THE species of the human race, to the consideration of which we are about to draw the attention of the reader, is of all others the most unbearable, principally from an assumption of style about him—a futile aping of superiority that inspires us with feelings of mingled contempt and amusement, when we contemplate his ridiculous pretensions to be considered “the thing.” After much diligent investigation, we find no mention made of the Gent in the writings of authors who flourished antecedent to the last ten years.…
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