The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-07-07
INDEPENDENCE AND ECONOMY,

Independence and Economy. are more
Intimately cannecIed than people gene
rally seem willing In admit. The man
who can " cut hts Coat according Co hrs
eloih--wao can satisfy his sppeuIe win
cheap. though al lhe same time nourlsh-
Ihg dIet-has lillie dread Oi 0EerlrsdIngs,
suspensions. or the thousand other ei,ls
10 who" he who has mol power 0i stli-
control Is constantly exposed. What
though such man may have been ae-
customed all his days To The solids aud
the deiIcacles Of roast beef aud plumb
pudding" he can dispense with them al
any time they are found 10 dlsasrte wI;h
his finances; and il is far better TO Esse
even the pudding alone--ay, aud without
the plums, too--Ihsn TO go To bed al cebl
for sunpiuous dinner. No matt how
honest man NAV be. how pure sneser
intentions, the momen, he becoms involv-
ed IN debt, that moment he sscrsices his
real lndependence-he ceases 10 enter
tain that commemorative -for-Irouble
kind Of feeling, which can buoy up his
spirits 10 endure every prlvsiion. aud pi-
lot him safely into the heaven of content.
mens- The frugal Franklin furnishes a
notable example Of that independence
winch economical habits can achieve
i0r their rosSess"r. We have an auerdnte
ia pout--.G all perhaps be new 10 must
OF our readers, II It be not, il is among
th"se Inings wpIch will bear repeating.
Dnt possess no other quality, The
wholesome lesson il teaches c,HnO, be lao
me4aenily gwen:
lac day previous Ia the revolution,
"une walking Ia the streets OF philateI-
phIa, he was thus abruptly brought 10"
by Jolly son Vi Neptune
:" say, shlpma.e, Is your name Ben
Frankim!" /" Yes" .Are you the man
ma, invented The saw dust pudding!"
Yes" Then for Gods sake don't
learn old E., our owner, how TO make
q, for he'll Iced all his crews on nothing
else"
The story Of the ssw-dust-pndding.
alter dicium. whesl-bran pudding was
originated somewhat after thus fasion:-
Franklin conducted an independent paper
IN Philadelphia, which had given offence
to certain class that wanted to rule eve
ry body their own way, and The leaders
OF this party, (some fifteen or twenty.)
informed him that he would be frowned
down unless he submitted TO their curb.
He proposed to explain, aud fixed the
lime al his own house, where the gentle
men were invited to dine. On the day
appointed. he requested Mrs. F. 10 EN-
ploy two pence in the puachase OF peck
Of whea. bran, and TO make two buildings
one for each end OF the table, as he was
TO have fifteen or twenty friends to dine
with him. When the company met, the
puddings were served on the table With
out any other dishes; and, having been
seated, each person was helped TO his
slice. Their curiosity led them to try III;
they examined each others counIenances,
and were soon satlaIed with their fare.
Friends. will YOU be helped TO
more!" inquired the host.
1" No no." exclaimed they all, as wi h
one vioce, ave have had enough. But
what means all lhis!"
Why. i. means to tell you." replied
the philosopher, "that these two buildings
cost two pence; and then, that as long as
Benlomin Franklin can satisfy fifteen
friends with two pence, he never will sa.
crIfice The independence of his paper"