The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-05-07
TOM SLIM G Err,
Tie man rfo GrcRc!lis rites tongue.


On Thursday night, when tho Theatre had clos
ed, when the lirlutcn, after the marching of the
day aud the anusamrnis Of The evening, Ind re-
tired to rest when the doors of the t,yerns were
temporarily shut, when the hensls and birds of the
mcnagafie Ind sunk into the corner Of their cages
under the influence sleep, and when Il cab only
"comGg from the ball, or the walrhman's slayc
on The cGb,tone broke the prevailing Stiffness Tom
S.iuco, was making divers tracks, on the ban
quettr ia ~. Charles street, with the evident in
,en,on Of honding Lafayette Square. IT his mind
was to be judged from the course Of hi' progress,
it would certainly be pronounced mos, ii',e md
undcrisd, a one moment it seemed 10 be fixed
prin.ip'H with him 10 enda1yor 10 got admission
into the r. Charles Exchange and then h. made
diagonal for s'hjpuans American. Tom belongs
10 tina; numerous SCI, o.! philosophers who neglect
the Quite. Tor the inner man, and who believe there
il more real personal co1iort to b. derived from
gin sling than clean shirt, and t'u brandy and
water, j. n all tines preferable 10 soap aud water
used outside. Toms hHir was strong and hrs,iy,
and stood out Goa his head ike the wires on one
ocIho.o machines Invented by The Humane Socie-
Is for sweeping chmays: his forehead was like
pattern piece Of Lngsh Corduroy. with the stripe
Iannin. crusswAys: hs eyes were Ike the orbits
Of boiled Goldfish; his proboi,is re.en.b'cd the
81, Of a bunch oI grapes over tavern door, and
his mouth might be mistaken Tor miniature model
otlha Cro'on uquutur'. Indeed, so unwashcdGud
uHsh0'od did he saan that his Whole face jooscd
Ike tie keel Of IN old boat covered with harna-
Giles,
AS he naviaaod by 3Tr Clapp's church, he was
snsjug thit old song so principally descriptive OF
teIoh.!ism and conjngaI felicity
"IUco rolling home, bors,
M1ny q NAN who has ow,
Would wish i'Ht he lo" non'' boys
Il r1e.s you're mnrried. aiDt you! said the
ratchman. coming m
'Wha.r hn.vhlt is that Won say, NIi.,or:' said
Tom, sMppins hi. cid IN, on the crown by way Of
fastening it more securely upon his head. then stuff
Gns hi, hands mo his brcrchcs packets TO rive
himself an air Of Importance. and spreading Out hi,
leg. ,ho he,ter to mainlsin his eouiibriuu,1.V
i,ycur question, ndnidu,In
asks YOU said the wa,chman. again, If Won
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why, yon dosn' appear as man what's very
happy IN hi' domestic relations, sure enough, said
'ae Waterman, ana that the reason why You
can't have no objection to 60 TO the watchus.'
TO Tho watch house" says Tom my dear
fellow, iooA upon YOU as my pTole 'tor, my de-
lNercr--iahe me N here 10 the n.enageric aud lock
me up WIN ih' hy'na' pi'rh me on the tust OF tIta
Elephant Columbus, or force rae mo set-io with
the Bengal tiger, bnt don't bring me home to my
wife - horror Of ho.''t'' aud ne 'reG'b,ed So
nj the tl9rghi lnit MS IIui seemed unable longer