The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-10-17

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, From the .New York Mirror.
THE HISTORY OF A VERY CLEVER
FELLOW.
LIKE your clever. fellows amazingly
your open-browed, opcn-hearted, open.
handed, shrewd, enterprizing character
Dut as TO your very clever fellows-I mean
Yankee clever-there is an omnous empha.
; sIs IN the expression. The appelatlon was
never bestowed upon me but once, aud Their
imagined could feel myself losing my
ioothold on responsibility, and sliding like
the mhn in Leggett's story, down-down-
J down: Gut that's not to the point.
Did you know Jack Easy? am sure you
did, Tor you lived at the same time, IN the
same town With him. Every body there
knew him, every body loved him, and every
body said ne was very clever fellow.
And beautiful boy he was, as healthy
and cheerful a brIght-eyed, rosy checked
lad as ever played az ball, or blind-ma
butt He was the Joy of his parents, the
pride of his playmates, and the last friend
of every human being who had ever ex-
changed glances with him.
Jack exhibited his peculiar qualities very
early in life: when a child he would give
away all his marbles, and let the little ur-
chins split his top; and he always treated
! his own gingerbread as the English clergy
man treat parshioners-he took a tenth
| part:
, He was too fond of play to be good
scholar; yet he was so ready to acknowl-
edge his errors, received u scolding in such
good part, was SO kind and conciiating to
his teacher, listened with so much patience
to his "long talks" and paid so much re-
| spect to his learning, that the pedagogue
could never find it in his heart to reform"
him; so our hero, while at the academy,
learning little more than to describe a circle
on the ice, and add apples to the school
fund.-" by subtractiDg them from his neigh
boris orchard.
After having got through, or rather got
over his education, he was traDsDlanted into
retail store as clerk, where he increased
his employers popularity by diminishing his
wealth the rich customers would never pay
him any profit, and he had not the conscience
to ask any from the poor; he always gave
good measure, and good weight, and was an
entire stranger to the thousand little WAYS
IN which men cheat their neighbors, and
thereby gain a reputation for great shrewd-
ness; and at last, his master told him that
"credit" side of his "proft and loss"
account was becoming SO small, that it
would be impossible for him to retain him
yet he must say, that, although he was not
cut ont for buoinoee, still he Uas a worry rlev-
er fellow.
About this time, Jacks father died, leav-
ing him ten thousand dollars as his portion,
whereupon particular friend of his, (money
always brings particular friends, who could
feel the "pleasures Of hope" as well as
Campbell could write them, suggested the
expediency of his employing his capital in
the manufacture Of a new article to be made
by steam power there was not the small
est doubt of II fortune being realized in a
short time. The offer was accepted, the
money was expended, the project failed
they went too much upon the high pressure
principle-ther boiler burst, their manuiac-
tory went to the dogs, and Jack went to Jail.
Here our hero could have enjoyed him.
self in meditation and solitude; but not be-
ing quite so fond of meditation us Mr. Her
vey, nor quite so much attached to solitude
as Mr.. Zimmerman, lie was happy to scrape
an acquaintance with the lailer's daughter.
He told her the circumstances of his life,
and related what he was pleased to call his
misfortunes; he spoke of many ideally
breach" of trust she loved him for the
dangers he had passed." and he loved
10 .b,,t III > -, ~ II
she had few dollars in cash, and he want
ed to cut the Jail, so he married her.
Although, like Mr. Cobbett, decidedly IA
vorable to the matrimonial state, do not
think that our friend, good easy man" was
sufficiently cautious in his selection of Il
companion. why not ?" you ask. "Was
she vixen ?"-no, reader she was gentle
as a dove. "Was she a fool ?"-no, she
could stalk like n hook" "Was she art
full PHO, she would tell all she knew, and
more too. "Well, them" you inquire again,
"what is your objections to herr" Why, to
tell the sober truth, she had Il queer sort of
way of looking at the stars; of exciting
her Imagination without refining her senti-
ments; of-eXcuse me for mentioning it
of taking a glass too much there, it's all
out.
But, my lady readers, do not scorn her.
| doubt not but some of you have been In
toxicated with fattery, which is just as ex-
| hilarating, and often as dangerous in its eff
fects as alcohol itself.
"But what did Easy do? Did he remon-
strate?" No; he was too gentle. Did
he get in a passon?' No; he was too
kind; she was eloquent-be was yielding.
| She drank-he drank. Have you never
heard of female influence?
Her career was like that Of comet, fiery,
short, and somewhat crooked and she soon
run out her money and her existence.
Since that time Jack has kept an auction
store, and lottery office; has been su-
pernumerary to a playhouse, and is at pres
ent runner to steam boat. He is now at
the bottom of the hill, gets manga hard rub,
and serves many good turn, but has never
lost his good nature-his ruinous pliability
of disposition.
81 would rather" as Mr.. Hackett says,
"be whipped by salt-sea roarer;" be a
dandy without whiskers; a focl without van
ity; Dutchman without pipe or q
Frenchman without fiddle, than a very
clever fellow
The story is most veritable, and the NOR
al is plain.
MIsrAKING A CUSTOMER. Last June, a youn
buck of the city was juurneying throug
Worcester county, and endeavored to sho'
himself off by quizzing the farmers. He wa
passing field OF corn, which boy was hoeinI
The season had been cold and backward, ar
tho corn looked rather yellow. The your
dandy stuck his head out Of the window Of Il
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