The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-09-30

Church, but irreverent laymeD invariably |
called him Harry Lee. He was a short,
joyous looking young gentleman of about
twenty-five, with iovial round face, bright
twinkling blue eye, short curly brown hair,
beautifully white teeth and hand like
lady's for fairness, though something fat, for
his whole person was iucliRed to corpulen-
cy, his abdomen already beginning TO aspire
to aldermanc dignity. He had his coat off
and was in his shirt sleeves; his head was
thrown back in an attitude OF narcotic fell
city as he pulled at his pipe; his short feet
we're stuck up, parallel to each other, over
the back Of chair in front of him; his long
lpipe stem was supported delicately between
la thumb and finger, and his whole attitude
was one Of feshly luxuryl Like his friend
Lionel, he was bachelor sojourner at the
ICarlton, and the recipient of something less
than three thousand dollars per annum from
IAN incumbered estate left him by his grand
Ifather, who had been an influential burgher
in the olden days Of the city. He was a
good Ratured, 'whole-souled fellow always
smiling and looking like happy dog; al
was mellow after dinner, and very fond of
kicking up rows and knocking down Char
ties,' but all in good nature, for he was, as
every one Of his friends whom he lent money
to swore, one of 'the best natured fellows
in the worldr He had remained bache-
lor because he could never find a woman
E that had foot to please his fastidious eye
Harry's notions of female perfection were
peculiar. He always judged woman by the
n shape and symmetry of her foot; it was with
him literally er pede Herculem! If he had
y a passion for any thing besides tipping OVel
IS 'Charlies,' and for a good glass of brown
,! Sherry, it was for a neat and faultless female
foot! His glance as he would prOmena de
that walk of Beauty Broadway, was always
3 directed to the feet of the pretty women
their walk and manner of placing the foo
: to the pavement. He has been heard Il
!, deliver a lecture by the hour, after dinner
= on lady's foot! If Harry, therefore, eve
= chose wife he would be sure to select he
= rather for divine foot than divine face
But, tho, Oh tired of living at hotels and be
= ling alone so much in his rooms, and anxious
- to get a wife, he had never yet found an,
y one to suit him!
N 'Isay, my dear boy he said, after long
" and rejecting silence, and without removing
,;;s the stem of his pipe from his lips, or turnin
10 Ibis head; & say, Linton, have been think
ling we are brace of precious FOOLS
$50 have / just been thinking the sam
thing, Harry replied Lionel, emitting froI
IRE his mouth wreath of rich blue tObacC
ne smoke and sending it curling above h
7C- head But what has brought yOW to tn
OH IconclusioD?'
ym Thinking what poor DEVILS life | lei
lEe here when there is some lovely creature,
INC knew where to find her, with a foot like
Oh angel, stepping on rosy clouds, ready
NO. make me happy fellow! Only think he
'dI' charming it would be TO have pretty wi
ar. sitting beside me to FIJI my pipe, and ~
MS = or three sweet little cherubs of boys al
lln- girls to ride across my legs as | have Z
y stretched across the chair, and call me 4
anu pap What led you, Linton, to say 'Am'
low to it so readily, hey"
ayes Thinking of pretty much the same thil
IN! to tell the TRUTH said Lionel Linton, col
;. -" 20 ing and laughing. 4 am half of mil
= VI Harry, to turn Benedict in good earne'
COn and the handsome Lionel Linton smol
Eso - his cigar for few pufs with more animal
- ~, than before.
He 'Yes, Linton said Harry, taking out
ed 70 pipe from his mouth and pricking the be
hus- that is very easily said; but where in
good deuce is the wife to come fromF
ition. There are hundreds of beautiful wor
E had in New York of our acquaintance; we CO
lust soon pick out a good wife, Harry, if
with would only make up our minds to mar
8 end But beautiful woman is one thing,
nor or a beautiful woman with pretty foot is
Il that other. always find something dehcie
efore, But Ne must not look for physical
wife, lection in the sex, Harry. am salts
young with lovely face and figure, which is
Om he casket Of good heart and generous n
would can forgive woman who possesses Il
Eever, i she should happen 20 wear No. 3's.'
v who Number threesr exclaimed Harr
stable, wouldn't look at a woman who wore nul
alking thTees, in seeking for wife! humble
lew to in summer-No. II in winter is my 81
,ciety! ard of perfection! Number threes!
d Lin 'But number threes may be just pr
Rod of ton nevertheless 10 the Iady's figure, j
there be tall and noble sized! / have seen
% how with too small feet for their size, and
'uld be glazing deformiyp
him in THAT may be, too, Linton! What
ook at! is wife whose person shall be mould
er side the diVinest mould Of female symmet
sensi- Just hand and foot; a just height anC
zee, BY portion TO the charming whole! But
Grace not marry girl with face like an