Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-06-22
[WHoLE No. $50
People who Pay Double.
By LaInan Blanchard.

III Nelson, when he had but one arm TO
do battle with, had still two legs TO stand
to his colours on so may honesty. with
reduced means. with hundreds cgt down
to fifties-honesty, put as i were upon
hulfpay-be still seen, upright, strong
on its feet, and holding TO It's principlS.
But how if bravery, when, bereA Of
limb. have to do double dWy How if
honesty, when impoyerished, be aoe!aed
to pay double ,nl. 81 ai aai,sl.4 4nilIa
/ Nothing pore widely-spread than
poverty; and nothing moro narrowly
judged Of and understood. When wo
look at the poor tho paging poor, who
breathe the free air of merry England
just outside. the workhonse eutes--7we
recognise the chief necessity Of hlsir
coRd;pon, in the duty ~ perseyere, spGq4-
mer and winter, in a. rigid and self d.
nylng economy. But We rarely siopt"
note the working Of a more erprl necfs-
sity in their pt--we 90 not mark that
they are the victims to an inccssapi and
inevitable extravaganza.
We overlook The fact that the poor
cannot economize. To possess too lit
tie, 10 pay TOO much, are the chief lea-
lures ofiheir destiny TO stint, to spare,
to make hard shift, TO feel that the half
farthing will be practically in Countless
Ibargains a saving gain to ,hem--yst to
be constantly, hopelessly, extravagant
this is the lot Of thepoM. ..e bad.
Our talk all the year round is oftho
cheapest markets. These are the mar
kels to. which the poor can never repair.
"Act upon my plan, cried Fiiz-
cr9sus, thrusting his hands into his
pockets; everybody should do as l
do. Come I'll'let yogip,o my secret.
Always. buy the best. If you want to
save, buy the best Of. eSery,hing. It's
the cheapest in the end" '.
Fitz- is rig ht but then the
poor are not "everybody." The poor,
while they want TO save, must buy the
worst Of everything dearest in the
end Their sleDderness OF meaps eyer
prevents them from securing bargain.
The price Of the best, the cheapest in
he end, obliges them 10 take the bad
With the most urgent necessity TO econ
omizo, they are driven hdlplessly upon
the improyident course. For the hap,
py end they cannot wait {; they must
begin at once with what the deeply
skilled in the art oftruc cheappcss wise.
ly reject. ...e '''. '.a'
The only riches that fall in tho way
Of the poor are rich maxims, dropping
like diamonds from the lip ofthe ahluent.
- buy three pair Of boots at time
they last four times as long as q sin
gle pair" IL always pay six-and-twen-
ty for my hat-il lasts out halfa-dozen
cheap ones"
And the poor mechpnir, wila his
sixpences, and these gratuitous
yems of economy jinglng together in
'is ears, passes on unprohtingly, to buy
lis country-made shoes, and his sieve
Ike gossamer. lie had not half fepopgh
money to purchase the cheapest, He
bids as little as he may for the dearest
y the end-which end very soon arrives
next sunday, ifit should happen ~
ain H"d'
The food which nourishes him not,
he raiment which wears and washes
'way with ruinoWs rapidity, the poor
nan must be coptenied to securc--con-
ented amidst his wants TO be ever deeIv
ming thom-coptentel 70 pay double,
n virtue Of the excess Of his poverty
le knows his ill-tate, IN this respect,
'ut may not control il. Cheapness he
'stoens to be The peculiar, The enyipblo
privilege Of the RICH. aa. a4 uu
But such as his purchases are, they
ire made at The lowest PRICES, nominal
y i-on what is called advantageous
crlns :" seldom. The litle shop
,eeper with whom he deals is obliged
o get rredit, and obliged to give it,
The poor customer probably never pos
essed in all his days 50 much rs a sim
,lo weeks wages in advance Of the
worlds claims upon him. Tint scanty
iugnon, the receipt whereby gIaddens
lis inmost soul on Saturday. is not
apilal bot income. Ii is not often TO
70 spent . his will, here or there but
o be paid in quarters where j. 10 al
rady due. lie mpsi re?pir ioihe spmo
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