Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-09-14

POVERTY The following paS.sge from 'iiar-
~ Franco concerning the Ills OF poverty 10 those
born poor as well ns those who have suddenly be-
come 50. embOdlts much that Is true and eGrhesly
expressed:
To n man who has been born ponr. md who oil
his life bus lived pour. poverty Is not a very terrible
evil: u - his natural cundiion. To which he has M
siucIively moulded himself. and hts wants are no
greater Than hts means oi satisfying them; his aPPe-
tHe is gond. his sleep refreshing. his cares few. and
his friends sincere; iOr no onr thinks u worth his
while to play the hypocrre TO a man Who has mo-
thing 10 give or h. lend; the san shine. for him with
as bright an aspect as Tot the rich; the fresh br,eZr
kisses his cheek and PLAYS with his locks, As though
he were a part of the elements; the whole NO ID ont
Of doors is open to him and the ouIsIdes UfIhe hsu-
ses Of the rich. not uuirrquenIly the Q { part, ar
rs much a source IL pleasure To him rs To lheir own
ers HIS children are very dear &c him. and almost
always rise 10 a condition above Ihei; fathers; and
his vile. although compelled 10 labor hard aud en-
dure what other women might Gull gtievOus burdens
Is always true 10 him. ind loves him better. A. ne
dues her. Tor the very toll anal pnvatinn she has
had To encounter Tor The FAKE hf him aud his child.
rem. Bot IL The poor man " no hus once been rich.
poverty Is the deadiresi III that can beial him
When poverty first comes To b 5 Dwelling. The firsl
glance nj her neLgrs i'm 'ge alnn-t drtv = him IN q;
indeed. It not unfrequenIly happens that her cold
irown Kills him outright. But ii he Gun sustain the
hrsi shock Of her presence. the danger Nil SOON I've
over, and day 10y day the uuwelrUme aud hated Wis
tani Will grow less and less repulslte, until NJ last
the poor man will marvel Why he sl,uuld have sr
terrified hun ia The beginning. Absolute unmiiiga.
ted want, like pain aud disease. must affect all alike,
but Tins is mt the kind nf poyerIy we mean; such a
condition is hardly known in our happy land. where
there are few cases Of suT. ring from want. excep
n'nongst the dissDlnIe and idle; aud they are alw ny,
wrelched. whether rich or pour.
The sudden breaking up nnd ovenuming in IN,
ianlily OIL merchant when o. ertukrn Ivy bankrupt
cy. CANNOT be fully understood. except by those wi,
have experienced 1t. u is like clipping the wing,
ola wild bird and shutting him rp in n cage, I,
beat his breast against the curl wires OF his prison
while he cairhes a glimpse Of The blue ether, where
MS male aud his COMPANIONS are snaring With out
stretched pinionS ahuye him. The real deprivation
oi the luhurIes or even comforts. IN which he had
oeen used To indulge, is not the chief cause OF sui
terng with The poor bankrupt; II is the altered tone
"i Nose with whom he associated in his prosperity
which gives him hs keenesi plnp. The easv mir uI
familiarity of his eqaal, the defereniial respect ui
MS dependanis.and ab we oil The manner of hIs cred.
itors. are suddenly changed in a night; his cpmpan.
ION becomes cold, his dependant grows insplent and
MS credhor cooks nj hun with a suspicious gIahce
which seems n accuse him Of emnezzIement and
fraud. Or a sudden he feels that his rrspccrabiluy
has o"zed away from him. aud when he finds IhaI
ne mas got nothing bat his character To depend upon
he begins 10 disIrust has own virtue, rs he dIscuy
ers that II will neither gain hun credit for a dollar
nor insure him the respect of hs acquaintance; aud
he alTo I wishes that he had il ia his po wei to q,
So But he has given mp To his creditors the last
copper IN his pocket; aud he meeIs with no comps.
SION from them, II they get a copper less Than their
dues. lie remembers ~ his trouble how differently
ne treated IhOse whO we're indebted To hrm, and
lakes comfuH in The recollection, but he wonder
Why men VIII continue To treat their fellow beings
according TO their possessions, and not according 10
their merits.