Democratic banner., 1846-06-20
From the New York Planet.
M \ r WING FOR NJ MONEY
BY II. F. HARRINGTON.

}, hearty couatenance may be seen every f,i
day in Broadway, through the window o
his carriage, as he takes his airing. Tier
is nothing oStcntatious ir his cquipagc-
none of that labored display, unfortunate
ly characteristic of too many in New York
lie does not ape the habits of a foreign ar
$ lstocracy, by a%ttiring his servants in hive
. RES, and lis carriage, though evidently o
! costly manufacture, is 50 barren OF tilIScl
and Of SO unPretcnding a construction. tina
the paSScr by, as his eve falls in the midst O
the ambitions '~turn-outS,' so numerous il
| Broadway, would never suspect his occu,
pant to DC the owncr OF unboundcd wealth
,-SaPahle of buying up body and soul, min,
hundred and nincty-nine Of the bc!izcncd
and bcwEsiskcrcd aSpirants. who dash. by
Linn. as he leisurcly rumblcs along, in theil
;iashy gingerbread vehicles. He is of ca
accompanied By i,is WI: al! daughter: the
former preserving III the wanc Of life. ira
&c" # loveiirrcS; the latter in the Gawnin1
ii I~uSt."uS beauty. Tie dress of these Ia
'cies corresponds with the elegant simplicity
that test III true elevation hid real Gen
il!liI which We lave remarked upon IS
Distinguishing the husband aid father. The
Jewels t!."y wear are few and tasteful: and
III their plain becomin" attire. they do not
make their bodies locomotive m%ii.incr $
signs, nor tell t1lr, by extravaganza or
,~n"trcnc$s Of display, that, conscious of de-
tlclrHcy in mental superiority. fey would
make a parade Of the gauGincss OF Tie COW
ering. to atone for the emptiness within it.
IElS Gentleman came t. the city wii,n Il
youn2 EIan, a poor ii. vcntuccr. Eclv!; his
father humble i!rcside in the country, with
Il five dollar note III his pockct-ail he W.,
worth III the wcrl3-!c turned lis steps to-
wards New York; ignorant of mankind. Of
the .:otSauGS seeking. like himself, q live
!I:;ood. who c0ngrcgatc III this mrr.l w!.irl-
pcoI; but fail of expectation. III hope, Of
determination and Of energy. II was dis
tant srvrra! days travel. but he did not
greatly diminish iiiS sranty funds, for the
il ~r:-c:s door ii which he ap, lied It night
ii!I. vas ever open l. receive him; and ii
trW hours Of labor, Tie succeeding d.. re-
Quilted, for he would have s%cornc,l to ac-
c,Ptof r~isarity, Tie hospitality extended 10
LIN. lie sought 4 mean, cheap, lodging
.!otsr: when IL last he tTnd VIII. eager loot,
the streets Of tie city; and though wonder
ing curiosity was awake, lie wasted no time
in i1lcncss, but ~scduously cmplovrdh himself,
in seeking occupation. Appearances are
Gcccit!ul, and it is dangerous to put faith III
them; but the merchant who listened to ia
COB Flags story, and taking The honesty
depicted in his face as an endorsement of
is truth, made him his porter, never lao
reason 10 regret IT.
For fnur wears, he was Il faithful servant
-GiIigcnt, Industrious, honest, and frugal.
Closing his duties soon after nigltiall. his
evenings were his own; and by the light #
lis lamp, he devoted them 10 the improve
,ncnt OF his mind. At the end offour years,
with what he had saved from his earnings,
and some little assistance from his employ
or, he opened L small shop i'll All obscure st.
wherein he vcnded a small stock of goods.
From the beginning he succeeded slowly
indeed, yet lc succeeded. Whatever ones
income may be, however triiling, let Linn
live within it, and he is even then prosper
ING; and to ]proSpcrin a great city, trugality
never finds itself at a fault. Subsistence
and Z home may be procured, meeting to
any quality Of means; and he WHO casts
false pride out of doors. and INDUCES rather
in that ennobling satisfaction, the con-
.sciousness that he is wronging no fellow be-
ing by unjust ssli-indulgcnce, is laying a
foundation for prosperity that nothing can
shake; though the goods of the earth may
gather slowly, the soul will be hcaping up
treasures. Extravaganza isa comparative
term; and he who, with al income of a few
hundreds, exceeds its bounds i'll his cxprn-
diturcs, is more extravagant than the pos
SCISSOR of millions, whose lavish hand scat
tiers thousands from his revenue. Jacc"
Flagg had a little something left OF his first
wears gains and u yet larger sum at the
close Of the sccond-tcn fold after the
third.
As his condition improved, he cautiously
and advisedly improved lis mode Of living.
He removed to a more gcntecl boarding
housc-and then a better still-evcr care
full, however, not to deceive himself, and
run ahead of duty!
The second change was rife with momcn-
,tous influences upon his destiny; for there
boarded in the same house a widow and Incl
daughter, the last en- heiress, worth q thou,