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

The last number of Blackwood's Magazine
contains the hrN part Of a story entitled Ten
Thousand Htar,--ihe hero Of which is .Hr.
7rtNebm Irimouse, a tender in the fancy
goods shop Of Messrs. DowIas, Tagrag & Co.
Mr. Ttmousc has a salary Of c35 year, and
lives in a third story chamber where he gets
his own breakfast. The morning on which
he performed the exploits described in the
following extract, was that of Sunday. He
was sitting on the side Of his bed, and ru.
mina,ng on what NIGH be his condition if
he were worth Ten Thousand a Year, when
Crash wen, all his castle building at the
sound OF his tea-kettle. Kissing. whizzlng
sputtcring, IN the agonies of boiling over as
if the intolerable heat of the fire had driven
desperate the poor creature placed upon it,
who insilncuvely tried thus to exilnguish the
cause of its anguish. Having taken it of
aud placed it upon the hob, and placed on the
fre tiny fragment of fresh coal, he began
10 make preparations for shaving, by pouring
some Of the hot wafer into an old tea.cup,
which was presently TO serve for the purpo-
ses Of breakfast Then he spread out bit OF
crumped Witty brown paper, that had folded
up couple of cigars which he had bought
over light for Sundays especial enjoyment,
and which, If he supposed they had come
from any place beyond the four seas, mag
Inc hr To have been slightly mistaken. lie
placed this BIT of paper OF the little mantle
piece, drew his solitary, well-worn razor sew
srhl times across the palm of his left hand
dipped his brush, worn within an inch ot the
stem, into the hot watcr-presently passed II
over so much of his face as he intended to
shave; then rubbed on the damp surface
bit of yellow SOAP and IN less than five min
utes Mr.. TItnouse was shaved man. But
mark-Gon't suppose that be had performed
an extensive operation. One would have
thought him anxious Ia get rid OF as much n
possible of his abomnable sandy .colored hair;
quite the contrary. Every hair OF his spread
ing whiskers was sacred from his touch of
steel and bushy crop of hair stretched un
der his chin, coming curled out on each side
Of il, above his stock, like two little horns, or
tusks An impcra-l e. a dirty taft of hair.
permitted 10 grow perpendicular down the
under lip OF puppies -anda pair of promising
mustachos, poor Mr.. Timouse had been com
pell.d 10 sacrifice some time before, 10 the
tyrannicsl WITNESSES OF his vulgar employers,
MpssIs. Dowlas, Tagrag g. Co. who imagined
them not to be suitable appendages for coun'
ter Jumpers. So that II will be seen that the
space shaved over on this occasion was some
what circumscnbcd. This operation over,
he took out of his trunk an old dlrty.looklng
pomaium pot. A little Of its contents, ex.
tracted on the tips Of his two fore fingers,
strokcd carefully into his eyebrows; then
spreading some on the palms of his hands,
no rubbed it vigorously into his stubborn hair
and whiskers for some quarter OF an hour,
and then combed and brushed his hair into
some halfa dozen different dspositiOns-so
fsslidious in that matter was Mr.. Tltmonse
Then he dipped the ends Of towel into
little water, and twisting IT round his right
fore finger, passed IT gently over his face,
carefully avoiding his eye brows, and the hair
nj the top, sides and bottom of his face, which
hs then wiped with dry corner of the towel;
and no further did Mr.. Tntlebat Ttmouse
think il necessary to carry his abluuons.-l
Had he been able to " see himself as others
saw him" in respect Of those neglected re.
p,ons which Law some here behind and be.
meath his ears, he might not possibly have
thought i; superhuous to irrgate them with
a lilo soap and water; but after all, he knew
best IT nigh, have given him cold; and be.
sides, his hair was very thick and long behind,
and might perhaps conceal anything that was
unsighlly. Then Mr.. Titmouse drew from
under thr bed n bottle Of "Warren's incom
parable backing" and couple Of brushes,
with grrGt labor and skill. polishing his boots,
mp TO wonderful point ~ brllllancy. ilav
ing wsshed his hands, and replaced his black
ing implements under The bod, he devoted q
few momeuis to boiling about three tea.
spooniuIs of coffee. las It was styled on the
paper from which he took, and IN which he
had bought Il, wliercas II was ~ fact chick. |
urv.l l-Thrn hc drew forth from his trunk a
calico shut. wiih linen Wristbands and collar,
which had been worn only twice since lis
last wnshrg-i. q. on the preceding two
Sundays-and put II on. taking great care
not to fn,nplr very shnwy front. containing
three little tows uf frills ~ the middle one
Of which h. stuck three studs. connected To.
reih"t with Two liiilr gilt chains, looking
exceedingly s'yli.h rsp"ci1lly coupled with
Q snan new satin siork, Nhich be neat back
led round his neck. Having pu. on his bright
boots, (withnui, ] nm sorry 10 say. any stock.
ingsl he carefully insinnated his legs 'nto
par of white tr5wsers. Tor the first timc snce
ihair last washing. aud Whist with his shnri
ttrsps aud high braces, they were 80 tgbi
Ina, you would have feared their bursting. u
he should h.ve sat drwn hastily. ! ain nj
nost sffaid thsl shalt hardly bs believed, h