Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-12-14
COMMUNICATION.


fore feel pretty suie Of readers, for holi 'ha'
i, is every mans duty 10 take and read 'he
papers. Since you last heard from me nave
caught another chap and persuaded MIN 10
set for his portrait. But as | am mol very
skilful with the pencil, for fear that some
one should mistake the character am paint
ing, will give You the name
No. 3. The fashionable Idler He is the
son of worthy citizen who by his industry
and fruaai,y has acquired some property 10
afford him a comfortable support in his de-
clining age This the son regards as ms
own, and therefore refuses TO move hano OF
foot ia any useful occupation, so long as ne 's
permit,ed 10 live on his fathers hard earneu
money. Unlike The bee in his daily toll, ye'
like the drone in his instincts he returns 10
the family hive for his food, and TO the family
purse for his raiment.
Or he NAV be the descendant OF one who
has served the nation in some public ana otfi'
.cial capacity, and in that station acquired DIS
,iugnished honor, on which The son Is now
living, vainly supposing that in this country
honor Is HeIGuHhil "hh VIZ '>'>>''N' ''''''
generation TO generation. An idler ot tins
kind NAV be known by The all n'ion which
he paws to dress. An hour before glass 10
;arrange cravat or tie it in the latest style,
is considered no waste of time provided II
suits. His coat must be an exact fi' DINER
wise The tailor is a doomed man; ana 'he
beo,s must display his foot 10 the very pei
advantage or be discarded as worthless. o'
dis finger he displays ring when Is chie1y
oalred ON account of its magnitude; and 10
his wa,chchaiE he wears seal of ponderous
weiaht. All the ficiions Of the day are read
by him, not with the remoiest idea 'ha' ne
will fad anything truly valuable III them, p"t
10 afford entertainment TO his numerous lady
friends, who delight in fairy castles and an
.,el.loynu lords If you wish 10 hnd him a,
any time, YOU must repair to the hotel where
the stage arrives and departs, or IN some
popular oyster-saoo and there he may be
aeeu aud heard, talking loudly, boasiing OF
his honor, eating, drinking and smoking al
friends expense He is the first 10 welcome
a s,rangeS 10 lhe town, il in any way he
learns lIdl HleTS Is lIlOSP'N' W '"''''S ''S
attention repaid by the liberal use OF his
friends money. He strcars enough in order
10 be considered MANLY and edmbteS that he
,uay not be thuugh, singular by the company
in which he mingles. Most generally, he
drinks sparualy, hu, by midnight occasloi''
ally he may be seen staggering towards the
,rarm nest whied &ind parent has ieaihered.
Que day is but tyGe ol another, and he pas
.rs from one sellsu;S pleasure 10 another: and
When sa,iated ana palled with all, he seeks
relief from himself in Eie oblivious bowl, aud
the grave soou rekepes his friends OF their
useless, idle drone lie rs cone and forgot
ten and Justly, for he has lett hoihing behind
him worthy of remembrance.
No 4. The DaUxKes JBLEn. Of this gen.
.eral class there ace several species. The
first one that net in nly Giorning stroll |
vii! ai,emp, iae descsip,oa Those who
knew him best IN his youth say tina, he was
always provertialy laEy, and more prone to
live on his wit. han the luhor'es his hands.
To labor he had ever indulged a 'nortul ha-
tired His ready Joke, apt rePartee, and good
humor ob,ained for him an entrance INTO
company where The length of ks?nrSe would
have been bul a poor introduction And
there he acquired that fondpess fW strong
drink, which has ruined his constitution, rem
.tiered him suen and morcse, made nim "a
busy-body in other mems Matters" and eau
-ses him TO be regarded as real nuisance in
the community. Still he retains his indolent
habits for with commrndahle firmness tf it
were in a good cause,) he utterly refuses 10
do ANYTHING, anil even sometimes boasts that
his working-days are over but is willing to
live on the hard labor of her whom he had
sworn 10 love, cherish and protect, and eat
the bread which was canned perhaps over Il
wash tub.
The second man whom met had ust lef.
n small grocery which is open late at night,
and elary in the morning, for the linle man
behind the counter appears to have studied
the habits of lhe AMI mails whose wants he
supplies, that midnight debauch makes a
dry threat for tte morning. This man had
evidently been drinking, for we neared
him we saw him wipng has moulh with his
trembling hand, whach with ether unmisia-
Rabe signs clearly evinced that he was bul
wreck Of humaniy. To most men fire is
an object Of terror, and 50 ii was once TO him,
but he has long since grown familiar with il,
for he has drunken the liquid fire anil it has
almost CONSUMED his body. Aud when This
fire is burning, he is either saunlerng around
the streets or is seated on the grocers as a
sign of what may be found within. Before
strong drink became the passion of his sou
he was considered one Of The best mechanics
and had an abundance of work With hi,
plane and chisel he speedily finished his EN-
ployer's job, ratified his money in his pocket
and supplied his table with the necessarie'
and many Injuries Of the land. He was conf
ded in BY his wife, beloved by his children
respected BY his neighbors, and the world a