Litchfield enquirer., 1837-04-27
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 me have often had occasion to observe .estiess and discontented disposition ex- h;bited by some men, who always seem to th;nk thev could do much better m some oth- ar employment than that in which they are onoage1 and who are therefore constantly .Li}+;1er th4;r b,lsinesS. Such men never De- ..o,,,e vealthv, because they are always 1oorn;n0 new kinds of business, and are en- 1TeCed in no one kind long enough to acquire 4Sa. snperior skill and knowledge in 1t which can alone enable any one to carry 1t on ad- vantageously, especially where he has to en- counter competition.
 People in the country are apt generally to believe that those who reside III the clty all become enormously rich, and their fate IS therefore an enviable one; hence we so of- ten see those who possess good farms in the country, and are getting along. Well' wno live independently, and ought 10 live content edlv, selling them, and with the money thus obtained, commencing busness--n which they know nothing about-ln tne cny: The almost invariable result of thls attempt to carry on a new business ln new Piace' IS failure, bankruptcy and dlsapPoihtnaeht ending often in insanity or besoue9 orunA- enness. Nor is the idea entertalneo Dy Peo- ole in the country, that those lh the clly money rect Men undergo more privation, and la hor harder in the city than they do in the country, Their risks are also much greater, and their cares and anxieties are of course nroportionably increased. True, individu- als there are who acquire larger fortunes in a city than are found in the country but, compared with the whole number who start in the race of competition, how few there are who are thus successful! The thousands and hundreds of thousands who fail, drop by the wayside and are crushed by the moving mass. are never heard of; it is only those who win-who live in large houses, give par ties. drive their carriages, Wield powerful influence in Banks, and become giants on Change, who attract notice and excite envy.
 Again, how often is it that even these in- >diyiduals, whose happy lot Qalse estinate) excites the envy of their fellow mortals, are seen to strut their brief hour upon the stage the ruling star of the day-and be then suddenly hurried from their proud eminence, .by reverse of fortune, to the depths ofpov- .erty and wretchedness! Is the lot of such an one an object to excite envy! No; a thousand-ten thousand times happier is the farmer who ploughs his fields, tends his cat tie, gathers his crops, eats bread molstened by the sweat of his brow, and relishes his food and sleep with an appetite which labor and contentment alone can give.
 The folly of toiling night and day, for years, to acquire aoealth, has been strikingly exemplifed by many cases of failure within two weeks past, both in this city and in New York. The philosopher and man of obser- vation see in these cases lessons of wisdom the thoughtless pass them by unnoticed.
 Boston paper
 The following is the richest specimen of impudence that we ever heard oft is cop- jed from the New York Sun.
 Some days since Dr. F. T. Ferris, of Duane street, advertised in our paper reward of $2O, 'and no question asked, for the return of a couple of miniatures stolen from his of flee. The aduertise,' as Power calls it, had the effect of producing him visiter, in the person of very genteel looking young fel- low, who entered his office, Sun in hand, and inquired Is Doctor Ferris in ? Certainly sir replied the Doctor. 'Is this your adver- tisement, sir!' 1t is 7 was the ready reply. These, sir, are the pictures,' resumed the genteel stranger, taking the miniatures from his right hand brooches pocket, 'and these the things with which picked them,' exhibit ing bunch of skeleton keys, which he leis- urely drew from the opposite pocket. Well,' said the Doctor. 'I suppose you want the promised reward! ? 'Your honor is pledged for it, sir complacently replied the visiter, " and TO questions asked.' The Doctor hand ed over the twenty, which the fellow pocket ed with the utmost nonchalance, and bidding the Doctor good day!' made his exit with a smile of the utmost selfcomplacency.
 How much real happiness do we lose by not connecting the idea of the Creator with all his works! The flowers bloom, and the birds warble around the hue and fragrance of the one, and the melody of the other. de- light us but how much superior would the feeling be, if in them we habituated ourselves to see the hand of God; his exceeding beau- ty and love stamping itself on all, and as it were, visibly impressed every where. In the thunder we should perceive his majesty and power, in the star-bespread heavens his 'calmness and ubiquity, and on viewing the face of the azure lake, or becalmed ocean, we should involuntarily exclaim, truly "the spirit ot God moveth on the waters !''
 Distress among Man,facturerS.- enter Prising manufacturers, says the Haverhill Gazette, are compelled to curtail business and dismiss their hands on account of scarci- Y of money and high interest. We hope they will begin to see who are their friends, and whose party plans are leading them on to starvation and ruin. President Jackson's experiment" has stripped the business men of their means, till they can no longer em- ploy the mechanics, while it has enabled the capitalists to shave notes and grind the poor at inc rate of "A per cent per annum!
 A ne.c ContrivGnoe.-In a trial before the Court this week, of an indictment against Constant s. Kendall, of Rochester, for Viola ton of the License laws, the witnesses tes-