The Panola star. ([Panola] Panola County, Miss.) 1856-1857, 1856-10-01
COMMUNICATIONS
For the Pamela Star,
Dolly the 2nd and Lover of Ladies.

are all one.
In this article / merely design no.
ticing the Swell, as he is seen in So
ciety, and of telling him wherein le
has become food for criticism and rid
icule. He commits many little
things which cannot be classed as any
thing else than folleis, and which pro-
coed from a want of proper training
and cultivation, and / would here say
that if the time devoted in ferreting
out the seemingly mistakes in my
articles, were devoted to this cultiva-
ton of mind and heart which is so
much needed, he would soon be able
to take stand in society as a man of
thought and research.
AT parties Swell may be readily
spotted by his dress, and the peculiar
air of assurance and self Importance
which works every action. lie enters
the room as if he thought the eyes of
every lady present was upon him, and
held there irresistibly, as the needle
is held by magnetic power to the
poles. His manner, his air. his action,
breathe this as freely as the rose
breathes her perfume on the passing
breeze which sways her gently to and
fro. With head erect, and a proud
conscicntiousnesS of "native great
ness" swelling his chest into respect
able prominence, he struts with une-
quail strides into the arena where he
has won so many victories, all blood
less though they be, and where he ex-
poets to make conquest of all who
may yet be so countryfed as not to
have seen this human Shanghai in the
barnyard before
When Swell supposcs that every
body has properly viewed his many
perfect points, and has become duly
impressed with his magnificent APP
pearanco, he dignifedly marches up
to some one more favored than her
companions by his notice, and taking
her hand, Familiarity, asks her, GLOW
are YOU % and after some minutes
spent in mutual inquiries after health.
he very oracularly pronomces on the
state of the weather, &c. When these
preliminaries are gone through with
he launches out into history of his
horses and dogs and their various
qualities.
After expatiating to his own content,
and his companions nausea, on these
interesting topics, he enters upon the
gossip of the day, and then, such Il
melody of small talk as he bOmbards
the ear with, would astoniSh beyond
measure. one who never had seen the
animal before. To hear him talk,
one would suppose that his hair had
formed the bower under which every
pair of lovers in the country had held
their tryst. After this subject has
been exhausted, and the old standby
love has been picked of all his wing
feathers, and the hair of his head hal
pulled out by the vigorous tugs of
Swell, he trundles himself off to some
other lady, who is likewise to be
victimizcd by this bore of society.
AT the supper table, Swell is in his
glory. 1t is useless to say that one
so given up to the qualification of
appetite will do full justice to the good
things which may be put before him.
One would think, from the slowing
capacities exhibited, that he was vic
tualing for 4 voyage around the world /;
that he did not expect to find any
ports on the way where supplies could
be obtained; and one is more cOnvin-
ced of his intention when the por:ables
are brought on-Champagne, Sherry,
Port, Madeira, Malaga, and so on,
through the vinous list, are swOllow-
ed, as if the thirsty fellow had not
seen liquid before in fortnight
Faster and more furious grows the
attack upon the wine bottle, until de-
corum is we'll nigh forgotten. Then
take care silks, satins, cropcs, tarle-
tons, and so on. Pop goes the cork
fiz-z-z-z flies the wine in cascade of
sparkles on every object within dis
lance, and up Pushes the blood
sufferer, whose dress NAV be ruined