...= THE ADVENTURES OF


TCIE-Ew LUMrEEN.
{"newspaper_name": "The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register.", "edition": "01", "page": "p1", "byline": ""}
"Tom Lumplsins was one of those caFy


sort of beings, who scarcely thinks making
friends of enemies, but who always attack IA


crowd round them when abroad, of those
persons who are fond ofhaving butt to cia.k
their Jokes upon. Tom was we'll known in
the neighborhood of the village as IA lazy lout


of fellow,'who idied most ofthc day away,


and i'll the evening went sfarkmg, as he
termed it among the ladies'. The girls de-


lighted in no sport more than to get Tom III
their company; but though he was the laugh


ing stock of the whole place, no one bore it
better. In fact he was a good natured fellow,
and had no small conceit OF his own abilities.
shall not take room to describe his appear
ance in detail; let the reader imagine fool
isn slovenly looking being, dragging one foot
after the other, like heavy piece OF mechan-
ism-loitering about the porch OF a village
tavern-or, basking in the blazing SIM OIL a
hot summers day, Oh the high meadow grass,
and he will have picture OF Tom Lump
kin.


Tom always considered himself great
favoritc among the ladies; and 1t was only
when he designed visiting them, that he
thought it worth while to put on decent
clothes. There was one female in his favor.
itc circle to whom he took great fancy, oil
at least his professions appeared so. Hel
name was Dolly Pringle. young lady o