Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-05-23
CHEAP LIVING.

s,l. and is worth the serious attention OF those
20 whom il is addressed. 1t is true OF the
Young men of this city, a. well as London, iha'
the extravagant style of their dress and living,
more thar any thing else, prevents their m'r
ryine early, pehaps at all, and thus becoming
usefsl to the woriI in their "day and genera
ton "-Ne,c Fork Morning Herald.
To Young Men ,cho hare the audGbk wsh to be married
lam tempted to relate an anecdote, which
will afford, am certain, great consolation to
many Young persons Of both sexes, who would
fam obey the divine precep, (increase and m"i'
uply) but who are deferred from the fear Of not
being able 70 obtain livelihood after they have
entered upon The holy work. Not long ago,
two Young gentlemen, who have gen'eei en-
ployments in London, dropped in upon me ~
INV farm, about eleven o'clock in the forenoon.
Each had his gun, and they had pointer be-
tween them One OF them had known pretty
ne arly from his infancy; the other s'ra"'
ger to me. asked the young man whom knew
whether he was married. The answer was,
consralulalion 10 himself, he was not. ! in
ouired after another young fellow, that had
| known formerly. He was married, was told,
| ADD great sorrow was expressed Tor the poor
| fellow. appeared, as really was, uneasy, TO
| d considerable degree, at hearing this sort OF
[ laupu &c from young men, aud began TO fear
thai MaI,hus and Garlic had made great and
general impre ssions BY their teachings
| founc. however, that the great obstacle TO ma
! ,rimouy. was the fear of not Being able 10 pro-
vide for the wife and family. While was
| ,alkiug with these abstemious bachelors upon
the subject, the maid came to lay my cio'h 1'r
| dnrer, il bsing now within few minutes OF
L
me-. she drew back, held he cloth up to htr
BODY, and looked me very hard In the lace
q" Go on" said /, Law the cloth, and when
you have put down the mems dinner bring me
| a Gu, off their JOINT"
My ,isilers rose, preparing 10 60 away, and
| no, INTERRUPT, me at my dinner begged = EN-
| 10 be seated, and TO do me The pleasure OF din
| ing with me; which tney seemed no: TO disrel
ish by any means, having probably had yea
| Stops for rheii breakfasts. and having had their
appe lie >ha,pened BY coming from town on a
| frosy morning with guns in their hands, ram
| hilng backward ard forward amongst the hedg-
es and bushes Dinner was quickly served
| About -four pounds perhaps OF solid int bacon
without one morsel Of lean in il, bu' exquisi'eiy
good, rosy as a cherry, AMI transparent as glas>.
This vas the joint of which they heard me-
speak; along with i, came he pudding, m de
oil corn meal end mutton suel; dish OF Swe
dish turnips, boiled along with ,hebacon, as the
| pudding had also been; besides those, a loaf OF
rye bread, made partly OF rye -four and partly
Of corn meal; and full por IF fresh beer, thirty
gallons made from Lushel If malt, We drew
up to the table without my offering any apollo
girs Sc, ming O look upon the dinner as mat
ter of course, being quite pIr"r'. for me- to IN
yitr rhrm 10 AXE part of; and wihu"' a"J
ceremony furnished their plates, which, by
the bye, as vel as The dishes and beer mug,
eousist. Of good solid pewter; Ind 10 my agree
able surprise they not only playeS good knife
and fork. but praised he Vic'uals exceedingly
As soon as he repss, was over, told Them
tina. they now knew the grand secret OF being
able TO marry with safety, for that it they, as
they nigh, if they would, live JUS in that man
ner, and no other. and avoid The accursed ga,
AMI al ITS accomplishments, resolve TO use moth.
in, in the wav of food Or raiment which The land
| of Ergand did not produce, each OF them
nil h, marry ,omorrow;a' d with their inc omss,
nIp h each save fortunes Cor their Children
There were we four zinc; uding nv Clerk, or
Secretary Of S,ate) VINO han dined up"n about
one pound Of bacon, about pound and halt
| Of pudding, pound If br' ad: two penny worth
| of beer far ,rg's wor h Of Swedish Jumps,
| making ait"se hrr rle,en pence tar'hi"g. or
| less than three pence piece. Now, young
| fellow will De M ried for some tune ,fore he
will ge, four iuh own set. Of tten a, work
upon his join, of meat. Hi, nreakfss, would
be mons rou, ind, ed If hey exceed, d the din
ner in ex ,lenss, aid IS to thu suppers, penny,
| worth OF bread and cheese, and Il half-penny-
worth Of beer is a. mucl as any body can think
Of. Allow, then three pence Tor the olnnrr
| two pence for he breskf u. & three hat pence
for the supper, 'ha, makes six p' nee halt pen.
| ny dsy,or three snirngs ard nine pence hall
penny a week for one individual, or seven sill
lings and s.: en- pence week for MN AID
wife. G" on, young fellow, have as m ny ch'i>
dren as your wife pleases, they will amount 10
ten in number before the ,ioiuals and drink need
not cost you more 'han twenty shillinesa We X;
but il you will insis in dealing in exotic arti-
cles, if you Will insis upon having The tea tao .
kle, and The wine decanters, and all The rest OF
that ruinous, and ridiculous and contemplate
SET out, resolve at the same time not to marry,
for the consequences must be life Of uneasI-
ness to yourself. termination oft in the Kings
Bench, or in some Jail, or in some work 'oose,
\ u. Oh mad h,4 llpC A.