Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-10-04
From, Ac ConHscticat Courier.
Mr.. Printer,

sYa-.The enclosed IS d sketSi from my
journal, and if you should discover any
thing Of public use init, beng 2 mere
|stafement Of facts as they occurred, you
viii obliae a customer by inserting It IN
YOUR useful paper Yours &C.
SOME time ago, being q yeuEs man s
Just looking about me, With ,1lle awe u. :,
IF father and mother, to decide on what
nv future employmeDts in lie shold De,
Il was destined to this without the AID Of !,
other paternal assistance than tnat OF au-
Wee INV father says, study Law; my
R,natber saws. study divinity; my sister,
who IS older than myself, says, go INTO
trade, Want Of Cash seemed after all,
TO me to be an scpeIable barrier 70 any
of these pursuits butt was sNgges'eui
nv oaa IL nv uncles thatl could obtain
4 loan sufficient to enable me to pursue
#e;tber Of these or any other occupation.
finished with this advice, took my IA.
ther's horse (fo he had ohe) and set Out y,
- harrow uapey--took care, howeverto
take my untle's naine, whe was frank
tolend it. saying, you are young anu
active. and naturally bright, of course
no danger in trusting yon.-iience,, eau u
with nv best apparel, | set on', with all
the assurance that DON Qaixette had OF a
throne :nr Sancho Panza had of an Island
took the turnpike, (for live on one
in Connecticut; stepped shortly alter q, !,
a pubic house in a village, where called
tor four quarts Of oats for my horse, but
as told by the iandlold that he had none,
saving they we're four shillings per bushei
and none to be had, and if there was, he
had no money to purchase them WITH
!. thinks to myself" this IS ahard case;
--saw a pumber of gentlemen well ores,
sed leisu civ reading newspapers, anu
now and then conversing on diffesent
topics. Oae of them finally breaks oat'
| never knew Cash SO scarce; have
during twenty years practice OF law new.
er knew money SO scarce; am una
bic to pay my ordinary cash accounts =
gentleman. in black attire, says, think
with you, sir. my people complain, they
cant nav. and | am lett destitute and IN
real trouble to live ia third, who vas
busy in lookirg over the account cur,
rent, whom found TO be merchant,
SAYS. there IS no cash, | can collect no-
thing. slndry other rsmarks OF the
same kind came from diffsrent parts OF
the house, wfenI turned again to the
landlord, feeliag Somewhat as sancho
did about Dapple, while the ceremony
of introduction was perfarmfng at the
Castle. have YOU corn, siI ? Not aay,
was tie answer; at this time a servant
was. brushing lis Coat; " think to
myself" these are strange times, and
strange folks; no cash; no oats; no corn.
/ again asked. have you ans hay9 none.
sir, answered the landlord, with an air
of Independence, bay is very high;
I" thinks / to myself ''your fine coat
wonld buy to-, and YOU and yeur SER
want might get it whilst you are both
detained in brushing. Directly, up drove
gign. a bold Il hasty manner, out jumped
d gentleman more than CONNOLLY slick;
so much SO, that he drew the attention
of the company; he caNe in and asked
the same nua!ber of question i had done
to the landlord. and received the same
answers; hs set up tremendous swear
ing, aud damned the landlord and the
ceuntry. The gentlemen in the house
seemed much agitated; | knew not for
what; one and another shook hands, and
asked what was the news at New York:
he said hard times business dali. ard
no cash. ThosA gentlemen who before
had been reading accounts current, were
Immediately called by the stranger into
the other room; directly enc of them
came out, nd says, Landlord, cant you
lend me S 100 fora few days, | want
to make this gentleman small payment,
and have not enough by NE to dot, quite:
Lord help you, my friend, cried the
landlord, have noteDough ormore than
enough to buy the next g lion of rum :
I. thinks to myself | understand the
Itsatter now" left the house, and took
my horse and rode on: soon sopped al
an old farmers, whom | knew used to be
lin cash, and to him made known ny
business; he said thathe should be clad &c
help me, but he hadno cash. Why is this
says |, you used to 10 save cash enough
formerly, 4 every thing Sou have to spatle
commands cash and the very highest
price ? Why, says he, my son 10
mas, on whom chiefly depend to car;
ny on my business {and am grow
Iing old last year took II INTO Ms
head TO go 20 Vermont ate ca tie =
| AND carried off al euf money and iel'
LIZ fam, IL. hnilnhf a Iarne drove, at a