The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-02-02

Ma. Eprroa,-I am young married man, and have
an aisblo wife and four Interesting little children.
feel s6btious to keep them on per with the MAORI
ty of of the respectable circle in which they move
By perseverance and industry find my income sufi-
Gent for all the comforts and necessares Of e-and
with prudence lay by little every year, which
lsok to with satisfaction, as certainty OF competen-
CIV in old age, without being burden to our families
or friends.
Among the social round of our intimate friends is a
young family who commenced the world about the
same time and under the same auspices as ourselves
but within the last two years my friend has been a
great specuator in land and real estate and confident
" thinks he has made an immense fortune, and has
managed somehow other to purchase splendid
residence in the upper part OF the city-iurmsh II
in prncely stylese up an elegant carriage and nor
SEES, with dashing livery on his servants to cores
pond and gives most splendid parties, and his tables
groan under the weight Of MASSEY plate, costly cut
glass, and heavy silver forks Now to tell the truth,
feel little cut down at the rapid way in which our
friends have gone ahead of particularly as our ex-
ertons to get along have been uniformly the same
And on making inquiries as to the reasons VIC fancy
ourselves to have been recently slghted-we find our
selves entirely behind the age in pursuing the old
fashioned, honest, straight forward way OF getting
along in the world and living comfortably and eco
nomicay. We mast i've in style, llveln the fashion,
dash, Dress ard give scirfes if we expect to retain
the friendship or esteem Of our acquaintance.
Now, Mr.. Editor, find myself in dilemma: l
am not in the way of making money fast enough in
.
and it appears TO the chances are rather slim at
present of making any thing by specuiatlng IN pre-
perty-and being of sociable, companonable dlspo-
sition feel greved at the idea of losing old ac-
quantances from this cause; therefore, as you have
proved yourself man of sense-a phllanthropst-
and beyond all question kind hearted fellow-l APP
peal to you for advice and feel sanguine that the
course you will recommend will be useful to myself
and to all those who wish avoid living beyond their
means, and yet keep pace with the present age.
jon.
ANswER.-Job is quite green horn. IT'S as ca
sly as lying" to make figure in New York. will
just mention few plans. Job, 60 into Wall street
Hire the corner Of an Office, for the brokers occupy
offices there as the Irish keep tenants in the Five
Points-every corner of single room having whole
family, besides boarders and dodgers. Put up tickle
with your name on il, thus-"Job." Buy and sci
stocks on time What next? More What next
Sell more. Do this for fortnight. Then break
Curse Morris Canal Walk out lame duck-keeI
the diferences-and thus you can live on $4,000 ;
year, and be always talking of the "money market,
"banks," and Exchanges" This is one way to &C
hold Of the needful, during the pressure in the ant
speculations-but there are thousands untold. Yo,
turn either religonist philanthropist. Get "
some scheme fer promoting religion or education
Collect funds establish college in Canada as on
Slack is doing. Try to make an effort for the ben
eft of some education society, as Hoyt did. The la
borer is worthy of his hire. If money comes, yo,
must live by 1t. There is no difficulty in cutting
figure in New York. II lands and lots are down. W,
have stocks religion, philanthropy, education philo
sophy, besides thousand o.her channels through
which to humbug the people, cut a figure, and liv
like lords.