Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-01-23
IN DEBrAND our or DEBT.

or wat a hideous progeny OF 10 is deb; tho father,
What lies, what tneAnuess, what invasions on self res
peci, what cares, what double dealing, How. ia due
season. a will carve the frank. open face iato Nrihk-
lcSl How like n knife u will stab the hpacsi heart
And thea is transformations How 1t has been
known 10 chinSe a grod'y face in'o a mask of bass;
how. with the 'daIn1od cJstom' ~ debt. has the true
man become a calloss tr.ckster, A freedom rr1n Iott.
aud what nourShing sweetness my BE- found IN cod
water; what ioothS pmcA css IN a dry crlsi; what am
bruslal nOHrishmcnt is a hard egg, Bc,u-c OF II, he
who dimes out o! debt. though las meal be biscuit or
an onion; dimes in The ApUl o And then for raimen';
What warmth IN n Ihreadbars coat, If the tlilpr's re-
ceipI be va the pocket; what lyman purple in Ih5 Ia.
ded wiistcoaI. the vest owed for; hsw glossy the well.
worn hat, If 1t cover not the aching head Ola deb,url
Next the homc sweets, tho outdoor recreation OF the
free man. The stroci-dOor knocker fll not a knell
GA hs heart; the foot on The staircase. though he 1--we
on the Ih.td pair, sends no spasm through his anatsm
at the rap al his door he can crow froih come in aud
his pulse siill beat hsalihtully. his heart sink rot in hi.
bowels. See him abroad. How confidently. yet how
pleasautly. he takes the street; hon he returns look lot
look with any passenger; hoN h saua:ors; how. NEE;
ing acquaintance, he stands and gOssi,s, But, then
tiIs maa knowsnot debt. that cas,s a drag into Tho rich
est vine; that makes the food ofthe gods UNIV wholesome
indigesuble; that sprink!cs thd uun Iuss of Lucullui
with ashes, aud drops SCOT in lac soup of an emperor
-5ebt. like the moth, makes valueless lus and velveis
enclosing the wearer IN a fostering prison-Ohe shir
oi Nessus was a shirt no; paid iOE;)-icbt. that write.
upon ircscosd walls the hand-w riIlng OF the attorney
that puts q voice OF terror in Inc knocker; iha, makes
tho hear! quake At the haunted fr7sids;-lsbi the in
visible denln that walks abroad with a man. nov
quickening hs steps. now making him lool on all ST
dos like a hunted beast. and now bring tn his face IN,
ashy hue of death, as the unconscious passenger look
sIancingly upol HIM Poverty 10 a bitter draught
yet may. and sometime. be gulped down. Thougl
the drinkers make wry faces, there may. after all. h
a wholesune goodness IN the cup. Butdebt. howevsl
cautiously II may be Offered, is the cup OF q siren
and the wine, spiced aud delicious though il be. al
eating poison. The man out of debt. though with
hdw IN hIs Jerkin. 4 crack in hs shoelcaiher, and
hole IN hs hat. is still The son of liberty, free as ia
singing lark above him; but tho debtor, though cloth
ed IN the utmost bravery. what is he hut a ssrrou
upon n holidly-a slave 10 he reclaimed at any ins,an
by hrs owner. the erediiorl Ny son. ifpoor, see win
Ia The running spring; let thy mouth water at a las
weeks roll; think a threadbare coat he only wear
and acknowledge a w~hiie-washod garrett the fite,
housing place lors gentleman. Do this. aud free deb
- shall thy heart 10 al peace. and the sheriff 10 cor
lounlcd.
DOUGLAS JERROiD.