Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-12-08
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Several years since, an elderly French II
gentleman was desired by 4 relative of his ,
10 review the estimated cost of. an 8exten- j.,
siye establishment which he was Sabdutttod'l
undertake, with a view to. his detection of
any omission in the items, as well as. any |
error in the probable cost Of such items as !
were mentioned. @'s 3 ~ ','s1s .-.1s' E'S2s''
The old man, with spectaeles on nose,
scanned over q long schedule,
and critically noticing the items, weighed
tHeira probable worth, and checking each F
oas as lie pfoeeaded, at length arrived al
the bottom; when, after good deal OF re-FF
Election, he confessed that his relative had
valued his raw materials, his ornamental /
painting, upholstery, mechanics work, &c, |
at good round price. '-.- ..r
"W eli! do you think Of any thing else
to be inclnded?" was asked of him. ,.s1aif1
, "No,. / do not But" added he, in the
impassioned tone peculiar to his nation, 81
tell you what you do: you put down one
tousand dollar for dem ting zat have no
name" - s'7= 81. t<. SFs
] was we'll acquainted with the sagaeious
old gentleman, and this remark of his will
be ofuse to me to the end of my life. Ii
| I'll have been about attempting an en-
terprize demanding pecunary outlay, the
T reflection that should spend Zone tousand
dollar for dem ting zat have no name,
| has often checked my visionary arder, and
perhaps has ultimately deferred from the
contemplated operation. 90 ,... y.-...
Do see a merchant, on the anticipation
of large profits to be made in prospect, q II
| nicely sketched out on paper, commence q
| career ofextravagance? of All, say to my
sell, the poor man has never thought OF
contingencies; he has neglected ''to put
down one tousand dollar for dem ting zat
have no name."
/ Does man of moderate means engage
in the erection Of an edifce, tempted by
the favorable contracts he has been able to
effect with the masons and builders? He
will find that thousand nameless things
will require money, after the contractors
have been paid off, and will discover it to
be literally true, that it will cost him
tone tousard dollar for dem ting zat have
no name.'
J, So he, who to crafty vindictive or pet
ulent temper, is disposed 10 go to law on
the strength of what his attorney informs
; him will be the probable cost, would dc
!, well to put down good round amount fol
:. ntingencies, in the way Of extra engross
d ing, filing, confessing judgment, getting
q copies of opposite counsel, taking offidayits
and the like. Should he do this, and thus
{ carry out the prudent principle Of putting
down ssone tousand dollar for dem ting "a
,, have no name,' he might be induced te
ferego the pleasures of law, and keep his
5 money in his pocket. ss; -. -.
In fact. let US undertake what we will
in sitting down to count the cost, we are
prone to underrate it. Making no allow
, once for numerous costly, but unremem
bered trifles, we forget the considerat'
Frenchman's plan of putting down one
!. tousand dollar for dom ting zat have ne
name,' and the consequence is, that VIZ
: hear alno st every man who has built {
house, ship, or an aviary, or even hen
, roost, complain that it cost much more
! than he supposed it would; or else his re
/. mark is, had he suspected how great an out
D Law was necessary, he would never hav'
o commenced his undertaking.
+ The moral of the whole story is just q
n bout this. 1t will be we'll for US never t
It attempt any enterprise, involving consit
), cradle expenditure Of funds, or wear an
;. tear Of conscience,cre or character, witt
out counting the cost, we should show ou
IS prudence by putting down zone tousand do
Q lair for dem ting Eat have no name.
6 M-MAN.-Man is q Marvellous an
'e Matchless Model OF NJ echanism; Mutabl
1t Mass Of Mirth and Misanthropy; Merr
2 Midst Mourning, Mourning Midst Mirtl
Is Man Mars his Mundane Mission by Mixin
e. in Monstrous Mummeries, Mindless OF tn
lie Meek Monitions Of his Mighty Maste
le Madly Misprisng his Mild and Modera
1e Mandates Nj id the Manifold Manllestatloi
IS. Of the Multiplied Mercies Melted out .
ne his Maker. Muse, then, Misguided Morto
d. on the Magnitude of thy Misdemeanor
v. Mind not the Meretricious Vaccinations
,ir Malevolent Ministers, but Merit the Me-
is of Merciful Messiah.
~ " Wv OMAN. w oman, Who Whilon
he Was Weak, Was Wrought upon by t
ae Wheeling Words Of the Willy one, SIN
n m When the World Weeps DER its Wicke
ny ness. Wanting Woman,the World w
- a Waste, and We Vending our Wea
AN Way through its Wilderness, Would WI
;h' our Wailings to tho Winds and Wave
at Woman, Without thy Winsome Wa,
II Wealth Were Worthless, Will O.
rd. Wisp. The Witchery Of thy Wool
ing Words Works w onders, like the Wavi
ry- ofthe Wizards Wand; Witness thy We
~, ,iie iless Watchings DER the Wounded and
the Wretched, Withstanding our Waywa
'ey ness through Veal or Woe. Want
ery w addlers on the Wane, Writhing UNI
be- Wrinkles, may Wage thee Warfare,
or the Wise Welcome and Worship thee.
With ~ The Brookville (la.) American,
hut whig paper, thus speaks of the Mexie
tile portion Of tho whig editors in Ohio:
wer soaWe feel truly sorry for all the W
he. editors in Ohio, that live within forty m
,av Eof lebanon. Their eyes have been d
5 a zled with the bright and meteor blaze
1ro' Corwin's eloquence, until they have b.
|. in led into swamps and morasses. There Il
Den. are. too proud to return to the highw
the and too cowardly to go the whole lengtf
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