The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-10-03
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PRIDE AND POVERTY. There are
hundreds of families that have no small
income, and yet are poor-and will re-
main so for life, unless they turn over a
new leaf and live as they ought. The
members of such families are proud and
extravagant, and expend large amount
to keepup appearances, & continue in the
ranks oftashon. We can point to many
such people, who might now be in indie
pendent circumstances, were it not for
their pride. The children in such fami-
lies are furnished with every thing to
crafty their folly, as if the outward ap-
pearance were sure guarant ee oftheir
respectabllty and future success. Ifthere
is any thing we despise, it is the union
Of pride and povcrty-the keeping up of
appearances to the sacrifice Of comfort
and health. The money that has been
expended by such persons for the last
two or three years, if taken proper care
OF, would now place them in comfortable
circumstances, ifnot be sufficient to pur-
chase dwellings to shelter them in the
decline of life.
Friend, ifyou are poor, don't be proud
Never scant your belly to cover your
back and make fine appearance. Your
wise neishbors but laugh at your folly,
while those you strive to initiate look
upon you with contempt. Don't labor to
conceal your poverty. 1t is far preferable
to wear lourpenny calico dress to meet
ing, and have it paid for, with plenty to
eat, than to dash abou: in silks, which
have been credited to you, while you
have scarcely a decent meal in your
house. Pride will ruin you sooner or
later, so be wise and divest yourselves
OF folly; and dress according to your
means. No one will think The less off
you for your calico dress, cape, bonnet,
and hard hands, which tell plainly that
the dish cloth and wash tub are no stran
gers to you.-Porland Tribune.
Whcn aOiW Profession and Wealth
cease to be ecorshipped? We are led
TO ask this question from the fact that
very lately we saw the pompous
doings of a few professional men in
Tended to honor the memory of one
who had just died, whose title had
been of but little use to his race; one
who had lived upon the earn
ngs of others, and whose habits as
% temperance were bad, and whose
life was undoubtedly shortened by
he immoderate use of intoxicat-
ng drinks. But he belonged to one
ofthe so called learned professions,
md he must be praised by the pro-
ession when dead, whatever may .
lave been the influence of his exam -,
de upon the community in which he ;
lad moved.-Had an honest and in ,
lustrous farmer or mechanic died,
whose whole life had been useful to :
lis fellow men and a blessing TO the
world, no meeting of brother farmers
n brother mechanics would have
'een held to honor his memory. 1t
5 time the mass OF mankind should
lew these things in their true light,
nd ridicule the attempt TO make men
Worship professions by passing res :
lutions for the public prints, The OBJ :
9ct Of which is " to wash Philippians +
air. ''--Neao Hampshire Courier. Il
Mr.. Fairchilds Examination. We
omplete the publication this week, n
| the evidence offered before the s.
;ouncll that had MIR. F's case un- o
er consideration. On our first page
VII be found Mr.. F's own account p
I The matter, and to us il is convin- p
ing proof that the decision of the a
ouncll was a correct one. Mr.. f. is !; "
n unfortunate man, and we doubt =,