Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-11-25


happened, by rare chance, TO be any younger sons
they were put TO trade for thru the fashion
10 oiinS all The young fellows up 10 liberal profession
mat 10 say, TO live by their wits. These Younger b
theirs almost always turned the most prosperous of
the family rs the unlucky heir kept poor all his life
by paying the assessmo ns OF his lands Being in
The city bounds they Tor cit, taxes, and nearly
the whole produce swallowed up in this manner.
They were always sure to be rated very rich men,
ana hs was all they gained by their property. b. de-
grees, however, the CITY gained upon them, and little
OF that spirit OF speculation. whc! has since become
rifle at Intervals in tins great city, made its appearance
during the life time ot great grandfather Jan Jams
bubhersen. He actually offered seven hundred
ana ATTY dollars Tor hs old homestead the Ladies' Val
ley, where he had house q; Dutch bricks, with wca
thercoc< the top Of IT, aud garden of three or four
acres full Of chickens ducks, turkeys, pigs, pigeons
Guinea hens, and PURIFY dogs
This Il temptation to himself an his children
consisting ot son and daughter, who bcsct him, close
wNh SO advantageous an oder. The ola gentleman :
cngh consented, provided lie could purchase another
place 10 has liking. But such place was to be found
III he land oi tie living; there ALWAYS some INSURER
able objection 10 each that proposed nor is
prom BE that the whole universe could have supplied
one To his mind. Finally, the thought Of quitting his
old ark, gradually proved anon him, tat he fell sick
and his children, being alarmed, promised n press .il
no farther on tie subject From that mument lac ,-rc,g
better aud Is tradition in the family lat his first
sally was into tie poultry yard communicate this
good news 10 the inhahitauts thereof. who made such
cackng, Growing. slucakin-, and barking Us alarmed
the whole city Of New Amsterdam and walked 10 the
gov ernor of the c- who bad fallen asleep with Isis prnc
III ms mouth He seemed 10 have got new les So for
ms hic aud turned out in his seventeen year wi,n tic
patriotic Jacob Lester. for the Prince of Orange. Ike
was alive during the Negro pot, and of us slaves
called York, was executed on tina, occasion.
The storm having blown over, the property OF the
AubbeTaen family remained in their hands for two conc
raons ma;c, i'll spite OF tic iproa, Of tue CITY ana the
temptations OF the spectators, vito sojeiy b-s"t my
Cestois They remained firm thui! s;rCng holds ~,
toerea!e:'s Hills and the swamp Lille la, Harden
broects the Somerind kes ua " i,i.os aid The rest
the
sesscd, and disappeared from their ancient inhcraiie
Though they saw their no:g!bors selling 'amds which
Yielded them ouly sufficient rra;,iy ie sober wishes
OF pure unauthorized HutcFua1, for sums tia, ma
b"d thcm Ia enter iutO tadc 3 large scale rlce in
eir coaches, and perhaps get rad cf the whole at last
SIT" The Lubhersen family not tempted by their Sc
ducfg exat>3le My father, the last O. the family
that spuse Dutch when he spoke at all " ic; was very
seldom, used 10 blow the smoke leuroly CUT of his
mouth when he heard of these things AMI exclaimed
- Taw--ya7-rve shall what VIII come Of II ih,s
Sy land IS here, bat their money is 10 whore Tic
old ladies said hc stood las light and If ss the,
general opinion that he would have such another
o? ortnni'y Of becoming very rich man. But whe
ter rich or not have SINCE learned to think be was
wise and happy man. lie repued not TO see the pconc
around im displaying empty ideal wealth which
came and "rni, no one k1cw hOw--uae lay riding j.;
coaches the next stepped 10 tic lips in pnvcrty. He
Kept the cT- iC1r % h;s wav never wasting any thine
' ne had not the means o: procuring sutng his wish,
g. 10 his wealth. and cutting his according 10 his
coin IKE Vcriiahe sage hIettinks see him nov
IN S niue Three cornescd cooke hat, black cloth coat
velvet brcechcs, and silver shoe and knee buckles
walking forth with his gold headed cane to visit his
atn AMI poultry Ta' Ibis visage mild and coDten,i
MS due Netherland eye and full, t!org not corpuieuf
hSure afordng shre'yd indications good living good
"eaiih' and good confidence. The revolutions of
states and the capricions changes of commerce. thu;
law the proud level viii; She earth and sfri the
Gus til asngle n"ncut OF tire boards of ages uassod over
t'n unheard and unaIt. His only vcNatioHs were the
occasional inroad9 at TIC ncis!or hoys or the clone
meat III some vagrant denizu of Tie oou!trvrafd md
TOT these, has the of
sovereign cure He died without pain aud without
lear as man cl! OF years and full of honesty should die
leaving me, his on!y child all his properly
At the time Of my fathers dccease vas ahcu, C,,r
and twenty and possessed little of e I.ubbct seas h,.t
'ifr name and their property mad oeen ~ college,
where learned Latin and forgot Dncn. Cantor which
shall bc my guide in this history oblges me r. confess
tal made no great figure among the students hr;,a
rather Of INDECENT la bit. hayrg sof ere rn
LOT The maxim that 'lcaruinS better tEn house o,
land" and dafrrg in my heart ttic MAJ ,.rs m
al their works. Bat 10 maize amends ilr The s.,7u
hgure made within The college wall, made o.re,,
morse without, after the manner Of u, % DO ey
app TO nhh' lie more nose ~. &C. he tnoac Ike
inen they are got degree bb,sc.cv more !iiro.b
tho Kindness and lenI;y OF the prof s,s.s inan m o,
merits and wi1atevermuy be my deficiencies shal al
ways be ready to ascrihc them rather 10 self than 70
nv excellent ALMA mater. Without ruu!,;,rir ,ou via,
ans nore particulars, viii oui say, thai was .o,,
eho" OF large property, wi:'ou, any decided taste o-
any study amusement, occupation was ready 10
receive an impulse and float viii, tie tide
fhls was my great insforune a. VIII be seen in tho
'cfh'i young man % fortune, IN this country with.
oqt some di7Ios0n To intellectual pursuits aud enjoy
''e"'S may ne SAID TO b" unharpIll situated. Even If
he could enjoy in fact IN human nature 10
ENJOY perpetual round Of pleasure ard atougemcnt
ne cannot III the present state CT our society find those
a "e'cents' without seeking them With degree of Ia
ooI ana eNeFion that would destroy their zcsi entirely
~ Pa'i', aud ~ other OF the grown cities of the old
world theTo IS show and amusement, or an excite
"cn "' every boar Of lie day; and even there tler
complain az ennu But in country ileucss has 1T
lie other reinEe Than drinking, gambling and debauch
cry young man thus turned loose upon tIie world
WIKI fortune to his back If lie has not some resource
IN }hG liberal pursuit OF knowledge tic arts sone de-
C'G pleasure IN Their cultivation encouragement is
/" great danger OF becoming burlhen to himself bat
OF Soccty, Spectator, last Of all youthful niser
HuIOg hls excitement and occupation heaping W SUI
t'nuouS wealth l. he escape all these it is only to
become hypocbondric aud de Of ennu
Nn examining INTO my affairs, found that accordlup
10 'he present rate, my property was worth on mod
crate estimate two hundred and fifty thousand dollars
us was enough for me, and determined upon being
gentleman But 1t is not quite so easy to be centIo