LOAFERS,
I SOBER AND DRUNKEN.
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BY the title, Loafer, is implied an idle,
lazy, mean, shiftless fell ow, who is sneared
at and despised, and ought to be-! There
are two kinds Of loafers-those who drink
rum, and those who do not, with but very
little difference in responsibility. If there
be any pre- eminence betwixt them, the
drunken ones stand highest. The occupa-
ton of both classes is to lounge about
stores, taverns, and places Of public resort,
with no business but to watch the corners
in and goers out; to see what they buy
what they do, and what they don't do
This business is as regular with them as an
eight day clock, week in and week out.


Cities and villages are infested with more
or less Of these creatures, as plenty as rats
in grain garret. They are great annoy
ance--full more troublesome than feas and
bed bugs, in hot summer night. What
worse annoyance can there be, than for all
public places to be haunted with these slug
gards--ligke great lazy dogs, in the way
of every body, and every thing The coun-
try suffers from them as much as towns,
in proportion to the population. Go into
any store or tavern in the country-stores,


particularly--and enough, far too many of


these resident gentlemen may be seen, set


ting about, gaping and staring at people;


watching their motions; making remarks
about their appearance, and dress; seeing
what they purchase; and sticking their
noses into every mans mess, from early in
the morning till bedtime: and if the nuis-
ance isn't outrageous and beyond endurance,
nothing can be! Loafers, drunken and So
ber, had betterreformtheir habits and go to
work There is work enough for them to
do, and they will do well to set themselves
about it Being machinists for the Devil
is not conducive to health, wealth, honor,
or happiness !a7