American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-06-29
From the .american Farmer.

H E Boy
FahfnT What money have I in my purse
Page. Sever greats and two pence.
Fahsaf can get no remedy against this consumption
d The purse Borrowing only fingers il out, bn the dis
| Ease is incurabc. Shakespeare
Unfortunate Sir John so fond of good ivn
With means 50 slender IL condole, sympathls
iii thee. merry knight, being in the same predic
amcnt myself.
1t may be- useful to some of your readers, Mr.
neiitor. to know by what process my purse ono
,tcndcd by gold and silver has been thus sweate,
down-how it contracted this ncurable consun,p
non. commenced the world with some advan
aaes such as family. reputation, property. Find
ny the world combined against the bachelors
artly to please it. partly to please myself, go
aatricsi; and although I did not find matrmun
" such great things as it has been cracked up for J;
was pretty well satisfied, until found my ex
lenses increased IN an alarming degree. < Nj
ear soon discovered that wanted a vehic
to ride III. reminded her of our 6 chaise an,
onc,'' the GOOD old style of our country; but sh
preferred "coach and pair | objected to til,
tost--that could not spare the money.--She re
piled that nciohbor DASH no richer or better tina
myself ha, Il double carriage" l tried to con
vince her that this would bring on "louble trou
be,'' as well as double expense. g We can driy
half as much as the coach, aud. besides, We hav
the chaise ,caly---onc horse costs and consume
bat one half as much as two--and again, we al
! ready have !" Dumping" for whom | have n
match, and, therefore should have to buy pair
/ which, Won know, not worth any thing unles
| they az, exactly alike. he coach must have
coachnan, and in this country Of gates, footman
AMI have not them to spare" :. But my DEAR
said she, you are Of a good family, as well a
myself --eyery genteel family has coach-an
vou knew | cannot drye.'' | urged the exampl
Of nciehbo Yhrift's wife, who could drive, ride o.
! horse back or walk, a, might be most convenient
ant She remarked that :. Mrs Thrift did not com
Of a good family, and that this, in her, was al
natural enough. How should look were t
meet Mrs ---, rolling in coach. and drlvin
l)u upin@ - replied that Mr.. - bad died
Y nkiupt in consequence, as 1t was thought, 9
her extraya.ance, and that the coach she now use
! Aas borrowed
The contest was often renewed at length
whether from ilattcry contained in her argument
Tor the sake oil quiet house, the coach was bought
and from that moment date the commencement
Of my ruin; not exactly from the cost but troI
the ST lie Of living il introduced
The importance of family in the country,
wonderfully increased, in their own concet. by
. double carriage Not negro Oh the farm bu
feels it, and becomes more proud and worthless
For long time little was thought Of, by my vii
and servants, but sporting the coach and Ions
tailed BAYS Dumping was reduced to the ranks
and could mt help thinking that he reproacha
me every time we met. My plough and cart frt
quently stood still, when they ought to have bee
knowing. for the want Of my principal hands, tn
coachman and the footman. Every thing wei
wrong Instead Of selling, had to buy corn
Instead of putting out money at interest ever
year. had to borrow--to put my name on til
lenders book.' The wheat went for necessaris
and Iuxuries- we had constant round OF comp;
nv; and every farmer knows how that operate
| gradual, lost my spirits, my good humor, had m
missyings-saw breakers ahead but did not chans
my course. At length was obliged to mortgas
my land. After that resigned myself to my fat
formerly delighted i'll improving it--but wi
!. ever improved amortgaged farm : When it CONT
to that, the game is nearly up--you may almo
: say, " Othello's occupation : gone"
Ruin now approached with rapid strides. NJ
credit sunk-mv neighbours began to prophesy
friends to be ceremonlous, and shy, especially
ycudues-sometimes rcmarking. accidentally.
my hearing, that they had come to resolution n
to be security TO any one.
Misery makes ii man acquainted with straAs
:. he'd fellows.r-I found it 50 -numberless evil
;. only seen but felt Shifts for "raising the wind
; and keeping up appearances, were resorsed to III
( no not likc to remember Friends fell Offer
J, ditors pressed Inv note was no longer current
4, the bank crops worse aud worse. Interest acc
st mulatinc-cypenscs enthusiastically was
be done Luckily one OF the servants THAT IS t
fashionable nhrase) misbehaved and was sold Il
negro trader--it went against my ccnscienee--t