Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-01-31
THE NEAT MAN.


cravat aud cola, lad grace, easy, uniform aud
natural Ike the bend Of the autumn forest houghs
or the half curl Of rose leaves in June never
strained harder to grasp problem in Euclid than
| have tcaztd my Imagination TO conjecture how
in the name of all the gods at once, ho KEEP, his
ha,in such state ofeverlasng and nexprcssablc
"brushedup.ncss;' and as for his garments, by A.
polol believe there WINS some chemistry abou,
them; some inheren, principle Of rcrhIsion by
which oil the specs and atoms hich congrcgo,o
SO fainiarly upon the habilmcrds Of other people
were repealed from the magic circle OF Mi John
Jackson.
have spent whole hours before the looking.
g'ae, nbsorbcd ~ experimesrs ur-u eraea, Laass.
vests, &c | have wasted incredible amounts Of
the circulating medium upon whskct.curlcrs
patent stocks, and other nuxiliari,s by which the
uniniiiated strive to appear like gentlemen; and |
have brushed my hat at The particular request Of
some Of my friends ill the rims and cdgts afford
the mos, melancholy prosagcs ola premature end
Frui,less lahors-vain hopes The distance be.
tween myself and the neat gentleman CONTINUES
still immcasurable MIR Jackson is held up be.
fore me as a model and the agreeable insinua.
ton only see how MIR Jackson looks, has dlnncd
in my ears, till conceived an utter hatred for tho
man. was tired Of hearing Aris,des forever
called 'the Just"
Notwithstanding many tcreavcmenis fate has
ItU PAIR Ol SlSttfS WHO are lDffrFt ives anlCt
ed TO nca,noss Il is an incurable complaint in.
deed, in every member Of our family except nv
unfortunate self As for me, am guiltl,s any
such habits have indistnct rccollcc,ions. from
my earliest boyhood, OF divers rebukes and horror
struck examinations by parents, sisters, nurses,
school masters and friends NY shoes,rngs were
dangling about my feet; my hat-band hung down
over my shoulders BIT of the fingers Of my
gloves, and clambercd into trees with my new
clothes on Early habits are faithful fiends~they
stick to Us through good and evil.
"Oh Tom" said one Of my sisters to me the
other day, as came in 10 accompany them to a
little merry-making among their young friends,
are you gong in this style 10 Mr. B'sp
Dear me- exclaimed the other with an expires.
sion Of despair where in the world have you
been On y look Il, yopr coat And she took
hold Of the flap daintily with her thumb and finger
had been down in South Street, leaning a.
gains flour barrel
And should like to know, Tom, said Julia,
when you brushed your hat ~
Last w odncs doy, enid 1.
Dear me, your cravat is all awry; and Let me
comb the hair from your forehead and lu me pot
on this clean crava, and do fling away ,ha, great
ugly silk handkerchief and take ibis white one
With these and dozen other gratifying marks
Of appreciation, they proceeded TO fix me up so as
to be 'G 10 be seen
'Oh' exclaimed Mary, casting her beautiful
eyes pa,haicaly upward, oh, if Tom were only
as neat as Mr.. Jackson -.
II so happened that in the little vicissiudes Of
city life was, sometime afterwards, lodger in n
boarding house, and the very first evening spent
under the roof the conversation at ,ea-,abe turned
upon one of the boarders a Mr. Somebody. whose
name did not hear
lie was the neatest man they ever saw: he
walked through mud aud was not soIod; WINS
caught in n shower and not wei he could 90 ont
when the wind was blowing gale, and no,
hair of his head Of his ha, would be out of order
He is just so in his room said the respectable
fat old female head of the family his lulc arrange.
mcnts are as nice and regular as clock-work
My heart sunk within me !, must be Jackson.
thought / The door opened, and the identical
subject Of my nominations came forward graceful.
ly and proceeded to take his tea forthwith He
was perfect waxwork "My sisters are right"
thought |, IL wish | was as neat as Mr. jackson"
A short residence in the family made me more
Familiarity acquainted with him | found him
man of business, merchant, rich, amiable and in
,elIgcnt Our friendship increased to such init.
macy that had opportunity Of examining tho
construction Of his mind. | congratulated HIM
one day upon the great apparen, convenience Of
his present situation
Fine house, this, Mr. Jackson, said J. well fur
ni.hed, neat and clean, good table, good attendance
and"
lie shook his head one Of those melancholy
shakes by which man means to say. "Ah, II you
knew what do, how dficrcn, would BE- your o.
pinion."
"The fact is, my dear fellow" said he, and he
gazed round to ascertain TINT no one was within
hearing and drew up his face into one Of ,hoss
: expressions with which an invalid looks into cup
of medicine about to be presented TO his own loo.
thing palate. the fact u.s. they are very good people
here, but they are sloveny; no Bconcss in their
arrangements. have tired fifty places and The
truth IS this is the best Of them all bot am not
satisfied by any means can't bear 10 think Of il,
IL makes me wTctchd"
cob. ho" though l. "Now we have il. So
much for Mr. Jacksons neaness
Il came home one evening. Voices were on
! the s,ars. one mans ia high KEY; the other a
females low deterrent and respectful The gen.
tlem1n was Jackson He was scoding his wash.
erwoman. | was ss,oundcd lie had appeared
the meekesi creature TINT ever cufled his hair
lie seemed considerably confused. but apoogized
i don't get into passion often SIR bu, these De.
iestable, carerss. washerwomcn, they are perfect.
ly reckless This woIsan has so, home nv
linen ia such state ironrd abominably, plated
ylll,nously, and with several .peeks on il Aw-
fnl pay double price 10 have my washing we'll