Washington telegraph., 1847-04-21
VOL. z.


poor ereaimel" When. what is called
god sort of man No, "he has too
much sense for that" John is downright
as veil as upright. and generally, il must
bc confessed, likeable person; yet, il is
to be wished by his female friends, that he
possessed little more sentiment; but nener
call him "Johany" alter bis sixth year, II
you desire to respect him. or require others
To do sol
"fhomasl"
liza gentleman find himself from an in.
yelera,c addiction TO matter Of fact, and n
viruous horror Of an alias, impeled TO sign
his first biid denr with this plebeian
name, he is lost mani For what young
lady Of any spirit or sentiment, especially
II well read in romance, would think oil a
luvef with such a signaturel" "Ihomis"
has hoVn, time out oi mind, a respectable
trust. worthy "feiioni' but unacknowlcdg.
able as a refined adorer. We can adduce
poetieal exception to this rule, but lha, is a
very "Lihle" one.
"1homas" may be allowed to follow
mistress as her tooiman. but can never be
permitted at her feet. Danish him to the
servants hall.
But Toni
Oh "Tum" is another guess sorl Of per.
son. When, we ask, was "rom" other
than "go' d natufed," good ior.nothing,
good sort of ANIMAL 0ne whom every.
body likes. AMI nobody cares for; tolerated
when present, forgotten when absent, slapl
upon the back by his iamilisfs, aud taken
unfesenied freedoms with by all who know
him. Ever ready 10 do any thing for other
people, doing nothing ior himself, every
bOdys man al any time.
Poor Tom is al best but breathing
nonenlit,-or at worst that ianeilul hut
painful moral anomaly-"Notody's eneay
but his orn.
Valiant
"Hiililm" will be found 10 be, for the
mo.l pah. nild amiable, aud good; nay, no,
unifequenily sirikingly intellectual; but
"rfdiim's" strength is commonly merged
in his yulgai diminuliye "BiH."
"Bih' is properly of the same genius as
"Iom' but by M means 50 blamelcss.-
"Bil" Tor "HA'') is an obstinate unman
ageable seape. grace; or al best but Il
,loycnIy, idle. careless Dog reckless OF
his own welfare, aud quite indiiicren, 10
that Of other people. "BM, is opposed TO
"IIiiidm' in all things; The. latter is uni.
versally regarded as a steady, upright
youth. He is nice in person aud precise
IN habits, loving orders in all things, and
hc'png his appointments and accounts reg.
ulafl,.
William" lin doubtful weather) carries
an umbrella IN his hand and a purse in his
pocket, from which he is willing to give or
10 lend. but never bouows. "BM." on
the contrary, ru,hcs Out in the rain without,
any protection, his stocking in wrinkles hi.
bat unbr.hed, AID put on with invariably a
leaning To oae side. "IIiiiam" 10 wax
ing does no, disdain the crossings. "BW'
splashes over 10 the other side regardless
ol mud aud water. lie is always waited
lor at dinner or at any other engagement.
lie walks with one glove ia his hand in
stead Of upon il. Carries all his cash he
happens 10 possess loose in his pocket,
gold aud silver indiscriminaiely mixed, anu
often pays a sovereign 10 a cab.man in the
dark instead ola shilling; which, however,
he never misses. lie oden borrows mon.
ey, aud seldom rccollccts, when il is spent,
from whom.
"IIiLiam" ifhe eat an ice in shop
Ialics patiently till he receives his change
which be the next minute transfers TO a
hungry eIpeclant at the door. "BW'
casts his piece OF silver upon the counter
and walks carclcssly away, telling the rag
ged wretch who solicits him upon the
ihre. .hhod. tina, "he has no'hing for him. /"
In fact "Iyihidm" is one thing "BiH' an.
oihr.
"Edrnd" is wisby. washy individual
admired by romance reading Misses, but
disdained by them after their teens
"EdTdrd" is only interesting In his first
youth. There are brigh, exceptions; but
edward" is feeble unless coupled with an.
other. lie may acquire force adyenilious
aid; but "Edpdrd' is seldom strong enough
in his utmost maturity 10 go alone; and Med.
d. is noloriously Donkey. Parents, do
not give your child this mawkish name.
"Henry," il' no, handsome, well. shaped
elegant, aud slim; above all blue.eycd, is
intolerablel II called "llenncry" by him
self and family he is too vulgar for notice.
"Robert' is staid and respectable, and
may be gcnllemanlike; but obi alar from US
keep his insuderabe half brother, Bob"
"CharIes" is rarely unpopular. "Chdrles
is unaffected and pleasing in every grade Of
society. high or low; agreeable and agree.
ing, clever by precedent, Tor who ever
heard of more than one headless Charlesl
Truly, "ChHies" is uncSceptionable.
Simple and natural, there is no Ioruring
the name; neither anger nor fondness can
distor, or corrupt il. "CharleS" has no