Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-02-27

| In pgBr Ann orr or DEHr.-U what a hide
Gus progeny Of. III il debt to the father What Hes,
what mcannesses, what inYaeions on self respect.
what cares and What double dealing !! How
in due Acason, il will curve the frank open face
into wrinkles; how, like a knife, twill stab the
honest heart. And then its transformations How
IT has been knowp to change a goodly face into a
mask Of brass; how, with the "damncd custom"
of debt, has the trtsc man become a cailons trick
stcr! A freedom from debt, and what nonrishing
sweetness may be found in cold waterj what tooth
somcncss in a dry crust. what ambrosial nonrish-
mcnt in q hard cggi Be sure OF it, he who dimes
out Of debt, thougl, his meal be a biscuit and an
onion. dimes in "the Apollo" And then ioLrai-
Tnent; what warmth in a threadbare coat, u The
tailor's receipt be in the pocket; what 1yrisn
purple in the faded w~aistcoat, the vest not owed
for, how glossy the w~cjl-worn hat, if it cover not
the aching head Of a debtor! Next the home sweets
the out door recreation Of a freeman. The street
door knocker falls not a knell on his heart, the
foot on the staircase, though he live on the third
pair, sends no spasIn through his anatomy; at the
| rap at his door he can crow forth stcome in" and
| his prIse still beat BEAUTIFULLY, his heart sink not
in his bowels. See him abroad. How confidently
vet how pleasantly he takes the street, how he
| returns look for look with any passengers; how,
meeting an acquaintance, he stands and gossips.-
But. then, this man knows not debt, debt, that casts
a drug into the richest wine; that makes the 1000
| of the gods unwholesome, indigestible, that spa in
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drops SCOT in the soup Of an emperor, debt, that,
like the moth, makes alike valueless furs& seiyets,
| enclosing the wearer in a fostering prison, 1.-THE
shirt of Nessus u as a shirt not paid for, debt, that
| writes upon frescoed walls the hand writing OF the
attorney, that puts a voice of terror in the knoeker;
that makes the heart quake at the haunted fireside;
| debt, the invisible demon that walks abroad with
a man, now quickeniDg his step now making him
look on all sides like a hunted beast, and now bring
| imp TO his face the ashy hue of death, as the un-
conscious passengers looks g'ancingiy upon him!
Poverty is bitter ~draught, yet may, and some
| times with advantage, be guinea down. 1 housh
| the drinker make .wry faces, there may, after all,
be a wholesome goodness in the cup. But debt,
however courteous sly it be offered, is the cup OF a
siren, and the WINE, spieed and deiieioas thoo8h II
be. an eating poison. The man out OF debt, though
| with q flaw IN his ierkin, q crack in his shoe leatii-
err, and a hole in his hat, is still the son OF liberty,
tree as the singing lark above him; butt the debtor,
| though clothed in the utmost bravery. what IS he
but a serf out upon a holyaav-a slave 70 be re-
| claimed at any instant by his owner. the creditor
NV son, see wine in the running spring; let thy
| mouth water at a last weeks roll, think a thread
| hare eoat the aonlv wear; and acknowledge a
| White wa shed garnet the fttest housing place Tor a
gentleman. do this and fee debt. So shall thy
hheart he at peace, and the sheriff be eoHfounded.-
Douglass Jerrold, In 'iieads of the people"
New PnoDucrs.-There are doubtless sections
! of the American continent. in the soil and climate
of which all ~the.fruits and vegetables OF the differ
emf countries of Europe would flourish and reach
maturity. Many excellent foreign and tropical
plants have been already naturalized within the
boundaries of the United Statesi anc we are
pleased to see that efors Is are making to introduce
and cultivate others. Experiment has shown that
several CT the most valuable productions Of the
West Indies grow readily n some sections Of the
FIoridas; and We think there can be no doubt that
the choicest fruits of France would, in several OF
the American States, so flourish as richly TO re
ward The enterprise and means necessary to their
introduction.
1t is stated that an eminent hor.ieuitnrist in New
York han recently gone largely into Me culture Of