Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-05-15
PLYMOUTH IND. MAY Is, 1856.

of the old annals. His hair is very thick
and shoyelled up on the top Of his head,
and rolled off at the sides, as if his noddlc
was barrel full of shavings for kindling,
and he had got good measure. When he
was fashionable, young people hadn't
got over pirate notions of beauty, and the
girls used to tell him he looked considcra-
bic like corsair. He wears high stock
and looks queer. His friends that used to
be, have settled down CT died, some of
them look like other folks, and some have
dropped into the new fashions. But he
stands out for the old style, and there are
still three or four married ladies' about,
who won't give up the notion that he's Il
very stylish young man. Railways makes
Mace Sloper little ,lue or 4 li;tlc old
times-v to look at him, for Mace can re
member that when lie was yonnS shaver,
and just suffering from his first attacks Of
calico-fcver, he used 10 think that if he
could only look rs that man used to look,
he'd consider himself provided for. Well,
i wonder who Widow Twiggles would
call the finest look 20 Lord!
wish that some man who's posted up
on all the last tricks of the elephant would
explain to Mace Slopcr why all Of the new
school of dandies look SO glum, and talk
as if their souls, as far as they SO, were all
Il mixture of mystery and misery, special
/ ly those who've been to France since Louy
Napoleon came in. The bobtail Shanghai
boys who first rose to the top about ten
years ago, were an upcommoniy jolly
crowd. They had a hand in everything,
thought it rather the thing to be posted W
on stocks, perfected the science of rat-kill-
ing, affected considerable literature, reduc
ed the polka to dclirium, and died on
with it. The real first crop of short-coatet
Shanghais had Il short life and Il merry
one.
There are two regular bucks of the pres
ent style at our table. Their hair curls-
it must curl of course, because they wcr,
born to get ripe m this fashion--and j.
parted near the middle. They have con
quered the aggravating old shrt-colla
which has held folks by the throat 50 long
and reduced i. to Il lctic modest affair, Jus
meeting under the chin, and as if til
f MIS- mt enough, one of them has manacle,
the edges of It's together with gold but
tons The boards are Louy Napoleon al
f over. When one speaks to the other, h
sort of whispers sadly, and The other ans
wers good morning rs if he expected f
! be hung in the afternoon, but were s,il
, prepared To meet his fate with Christia
, resignation. | saw them drink two bottle
of Champagne yesterday without speakin
word only ut the end of the second bot
, lie Dick moaned TO Bob that he though
1 the last bottle was a little the coolest Of ii.
, two.
: wont take my oath that all tie boys {
! the last French strip are of this disma
: gentcel model But really SO many Of tn
a last ones who've made the grand pilgrim
: are are SO solemn and sorrowful, and loo
t SO clerical in their long robes, that | can
o help thinking that they'rc ii sort of maxim
t up for the sins they committed under III
e polka. But my friend Hiram, who's ha
$ a long tailed Shanghai himself, says til;
+ the new generation play high ia anybod
ever did, and that they feel bad for the
: losses.
: l couldn't help quizzing Dick-onc
z the yesterday morning. lie M
5 me with IL sort of undertakcr's air, IN
Il after bringing to anchor with Il deep Sig
II gave me a long, mysterious sort of look ;
II if he wanted to bo certain that he could pl
t trust in me, and said. very dismal:
/ You were at the opera last nght?'
It Yes says |, rolling my eyes up till
It saw my hat-r rim, Il was
+ The prima Douna was admirable
c he whispered, very secretly and miscr
e bly,.
y Yes says l, as if felt very bad an
Il piticd him. she sang good. Then
), took out my handkerchief aud took 'dr
II weep
0 The ballet-girls-- he added.
= 'Yes-ycs-ah! yes" says !. wrn.
o ing out my handkerchief like as if it wei
e full.
'Madcmoiselle Caprice has very fine dc
5. vclopments,' said Dick, Srayely and darl
y ly.
y / buried my face in my handkerchief
n and sobbcd: sOh!-don't DoN'T-DON'T
+ Dicks face grew still longer and saddle
c and he sighed himself away down into ii
u barroom. Well, everything has its goo
s points, and the last school of dandics,
a do them Justice, are quiet, sober, and r.
- ,incd and drasS hnttor than any which we,