Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-11-18
THE CITY BOWMAN.

Bows Of The present age; we consra'ua.e
YOU on your extraordinary prcc"cTy we
reioice 10 see YOU so immeasuraby above
your degenerate fnrcfalhcrs. PuiIng ~
fan,s as they were. engaged IN the "esp'ca-
bic and unmanIy games Of cricket ana mar
bIes. YOU, with far sub'imcr ideas, look with
dsdain upon them, and stalking about with
hat, cane, and seear, ape the manners. and
adopt the conversation Of maturity. how
commendabe Boydom has passed away
in the citv-and forever. Never again shall
we hear The merry laugh the sI'r' WHISTLE
, as engaged in some exciting sport The o''!
gave vent TO his Joy. Not in b"a'ng' not
in squirrel hunting. does boyhood take de-
Irehl but with an affected slmper, and WIN
tightly strapped pantai""ns and KIDS ready
To crack at the least muscular cxcrllon, y"u
behold him a gallant esc"rtlnG some ne
delicate Miss to her French.sch"ol; or with
the most perfect noncha'ance amusc his le'S'
ure hours in enve'oping his head IN tobacco
smoke, o; imblbing draughts OF vllla'nous
fire water.
II is an unanswerabe fact, that youths at
the age Of fifteen. from the mlSrue-or II"
rulc-of pa renis or some other cause. labor
under The singular dcluslon, that IN expert
cnce, ability. and general allaInmen'S, they
far excel their fathers As for their grand
fathers-,hcy were sci ofIgnoramuses -
So strongly is This idea impressed upon Their
minds. that no opportunity is allowed tn cs-
cane wlhoul its being manifested. They
give their opinions boldly upon every "cca'
sion and JcnOmnate the man whose Judge
meni unfortunately happens TO conflict with
their own. as a fool. Their toilet IS cXceS
svelv elaborate, bu, IN bad taste, and swag'
gcrng air is invariably a sumed. which IS
easily subducd bv any allusinn to it. The
city Boy Man talks long and loudly about
his prowess in pugiislIc encounters, aud Is
continually threatening TO "punIsh" severely
some man dnublc his age and size. a sun
dav never passes without his being seen up
on the STEPS of some church. cane III hand,
familiarly staring at every lady that passes.
Ills conqucsls with the Sex are innumerabIc.
In fact, his (ascinalions arc irresistible.
His presencc--whcrevc he may be hc
invariably makes known by loud dcmonstra-
TINS. lie is the best critic OF The Drama
probably IN The country. Schlcgcl and liaz-
lit are n"llng to him. His entire CONVEX
sation consists in an interesting enumeration
of the number Of sherry c"bhlcrs lie lnlbibcd
the preceding night. tho late hour at which
he retired tho hradachc which he is now
laburng under. and his firm dctcrm nation
to give up all dissipation.
He is the greatest bore lnthc world. thrust
ing himself upon you al the most unscasona-
be time and place. aud PcrscSeiIngIy adhcr,
ing to you, i'll spite OF the strongest hints and
imsinualinus. A scaudaI"us story is per,
feet god send to him. which he cnll;SaslI-
calv "details. clabnratrly cmbrlIsllcd. Among
hIs companions. He Understands horses
thoroughly. and knows the pedigree and
.'umc" Of The last horses IN the ccuntoy. Ills
taste in liquors is unimp"arab'".
In fact, the Guy B"y-Man is "posed up"
in everything and is fully entitled t""ur most
profnund--no. not deeslali"n, but esteem
and MISUNDERSTANDING Room Journal.
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