Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1838-07-06
PETER SNUG.

that has always struck us forclbly in mat
ters involving dollars and cents or what is
commonly called finance, and it may be
well by way Of preface TO call attention to
this matter, though it may have little to
10 with the facts about to be stated, further
than to carry conviction to the minds OF
the skeptica.
IT'S said on very high authority, that ga
rose by any other name will smell as
SWEET this may be so as regards roses,
but so sure are we as respects men that a
name given in Infancy has so much to do
with the future worldly destiny of its
owner, that we deem it Of the utmost i'm
portancc that parents should "look to it,"
especially those parents who look forward
to the hope of seeing their children prosper
in The aoord.
We put the question to you, gentle
reader, and ask if in the wide range of
your acquaintance, either personal or by
hear cay, you ever knew or heard of
person by the name Of Algernon, MORT.
more. Edger,on, Frederick, Augustus. Eu
gene, Alonzo, and the like, who proved
capable of earning a dollar, or whose
note on his own credit was ever discounted
in bank . There is neither credit or
'hard currency in ssch names they may
answer very well in ball room, or in
poems or novels, and thus far are found
useful-but in Wall street-on Change
in Banks, any where in fact where things
are ,ceighed accurately, they are not worth
a cent, and never have been within our
memory, and we never expect to see any
change in this estimate. TO give a boy
then fair chance, dom. trammel him with
n name-cal him John, James. George,
Thomas, Samuel, Joseph, Robert, or above
oil these Peter. He may succeed with
either of these names, and as he becomes
old, slip into that metallic charm of recog
milton. las good as old 'Jonny,' Jimmy,
Tommy Sammy 'Josey,' and Bobby,
but to make sure of entire success, n name
that has never yet failed to our knowledge,
call him Peter, teach him the simple rules
of arithmetic as far as the rule of three
and that is all he will ask or require in the
shape of patrimony
1t may be that lame foot, cock eve
hump back or an extremely ugly face
from childhood, may answer nearly as well
but 10 make assurance doublv sure by al
means call one of your boys Peter, and i
you have more than one, keep as near t.
Peter as possible, and if by accident Pete
should die young ian instance by the wa!
of rare occurrence) ill his place immedl
ntely, and never let a family grow to man
hood without the advantages of that al
important name so powerful do we con
slider its influence on the energies of it
possessor, that it will save even the mos
(ancJfM name from discredit if permitted I
stand frst-that is you may track on I
Peter almost any name, from Augustus I
'Alonzo,' and it will save it from discredi
or injury--Peter in fact is like salt, pre-
seruatiue and conservative, and now W
think Of it, and it never perhaps, to thi
end has been before noticed. Even sa
with all its claims, fails to perform tn
superior duties of Salt Peter'-but to GU
story.
1t may be remembered that few year
since q serious misunderstanding aros
between England and the Dutch, at tn
period when .Anti1erp was invested by tn
French, and when old Chasso defende
himself SO molly in the citadel.
1t may be remembered that at that tim
Also our Banks were paying specie, Ncho
las Blddle and the Bank of the Unite
States were in full feather, and money j
TACT was 'as cheap as cats meat and Capi
tal'sts were put to their trumps to fin
profitable employment; land times by tn
way never are worse than when capt.,
goes begglng.) 1t was at this parlicuu
Perioa mat our eastern brethren were O
me sharp look out; and brushing the du'
from their spectacles-e every arrival frol
Europe brought accounts of the siege
Antwerp. The Scheldt was blockade,
and John Bull was bringing into port rich
Loaded Dutch ships from Batavia aud hole
ing them in 'durance vile;' while at ii
same time several large frigale lookiu
ships under Dutch flags and deeply load,
with coffee and spices, took refuge in Nc