Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-07-22
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NAT bandyomely"- WINTERS ALE
Mn dvells on the rind of a planet oeionsIns
to a system of stars which, compared "i'H i, .'e
universe shrinks into small portion Oh ohe 'n.
wav. here he looks about him, ana "ohoe', :.b
few years. and is then taken away oi,en 10 :,
out notice. and always against ms w.t. ",o
obliged to leave behind him every oo)ect VI Up
love and labor while here, . the TAT Mig ,,
the lean beggar making two dishes a. one taoe'
where the worm is the emperor VINO iee s"oh
Pride would not appear to De '',aue '"a an
being, vet it is garment "mcll IA. 90 mo no;gbf
nrnnr;,te,. and so easily puts on, that one m,gn'
snnpose that it was his proper costume TOT "h'.n
no had been measured expressly. he extracts
EQUALS for il out of the most unit ooJec's:-
onrs nf wrinkles and liable to smallpox, ne 10
Dro,,J If beauty: obliged to confess his descent
Sron, Adam. he paws our first parent so pau
.o,nnl;ment a, to believe that his blood was I'M
I'D nv nassine through the veins OF fercy
r. pl,ntaSenet. and is proud OF possessing re"
SrooS from the purified strain: unable to len9then
the life ofhis dearest friend, or to con-
trol tbe thoughts of the meanest human beng ne
:. n,o,m of his power: brickbat, on w'ndy
Jov ;s sufficient to level his capacity with that
of an idiot. vet he is proud of bis understanding:
he cannot really explain the simplest operation OF
nature. and has had occasional doubts whether
he i sure of his own existence, yet he dares 10
he pya,m of his knowledge: and. though count
less treasures can purchase him no other resting
place but the grave, and no superiority u MS iei,
low corpses but being turned into mummy yer
he is proud of his wealth. Nor is 1t requisite !"
order to excite this, his besetung sih' 'ia' lie
should possess, in any of the above respects an
absolute and decided superiority over ,ne rest "
the world; if he Is but little better on t'd' MS
immediate associates, .cobbler VIII play 'he
treat man as we'll as the proud Duke OF Sonef-
set. parish-clerk lay down the law WIN 'he u"e,
matism Of DIR. johnson himself. and retlreh
chersc.mouger mount his whisky with haugh-
~ air of conscious distinction, which would not
m;shecome the owner of coach-and-f:ur
II bonnens. however, that our neighbours pride
;s nf all his faults. the one most offensive to us
,rohably because It hurts our own; and as we
are generally particularly discerning and eio-'
onent when blaming errors to which we have not
ourselves been tempted, we are always loud III our
censure of those who bear not their h0norS meek
IL. and quote philosophers, mOraists. and diVlnes
by the hundred in condemnation OF faults when
;Ilnatured Fortune will not afford us an opportu-
nity of committing. Yet there Is no species oil
pride so loudly reyed, so offensive to the spec
tator, SO sure Of uneytenuatlng, uncomprom's-
inc dislike. as the pride of riches. 1t does not
seem quite clear whence the severity originates
hut is TOO general and too ancient not to De
founded on something in the constitution OF the
human mind. Perhaps the true reason may De-
that wealth is the darling aim OF the larger por-
ton of mankind. and that IT'S glitter Is requisite
10 rive due effect 10 every other ADVANTAGE of lie'
:. Eft genus ct forman regina. pecunla donat; we
are. therefore, as envious Of the cause as we
are irritated by the effects OF purse-prlde, and
we cannot have the comfort OF the fox IN the Ia
bic, as il is impossible to persuade even ourselves
that golden grapes are sour.
However this may be, the fact is incontrovert-
bic. that the term .'purse- proud" is always pro-
uounced in tone fthe uttermost bitterness and
contempt, vet. while we thoroughly hate the
sinner. we do our best to promote the SIN. 1t IS
the Difference too frequently paid to mere riches
which encenders and fosters in the ich so strong
an idea of their own superiority; and STRANGELY
unassuming would they indeed he IT they failed
to assert claims which, from Solomon and the son
of Sirach's days to our own, have been so readily
admitted.
"The poor is hated even Of his own neighbor,
but the rich hath many friends"
"When rich man sreaketh, every man hold.
eth his tongue. and look, what he saith they eXioi
it to the clouds; but if the poor man speak, they
say What fellow is thiss"
1.-The rich man hath done wrong. and yet he
withal; the poor is wrOnscd. and he
must entreat alsO."
Do we not all contradict poor gentleman
with much less DISQUALIFICATION, and fewer apol-
ogies. than man of 5000 a-year; If ne has thrice
that sum We suppress our dIscordant opinions;
if he is still richer. perhaps we change them
When you perceive in society mean-looking
person enter the room and excite an immediate
sensation; when every one gives way. every one
is eager to procure him convenient place; when
doors and windows are opened or shut to accom-
mediate him, and he is permitted to stand as long
as he peases with his back to the fire; when
YOU observe his acquaintance anxious to catch
his eye, and a superdulci6ed smile sit on every
lady's lips whom he addresses; when YOU hear
him talk long and loudly, and interrupt every
body while he himself seems safe from Interrupt
ton; if all the news he reports is received with
apparent belief, and all the opinions he breaches
with apparent acquiecence; if one person tells
another what Mr.. N has just said. and there
is more than requisite melancholy in the tone in
which the important fact is mentioned that he
has n c,ld in his head: IF the girls sing none but