Lower Sandusky freeman. (Lower Sandusky [i.e. Fremont, Ohio]) 1849-1849, 1849-04-21
The Model .GentIeman.

The Model Gentleman
He never broke bank. He has never been
known to dress up aockey, or try practical jokes
on watermen, or empty flour bags on chimney
sweeps He shuns cross barred trawsers horticul-
tural scarfs, overgrown pins, and can wear waist
coat without cables length of gold chain around
it. His linen is not Illustrated, but scrupuously
clean He never does little discounting, nor lends
hand to afying kite. His aversion to gent is
softened to pity. He can look at lady without
the aid of an eye glass He allows the performers
at the theatre to talk louder than himself and does
not spring on the stage if there is in the Op-
era. He abhors lie as he does the Sheriffs off
Ger. He is not prodigal of oaths, and is equally
sparing of perfume He does not borrow his Eng
sh from the stable and never puts his lips through
dreary, fashionable course of lisping.
He is not too proud to walk or to carry an um-
brella when it rains, and waltzes with spurs
after supper even in uniform. He never bets be-
yond his means, and is not fond of playing high al
cards He never ruined a young man-to say no
thing more. He bows serupuously even to an in
ferior. He never shrinks from an o u nor is
he afraid of bill, nor seized with sudden short.
ness of memory at the sight of an old friend whose
coat is not SO young as it used to be. He has new
er proved his cowardice by fighting duel, giving
satisfaction in more gentlemanly way. He pays
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consideration for valuable introduetions His hors
es too are his own, and not purchased from his
friends by series of profitable exchanges. He is
not madly attached to billiardrooms is he seer
at Cozenzes. He locks up his conquests in his owr
heart and his love letters in his desk, rarely expos
ing either to his most intimate friends.
He does not bully his servants nor Joke with
them, nor cut man because his father was in
trade He is not obsequious to a lord, nor does he
hold on to the skirts of the aristocracy knowing
that mans nobility does not depend entirely up.
on his title however old and unstained it may be.
He travels to enjoy himself, and does not attempt
to crush poor foreigners with English gold or pride
He values thing, not by its price, but by its rea
value, and does not blush to drink beer if he is
thirsty He does not think it essential to his repu
taton to keep late hours, to pull down sign boards
bait policemen, and besiege toll keepers during the
night He has no such violent love for door-knock.
ers, as to induce him to collect them. He is moi
factlous with walters, or given to knock down &
cabman by way of settling fare.
He is not afraid oflaughing if he is amused, even
in public, or of handing down an old lady with a
forban to dinner, or dancing with his wife, He was
never the hero of any wager riding, runnings ra-
cling, rowing, eating, swimming, and does not
know a single prize fighter. He is fond of amuse-
ments but does not install himself at the Opera ev-
unobtrusive in his dress, and very retired in his
jewelry, and his antipathy for white hat with a
black band, and all violent contradictions either in
dress or conversation. He is generous, but does
not give grand dinners and expensive suppers to
persons he does not know or care about He lends
money; and, fhe borrows any, he makes strange
practice of returning it
He rarely speaks his mind and is very timid in
rushing into quarrel-of husband and wife espe.
cially. He is favorite with the ladies, but does
not put too much starch iu his politenese, or toe
much sugar in his compliments. In matters Of
scandal is dumb, if not exactly deaf and to ru-
mors, he only believes half (the kinder half too) Of
what he hears. He is not prejudiced himself but
has kind oftoleration for the preudiees of others
His golden rule is never to hurt the feelings any
body, or to njure living creature by word OF
deed All his actions, all his sentiments, are sha
ped to that noble end and he dies as he lives
sans peur ct sans reproache.' This is the MODEL
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