The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1820-12-27
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thcW 10 uiS Ot'S udyy az ! Was DUSTY en-
gaget al play With party OF youngsters
q; my own age--'' DoMinic, take yonr'
SHOES to be mended.' AYE. aye Ills
Time enough yet' replied | and without
paving any further attention. to the COM
lna,d, Immediately resumed my play.
Now, although ] thought it :. time G.
nough," my shoes wrre really fit candi-
dates for cotAcr's sal and, al any
time but The one in question, 4 might
have attended to my uncie's advice ;&slut
my mind was entirely taken up with The
sport, which is the natural consequence
Ola meeting of lrolicksome boys. In a
few minutes, while engaged III the exc
cntion Of some feat, iLe soal bccsmc
looSrncd, and as it occasioned me rather
an awkward gate, | was not very tardy
in applying knife to il. This, as may
be supposed, ruined my shoe complete.
" for IN few minutes, the gravel founI.
its way through the inner soal and the
purchase Of new pair, ! was well aware-
would be the inevitable consequence ofmy
neglect. But this was not at ALL had
yet 10 receive my unclc's reprimand;
asd although knew he was far from lie.
ing severe man, appeared before him
IN no cnviablcS plight. Dominic,
said he, laying down q book which he
was reading, after had made known my
case, "a saiteh in iip7e aaves nine ~ and
imncdiutck resumed his book.
"a sntch IN time saves ninc, true
enough, thought l, Had paid a cob
lei OK. smiling for mending my shoe, /
might have saved the sure shillings
. hick l bad 70 pay Tor new pair -
sDut, there are too many "Hn'e enongh
YET" folks in these our times
, Tell q merchant. that through bis neg.
!. .lect, his business slsrA brconse deranged,,
his credit iu;} Isi1tJy ms rIctks GllEl Us Y
and his agents uniSnhiul, and that Il II
time he looked more sharply about Finn.
and what is his answer - IL Is finie C.
no4gh yef!'
Tel a pripate ,een,ienaa, that his fanl.
ily is too cxtrayagant, ls o} # 2.tnt
too MANY balls an,t.s Hags r
dinners and tea parties arc toonumer as.
that their clothes are too fine, that ii
sous and daughters are idlsrs, that his
wife i, improvident. aud that ], is high
time he wound up bis concerns, and rc-s
trenched his espenduures---and what
does he answer ? 'Aye, aye MS inns G.
nolgh yet!'
Tell "a mechcnic that he sptnds roo
mud. time IN parsdng the street.. that
he visits the thcatr, oitener than he can
| afford, that he is too frequent III his visv
IFS to. billiard rooms, that Inc expends
more money in cxtrayagancies, botl, in
dress and living, than is compatible with
the present times, and that II IS h'gh
time she kept his shop, that his shop
nay keep him ;--and what reply docs
he make p Why, "'ns time enoHgh
yet!."
Tel a young man Of eighteen OF nine
teen, that his tailor's and bootmaker's
bills are too long--thst I've buys more
hats than he can afford to pay foT--tl'at
he drinks more Champagne than is ne
cessary for hi, healih--that he spends
more money for "knick knacks'' OF orc
kind or another, than suits the weight ot
his purse-and that it is necessary 70.
provide, while in his youthful days, and
while lis faculties are yet unimpaired,
for the lmbccilities of old age and wfaf
answer will he giye2--" rs time e
nough yer! Old age is YET at a distance
Tell a spruce eoquetfe, who ogles with
one young fellow, sighs with second,
dances with third and has some live or
SIX as !" corps de reserve" that it is
time she left of flirting, and be-thought
herself seriously Of marriage :--what
docs she say p" Aye, aye, tbs time c,
nough yeti" Bot my dear girl, you are
mistaken" stitch in time saves nine,' y
ae nv uncle Baytholore,y says--ou<