Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1846-01-29

Trick and hypocr'cy and whining always
seem to 60 with poverty. Was that ti"
ga"dy butterfly, Mfs. L., ~ho 'st went
om 2
Yes; ] do think have never known n
more worldly -nindea person than Mrs. l.
IN my life. Al sic thinks sbon, is dress snd
company. She never seems 10 reflect thu
she has soul 10 save.
'Or io be- iosi. which certainly it will be- il
she does po, lay aside the vani',es Of th'-
world. suppose she never sad prayer IN
her life.'
'Nm she If you were 10 talk to her oi
praying she wonld smile in your face.
a sad condition, indeed. How the world
licth in the wicked ono. The prince Of this
world hath many children. aud she Is one o.
them
And yc,,' continued the wife, 'she seems
utterly inscnsible To her sad condition. and
always changes the subject when ! mention
II Ia her,
hardening her heart and slilfenlng her neck
uIIll che falls into The gulf of eternal ruln.--
1t is sad 10 think on
BY eating the bread of carefulness, by
grinding the poor, and overworkIng his ap
prenllces, Mr.. = gradually becan"
the owner Of property. of course he wus a
hard landlord lie owned two or three
stores. .whIc h vrrc'vciy now and then chang.
ing tcnunts-tor iew could stand his grinding
! injustice.
! One Of these stores had bceu vacated foT
some time, when young man, just going into
business and who knew nothing of his char.
acter, rented i, for three hundred aud fifty
dollars per snnum. That was The highest
limit he had SET lilmsrlf in his close calcula-
ton of profit. He was pour but enterprs-
ing young man, and had been assisted into
business by . few conhdlng aud firm friends.
! Nota single aliersilun or repair would
u put upon the house. After going
To about two hundred dollars expense IN fit
ting up the store, the young man opened ioT
business. AT The end of The first year, hc
found that his profits had been very fair
nut there were many remnants aud pieces o'
nnsaleable goods on hand which had been
paid tor.-thpsc curlalrd his active capital.
Cheerful IN prospect for hS next years
business. ard resolved to nse even more ac-
'lviy and economy, he put his lat quarters
rent ~ his pocket, and called on Mr.. =
A'er the money had been paid aud the
receipt taken. Mr.. = inquired after
hts business The young man spoke OF II as
increasing, and said that hr had done a, well
ns he expected.
'fon have 10 thought Of moving, ] sup.
pose 2
oh, no lhc stand is good one and pleas
cs me-
'Ahem ahem I've bcen thinking for
some time ihnt your rent was too low. 4
al -ta Ia
more money
three hundred and fifty is as much as
can afford to pay, aud as much as any Of my
neighbors pay
'Your ncghhors pay too little, then
must have four hundred and fifty dollars for
my store the mex, year
-Four hundred aud fifty y exclaimed the
young man /; j cunno, afford To pay that -
Besides, II Is worth 10 more than now pay.
There are many who can and will pay
four hundred and ffy-I mus, get the most
profitable tenants lean
But have been to at least two hundred
dollars expense
'rhat is your own look ont, young man.
not nine.
80 it is, and / was fool to mention i, !
! see that am yet learner here
/ MIR. 7 only smiled.
win you pot take four hundred ?
! Not cent less than four hundred and
/ fifty.
/ The young man could do but one Of two
things, remove or pay the high rent. Fear.
! ing 10 risk another stand, and knowing that
a change would be more loss than a hun
dred dollars, he reluctantly entered into con.
tract TO pay four hundred aud fifty.
Another yeur passed, and Mr.. 7
added fifty dollars rent 10 the house. THIS
was borne with also. for II WAS better than Ia
move. But when fifty additional were de-
manded, under the impression that the ten
ant would consider It more than a loss OF
| fifty dollars to move, he could stand il no
longer, and sought another store. This
store did mol prove TO be a good stand, which
so troubled the young mans mind that, from
neglectlng his business, he became unsteady
and in the end failed.
With Mr.. = II was n common prac-
ticc To raise on all his tenants a SUN JUS,
large enough to make them feel that it
was better To pay II than move.
! No one who knows the writer will feel
disposed tn accuse hun of wishing To throw
hisrcspect upon religion. How conId he be
so false To himself IA 10 wish TO darken the
only true igh, that lightrne'h every man
that come,h INTO the world which pene.
lrates and dIsperses the gloom of The grave ?
But he ls ever disposed to condemn and hold
up to view all pre'"ndcrs to that which they
do no, possess. One such man as Mr.. T.
docs more real harm in the world than o
d"Z"n open reprobales.
And slns how many such there are
Who docs not know n Mr. =? lu
which religious associations are not those To
be found who are willing to have faith alone.
10 trust in faith alone and to esteem the
goods of thus world ns more valuable than
the goods of charity: A purified, internal
lo.e for the noighbor, love that prompts Ia
good dccds-combIncd with calm depend
ence upon the Glver Of every good and per-
feet gift is the only religion that will make
a man fit for heaven.
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MoRr EESrrITs az IifE ISsuRiscE- The
Rochester Democrat SAYS: 4" We are graft.
he'd 10 learn that our esteemed fellow citizen,
). Is, Chase, Esq, just deceased, has left n
han'some cnnIpricbcs for his family IA tho
shape oftwo life iusnranre policic. ,amouuiiug
Ia 81 800"