Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-08-29

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them be commended by ali the friends Of
missions.
The following DiaIogu9 between farmer and his
| wife and daughters, trst appeared in the Con-
| necticut Courant sbott year ago We insert
it at the request of 4friend, 10 the belief that
| it viii be both amnang and instructive to our
readers.
Messrs. Printers II is an old saying
that lis no time ID make paths sphiie it
sno,us. The meaning Of which l take to
be, that our minds Are naturally opposed
TO instruction, admonition or advice until
they become prepared. either by suffering
or the fear Of il. Preaching lessons Of
ECONOMY to the spendthrift, while his
means OF qualification iasi, is 10 him, but
idle prattIe; but every considerate and
ireflecting mind must be alarmed at the
present style of liviDglin this part OF our
country; mean i'd eating, drinking,
clothing, furniture, riding, amnsements,
visits and idIeness. I would not be cen
SERIOUS, unless plain truth be censure. II
lit be asked, what are The inevitable con-
sequences of living above our income, the
answer is ready 10 the mouth Of every one
poverty, modification and depression.
But no one intends to fall into that condi
ltion; and at the approach Of danger, every
method which ingenuity can invent. is re-
Isorted to as preventative, excepting the
only one which could avail, industry and
economy.
have been led TO these reflections
more particularly by 40 incident which
shall now be related Al few mornings
ago, / had occasion to call 10 at one Of my
neighbours, on an errand. The Kitchen
door standing open, aud seeing nobody il
the room, walked ID, and without cere.
mony took chair. The family had just
finished their breakfast, and the table fur.
niture remained unmoved. In the ada.
cent room. the door Of which was open,
heard loud and earnest talking and being
well acquainted with the different voices,
soon learned that the father, the mother,
and two daughters, were warmly engaged
on the subject of purchasing new carpet
and new looking-gIass. / took out my
table-book and pencil, and being ready al
shorthand, sketched down the following
dialogue as il fell from the mouths of the
disputants.
Mr.. Coulter. Pray wife, don't teaze me
any more about it now, IFS high time foi
me to go to work. The oxen have been
yoked up this half hour, and the ploughing
must be done.
Mrs. Coulter. You always put me of
just so--you're always in a hurry when |
want to talk to you about buying any
thing. Why can'tyou be like other folks |?
won't be used so, tell you plainly.
I'm as good as my neighbours, tho say it.
Lady litter can have her fine Turkey
carpets, her fine lookiDg-glasses, her foe
mahogany sideboards aud bureaus, her
fine China tea sets, her fine hearth rugs
aud fire screens, aud that's all we'll enough
for her-she's made something Of -she
can 60 and come when she pleases, and
have somebody to wait on her too--she
can have stylish company, and entertain
them styIishly when she's done ! But here
| am at home above hall the time, making
cheese, or butter, or bread, or pies, OF
something or other. Why, 10 longer ago
than last Tuesday, | was caught upol
surprise by the popping 10 Of Mrs. Troi-
ter and Miss Street-yarn, with my hands
in tub Of curds up TO my elbows.
thought should clear go off l am sur
prised, Mrs. Coulter, says Mrs. Trolier
TO 6nd you making cheese, when you ar,
so abundantly able to hire help! Think o
that now! Not but that rm willing Il
work once 10 a while, but / want som,
encouragement for it. How do you ihinl
| felt the other day, when lady Title
drove up TO the door in her bran new tipp'
chaise and plated harness, with servan
between her feet on carpeted stool?
must Just run in one moment. says she, I,
see how you do, and be off again, for
have four visits TO make yet this after
noon, and must be home at s O'Clock /,
receive company. l could do no les,
than ask her into the psrlour, though
was ashamed to have her see il flor, in
stead of having full length looking gIas.
to turn herself round before, and Tarke,
carpet to walk on, could afford her moth
ing better than a plain glass TO adjust hel
patches aud dress, and homemade carpe
to step on. | thought then, and | thinl
now, that it is high time TO alter our ole
fashioned way Of living, aud be a it'll,
more stylish. l have just three carpets
and four looking-glasses now ID our Who'll,
house, and they are all now out Of fashion
II can't live SO. and / won't live s,
any longer--If you don't buy them viii
and il
MIR. C. But pray where will you ge
money to pay for them? IL they are pur
chased they must be paid for you know
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