The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-06-28
smile 70 think Of the delusion that occasioned
them.
"FaistaE. Boy
Page. Sir.
FalsteF.-What money have in my

FatstGt.-What money have ! IN my
purse,
Page.--Seven groats and two-pence.
FaistQt.--I Can get no remedy against this
consumption of the purse. Borrowing only
fingers and fingers it out, but the disease rs
incurable."
Unfortunate, Sir John! so fond of good liv-
ing with means SO slender,--1 condole, !
sympathi2e with you, merry knight, being in
the same predicament myself
It may be useful to some Of your readers,
Mr. Editor, to know bv what process my
purse, once distended with gold and silver,
has been thus sweated down-how il con-
tracted with this incurable consumption.-I
commenced the world with some advantages:
such as family, reputation, property. Find
ing the world combined against old bache-
lors, partly TO please myself, got married;
and although do not find matrimony "such
great things as il had been cracked up for, F"
was pretty well satisfied, until found my
expenses increased in an alarming degree. -
"My dear" soon discovered that we wanted
vehicle to ride in. | reminded her of our
"chaise and one," the good old style OF our
country; but she preferred coach and
pair" | objected to the cost-that | could
not spare the money. She replied, neighbor
Dash, no richer or better than myself, had a
double carriage" tried to convince her
that this would bring on "donbe trouble, ="
as well as double expense. ''We drive the
Chaise ourselves--the chaise costs only one
half as much as the coach, and besides, we
have the chaise already-one horse costs
and consumes Int one half as much as two
and again we already have "Dumpling,' for
whom | have no match, and therefore
should have to buy pair, which you know,
are not worth any thing unless they are ex-
actly alike. The coach must have a coach
man. and, in this country OF gates. a tootman
aud have not them to spare" "But my
dear, said she. ''you are of good family
as well as myself every sen,eel family has
a coaCh--and yon knew ! cannot drive" !
urged the example % ncighhor fhrift's wife
who coAld ride on hnrse- back, as might be
most convenient, bit she remarked that
" Mrs Thrift did nat come Of good family,
and tina. this IN hcF, was all natural enough.
How should | look were to meet Mrs.
- railing in i coach, and driving Dump
lings" | replied tliat Mr. - bad died n
bankrupt ia consequence, as it was taonsht,
of his extravaganza, and that the coach She
now used was borrowed"
Ihe contest WAS often renewed; at length,
argument, or CT thc sake OF n quiet house,
the coach was bought: and from that mo.
ment date the commencement OF my rtin;
not exactly from the cost, but from the
style Of Ewing il introduced.
The Importance 81 family in the coun-
try, is wonderfully increased. III their own
conceit, by "a double carriage, ''-not ne
gro man on the farm but what feels it, and
becomes more proud and worthless.--Fur
long time little was thought OF, by my wife
and servants, but sporting the coach and long
tail bavs. Dumping was reduced to the
ranks: and could not help thinking that he
reproached me every time we met. Nv
piough and cart frequently stood still, when
they ought TO have been moving, for the
want Of my principal hands, the coachmap
and footman. Every thing went wrong
Instead OF selling, had to buy corn; instead
Of putting out money AT interest every year,
I | had TO borrow--to put my name on the
lenders book. The wheat went for nects
saries and luxurics- we had constant round
Of company; and every farmer knows how
that operates gradually lost my spirits,
my good humuur--my mi,siyings saw break
/ ers ahead, but did not change my course.
| At length / was obliged to mortgage nov
land. After that resigned myself to nv
fate. formerly delighted in improving it
4 but whoever improved a mortgaged farm
when it comes 10 that the game is nearly UP
you may almost say, "Othello's occupa-
tion's gone"
Kuhn now approached with rapid strides.
My credit sunk--my neighbours began to
prophesS; friends 10 be ceremonious and
shy, especially at vendnes--sometimes re-
marking accidentally, il my hearing that
I they had come to resolution not to be se.
curity for any one.
MISERY makes man acquainted with
strange bedfello@s."--i found it So--num-
berless evils, not forescen, as the result ot
poverty, were now not only seen, but felt
Shifts for ''rasing the wind, :" and keeping
up appearances, were reserted to that Gt
not like to remember. Friends fell offered
itors pressed--my note was no longer cur
rent at bank--crops worse and worse In
terest ccumulatng--expenses undiminish-
ed--what was to be dones--Luckilv one o.
the servants Chat is the fashionable phrase
misbehaved and was sold to negro trader
it went against my conseience.the idea
that we had cat him up, though an odd one
haunted me continually. This expedient, no
to say crime, severed tor a time, but altho
) repeated, again and again, 1t would not do
Suits were acknowledgements executions
and cash sales soon followed. and swept eve
ry thing by the board The predictions o
my neighbors were fulfilled, they "knew j
would be so"-"pride must have fall"
: took pains TO get good master for Dump
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