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

and with form like Juno's if she wore
number threesn
Then you want a petite wife, that yOn
can tuck under your arm like an umbrella
'No, not that! A woman may be warm
and living Venus de Medici, and wear no
larger shoe than French number one!
have measured the foot of the Venus, and
found it exactly ones. And would you call
a girl the size and proportions OF Venus
de Medici petite, to be tucked under my
arm like an umbrella9' Harry in the heat of
his argument had turned round full to Lin
ton, who could not help smiling at his earn
est manner.
well, we'll, Harry, you may marry for the
foot, and viii marry for the face and It's
expressionn
'ExpressionD repeated Harry; why my
dear fellow, there is as much expression in
woman's foot as in her faceP
'Ha, ha, hat laughed Linton; 'you are
fairly crazy upon the subject, my dear fellow!
'It is true,' repeated Harry, drinking off
his glass of Sherry, and gravely setting down
the glass; will you deny there is expression
in forms?'
'How do you meanf
San outline and shape, for instance, is
there no expression in prOfle?'
TO be sure.'
is there any in forehead-in its mere
outline?'
Il think there is
Think! know there is! Painters and
, sculptors will tell you there is. Did you
ever see Webster's forehead, or Charles
Sprague's"
T yes
a SWELL, will you say that there is no indi
e Viduality of expression in these features?'
e 81 think understand you.'
$ How can you help it? Form that ha
J, life in it possesses individual expression
t has its own p~OPrium. Have you never seel
o mans hand that expressed the characte
;, of the man?'
r NO.
r yes, you have, but have not regarded i
at the time. Have you never seen ham
: that you could say of it, 'this is the hand Q
y of benevolent manP
This is a strange theory, Harry. Did yol
o find it in the floating smoke of your Scarfa
IL
o emptied wine glass2'
( Mature and truth taught it me, and the
teach it to every man who will learn of then
,e l contend that there is infinite expressio
m in woman's foot! A perfect foot, nea
20 shapely, airy and dainty turned, has an e,
lis preston to my mind identical with hi
lis which constitutes our abstract ideas of bea
ty! The character of the woman is disco
adj erred by it--for the outline and outwa
if grace of the body is the index of the bell
an that dwells in it. No low, coarse or vulg
TO woman could have such foot as descrb
nv for such foot could never express to I
ife eye selfcontradiction.'
wo 'Henryfs Sherry has mounted you on t
nd top of metaphysics, Harry said Lion
EN- laughing, yet half inclined 10 assent to I
pa truth of his doctrine on the female sund
en- standing
you may believe what say or not, L
no. ton, but | am morally convinced of its trur
IoT. By Heaven, would be willing TO choose
nd. wife for her foot, without seeing her fac
ats You would. Harryg
Red i would, upon my honor
lion SWELL, then, let US both decide this v
moment to marry and look out each for
-. wife. will choose mine for her face,'
-, n added gaily, 'if you will choose one for
' ,hs foot!'
" 'Done,' cried Harry getting up and gra
ing Linton's hand, land will bet you |
MA get the fairest wife,
Done be it, said Linton, returning
w, grasp of his hand, suppose Harry, we dec
- to select one, you by the foot, by the Fl
ana this Uery afternoon! Broadway is 4
an. an. and will be for the next two hours, thron
Snt' with the beauty of the city! linen
per, are TO select wives by the eye cannotchr
sneo such-a galaxy of loveliness, they des
tne 70 go blind
llnd But suppose we should find out a
nese' wards, on inquiry, that they were engae
!, said Harry, little posed by this extra
y nary proposition from his frienc., who
'nDer well knew he should meet the young
IN. .oue there whose beauty, as he daily passed
'anu at the hour of promenade, had made
an impression upon him.
opor- in that case, Harry, we will both /
i she GAIN he answered gaily. Come lie
ladies' sally forth on our matrimonial expedi
It was agreed, Linton; will bring myse
the agreement, said Harry with anima
want pouring out glass of Sherry; let US
led in our future wives
try: Linton joined him and the toast was
q pro- standing. Harry now put on his frock
would and the more fnicaI Linton his dress
angel while both paid more than their usual