Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-11-15

WHY AMI NOT A RICH MAN ,

WHY An NOT 4 RICH MAN :"
why an not rich nan ;" said very int.l
hsent person to va shlr locking alta splendid e.
9a'psgs which siileJ down Broadway II was the
te1ipsge Of . msa Of wsslih--a msn # yesterday
PorraHs 10 the more fashionable ph,ase. Who
maze ioriune suddenly by boy ing fafue sud selling
them oct IN lots. and who wss determined BY the
spiendof Of his house. the ma hoenee ri his en er
tainments. the richness sL5 saneiy Of his Hvefi~s,
he loud talk and consequential cir 10 show that be
did not bslong TO the quiet fsmles # some hundred
years OF distinction sna wealth who never offended
by osten,s,ion.ot EXHIBIT hersldrg 10 which they
are not entitled. We gazed Of several Of similar
Rrowth--ihe riches which sprung Up over night
like Jonsh's Goord--some by speculation, Others
by succession some by fortune marriages and
some more c-ediishly bv mechanical labor and in.
gcnoity. WHY am not ! a rich man = said nv
friend. i mus, purchase land soBea here 10 the
west, OF 10 the moon-no matter where | must
plunge into the current OF speculation and swim
ON 10 fortune and ennence. mus, be rich-ey.
cry body ties TO be rich: why shall not be rich
am liberal in my deposition, hospi,sble and free
should Ike 10 have such a coach and par-a
hose Of corresponding magn6cence should
Ike 10 throw II open several times yearly Tor the
gsy and fashionable throng should like you to
dune twice week with me and punish few bot
W
rich deserve 10 be- rich | must be rich' said
he mosng and a, intervals dropping his voice, as
he slowly withdrew his eyes from the long cnsal-
cade Of coaches, and pIutons and whiskerod foot
men.
Hundreds no doubt, though, as he did; hundreds
expressed the same feehngo aud felt tho same Dc.
sires, and all under the deluson that money is
~eal'h--ths, sheer, pslpsble gold and silver cons.
ttute riches and II is under tits delusion that thou
sands OF opr citizens nre racking their brsns BY
night. their thoughts By day, telling and sweating
end managing snd twisting. and turning out Of the
common. settled aud regular order Of thinre to
Get gold and silver, under the impression that with
their possession they will be rich. Statesmen
politicians nay thu government itself is inoeulsted
with the same msniu. and If all could succeed we
shall be compelled tn biscken own bsn,r aud
wait upon ourselves at table. The deusion, how
ever, consists simply in bis--a considering piece
Of gold the only repre,en,aii Of wealth and dis
regarding what we ourselves possess which is an
equivalent TO wealth. We are for he most par,
rich, without exactly knowing it. The anvil of
the blacksmith is to him with hts hadIctait, a val
liable weigh'y lump Of gold-be lives by it, and to
his mind habits and wishes as well as he lives who
pays out his eagles and half eagles in the market,
SO with The pan,er-so with the professional mar
the sculptor, the musician. the man OF talent, all
who possess tho mrdhs of scqoinng wealth are ac-
tually wealthy for. II temperate aud industrious
oil their faculties are convertible material. into
weslth--nay. are more valuable and durable and
available, than the mere man Of gold snd silver
Let such man swim TO tie shore from his ship
wrecked vessel with the NEE Ia mic and the man Of
mind. and see who sccceed in earning that
morsel Of bread necessary TO sustain life. What
does the man Of princely Income do, which gives
10 him many supposed advantages, and opens
h. ,art IN nNh nt.A L.,.
late turns day into nigh,--dawdIes his time away
in triang hnikin employ meni-driyes his horse
aud dogs-gives grand dinners for ottcn,aon. ana
large parties for fashion, and is al best poor dis
contenicd dyspeple pa,ricisn. respected only for
his gold and silver, AMI Of no possible use tn the
community Take the man Of moderate means
and be employs life . life sught to be employed--
mixture Of employ and fecfea, n OF rational
pleasure and discreet hospitality; 60 down 10 What
10 called The poorer casss- bot which we cell Sub.
stsntislly rieL--tbe hardy mechanic. aud see how
he enjoys life Risn. With the sun. his labor does
not cease uatil the sinks into the west He
returns to bic lutte family and snog tenement at
night. and finds simple board spread by frugsi
wife; tic smoking STEAK the good cup Of coffee
The white bresd and butter, aud an appetite shar-
pened by labor. HE repsst over, he takes his
chubby boy on his knee. pinChcs bic dirty, fosy
cheeks, and runs b's hngers through his matted
hsir-ialks with ds wife on household affairs reads
the paper. or eobverses with bic neighbor on the
best mssas Of saving the commonwealth and hen
the hoer ofIes, srives he stretches himself ON h $
hare, bot healthy bed. and soon his senses are
stepped into forse,funess. and he sleep is swee,
end sound. until the shrili esnon Of the cock ava
kens him on the morrow TO reneg ed labor.
Bot thea be has no coach. Has he not lie
tss onlr 10 20 Bio tie street and hold up hls hn.
ger. aud splendid Omnibus and fopr elegsni hor.
ses 5nvss up TO the sidewalk and he jumps init
10 he coach while ne oscupies IT, snd be lesses II
when and where he P'esses. Can the man Of geld
apd silver DO more Il is al 50 error. a miscon.
eeptioo. q delosiop. We are ,l neh when v e
possess wiihin ourselses the mcsns Of acquiring
wealth. We have 10 poor except The iSlsy ant
The drnHksyd.