The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-06-13
METROPOLITAN MUSINGS.



liant but not smperer he may write poetry, provided
IL be sensible but must fear God and honor the -
President He must ut be gambler or drunkard :
he must not carry revolvers and must chew tobacco
nt least he must not void the juice thereof where fen
nine dresses do trail This not to be repeated to me in
an ironcl tone by my maiden sister when am quietly
burning my idol according to my nightly custom the
cases not being parallel He must not ightul oaths
to give emphasis to his utterances but must always
IL the presence Of ladies His dress may be costly
but must not be Haunting in its coors its fash
ion will he be permitted TO spend all his wealth or
time in devsng adornments for his outer He must
have sincere belief in God and profound respect for
female virtue he must be deferential to age and con
sderate and kind towards those whom Providence
has given him dominion, He must be firm and ooura
geous In maintaining the right but witha busterer
MOI seeker of quarreIs If he be wealthy he must be
generous but ii poor, he must prefer his poverty dis
honest affiuence He must have firm conviction that
those with whom he is brought in are governed
Ia general by recttude Of intention and divide
the world into two cassesthe foundout rogues the
ogues found out He respect the conscience of his
neighbo and listen to the promptngs of his Gentle
of speech gracious to interiors; respectful superors
pure In life, brave Honest, and sincere he must love
his country and his kind and die at last with the convc
ton that he has endeavored God in his day and
generation For such person there is a fine opening
for usefulness in the city Of Washington be will be re-
quired to train young Who having been unfortu
enough to be born just the time when his parents
busily employed in gaining great wealth. has had
his education neglected and while possessing many excel
lent traits Of character has also certain reckless disregard
Of authority and vehemence of WILL manifested in sud
den gusts of passion which lead him say and do many
unwse and dangerous things 1t is feared by his best
friends that the young man in question nduging in dis
spations which will injure if not ruin his fine Consttu-
ton. He important person. that it is believed the
public money would be cheerfay and literally bestowed
upon any who, in addition to the foregoing requi
Sites had the further gift of ability to mpart his own
virtues by precept and example, and who would be will
ling to supply the deficiencies in the character and train
ing of the aforesaid young The office is of great
consequence in view Of the property of the pupil which
is immense and increasing with incredible rapdity His
estates attained at great outlay by his ancestors and
have been secured to him by painful and aborous contests
He has it in hispower 20 be of the most important
persons in the world and his friends confidently hope
that when the heat Of young blood shall have been
cooled by little experience, he will orsake his
foies and become the aid serious and solid person he
ought to be, in view of his great responsibilities App
cants may address young America, care of the
ss ~ MIDDLE AGED MAN.
WANTED A TENEMENT. suited to a large family Of
poor people who toling all day in i'll ventilated work.
shops, need pure atmosphere for their sleeping
1t is desirable that the tenement should be constructed
to enable very poor family to have than one
for cooking eating and sleeping and to foster and
preserve the delicacy of virtue in the minds of the chill
dren by providing separate chambers the parents and
for the boys and girls in the family As the mother
even the father be living may be compelled to exc
out the family funds by washing it is desired that there
shall be shed built to shelter her from the sum- and to
obyate the necessity for herworking blazing
In an August day. The rent must be moderate, the
builder looking to the treasury of Heaven for dividends
exceeding ten per cent of the capital invested To any
benevolent person. especially to any who have been
benefited by the late revival Of religion the above offers
fine opportunity for exhibition Of that love for the
neighbor which is prompted by gratitude to God
IN ADDITION TO the above capitalists will find it to
their advantage to erect few connexions houses con-
tanning about six rooms EACH with bathroom and
kitchen in the of the main building The houses
must be built in accessible neghborhood and must
each have sufficient land attached for garden They
wanted for such persons printers and others who
bring to their occupation large degree of intelligence
who labor assduousy for very poor compensation with
out whom society would soon sink back to barbarism
and towards whom, therefore, capitalists as having the
largest stake in society afford to be very liberal For
further particulars apply to the 4tEHl E4rg
MIDDLE AGED MAN
WANTED by the commander of the Styx few pounds
OF old iron to be inserted about one inch above the
waterlne of the said vessel by the process known as
The Dahlgren Practice. There several other gen
emen bearing the commission of her Britannia Majesty
who require large quantity of cvility be retaed by
them amongst tho American merchant vessels freauent
ing the Gulf Of Mexico aud the adjacent waters is
hoped that if this meets the eye of Uncle Samuel who
engaged in the tea trade in l776 Brother Jona-
than who took contract for sweeping the in 1872
that either of those gentlemen win communicate with
the MIDDLE-AGED MAN.
PA WANTED variety of miscellaneous articles BY
several prominent politicians, oint-stock conscience
made of guttapercha preferred By large number
of phlanthropists, a new hobby, that has not
been ridden much might answer By several members
of Congress- adjournment also by the same through
tickets for q home" BY Par Venue, jr., eye
glass ALSO warranted Imported folly. By Miss Cha
rissa new sensation metaphysics or German myst
cism preferred. BY Miss Fanny, bonnet. Like
wise social chat with Alcbiadcs mild cigar and n
fragrant cup of tea by the
MlDDLE-AGED MAN
A REVOLUTIONARY RELIC