Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-05-10
PROVIDENCE.
RICHES. The following very sensible ar
tic'e We copy from that excellent and well CON
Quoted paper, The .Nerchoa!s' TtIscrCph.

'"sopher, that = hen Megarl, the c,iy Of h.
res denr". was s.hIl gated hy ,he Ahcniu
genera Demcirns, nc replied To HE CONQUER
or, on beng asked "i.at he bad los. Moth
! ne. De"etr,us; for had all aboG, no taa,
c"ud uail my owh. | have made NV wa
! 'hfoi.h tire a"d blood; what fate has bcf.liei
| wv rh'i!f-n, know nui; bat ~hd was nan.
! before. continues TO he uGnc. ChiIiren nn,
'od' are hGi ifafsho'y p'sscssons: they are
servants that are G"oa.ed - cHaUne the r ul :
'crs: blessings from the gods Mhuh the god,
may At any nI. re,s,n; bGt mhl.e thc .icl
'fe liLieuiing ihc Gcpti,aiion al their c.iaies
ihe sehsdiI oI 'hc.r pis,rcsscs, the TILED =,
her offices. and The usGruus ct ine.r bonds
Stlpo has ~ l"sa 10 grove ioi; he has s,nl h..
justice. his ,o'aage, hIs ie,nperance and p.u.
acacc, aud these are III IL We, :"
fh.s answer ot The d.scIpe oi Zeno, is wei
worthy 81 attentive consideration. IL SLOWS
"Hrrcih the true riches OF IN in cons si.: Lot il,
id'eIiiiors and cN,rinsic circumstances winch
u'ailh OF ADVERSE fortune Hay IN hlodicnt
i'ssIia'c; not IN erecting spicnJ.d ,d.Ecrs.
"hirh coniiigrat on may tran.iuute To Ishea,
nnr IN w!Iicnin. the ocean with the sails of
commerce. which IA ien,pesi may sLddcuiy en-.
!up!; bat III storing tue in,nd with wisdom,
'oriGude and virtue, which can Withstand un-
shaken The shocks of adversely, and slIe Anh
.qd,l lusire IN every siIudiiol.
lie IL not happy, says an ancient moralis,,
"ho relies on iotinne tor b., ie!.cny and no,h-
my can be more prcpJscroils shan ,hat II rea-
'onabie being siodih place his dependence on
Infs,aonl5In ih!n :; aud Horace. III Pursuance
oi the same idea. q. pre,aiing the iDuruiaaie
pursuit oi wealth. as aenelh the d guilty If "A
phii"-ophic nIaI, observes, were tie tc. dcn.y
ni riches 20 increase oar pIuGen,e III propnr-
tat a n Nm
restrain the wishes "f folly, and abae ii.u iuaIs
"i timidity, lac then who should cyiuce the
most coreiousn, would exhlbn the most VIZ
tue ana The bhi-h ot tasurlcc NIGH. with reason
TIC transferred 10 ~: ci eek oi content.
linen are aware ihat Tie real wants of
hunani'y are ;';w and irHng, and that happl
ness, Ike the irna al Ceres, is the growth of
every soil Vet hut few at tue inin,,,yrable
myrltGs who cmuark on The ocean of lie. are
con'cn' IN gn!t!c ihc.r cuuisc. hv tue cuunseis
o; wisdom. 10 Guc' haven where all tie
moderate reqns:,Ii!is nf Their nature might bc
cumplici w.in: hu', sciIuI 10 The slLuG>t-
,onS ut ~ ,ricc, they steer tcr h iri. 5 u.rr am
un'nrt"utci and nmy irnch, n search u! the
Ii D"rid,, bee '"s'. us streets are pa,cu with
prccons s,nncs, fHcy sho ,iew riches from
,itr, scr oaly iis 2ittrr, which fls,iraI,s tLu.r
moral v,,ipn; b., 1t s;iou'd bu Remembered talt
"s' "t w.tnis, ana tu,t hc Who s!s.nrs wGh -
i'isfre, l. hkenisn hnrslruci w.3n its we yit. -
the h'T->Lspri dci sword INA; lnre..c,ed
D'n"".cs. when the shnptu,iS b ,nq lci Of
D'"ifs'h' WAS spread hci"ic hiri, nau.s n..r
i'f hcadS "i all vino rc'ci n ilches Al.d Vide
'hi co"iHoh eye inHrAs only inor ta.Zliig
reiIhi'cs AID g"cgc",.s appa, el, the pos>rss"!s
are coHsca".s oi 4 kcir, brueain ,A..,I,uI
>pcnd" that ihf"bs w.i!i tlepidat.uu, or il
i.-'fic.cd wiih c.ic.
Ia tho iingIagn "i one whose prcccp;s arr,
~ worth, oi d'tcui on as those al ,lc.uu, 81.
. .cS, '''or AID cuntcn; Is rch.' Tr.e Earri-
iicss IS dep"n'!,n, oiuLe her on the .uiiIG .nd
MS ~ come "lnn "ltii the adTrinIiin.s cr
'""N'"H''s al lnF'ure. lac ihrt al tie
rr.np,, WHO IuSs i.o,u golden ,up, IS no
better s!,l'!icd 'ham ti,i; % tie paas.nl, Who
tab h's Z { crystal "aic.s in,.n ti,o ip..n.aIn:
a"i 'r- f'"t 'h.i IS piac.cd b, ,bor ir"i., nc
Tee ~ ""n hlmJ hi- tji.,nAtc!.., =, rilcn ,,,i.
a s"eci"r rel 81, taan IIn c"s,b .cgtic ui up.
Il ehc". pf"p.rod b. !.rcJ ,non..Is aud s,r,ud
az r''H -" " .p'aHdp r.
/ some respects porrf'y mav be ,ru!y said
/" possess advantages over wealth. he VINO
40 p"i'd~ % hai!y Ipl tr d,iy s,,st,nanc,,
e "hS sweet r'p">c Win heaiihi,i vXegc,se,aui
! rs 'pAn Al ni4ht unnn.cs:ed u the cares
ihti h''ia;o ihe rirh :ntn p.,lo, H. hc.rt.,,
- S.no' agHh'cJ "itu fears lest th.cycs ,hnl..d
5"iN t.to n!h and e,i; he Gre IDS no con-
Il ,@ri!Ioa, an! neither ia" cnsl.!t;.s of t,,,,oc
Ior tie lh,ica ot !ou,, "al Grp.ne lin, ur ns !
? rs tSS'""s. ""So rh'ci "caI consists IA Il |
:" 'i'd !nih /, ION n.nrd IN a sound hbGy. No ,
~ III. "it" s Spcri!ci til.dS c,i ~ pn.c9ty, mo-
'i"cd nc "a'c rnoGgh tor lhe nrce,srt.cs oi .
!'"Fe' bii nc ihi' ihnks 50; aud he that /
any So n"if M lkcs ihi EVIL By nnIg.nins 1t
"a Nrss.
y "N!S'' i"'Fc - I tonlnon .yn.g, that n
'nhtGn'rd "Iind Is u rnn'mIa i,..,: and Ia
'is ri..,i be add.d 'ha, the &c, cot wealth
5 i:'"rs'' IN rs', which rage. witn The hnre
i'lrn"e tho G,"re II Is snughi TO araiify it. Ia
c'onp'shng ;be vnracc If llr, i, matters
title whether our bar. be Jecoriind with utd
~ "rn ,tnen;s I'D sjn CA ,lcnnous. or whelL,,
| ID" "nIy need wrh those tang, Mhich viii
fjIh"ic - c,!riiv and c,isun rs safely in
c'nprs's. lhc se,nIan who stands at the
c'n'' IL ho' assisted III ns ,lu,S by the paint.
u hlcrt on II ; vessels S dcs; and tnus he
'h' os'tS8cs riches, displays 10 The env.p..s
"a" oi others glitter and pIgcantfy that are
{ 40 benefit 10 hn,-,lf
II m"D "rlngrd as much earerncss in In,
ioPer dSPos oa Of lhcr ln ,rds. as they d.
! li,1ir accumulation, wealth might InGcrd bo
"nh"cl'r To tolc,y, bat instead of rcmeni.
mag That they ate but destitute of treasure ,
nat cannot iong be retained, and which c,n | ,
hi' confer happiness o. The pos, cssor, as It is ,
~ pfonioiihg the happiness of Ihors ,
iey either lock l. up WITH selfish ;,arsinony, or {
sp"nI 1t IN The purchase of loys and fuppciv, :
h'ch may dazAla the eyes Of The unihnkrug. ,
At advance 10 no useful end. The restless &
hbdclhy 81 mnd which tire nord.na,c r,.r.,.i. ,
wealth occasions, IS sadly s,"nn by the G
h''dish proTepssiics Of the op dent. The, / !,
'owd thcr apartments with the tins.l decor :
ons Of Fashion, which answer no use bu, to !,
'oNoke tie envy and ruinons emulation oi :,
IS able neighbours; they increase the number h
Their attend ,nis. wilhout having need oi u
CIR services. that they nav boast of the ex- :,
mt of their rc'inIo; they employ the talents (.
ingenuity To devise new modes Of displiymp /,
elr osienation; and after all those cxperl. II
.uts nm Uliortu,, friv,..,, ,l... |