Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-03-27

mI'tance money demanded. In Thu
tour, II we mistake not, his wife,-who
r reJolced in the beautiful name of Peggg
So accompanied him. They encountered
: numerous trials and privaions, with
EChi!sllan tortItude and patience. Short
y alter their return TO this country, we
relieve, Peggy died, -not, however, be-
! fore she had written book, containing
7, Inuch that is valuable and curious, IN
J plain homely style. She was in many
respects, IN courage, devotion and per
!. severance under hardship, an extraordi-
t nary woman.
Lorenzo was an oaqity of the oldest
!: kind. His sayings for a time, like those
/ of the celebrated Rowland Hill, filled
the newspapers, and pleased the public
from Maine TO Louisiana. Dow was
) known in all parts Of the Union, and it
IS probable, that not a town or city OF
any note in the boundary of the states
was left unvisi,ed by him. The stor,
of bis raising the devil, and the way he
); did it, is well known. The best anec
dote OF him is, that being one evening
at hotel kept by one Bush, in Delhi,
New York, the residence Of the cele-
brated General Root,-he was inpor
tuned by the latter gentleman, III tn
prcse ce Of the landlord, to describe
uea0en. "You say great deal of that
/, place. said the General, --'stell Us how
ut looks" Lorenzo turaed his grave
lace and long waving beard towards
'lessrs. Bush and Root, and replied with
; lmpuriurbnble gravity, Heaven, friends,
Is a vast extent of smooth rich territory
there is not a Roo! nor Bush in it, and
there never will be-"
! Take Dow for all in all, the country
: will not soon look upon his like again.
) lie was politician as we'll as clergy
man, and his statesmanIike maxims have
done some good. He WAS an author OF
tnoson, in various ways. One of his
" orks was entitled "rhe Chain Of Rea
j, son: consisting OF five links, three hook,
/ aud swivel But he has gone, aud bis
: works will be likely soon to follow HIM.
Yet his memory, we think. is destined
10 he kept green. Few who have seen
hito, will forget his outlandlsh exterior,
= lbls ourang features, the beard HE ''swept
! his aged breast" or the piping treble
: voice in which he was wont to preach
, what he called the gospel o the king
, dom. Re7aiescat IN pace. -Philad. hi.
How TO MAKE HONEY PLENTY. Every
: person is complaining Of the scarcity OF
money. There are many borrowers, and
bat few lenders, and we thinIi The advice If
that great sage and Philanihfopist, FRANK
LIN, could never be published at more APP
fpropFiale time lhan the present Read 1t;
reflect upon lt---and follow it--ye who are
conpialniag Of hard times .--LoweU jour
mad
SAT this time says Dr. Franklin, "whon
the general complaint is, that ''money Is
scarce" il viii be an act Of kindness 10 in
form the moaeyless, how they may rein
force their pockets. will acquaint them
with the true secret of money catching
the certain way to fill empty purses--aud
how to keep them always full. Two sim
pie rules, we'll observed, will do the bust
ness.
/. Let honesty and industry be thy c on
slant companions: and 9. Spend ono pcn-
ny less than thy clear gain.
Then shall thy hide bound pocket soon
begin TO thrive, and will never again cry
with the empty belly aeh, neither will ere
ditors insult thee, nor want Cypress, nor
hunger bite, nor nakedness freeze, nor bank
Iruptcy seize thee. The whole hemisphere
will shine brighter, and pleasure sprung up
in every corner Of thy heart. Now, there
fore, embrace these rules and be happy -
> Danish the bleak winds of sJrrow rom thy
Imind, and ave independent; .hen shalt
thou be man, and not hide thy face at the
approach Of the rich, nor suffer the pain
oi feeling little wheu the sons of fortune
walk at the right hand, for independence
whether with little or much, Is good fortune
and piaceh thee on the even ground with
the proudest OF the golden fleece. Oh,
then, be wise! and let industry walk with
Thee in the morning and attend thee until
thou reachest the evening hour for rest.
Let honesty be as the breath of thy soul
and never forget to have penny when all
the expenses areenumerated and paid; ;hcu
shalt thou reach the point Of happiness
and independence shall be thy shield and
Duckier, thy helmet and crown, then shall
thy soul walk Upright, nor stoop to the sii-
ken wretch because he hath riches, nel