Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-02-25
IN DEBT AND OUT OF DEBT.

Ofwhar hdeous progeny Of i'll is debl
the father! What lies, what meannesses,
wha, invasions on self-respect, what cares.
what dnuble-lcalng How, iu due sea-
son, will il carve the frank open face into
wrinkles; how, like knife, twill stab The
honest heart. And then ils trausforma-
lions! How it has been known 10 change
Il gnodIy face into mask Of brass; how,
with the "damneii custom" of debt, has
the true mnn hecOme callnus trickster
4 freedom from debt, and what nourish-
ing sweetness may he found in cuhI waller;
what toplhsumeness ia Il dry crust; what
amhrusal n0urishment in a hard erq -
BE sure ni II, ne VINO dimes out OF "tp''
dimes in "lhe Apollo" And then for raj
ment; what warmth in thread. bare coot,
if the taior's receip, he in the pocke' :;
what Tvriun purple in the faded wastcoa1,
The vest nnf owed for, how glossy the worn
hat, iril cover NOT the aching head of deb.
! tort Next the home sweets. the ouI door
recreation Of The freeman. The street
door knocker falls mol knell on his heart !;
The foot on the stair case. though he live
on The third pair, sends no spasm through
his anatomy; at the rap al his door he can
crow furlh "come in,' and his pulse still
beat heaIlhrully, his heart sinks not in his
bowels. See him abroad. How conf.
dcn,ly. yel how pleasantly, he takes the
street; how he returns look for look with
any passenger; how he saun,ers; how,
meeting an acquaintance, lie stands aud
sossips But. then. this man knows not
deor, debt, rhai oasis drug into the rlcI'-
esr wire: that makes he food Of The goss,
uuwhoesnme, indigestible; thai spriukled
the hanquprs Of Lnculus with ashes, and
drops sool in the soup Of all emperor; debt
that, like the morh, makes vaueless furs
and vclvets, enclosing The wearer in Ies-
iering prison, (he shirt of Nessus was "A
shirt moi paid for,) debt, that writes upon
lrescoed walls lbe handwriting of The altor'
nev, that puts the voice of terror in The
knncker; tha, makes the heart quake al
the haunIedI Ifreside; debt, the invisible de-
| mon that walks abroad with man, now
making him look on all sides like hunt
ed beast, and now bringing TO his face The
aslly hue of death, as the unconscious pas
sengcr looks glancingly upon him! Power
~ is bitter dranght, yeI may, aud some
times with advantage, be gu ped down.
Though the lrinker make wry faces, there
may. afler all. he a Wholesome goodness
in the cup. Bur dehr, however courteous
Iy it is offered, is The cup of a syrcn, and
the wine. spiced and delicious though il
he, AN eating poisnn. The man out Of
debt. though with flaw in his jerkin, n
crack in his shoe leather, aud hole in his
har. is still The SIN of liberty. FREQ as the
singing lark above him; but The debtor,
though cImhcd in the u'mnsi bravery, what
/ is he but serI' nur upon hnlday-a slave
10 be reclaimed AT any instant by his own
er. the cretliior! NV son, see wine in the
running spring: let thy mouth wafer at a
last weeks roll; think tiIread-bare coat
The '.only wear, and acknowledge while
washed garrei the 6test housing place for
gentleman. do this and flee debt. So
shall thy heart he at peace. and The sheriff
be confounded.-Douglass Jcrrold, in
Heads Of the people.'
The Habits ofa Man Of Business.-A
A sacred regard to The principles ofjnstice
forms the basis of every transaction. and
regulates The conduct of The uprighl man
of business. He is strict in keeping his
engagcments-does nothing carelessly, OF
in a hurry-employs nobody TO de wha
he can as easily do himself; keeps every
thing in its proper place. leaving nothing
undone which ought 10 be done. and which
circumstances permitted him to do; keep