The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-02-24
.WFSCERE.E.V'EOES.
Only half Il Dollar.

Only NAN a Dollar.
DOMESTIC SKETCH ADAPTED TO THE TINES,
We dined with our friend Tomson the
other day. Ii was The frs, lime we had
been TO see him since he quit his large
house ia Walnut street, aud moved to MS
present small one. Every thing looked
comfortable enough about his new dwelling,
except Mrs. Tomson? and she declared
there was not room 10 turn about 10 such
little hole. Tomson, however, had borne
bis reverses with admirable forlitude and
good humor, considering how immensely
rich he was, or was supposed to 0e-whch
is the same thlng-a few years ago. Mis-
cry loves company. II is nothing 10 fail or
cudail, now days, when nearly every
one is doing the same thing; but it was
quite another thing four years ago, when
all the world rode high horse. To re.
turn to our friend Tonson-his lands, his
loans, have turned out 10 have no more
substance than the Ialher of Glen's sapon.
aceous compound. His fourteen sections in
Indiana and Illinois are. from some cause
or o!her-remoteuess from the market,
prevalence Of milk sickness in the neigh
borhood, or something Of this kind-worth
less than the original government price,
The Hug mug Derrydown rail road loan.
and the stock Of Fhgiiap bank. in which
he was interested to the amount Of forty.
thousand dollars, are now quoted so low
that be considers them worth little or moth /
ing.
Bat as we remarked when we SIT down
to dinner, every thing has SO deprecated
10 value that no man can tell what ho IS
worth, and SO We place no estimate upon
property. We have said Tie house is com
fortable--anJ so i, is. He has persuaded
Mrs. Tomson to part with few Of the
most splendid articles Of her furniture, pur.
chased within the last five years, because
Mrs. Fomson has the good taste 10 see that
they do not become her present contracted
establishment. As we were dining the
conversation was partly about the change
~ Mr.. Fomson's style Of living, We have
always been very Intimate, and be tells US
al about his affairs.
&" have told Mrs. Tomson," said he, 10
the course Of the talk, :" at least one hun
dred times within the course Of the last
month, that | fad that our expenditures
must rot exceed two thousand Eve hundred
dollars year." i vii youch for your
having said 50 thousand times" reiolned
cor hostess. 81 hear nothing but re
itenchmen', economy aud reform The
cry Is as loud and frequent in this house as
II used to be among the Harrison men be
fore the election" Nrs. Tomson then ad
dressed herself TO Us IN particular: -
Why, sir, asked Mr.. Tomson TO order
a quart Of ice cream. He knew you would
dine with us-bu! no--il would cost eighty.
seven and a half ccnts-and so he must
economic and now we have 10 ice cream -
After the delivery Of this speech, Tonson
took out his pocket book and made mem.
orandum in it.
We remarked that the streets bad not
looked very nice recently, and venlured to
suggest that the new city administration
mad not yet got warm enough in their pla.
ces TO take peep cut Of the windows and
see IN what dirty condition arc the thor.
OOSo Y tu.S IGtUdfk MIS-. i OukOQ
assented, and added that, for her part, she
regretted nothing SO much as the giving Up
of her carriage. Indeed" she added
" hate cnbs--but this morning | was gu,
shopping, and The streets were so unclean
that | got in one in Second st. and rode
home " " Were you tired, my dear, go that
you could not walk ~ asked To,nson. =
+" No: bat didu'I wan. to walk, and the
cab was only twenty five cents Tomson
took gu, his pocket book and made another
memorandum in il.
You were cut, my dear, shopping this
morning, you say. Wha, did YOU buv /"
inquired Tomson. Nothing n. ali. I
saw fifty things | wanted, but knew Won
would begin lecture about economy The
instant you should sec them" "WeI |
admire your self denial in buying nothing"
Nothing Oh, 10. bought this ltile
pink plush cravai for myself--,he cheapes;
ihiag | ever saw; they ask dollar and
quarter in Chestnut street for the same ar,l.
Gle, aud what DO y on think gave for il 2"
We'll, replied Toms0n, I" have you not
punk silk one, and do you need this new
one 7" I" Not posl:iyely-but then it was