Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-03-15

what use is this pride Of appearance o.
which 50 much is risked, so much is suf.
feed! Ii cannot promote health, nor, case
p|ni y makes no increases of merit in the
person; it creates envy, it hastens .misfor.
Irar.
But what madness must il be TO run
"a debt for these supernultics! We are
citcred by the terms Of this sale SIX months |
credit: and that prrhaps has Induced some
OF US to attend it, because we cannot
spare the ready money, and hope now TO
he fine without il. But all! think what
YOU do when you run in debt; YOU give to
another power over your liberty. If you
cauTot pay at the time, you will be asham-
Cd 10 ser your creditor you will be in
fey when YOU speak to him when YOU VIII
make, poor. pjtiuI, sneaking excuse and
by degrees come to lose your veracitv.
and snk into base downright living; for.
"thc st conl wee is wing; the first s'run-
mig debt" as poor Richard SAYS; and
GCnm the TO same purpose, "lying rides
upon debts back" whereas free born
Eugl'shman ought not TO BE- ashamed nor
afraid to sec or speak to any man living
What would YOU think oftha' prince, or
of that government, who should issue an
Cdict toro d ling You 10 dress like n gen.
tIcman or gentlcwoman or pun Of i'm.
prlsOum mt or servitudel Would YOU not
So, th,t you were free, have right TO
dress rs you please, and tha' such an edict
would be a breach, OF your privileges, and
such a government tyranncall Aud vet
you are about 10 put yourself under that
Tyranny, when YOU run in debt for such
d;css! your creditor has authority, at his
pleasure u deprive you Of your liberty
10y coutnlrg you in gao for life, or BY
selling YOU for servant. if you should
not he able to pay him. When YOU have
got your bargain. YOU may, perhaps
thih htIc Of payment; but, as poor Rich
url says. "crcdiots are n supcrsttlous
Set great ols rvers Of set.dlyS and times.
The day comes rouni before YOU arc
owarr. and the demand is m ide before
vol arc prepared to satisfy IT.; or, if you
brlryour debt in miad, tho term which at
first seemed so long. will as it lessons ap-
pear extremely short; time will seem to
haze added wings 10 his heels as vel as
his shouldcrs.-"Tho;c have short lent,
who owe mt ncy to be paid at Easter At
present, perhaps you may think yourself
in thriving circumstances, and that You
con bear little extrayiganco without in.
jury; but
"For age and want save while you my.
No mornc sun LASTS a whole day"
CAIN may be temporary and UNCERTAIN
but every while you live expenses is con.
SAINT aud certain; and, III IS easier TO
build t@o ci.mncys than to keep one in
fuel as poor Richard says; "rathcr 20
TO bed suPper'ess Than rise IN debt"
Get whit you can and what you get hold,
IL the stone that Will turn all Your lead into
goId.'
Aud wacn you have got the philosopher
stone, sure you viii uo longer complain Of
bad times, or. the difficulty of paying
taxes.
Nv. THIS doctrine, my friends, is rea.
son and wisdom, but, after all do not de-
pend too much upoa your owa INDUSTRY
AMI !ruealty and prudence. though excel
lent things; for they may all be blasted
without the blessing Of Heaven; anC
thelc.Jrc ask that blessing humbIy, and b,
MT uunaoritable to those that at prcsrn
seem TO want IT,, but comfort aud hell
tu3n. Remcmber JOB gule ed and wa,
afterwards prosperous.
'Nu. now. TO cnnc,ulc. "cxpcrienc,
A.ot-e '"rr s,nool, but fop's VIII lear.
Cd 40 other" %, poor Richard SAYS. ant
scarce ia that; Tor. it is true, I'VE ma,
give advice, bat we cannot give con
duct however, rcuemhnr this, .Ihe
that WI not be couusce d cannot b.
eped;' AMI farther, that "If YOU will no
hear reason she WI surely RIP YOU
knurkIes." as poor Richard says.
Thus the old gentleman en- e,l his La,
unEue. The people heard it uad appro,
ed The octrilc; and immediately practise
the coat orv, Just rs ifr hal heen u con-
nla sermon. for the puc ION opened. an
t1a, beg 10 buy eXtrav gauly.-l fouu
the cool man had Thoroughly Sud ed m
ahnl1aaks, and dye aed ~ had droI
on those topics during the course Of twei
ty-ivc years. The frequent mention
.m1de ufD mist have tired any enc els,
bat my vanity was wonderfully dcljghie
with it,, though was CONSCIOUS, that not
toutl part Of the wisdom was NV ow
which ue ascribrs to me. but rather q
r'claiag that bad made Of the sense
all ayes aud VA ious However. resJlv,
10 b. inc bette for the echo Of it; an
though nd at frs, determined to bl
siud'f,r a new coat, went way resol
81 20 wcaIe my old one little longe
Render. # thou witt do the same, Il
profit vii be as great Us
RICHARD SAUNDERS,