Litchfield enquirer., 1840-02-27
No. 80. Whole No. IT'S.


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h have zen dollars moro year than you; yet
nave 70 send down to father for money al
"iost every month. You take the Knicker.
DocKerr indeed; Why there are none but
squire alters and DR.. Marvin, in the whole
town, VINO think themselves able to have such
cosby work, which is only meant for few
rlch people to read. Pretty we'll, eh for a
poor apprentice. Where did you get that
bookcase, and all those books that yo,, have,
got stuck up there? Let's see, Plutarch's.
Lives. Who's he? what's that about! Rol-
TINS Ancient History! why didn't he write it
In one small book as we'll as to have dozen
ABOUT 1t! Gibbons Rome there is no such
place IN the United States. Why, my dear
Fellow, what long list of outlandish names
You have got here! Let me see, Milton.
Shakespeare, Young, Pope, Dryden, Cowper.
| Bacon, Locke, Goldsmith, and all other
Smiths IN creation, as well as those in Amer.
lea! Now, come, will light my HAVANA,
and sit down here, and give you chance to
explain how you, an apprentice with only
| Iorty dollars year, contrive to scrape to.
getner library halfas large as parson Day
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Francis Wilson did not interruptthis inter-
rogatory and explanatory medley of words
from his comrade, by any explanation, until
ne mad exhausted all his incoherent inquiries.
oelting down in the proffered chair, and
| lightlng his long nine, Edward Saunders
placed his feet upon his friends clean desk,
and seemed really to be waiting for a detail
ed account of the modus operandi by which
an apprentice could acquire honestly such a
collection of books Nor did Francis hesi-
tate to crafty his curiosity. Both of the
young men were in the middle of their APP
] preh@ceshlp, and the most cordial intimacy
mad subsisted between them from their youth,
Edward was deficient in nothing so much as
in expanding his small annuity, and Francis
hit upon very successful method of admin
isterlng 10 his young friend salutary lesson
upon this subject, while he explained how an
apprentice could acquire taste, and the
means for the cultivation of his intellect.
Edward said he, taking up his PENCIL Il
will explain to you in figures; what seems to
have excited your wonder, if you will permit
me ny the way to ask you few questions in
order to solve the problem. see you are
very fond of smoking, how many cigars do
you buy week!
ooh none ofany account replied Edward.
anticipating some unpleasant structures upon
his tavorite practice, 'after working all day
it is really comfort to smoke the genuine
HAVANA; it does not amount to any things
l only smoke six in the COURSE Of a whole
week.
six Havannas week. repeated Francis,
putting it down upon paper, with as much
tormality, as if he was registering the date OF
problem. Six week, attwo cents apiece,
amount to the triiling sum of six dollars and
twenty-tour cents per annum. ! suppose
you spend trifle at the fruit shops contin-
ued Francis. Nothing worth mentioning,'
continued Edward, rather started at the ag-
gregate Of such little items 'all that buy,
apples, nuts, raisins figs, oranges, &c. do not
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not half as much as Tom Williams, the gold
smiths apprentice buys. Besides, Francis,
you know never taste drop ofany kind Of
liquor, not even wine. You certainly can't
think that lack economy, Frank!
'Nine- pence week, for nuts, raisins Or
angcs, and figs repeated Francis in low
serious tone, pronouncing the items, one by
| one, as he wrote them down, with all the
precision and gravity of a clerk in a country
| store. Nine-pence Il week amounts to six
dollars and fifty cents per annum; which
| added to six dollars and twenty -four cents
spent for cigars, makes the trifiing sum Of
twelve dollars and seventy -four cents for one
| year. Now, Edward, see what have OBJ
tanned for just this sum, here said he taking
down several neatly bound volumes of the
American Review, and a handful OF those Of
the Knickerbocker, Il have bought all these
for less sum than you have paid for cigars,
nuts, &C., during the past year. And as for
| these other books which you see here in my
case, will tell you how obtained them.and
how any other apprentice can do the same,
with only thirty-six dollars year too. You
know our masters are very Industrious steady
men, and are attentive in their business, and
like to see their apprentices with book in
their hands, when they have done their work.,
rather than be lounging about at the taverns,.
or in vicious cOmDnnv So when NV TnASfAPN
saw that liked to read every chance that I
could get. and spend all the money could
spare for books, he offered to give me nine
pence an hour for all the time would work
from twelve to one o'clock, p. m. And this
is the way, Edward, that have bought my
books, which you thought had borrowed,
begged, or stolen. I work every noon time
half an hour, and earn every fortnight,
enough to buy one of these hooks. Millions
Paradise Lost, for instance. lobe sure,they
are not bound in calf, nor are they giit-edg-
ed but they contain the same matter as if
they we're, and that's enough for me-
When Edward Saunders had listened to
this very interesting and simple explanation
of his uncles' apprentice, and had passed his
eyes over all the fine books in his little libra
ry he arose suddenly at the last words Of
Francis and opened his little chamber win
dow, took out of his hat the half dozen cigars
which was to constitute his weeks stock Of
comfort, and without saying word, tossed
them into the garden. A new fire Of ANNA
ton lit up his eye, as he darted out of the
house, turning only at the door TO say, RI
try 1t, FrGnkv s
Edward Saunders. Esq. and the Honorable
Francis Wilson,neyer forgot in their intimate
intercourse in after life, their mutual compu-
tation Of the cost of nuts and cigars, in the
garrett of the latter.
The recent election Of Mr. Hunter as Speaker Of the
Hn,na Of Rnnreaeniafivaa hnnn oil