Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-01-24


his feet and dropping his knife and fork-"by J--s
mon that's the name of the brig! and rushing out
on the wharf, he sung out al The top OF his voice.
"Appetite akoy - which, 10 his delighted senses,
was Immediately responded 10 wltha loud and length
ened AYE, a-a.ye!
Hints on Family Economy.
Perhaps with most of society III large towns, there
is misrepresentation as 10 what part of our living
costs the dearest. Almost everybody in making their
calculations 10 look entirely at the list OF edtd-
bles, as if those all that would cost money. We
have had some opportunity for observation, and we
hesitate not to say, that the mere estabtes for family
do not "in to1n" make up one OF the largest items
of family expense Fuel at present 10 a large Item.
The bill for clothing with many, especially with
those fond Of excepting up appearances is the lar
gest item. Irarelling IS often another heavy item
for a family, where the bump of inhabltiveness is
rather deficient; and last, though not least, Is the
of those nameless little expenditures, for name
less little trfies, which in the course OF the year often
amount to large SUN. We once had the liberty of
looking over the expense book of a family whose
whole expenses for the year were rising S5UO-and
not little surprised 10 find that the little things
which cost IL IL cents or less, amounted TO about
the same as all the other expenditures notwithstand
ing the groceries were bought by the quantity
As to food. Buy the best kind, and when practica.
BILE by the quantity; and never cook new dish tlll
the last has been entirely eaten Some families waste
more than they eat; and pretty sure that eco
nomy in the matter of food does not depend so much
upon the buying as upon the consuming of il:
Make special effort TO be informed as TO the best
means of warming your room and of retaining all the
heat produced; then procure your stove or CRATE
whatever else,-dnd be content TO use IL without
change, till il is worn out. More money often spent
in changes and alterations Than the fuel itself costs
do not forget in cold days 10 keep the doors shut
Dress decenily nay, well-but never dress gaud-
ly. And when you have once got q suit of clothes
wear them out; even though the fashion shoul ID
change two or three times during the PERIOD Fash.
len !! what word alsng side of Economy! Fashion !!
Fashion look at them and do not forget that one
is death TO the other. A good surtout-or nice
shawl IS just as warm thing, whether the one be
blue or brown or the other be white, red or Scotch
plaid IL will make but little difference 80 years
hence 10 any Of us, how our coats were cut, or eur
dresses made IN A. ID. 1885.
Walk to church-and to your place OF business then
you may sell your horse fer want Of employ" IL is
better 10 paw the shoe maker than the black snith.
The rich and easy may ride, but those that would
economist must attend 10 their business which 10 gen.
orally AT NOME.
Have a purse efficiently tight to hold FIVE penny
bits with strings on il and do not forget that twen
" of these pieces make dollar. Therefore take
of them.
NICE DrsTiScrIoS.-Religion and its ministers
are two things which are confounded together IN
great many persons minds.
THE LORD MAYOR OF LoSDoS.-In the days Of
yore, when Jack the giant killer reigned supreme in
the nursery and Cog and Magog aferdinner vagares
were implicitly believed by the rising generaton-the
half true half fabulous history Of Wilmington and his
was held To the juvenile
OF perseverance and used a stimulus to Undue them
with habits Of probity and industry but now the pre-
cepor Of the younger branches need not seek Tar ere
they find who, like his celebrated predecessor from
comparatively obscure station has raised himself TO
the highest pinnacle Of honor which the City OF London
can bestow Convinced we are, that the disclosure
OF the following particulars will be far frem throwing
dscredit upon the principal individual mentioned, we
readily give them Insertion The Right Hon. Sir
John Cowan Bart and present Lore Mayor OF ths good
City Of London town in the humble capacity Of
errand boy, and was employed II a wax chambers
shop which stood nearly opposite the site OF the
Mansion house-The drudgery which the duties Of his
Office imposed performed by him, day after day,
without rnurmur and each task by his employer
completed IN such manner as quickly 70 gam nun tne
esteem and friendship OF oil who knew him few
years rolled BY aid he promoted TO the situation OF
shopman when his unsurpassed industry and the strict
integrity. again procured him the confidence and at
tachment OF is master About this time Il was his good
fortune to win the affections Of his masters daughter
the present Lady Mayoress and their marriage taking
place after with the consent OF her parent he was
further elevated the distinguished post OF partner IN
the firm Here he remained until his partners death
which occurred SEINE time afterwards, and the entire
business then dcvolved upon him. A succession OF
years during which his previous good qualities charsc
terzed him IN eminent degree, brought with them
wealth opulence and power and from that time mp
the present he has continued his career IN manner
alike worthy Of himself and the city OF which he s the
distinguished representstive-LordonM Morning Gassue
STA WALTER ScoTT's MEnoRv.-Whlle on he
conversation
story, and ballad came upon ballad in endless sue
cession. Bat what struck me most was the appa-
rently omnivoro9s grasp Of his memory. That he
should recoec every stanza OF any ancient duty OF
chvalry or romance that had once excited his ina.
pnaiion, could no longer surprise me; bur u seemed
IL he remembered everything without exception so
IL were in ANYTHING like the shape oil verse that he
had ever read For example, the morning after we
left AIlanion, we went across the country TO break
fast with his friend Cranston Lord Corehouse,) who
accompanied us in the same carriage and his lord
ship happening 10 repeat phrase, remarkable only
for its absurdity from Magazine poem OF the very
sest feeblene.s which they had laughed at when al
College together Scott Immediately began at the be-
ginning, and gave il us to the end with apparently
no more effort than If he himself had composed u
the day before I could after this easily believe
story often told by Hogg TO the effect that lament
ing IN SCOTS presence his having lost his only cory
Of long ballad composed by him IN his early dsys
and Of which ne then could recall merely the subject
and one two fragments Sir Walter forthwith said
with smile, Take your pencil, Jenny, and ~
dictate your ballad to you word for word which
was done accordingly. J0ckhdrfs Life Of Scott.