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

ton after dinner, to their toilet.
Now, Harry, we are TO choose wife this |
afternoon, at all eUents, from some one we
soc between this and sunset-that is de- |
cied!'
'De-de-decided,' repeated Harry, who
was just mellow enough to be very happy
But s'pose Linton, s'pOse she won't have rs i!
That would be fix, heyF
THAT will of course absolVe us from our
mutual pledge, Harry! am resolved to have
wife in earnest, if can get one.'
'And if we don't, Lion, boy, let's ad-ad-
Vertise f,or-for-One-pretty foot, heyP
'Come Harry; don't take any more wine!
You have got just enough to make you
good Judge Of pretty foot!
Have |, Lion? Well, won't! But it's
pity to leave such nice bottle of Stein
wine for per-perquisites 10 that tip-tip-
ling waiter, Pete. Do vibrate, Lint?'
No, Harry; your legs are steady enough,
but your tongue is confoundedly drunk
4 will not p-0O-pop the question, then,
lifI see p-pr-pretty foot, till it gets sober
sNo; we are to follow, without attracting
particular observation, each our prize, until
we ascertain where she lives, and then de-
J wise means 10 be introduced to her family;
and then hey for love and matrimony!' said
Linton with little excitement in his man
ner.
THE idea, Linton, between you and ], the
idea of marrying makes me feel weak about
i the s-st-stomach!
u Courage mon GUi, eU GUGntn and the
8 two candidates for matrimoDy sailed forth
from their hotel arm in arm, aud fell into the
mingling currents that flowed along the
i western and fashionable pace.
Caroline LIE Roy stood before her full
length toilette-glass, surveying her lovely
Is person, which was tastefully arranged in 1
- rich walking-dress A fashionable hat wa
n ON her head, the snowy plumes of which a
er they depended to her shoulder were mocket
by the brilliancy Of the ermIne throat ant
cheek it delicately shaded! Her feature
it were of that lovely and softly rounded Out
Id line which is peculiar to American female
Of in their teens; and she was but nineteen
lis Her eyes were blue, large and full of Ter
derness, with serene, spiritual expression
u Her figure was tall and tremendously grace
a. full, conveying in every motion that kind {
ur pleasure to the eye that harmony of number
does to the ear! Her beauty was faultless
ey save the hand and foot! The first, thougl
m. lowered by an unsullied pea-green glove c
on the softest kid, was too large for the arm
at, as if she had spread it, by the foolish plan i
* vogue of placing girls at the piano befor
lat they can clasp an octGre, and so Compellin
Iu- them tospread the fingers till the hand look
~ webbed.like, like, we were about 10 say,
lrd sharks fin; in this manner had Caroline L
ng Roy evidently dis6gured and distorted he
gar hand! 1t was a great pity, for it was Z
be, white as down, and veined on the back wit
the the most delicate penciling Of blue. b
she had not the same apology for her foo
the Now large foot is very bad, but TO-
lel, cramped into shoe number loo small,
the worse still! large foot cannot be helpe
Ter. but pinched foot can! 1t plumps it up
the top, destroying the easy outline;
.in- draws in the instep, spelling the walk, al
th! lis a source of ceaseless torment and pain
10 a the owner. Whatever size be the foot,
cev Its shoe neatly fit it, and then if it be not
small, it at least will not be deformed!
These observations are extracted from
very journal lately kept by Harry Lee.
his Miss Virginia LIE Roy glanced over b
he costume and person with look Of satisf;
u6E ltlOlS Out uSI eyes uluS AOI Ol4O IuStdAAts j
ger with disapproval on her foot, and S
asp sighed to think it was not little small
will for she was one oc those who look upoI
small foot as mark of high aristocratic biz
the She took her sun-shade in her hand; a
eide leaving her door in Eighth-street, was
face, moments afterwards, on Broadway, wish
now, half hoping she should meet that ha
nged some fellow in brown hair. who had so of
who passed her with respectful look of arde
loose vet modest admiration.
serve She had not gone far, when a yo
GRACEFUL little Hebe, dressed half like
after man, half like school girl, about sevent
gedg years Of age, came tripping towards
ordi- fIom Bleecker street. A smile was on
very face, light in her bright black eyes, and
lady beautiful hand extended to take that of
her friend.
such sHow do you do, Virginia9'
sHow do you do, Ellen?'
try a. And their lips met in warm kiss Of gi
ct us friendship.
ition.' 'Are you going down Broadwayr
elf to Yes, to Stewards, for a mantle'
alton, & was going to Madame Canda's, to
toast on Julia Carroll; but, as it is early J
will join YOU said the new conner, and
drank . ladies proceeded down Broadway
Goa and in animated conversation
10 or more spirituelle creature
a Ugh could not be conceived to