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half´a´dozen honourable ensign somebodies or nobodies in the articles of 

kid gloves and polished boots�察�that possibly 'cracked' regiments would be 

an improvement upon 'crack��' as being a more expressive and appropriate 

designation�察�when he suddenly interrupted us by pulling out his watch�察�and 

observing that he must hurry off to the Park in a cab�察�or he would be too 

late to hear the band play。        Not wishing to interfere with so important an 

engagement�察      �and    being   in   fact  already    slightly   overwhelmed       by   the 

anecdotes of the honourable ensigns afore´mentioned�察�we made no attempt 

to   detain   the   military   young   gentleman�察  �but   parted   company   with   ready 

good´will。 

     Some three or four hours afterwards�察�we chanced to be walking down 

Whitehall�察�on the Admiralty side of the way�察�when�察�as we drew near to one 

of the little stone places in which a couple of horse soldiers mount guard 

in the daytime�察�we were attracted by the motionless appearance and eager 



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gaze of a young gentleman�察�who was devouring both man and horse with 

his eyes�察�so eagerly�察�that he seemed deaf and blind to all that was passing 

around him。       We were not much surprised at the discovery that it was our 

friend�察  �the   military   young   gentleman�察  �but   we   WERE   a   little   astonished 

when we returned from a walk to South Lambeth to find him still there�察�

looking on with the same intensity as before。              As it was a very windy day�察�

we felt bound to awaken the young gentleman from his reverie�察�when he 

inquired   of   us   with   great   enthusiasm�察  �whether   'that   was   not   a   glorious 

spectacle��'   and   proceeded   to   give   us   a detailed   account   of   the   weight   of 

every   article   of   the   spectacle's   trappings�察  �from   the   man's   gloves   to   the 

horse's shoes。 

     We have made it a practice since�察�to take the Horse Guards in our daily 

walk�察�and we find it is the custom of   military  young gentlemen to plant 

themselves      opposite     the  sentries�察  �and   contemplate      them    at  leisure�察 �in 

periods varying from fifteen minutes to fifty�察�and averaging twenty´five。 

We   were   much   struck   a   day   or   two   since�察  �by   the   behaviour   of   a   very 

promising young butcher who ��evincing an interest in the service�察�which 

cannot   be    too   strongly   commanded        or   encouraged���察    �after  a  prolonged 

inspection of the sentry�察�proceeded to handle his boots with great curiosity�察�

and as much composure and indifference as if the man were wax´work。 

     But the really military young gentleman is waiting all this time�察�and at 

the very   moment   that   an   apology  rises   to   our   lips�察  �he   emerges   from  the 

barrack     gate   ��he  is  quartered    in  a  garrison    town���察  �and   takes   the   way 

towards the high street。         He wears his undress uniform�察�which somewhat 

mars the glory of his outward man�察�but still how great�察�how grand�察�he is� �

What   a   happy  mixture   of   ease   and   ferocity  in his   gait   and   carriage�察  �and 

how lightly he carries that dreadful sword under his arm�察�making no more 

ado about it than if it were a silk umbrella�             �The lion is sleeping�此       �only 

think if an enemy were in sight�察�how soon he'd whip it out of the scabbard�察�

and what a terrible fellow he would be� �

     But   he   walks   on�察  �thinking   of   nothing   less   than   blood   and   slaughter�察�

and now he comes in sight of three other military young gentlemen�察�arm´ 

in´arm�察�who are bearing down towards him�察�clanking their iron heels on 

the pavement�察�and clashing their swords with a noise�察�which should cause 



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all   peaceful   men   to   quail   at   heart。    They   stop   to   talk。    See   how   the 

flaxen´haired       young     gentleman      with   the   weak    legs   ´  he  who    has   his 

pocket´handkerchief          thrust   into   the  breast   of   his  coat´glares     upon    the 

fainthearted   civilians   who   linger   to   look   upon   his   glory�察  �how   the   next 

young gentleman elevates his head in the air�察�and majestically places his 

arms   a´kimbo�察  �while   the   third   stands   with   his   legs   very  wide   apart�察  �and 

clasps his hands behind him。             Well may we inquire ´ not in familiar jest�察�

but    in   respectful    earnest    ´  if  you    call   that   nothing。     Oh�     �if  some 

encroaching foreign power ´ the Emperor of Russia�察�for instance�察�or any of 

those deep fellows�察�could only see those military young gentlemen as they 

move   on   together   towards   the   billiard´room   over   the   way�察  �wouldn't   he 

tremble a little� �

     And     then�察  �at  the   Theatre    at  night�察  �when     the  performances       are   by 

command of Colonel Fitz´Sordust and the officers of the garrison ´ what a 

splendid   sight   it   is�   �How   sternly   the   defenders   of   their   country   look 

round   the   house   as   if   in   mute   assurance   to   the   audience�察  �that   they   may 

make themselves comfortable regarding any foreign invasion�察�for they ��the 

military young gentlemen�� are keeping a sharp look´out�察�and are ready for 

anything。      And what a contrast between them�察�and that stage´box full of 

grey´headed   officers   with   tokens   of   many  battles   about   them�察  �who   have 

nothing at all in common with the military young gentlemen�察�and who ´ 

but for an old´fashioned kind of manly dignity in their looks and bearing ´ 

might be common hard´working soldiers for anything they take the pains 

to announce to the contrary� �

     Ah�   �here   is   a   family   just   come   in   who   recognise   the   flaxen´headed 

young      gentleman�察     �and   the   flaxen´headed       young    gentleman      recognises 

them too�察�only he doesn't care to show it just now。                Very well done indeed� �

He   talks   louder   to the   little   group of   military   young gentlemen   who   are 

standing by him�察�and coughs to induce some ladies in the next box but one 

to look   round�察�in   order   that   their   faces   may  undergo   the   same   ordeal   of 

criticism to which they have subjected�察�in not a wholly inaudible tone�察�the 

majority of the female portion of the audience。                  Oh� �a gentleman in the 

same      box   looks    round    as   if  he   were    disposed     to   resent   this   as  an 

impertinence�察�and the flaxen´headed young gentleman sees his friends at 



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once�察�and hurries away to them with the most charming cordiality。 

     Three   young   ladies�察  �one   young   man�察  �and   the   mamma   of   the   party�察�

receive   the   military   young   gentleman   with   great   warmth   and   politeness�察�

and in five   minutes afterwards the   military young gentleman�察 �stimulated 

by the   mamma�察�introduces the two other military  young gentlemen   with 

whom   he   was   walking   in   the   morning�察  �who   take   their   seats   behind   the 

young ladies and commence conversation�察�whereat the mamma bestows a 

triumphant bow upon a rival mamma�察�who has not succeeded in decoying 

any military young gentlemen�察�and prepares to consider her visitors from 

that   moment   three of   the   most   elegant   and superior   young   gentlemen   in 

the whole world。 



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               THE POLITICAL YOUNG 

                           GENTLEMAN 



     Once upon a time ´ NOT in the days when pigs drank wine�察�but in a 

more   recent   period   of   our   history   ´   it   was   customary   to   banish   politics 

when ladies   were present。         If   this   usage   still prevailed�察  �we   should   have 

had    no   chapter   for   political  young     gentlemen�察    �for  ladies   would    have 

neither known nor cared what kind of monster a political young gentleman 

was。     But   as   this   good   custom   in   common   with   many   others   has   'gone 

out��' and left no word when it is likely to be home again�察�as political young 

ladies    are  by   no  means     rare�察 �and   political   young    gentlemen     the  very 

reverse     of  scarce�察  �we   are   bound    in  the   strict  discharge    of  our   most 

responsible duty not to neglect this natural division of our subject。 

     If   the   political   young   gentleman   be   resident   in   a   country   town   ��and 

there ARE political young gentlemen in country towns sometimes���察�he is 

wholly absorbed in his politics�察�as a pair of purple spectacles communicate 

the   same   uniform   tint   to   all   objects   near   and   remote�察  �so   the   political 

glasses�察�with which the young gentleman assists his mental vision�察�give to 

everything      the  hue    and   tinge   of  party   feeling。    The    political   young 

gentleman would as soon think of being struck with the beauty of a young 

lady in the opposite interest�察�as he would dream of marrying his sister to 

the opposite member。 

     If   the   political   young   gentleman   be   a   Conservative�察  �he   has   usually 

some vague ideas about Ireland and the Pope which he cannot very clearly 

explain�察�but which he knows are the right sort of thing�察�and not to be very 

easily   got   over   by   the   other   side。 He   has   also   some   choice   sentences 

regarding   church   and   state�察  �culled   from   the   banners   in   use   at   the   last 

election�察  �with    which   he   in

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