The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1836-10-14

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firms snd selling them OH in lois. and
Who was deaerained By The splendOur 81
bss h00se. The magnikcence Of he enier.
tainmenls. ne richness Of his liveries. his
Iced talk and consequential air. 20 show
that he did not belong The quiet familIes
of some hundred years Of distinction and
wealth. who never offend By osientsiiOn
or erhibit hersldry 20 which they are not
snuued. We gazed NJ several Of similar
growlh-she riches which sprung up o.
yer night like Jonsh's Gourd--s0me by
speculation. others BY succession; some
BY fOriansle marriages. and some more
sredisbly By mechanical labor and inge.
nsiiy. Why am I not a rich man!'
said nv freed. 81 must purchase land
sOmeshsre in the west-or in the moon
40 mater where; ! must plunge in the
current OF speculation, and swim on 70
6srIane and eminenee. must be rich
every body tries TO be rich; why shall
BOT be richs am am liberal in NV dis.
position, hospiIsble and free. should
like 10 have sueh q coach and psir--s
hOnse of corresponding magni6eence. I
should like 10 throw iI open several times
yearly. for CAV and fashionable throng
~ shOuld like you 90 dine twice . week
With me. and punish o few bottles Of
old. very old Madeira. Why am I not
nehl--I deserve TO be rich; must be
Heh," said he, musing. and Al intervals
dropping his voice. ss be slowly with
drew his eyes from the loug casalcsde Of
coaches and phs'ogs and whisksrsd foot.
men. ~.s.fs
Hundreds. 90 doubt. thought a. he did;
hundreds expressed The same feelings
and felI The same desires. and all under
tbe delusion that money 10 weal.h--ihaI
sheer. pslpsble gold and silver constitute
riches. and j, IL under this delusion that
thousands Of our ciIizens are racking their
hrains by night, their thoughts by day.
sOIllng and sweating, and managing. and
iwistiag and turning out Of the common
seulsd and regular order of things, 10
GEL gold and silver. uader the impression
that With their possession they will BE-
rich Statesmen, politicians. nay the 20.
sernment Itself. is Inoeula,ed with The
sam" mania. and il all could succeed. We
She h~ compelled to blAcken our Own
bo'is and san upon ourselves o. table.
The delnsion, however, consists simply
in ,hls--ln considering a piece Of gold
the oily representative Of wealth. and
disregarding what We in ourselves pos,
sess. which Is IN equivalent 70 wealth.
We are Tor the most part rich without
exactly Knowing Il. The anvil Of the
blacksmith 10 70 him, with his hsndlcraft,
q valuable weighiy lump of eoId--he
lives by il, and 70 his mind. habits and
wishes, a. veil a. he lives VINO paws out
his eagles aud half eagles in the market.
81 with the paIn,er-so with the probes.
sionsl man, The sculptor. the musician,
the man nf talent. all who POSSESSES the
means Of acquiring wealth are actually
vesithy; for Il temperate and industrious
al heir faculties are convertible mater
als into wealth-nay. are more valuable
and durable and available. than the mere
man Of gold and silver. Lei such man
swim 70 The shore IRON his shipwreck.
cd vessel, NTH the mechanic and the
tnss e mind. and see who can succeed
IN earning that morsel Of bread necessary
10 sustain life. What does the man Of
pnncely income do. which gives 10 him
so many supposed advantages, and opens
he door 70 so much mooted happiness!
He rises late, turns day into night--daw.
dies his time away in trifling fnikin em.
Representatives his horses and dogs
gives grand dinners for ostentslion.
and large parties for fashion, and 10 a.
best poor, discontinued. dyspeptic pa.
trojan, respected only for bis gold and
silver. and Of m possible use TO the CON
nunity. Take the man Of moderate
means. and be employs life as life ought
70 be empIoyed--s mixture Of employ
rnent and recreation, Of rational pleasure
and discreet hospitality; 90 down 10 what
is called the poorer classes. but which we
call the systematically rich--.he hardy me-
ehanic, and see how he enjoys life
Rising with The sun, his labor does not
eesse until the sun sinks into the west.
He returns 70 his little family and snug
tenement al night, finds an ample board
spread by frugal vile: the smoking
sieak. The good cup Of coffee. the white
bread and butter. and the appetite shar.
pened by labor. His repast over, he
takes his chubby boy on his knee. pinch.
es his dirty rosy cheeks, and runs his fin
ger. through his matted hair-,slks With
his wife on household affairs. reads the
paper. or coaverses with his neighbor on
- best means Of saving the common.