsers from spot or stain hlS
thoughts alternating between his late waking
vision and his purposes for the day. tie had
no butter, having used the last on the pre-
cedinC morning; so he was iain To put up
with dry bread-and very dry and teeth dry
ling II was, poor iellow-but his eye lii on the
ring Having swallowed two cups OF hls
quasi coffee, (eugh such stnff!) he resumed
his toilet, by drawing out of his other trunk
his blue surtout, with embossed silk buttons
and. velvet collar, and an outside pocket in
the left breast. Having smoo,hed down "A
few crcases. he put il on then, before him
| the little vulgar fraction Of glass, he stood
iNiichlng about the collar, and sleeves, and
front, so as To mske them SIT well conclud.
ing with n careful eloGgaion of the wrist.
bands of the shirt. 40 as to show their white
ness gracefully beyond the cuff of his cont
sleeve aud he succeeded in producing a
sort of white boundary line between the blue
Of his coat sleeve and the red of his hand
At that useful member he conld not help
looking with sigh. as he had often done be.
/ fors, for il was not handsome hand. Ii was
broad and red, and the fingers were thick and
stumpy. with very conrse deep wrinkles a,
every Joint. His nails also were fiat aud
shap pcless; and he used to be continually
gnawing them, ill he had succeeded IN get
ting them down 10 the qnlck-nnd they were
sight 10 set u christians teeth on edge
| Then he extracted from the first mentioned
trunk n white pocket hsndkcrchlef-an sx.
emplary one. that had gone through four
sundays show. mot use, BE- il undrrstood.)
aud yet was capable Of exhibition again. A
pair Of sky colored kid gloves next made then
appearance, which, however, showed such
bare faced marks of former service as rem
dcred indispensable a ten minutes rubbing
with bread crumbs. His Sunday hat, care
fully covered with slvcr.paper, was next
gently removed from its well worn box-ah.
how lightly and delicatey did he pass his
smoothing hard round its glossy surface =
Lastly he took down thin black cane, with
a gilt head, aud full brown tassel, from peg
behind the door-and istoilct was c0mpletr.
Laying down his cane for moment, he pas
ses his hands agan through his hair, arranged
it so as To fall nicely on each side beneath
his hat, which he then placed upon his head. .
with an elegant inclination toward the lcti
side. He was really not bad looking in spite
Of his sandy co!ored hair. His forehead To-
be sure, was contracted, and his eyes were
nf very light color, and n trife too prolu.
berant; but his mouth was rather well formed. .
and being seldom closed, exhibited very
beautiful teeth; aud his nose was Of that
description which generally passes for u
Roman nose. His countcnance wore gore
rally a smile, and was expressive of-sclf
satisfaction: and surely any expression isI
better than none at oil. AS for the slightest
trace of intellect in il, | should bc misleading
the reader If ] were to say anything ot the
sort. lie was abor, five feet five inches
high and rather strongly set, with a little
tendency to round shoulders; but his limbs
were plant and his motions nlmbe.