Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-09-02
Varieties.

The GAT.-One may judge of the
spirit and disposition of man by his
ordinary gait and mien in walking. He
who habitually pursues abstract thoughts
looks down on the ground. He who is
accustomed to sudden impulses, or is
trying to seize uDon some necessary rec
ollection, looks up with a kind of Jerk.
He who is a steady, cautious, merely
practical man, walks on deliberately, his
eyes straight before him; and even in his
most musing moods, observes things
around sufficiently to avoid a porter's
knot or butchers tray. But the man
with strong ngganglions-of pushing, lively
temperament, who, though practical, is
yet Speculative-the man who is emulous
and active, and ever trying to rise in life,
Sanguine, alert, bold-walks with spring,
looks rather above the heads of his fellow
passengers, but with quick, easy turn
of his own, which is lightly set on his
shoulders; his mouth is little open; his
eye is bright, rather restless, but penetra-
tive; his port has something of defiance;
his form is erect, but without stiffness.
NAUTICAL QUERIEs-A "land-lubber"
has been ridiculous enough to question
as follows Does ship wear whalebone
in her stays, and does she ever suffer from
tightness? Does her painter mix his own
colors! What scales do the sailors weigh
the anchor with :? How many inches are
there in her yards Is the jolly-boat
stouter than the rest 2 Does the captain
drive his lady round the deck in his gig 2
Are all the victuals mixed together, when
the sailors have mess! Is their grog
kept in the port-h0les What do the
sailors do with the ,znots a ship makes in
day! Is the gunwhale like mermaids
Do the sailors lash the maSts with whip?
Is the ships companion male or female2
Are her ShroudS made of flannel! When
she answers her helm, what does she say!
UA Jockey wishing to make an advan-
tageous display of horse that he was
desirouS of selling to bystander, placed
his boy upon the beast, ordering him to
90 ride him around a short distance" The
boy well instructed in his trade, unfortu-
nately in this instance, knew not whether
the horse was already his fathers, or yet
fore, to learn the will of his father, he
stopped after riding short distance, and
inquired with loud voice, Father shall
| ride the horse TO buy or SELL"
AMERICAN AND ENGLISH GIRLHooD.-
The girlhood of the English is larger than
that of the American. DR.. Sears, who
has travelled extensively in England,
says
"The period of girlhood, which with
us is narrowed down to an imaginary
line, drawn between the child and the
young lady, is there protracted for the
sake of giving to woman, in due time, a
more perfect maturity of character; and
during that period thousand nameless
things are learned in respect to house
hold matters and domestic economy,
which in this country are too often post
poned till after marriage, and it is well if
the requisite skill and knowledge be &C
quired then"
UA Roman being about to repudiate
his wife, amongst a variety ofother queS-
tons from her enraged kinsman, was
asked, 'IS not your wife a sensible wo-
man Is she not handsome woman
Has she not born you five children 2" In
answer to all which questions, slipping off
his shoe, he held it up, and interrogating
them in his turn, els not this shoe," said
he, ga very handsome one2 Is it not
quite new? Is it not extremely well
made? How then is that none of you can
tell where it pinches 2"
THE TRINIrY.-"D Do you believe in the
Trinity !' asked religious disputant, of
the wise old Gray.
EYES," replied the veteran, solemnly.
50 But mine are peculiar views of it. The
trinity | believe are the only three friends
man has on earth; and their names all
begin with G."
"What are they 2"
"God, Gold, and the Grave ~ said old
Gray, with sigh.
A Fool DEAD.-John Nuttall, of Man.
chester, England, killed himself in at
for wager, to drink gallon
Of ale in ten minutes. After drinking
the second quart, with nogin of rum in
it he vomited; he drank the third with
the exception of little which ran down
his face. On drinking the fourth quart
he fill down, and soon expired,
Ned Buntline's Own, after suspension
of several months, has been revived in
New York.