The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1829-06-04
Vol. 2I.
MISCELLANY.


certain. rcat consolation to many young
persons OF both sexes, who would fain obey
the divire precepf, but who are deferred
from 'L"tear OF not being able 10 obtain q
LIVELIHOOD after they enter upon the holy
work. Not long ago. two young gon,le-
men. who have genleel employ menfs in
London drofp,% 10 upon me at my farm,
about II o'c.ick ia the forenoon. Each
bad his cur, u,npd obey had pointer between
thcm. oHe ~ them had known neaev
from ms infancy. The o,her was a stranger
TO me. asked the yopng man who knew
whether he was married, the answer as
congrniulation 10 himself. he was not. I
inquired after another young fellow that I
had known formerly: he was married.I as
told, and great sorrow was expressed for
The poor fellow. / appeared, as ( really was,
uneasy, TO a considerable degree. at hear
ing this sort of language from ycung mon,
md began to fear that Malthus aud Carlsle
had made great and general Impressions
ny their teachings. found, however, that
be great obstacle TO natrimony, was tho
ear of not being able to provide for tho
isrife and family. While | was talking
With these obstcmious bachelors upon tho
ubjcct, the maid came 10 lay my cloth for
dinner, IL being now within a fow minutes
It ~ O'clock. Seeing two gentlemen with
ne she drew back, held the cloth up TO her
body, and looked me very hard 10 the :ace.
Go on" said |, LAY the cloth, aud when
you have put down the mems dinner, bring
me cut ofiheir joint" Ny visiters rose,
preparing To go away. and not interrupt
me at my dinner. | begged them to DO
seated, and to do me the pleasure Of din
ing with me; which they seemed not 60 dis
relish by any means, having probably had
a-slops for their breakfasts, and having
had their nppettes sharpened by coming
from town on frosty morning with guns
in their hands, rambling backward and for-
ward amongst the hedges and bushes din
ner was quickly served. About four pounds
perhaps ofsoiid fat bacon. without one NOR
sci Of lean in il, but cxquisicly good. rosy
as a cherry and transparent as glass. This
wns the jairi Of which they had heard mo
spcakuong with il came the pudding made
of corn mcal and mutton suct, dish OF
Swedish turnips, boiled along with tho
bacon, as the pudding had also been; be-
sides these loaf Of bread made partly Of
rye. -four. and partly Of corn meal, and a
full pot of fresh beer. thirty gallons made
from bushel Of malt. We drew up 10 tie q
tnbIo without my offering any apologies,
seeming TO look upon the dinner asa mat
ter of course. being quite proper for me to
invite them to take part of; and without
any ceremony, ] furnished their plates,
which, blythe by, as well as the dishes and
beer mug, consisted Of good solid pcwtcrl
and to my agreeable surprise they not on.
ly played good knife and fork, but prais-
ed the victuals exceedingly.
AS soon as the rcpast was over, I told
them that they now knew the grand secret
of being able To marry with safety; for that
if they, as they might if they would, 1.-Two
just IN that manner, and no other, and n.
void the accursed tea and oil its nccompa-
niments, resolve 10 use nothing in the way
of food or niment which the land ofEDglnnd
did not produce, each Of them might marry
10 morrow; and with their incomes, might
each save fortunes for their children. There
were we four Gncludng my Clerk, or So
cretary Of Stste) who had dined upon aboue
one pound Of bacon, about pound and q
half Of pudding. pound Of bread, two PEN
nyworth of beer, and faribing's worth OF
en- pence farthIpg, or less than three pence
| piece. Now, young fellow will be mar
RED for some time before be will get four
Joint of ment. His breakfast wonld be-
mons,rous indeed ifthey exceeded the din
ner in expeDee: and ns 10 the suppefs n
pennyworth Of bread and cheese, and
half. f.pennyworth Of beer is as much 40
any body can think Of Allow then, three
pence for the dinner: two pence for tho
breakfast, and three half pence for the sup-
per, that makes six pence bolfpcnny day,
or three sbiIlings and nine pence half pen
ny a week for one individual, or seven
shilings and seven pence a week for man
and wife. Go on, young fellow, have ns
many children az your wife plrases; they
will amount TO ten On number before tho
,ictuals ord drink need cost you more tbu,,
| twenty shillings a week; but. II you will in-
| Sist upon having the teatnckle, and the
| vine dccantors, aud oil the rest Of that
-uinous and ridiculous and contemplate set
,ui, resolve at the same time not TO marry;
for the consequences must be life OF un-
nasness TO YOURSELF termination Of il in
he Kings Bench, or i'm some iail, or i'm
,nme work house; and, ut the very best, n
shifting and shGflIiRg along through life,
,lwnys dependent upon como naughty
.coundrel or other; and, being in fact,
miserable slave, ond hungry slave in the
argan; and with the fair chance Of leaving
lehind you bovy ofdaughiers TO become
prostitutes nrd pack Of sons TO become
oad caters Of The vilest nnd most odous Of
be nrislocrocy. J remember that after
FOX got into place, 10 1906, I said that IL
he could have lived upon bread and cheese
sud sn all beer. he would haze been n great
Ian. said this in the Register { have
often thought oi IL since. For the want
of money, which want, was created by his
luxurious and cx'rayagsnt living, Fox be-
ame, and remained oil his life, tho tool II
he boroughmongers, who furnished him
with money;and for hon, & whose vile and