The rights of all., 1829-10-09


ftable ones. There were forty consins, at
whose houses they had stopped; and twenty
neople who had been very polite to them on
the way and it being such pleasant season,
and travelling so cheap, every one OF these
Deople felt they had right TO take journey;
and they could not help passing day or two
with their friends at the farm. One after ano-
ther came, till the farmer could bear 1t no
longer. 81 tell you what wife" said ne, "
am going to jail as fast as man can go. II
there is no other way OF putting stop to this,
Ill sell every bed in the house, except the one
we sleep on.
And sure enough, he actually did this and
when the forty-first cousin came down on
friendly visit, on account of what her other
cousin had told her about the cheapness of
travelling she was told they would be very
happy to sleep on the floor for the sake of ac-
commodating her for a night or two but the
truth was they had but one bed in the house.
This honest couple are now busy in paying of
their debts, and laying by something for their
old age. He facetiously tells how he went 10
New York to have his watch stolen, and his
boots BACKED like looking glass and she
shows her Lake-G George diamond ring, and
tells how the steam boat was crowded, and
how afraid she was the boiler would burst,
and always ends by saying, after all it was a
toll Of pleasure
However, it is not farmers who are in the
greatest danger ofthis species Of extravagance;
for we look to that class of people as the
try and virtue. 1t is from adventurers, broken
down traders-all that rapidly increasing class
efidlers, too genteel to work, and too proud to
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amples of extravaganza. A very respectable
tavern keeper has lately been driven "a .f5@eo
- :.. f-en. the table till he pays for his meal
know it is rude to give such orders TO hones
men, said he, ..and three years ago would at
soon cut off my hand as have done 1t; but now
travelling is so cheap, that all sorts OF charac-
ters are. on the rove and find more than half
fthem will get away, if they can, without
paying cent. =. !,
With regard to public amusements, it is still
worse.-Rope- dancers, opera dancers, and all
sorts Of dancers, go through the country max
ing thousands as they go; while from high to
low there is one universal despairing gIoan o.
sshard times" "dreadful gloomy times"
These things ought not to be. People who
have little to spend should partake sparinngly
Of useless amusements; those who are in debt
a1OuIU Qeny lneulScFCS CnlNClys A0N AS ~
be. supposed TO inculcate exclusive doctrines
we would have every species ofenjoyment as
spen to the poor as to the rich but we would
have people consider vel! how they are likely
to obtain the greatest portion Of fhappiness, tax
ing the whole of their lives into view; we
would not have them sacrifice permanent res.
pectability and comfort to present gentili'y and
love Of excl ement above all, we caution them
to beware that this love Of excitement does moi
grow into habit, till the ireside becomes q
dull place, and the gambling table and the bal
room finish what the theatre began.
Ifmen would have women economical, they
must be SO themselves. What motive is there
for patient industry, and careful economy
when the savings OF a month are spent at on
trip to Nahant, and more than the value OF
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