Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-09-30
IuBLIsNI+D DAILY By
$ AN IT,, L No w d 4 y,
THE IHCONvENlENCES OF 4 CONVENT
EST DISTANCE.

VTatld & "a. the 60. comprising a COapie ~
.he Iiaior Nadds, carrying on proihaose busi-
ae,s IN Lawrence Pnuitney lane, near thames
.t,et, IN tins same house the W adds bad been
established tim, imnemotal; 1t was here tiat
r E,s drew his Srsi breath, and here following
SO good old city custom, in the house OF basi.
sesS, did he resolve 10 d;vcll, untii he should
saye ACQUIRED sufficient wealth to.warront his re-
,inquishine the cares Oi commerce altogether
~ solid wealth, IA phrase already used n0th-
ln4 more Was meant than real, terra JIdc pro-
seviy, producing a ccrta!A income Of some hnn-
5re,is, IN contIad.stinctiOn to immense Wealth.
IN mtniny s,s,ca!s'inn, foreign bonds. * wllch
ec.inot. strictly speaking be termed so'd; ans
II. Wadd', n0tipu, Ui Sufficient eAttnuea not
h.yand clear aud UgenCambered seven hhndred
and 6sty pounds per Goniaa. Till ne had attain
ed he u;lernos; shilling ei this suDs not all the
eutrcaliss Of his wife and is daughter. nor his
own secret loaSia.s. at;er.yura retitenen; could
indace .,in to quit he fI0u G, * he emplaicaill
,erne,i it and the merit vi malaainlns hls rcSG-
taton viii appear the greater when 4 is stated
i&at. from Eisearii,st youih, his most anest
wisl. had been TO lead the life OF a country gen
teinan. Many OF our m.'St profound desires may
nc traced 10 some trivial circ3Nst2Ece aper-NG-
constantly, though inpercepib y,upon 'he nitd.
2her. sre PERSONS Nho Wh:0 they C"a'er ,..a,2
an abandonment # the Capital. scnd ihri' lnaSl-
nations tail siHUpRcr0SS the HtTe.eeS' other, OF
less ardent experimentation otaotbins beyond
Geneva or lausanne: same asaia ii cc'd.r con-
stitutions. stop short in NaleS-s0E,. even a.
WGlthamstowe. Ofthi5, .ae ,aG>; moderate class,
pas Mr. Wadd. He did Not Intend upon his
1uittng Lawrence foultnev Lane, ,o>bccome
eiher bear or q hermit. Hekncw that old ha-
81 are not TO Be putoif IKE an Oil gl,maat: con
sequsatY. that lie might, HOw aud ten, fcti
,ynglng 10 sit his old haunts and see how th!u-'
c:e going Oh al Garnaway's on Charge, OK at
,t',e 4nust,' and to tbs end a convenient Dis
.1rce from town was desirable inesii loar.he
found precisely The tlinghe wanted: sln'e demon
tlr',> under his nose an aayertseieent OF a hose
20 be- soll, most Delightfully."- situated al 4 cUnye-
ncnt tisoncc from London, enjoyips the super
comment advantage Of commanding coaches, up
1..i down fur times day;' ahd lie Iei plump
ITO the SGare. The seVel hundred AID hity
s6Qnis ger Cmum we're completed aud away to
Trrphan Green went NJ, Wadd. lie had never
been fanh OF campanv, thereby meaning ,istcrs.
,cca ,ioa., drsDHegs-ip, the} ,ntericvted with his
habits. lis uGlGIaLs, were os course. secured
A.ainst ,ui> intruiers bg tine unpetious d1ties,ot
business; beside, which, nhis ncighborhood, eve
~ maa had his own u. attend tn. Bu hiseNen-
1n.s wer. bv NJ meas so SAFE; and II hail ire
guentg happened that has intercourse Nith his
tavoSite rh0mpson, anu his SLY aiyin.S%! the
MUSES., were interrupted By the an" eicome call
Of some acquaintance, who had kindly received
10 come aud .pen, eonply of hoJrs Wit't Al'n.- -
Ye, was lie foad Of socIety-'e&t l. to 50 Naen
it exactly suited his oyn GOOD pleasure A.;;l on
yeniencc: a,jl once month. or 80, We wc0td IA
vile a few fiends 20 a family dinner. wGich, IN
due time As ir WAS bat far il should oe.s was re-
gliarly accounted for b. an invltdtUun-tf0Aca each
oi the guests. Here. at his rurat residence no
such unexpected iuNilsions "a thnse ats8ed 20
could be- accomplished. he was protected--i'Se
.he new Holianders from an incur>op Of The Cher-
okees---by distance But. it may be inquncd.-
how did Mr.. Rufus Wadd intend 10 spend his
comfortable income. vithno one buta wife ard
:. daughter 20 provide ior:-and how rass his
mornings, wkich, to man formerly used IN
cupation. must press YEARLY on hishands: Why,
18th respect TO his income. he did not intend to
,pend it; on the contrary, he had resolved byse-
we're economy, aud by suudry- dahbInss IN sundry
matters, whenever he paid visit to he citY to
make his mckle mere'-and with respect 10 his
time, he had devised a variety II mcthodS pas
sing il entirely to his own satisfaction. His
mornings would partlybe occupied I'M his garden,
;ncarcfnlY counting the gooseberrieS GA his bush
q aud picking The sufficient number for the days
.pu,l;hng-for gardeners are great rogues, and are
no, 10 be trusted: and partly in inspecting the
washerwoman's blltsand visiting the various chan
dicrs shops N the village, III order TO purchase
hearth stones. sand. and matches for the hon ,e-
mins. at as little above prnne cost possible
for washerwomen are not ali If them hottest. and
chauders are scoundrels, who would cheat vou
Of haltpenny as soon as hook at YOU. His even
ms he would devote IN Observation-Disclosures his
OVID: he would perfect hmsefin Thompson, ml- /
dertake che study of other moral poets: and make
mp the daily account of his eutgoings andhis say
ings.s Then, once year. on his daughters birth
1ay,wtieh fortunately occurredin July. he would
give q srleadid entertainment--a breakfast on
the back lawn--to all his friends and acaualntan
ces This would be handsomer looking thing /
than a dinner, less troubiesome. less expcn- .
siye; and at that particular season he should have
such an abundance Of fruit-ofwhch,a as he kindly /
considered. Londoners are so passiona'ely fond;
that is his friends did not eat it. his pigs must
Bat there was beneath this scheme OK the "ssien /!