New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-11-27

Trick and hypocrisy and whining slways seem
to 60 with poverty. Was thar the gaudy butterfly,
! Mrs. L., who just went QUIT"
Yes; do think l have never known more
worldly minded person than Mrs L.. in my life.
All she thinks about is dress and company she
never seems 10 reflect that she has a soul 10 save
''Or to be lost, which it certainly will be !. she
does not lay aside the vanities OF this world.
suppose she never said prayer in her HE
Not she; il you were 10 talk 10 her Oh praying
she would smile in your face
e. A sad condition. indeed How the world lieth
in the wicked one The prince OF this world main
raany children, and she is one OF them
And yet, continued the wife she seems utterly
nsensibe 10 her sad condition. and always changes
the subject when mention il 10 her.
"Of course And she will 90 on thus, hardening
her heart and s;itEcnng her neck until she tails INTO
the gulf of eternal rain. 1t is sad TO think on
By eating the bread OF caretuness, by grinding
the poor and by over-woraing his apprentices, Mr..
T gradually became the owner OF property
Of course he was hard landlord He owned two
or three stores. which Were every now. and then
changing tenants-for few could stand his grinding
injustice.
One of these stores had been vacant for some time.
when young man. just going into business ana VINO
knew nothing of his character, rented Tor three
hundred and fifty dollars per anuum That was the
highest limit he had set himself IN MS close calcu-
lation of profit. He was poor. bat enierprislng
young man, and had been assisted INTO business by
few contdins and firm. friends
Not single alteration or repair Would I----
put upon the house. After going to about two hun
dred dollars expense in fitting up the store, the
Young man opened for business. Al the end OF the
first year. he found that his profits had been very
fair but there were many remnants ana pieces OF
unsaleable goods hand which had been pad
for-these curtailed his active capital Cheerful IN
prospect of his next years business, and resolved
10 use even more activity and economy, he put his
last quarters rent in his pocket, and called on Mr
T.. After tie money had been taken, and the
receipt given, Mr., T.. inquired after his ousi-
ness; the young man spoke OF II as increasing and
said that he had done as well as he had expected
"You have no thought of moving, suppose e
'Oh, no; the stand is good one, and pleases me-
"Ahem Ahem We been thinking, for some
time tina, your rent was too low. A good stand like
yours is worth good deal more money.
Three hundred and fifty is as much as can
afford to pay, and as much as any oil my neishoors
:. Your neighbors pay TOO little then must have
four hundred and fifty dollars for my store Tor the
mex, year"
-Four hundred and fifty exclaimed the young
man, | cannot afford to pay that. Besides II Is
worth no more than | now pay.
There are many who can and Will pay tour nun
dred and fiiiy-I mus, get the most profitable ten
ants | can"
But have been to at least two hundred dollars
expense .,
That is your OVID look out, young man, not mine
So it is, and was fool TO mentonit see that
/ am vet learner here.
Mr. t.. only smiled.
"Will you not take four hundred ~
Not one cent less than four hundred and nifty
The Young man could do but one of two things ::
remove or pay the high rent Fearing to risk
another stand, and knowing that change would be
more loss TO him than hundred dollars, he reluc-
family entered into contract to pay tour hundred and
fifty.
Another wear passed, and Mr.. t. added fifty
dollars more rent on the house. This was borne
with Also for il was better than 10 move. But
when fifty additional were demanded, under the
impression that the tenant would consider II more
than loss of fifty dollars move, he could stand II
no longer, and sought another store. This store did
not prove 10 be good staud which so troubled the
young mans mind that from neg Letting his business,
he became unsteady and in the end failed
With Mr. t.. il was common practice TO
raise on all of his tenants sum just large enough 10
make them feel that il was better pay 1t than move.
No one who knows the writer will feel disposed 10
accuse him OF wishing throw disrespect upon re-
ligion How could he be so false 10 himself as 10
wish to darken the only true light that Shteneth
every man that comeih into the world which pcne-
trates and disperscs the gloom Of the grave But
he is ever disposed to condemn and hold up to view
all pretenders TO that which they do not. possess
One such man as MIR. T. does more reel harm
in the world than dozen open rcprobacs.
And, alas ! how many such there are. w no does
NOT know n Mr.. or a Mrs t.? In what re.
lgious associations are not those TO be found who
are willing 10 have faith alone to trust IN faith
alone and TO esteem the goods of this world as
more valuable Than the goods of charity. a purl-
| fled internal love for the neighbour, love that
prompts to good deeds-combined with q calm de-
pendencc upon the Giver of every good and perfect
gift is the only religion that will make man fit for
Heaven.