THE’THROWING—OFF’YOUNGGENTLEMAN
Thereisacertainkindofimpostor—abragging，vaunting，puffingyounggentleman—againstwhomwearedesiroustowarnthatfairerpartofthecreation，towhomwemorepeculiarlydevotetheseourlabours。Andweareparticularlyinducedtolayespecialstressuponthisdivisionofoursubject，byalittledialogueweheldsomeshorttimeago，withanesteemedyoungladyofouracquaintance，touchingamostgrossspecimenofthisclassofmen。
Wehadbeenurgingalltheabsurditiesofhisconductandconversation，anddwellingupontheimpossibilitiesheconstantlyrecounted—towhichindeedwehadnotscrupledtoprefixacertainhardlittlewordofonesyllableandthreeletters—whenourfairfriend，unabletomaintainthecontestanylonger，reluctantlycried，’Well;hecertainlyhasahabitofthrowing—off，butthen—
’Whatthen？Throwhimoffyourself，saidwe。Andsoshedid，butnotatourinstance，forotherreasonsappeared，anditmighthavebeenbetterifshehaddonesoatfirst。
Thethrowing—offyounggentlemanhassooftenafatherpossessedofvastpropertyinsomeremotedistrictofIreland，thatwelookwithsomesuspicionuponallyounggentlemenwhovolunteerthisdescriptionofthemselves。Thedeceasedgrandfatherofthethrowing—offyounggentlemanwasamanofimmensepossessions，anduntoldwealth;thethrowing—offyounggentlemanremembers，aswellasifitwereonlyyesterday，thedeceasedbaronet’slibrary，withitslongrowsofscarceandvaluablebooksinsuperblyembossedbindings，arrangedincases，reachingfromtheloftyceilingtotheoakenfloor;andthefineantiquechairsandtables，andthenobleoldcastleofBallykillbabaloo，withitssplendidprospectofhillanddale，andwood，andrichwildscenery，andthefinehuntingstablesandthespaciouscourt—yards，’and—and—everythinguponthesamemagnificentscale，’saysthethrowing—offyounggentleman，’princely;quiteprincely。Ah！’Andhesighsasifmourningoverthefallenfortunesofhisnoblehouse。