The North-Carolina standard., 1847-10-13
Too poor to saI4e a Newspaper.


Most persons have their turns Of feeling aw-
fully poor. When those frs are on, they feel il
necessary to economise and retrench their ex-
Penses in some way. They begin TO cast about
them 70 see what luxury they can dispense with,
Ihey look along, I'LL at length they meet with the
newspaPer-the humble weekly Newspaper
which costs them the enormous sum Of little over
Pee cents per number, and at once conclude that
this is Just the spottO begin at Taking the paper
Is at least piece of useless extfava gance and
waste, and It must be discontinued. This mon
strous leakage OF three dollars year mus, be
stopped. =, .:s.. .af-,r sng. : -, -
We have known of hundreds of persons to rea-
son and act in this way, as singular as it may ar-
pear. We have known persons living in ten thou
sand dolla. houses. with furniture to correspond,
discontinue weekly paper, pleading inability
10 pay tor II, as an excuse for 30 doing in such
cases, we have never doubted but that the truth
was told u.s. for, living in the Iuxury and extrava.
gance we knew they did, we have not supposed
they were able to pay the cost OF weekly paper,
and we would not be surprised to learn that they
are themselves compelled to subsist upon short al.
oWances IT the accounts with the butcher are
kept square. 1t costs some families so much to
" keep up appearances" that they. eGnnOt afford
70 pay any thing to satisfy either The animal or
mental appetite, though the latter is very easily
sahated among "the upper ten tho1sand."" '1a7d
1t ,nan gets in debt few dollars in the pur-
chase OF piece of land, you will see him start for
The Printing Office, forthwith. II believe" says
ne, $ shall have to stop my paper; have been
getting In debt good deal, and must rctrench my
expenditures. like the paper well, and should
fe glad TO continue it, but must stop for while I"
Then suppose he is told that probably three dol
lars year will not make so much difference with
him-he will reply, Aye, true, sir, but recollect
every little helps; what ! spend yearly for The
paper, would. in the course Of few years amount
| 10 considerable SUM, and it is necessary that
should save ak can" It is unnecessary to rea-
son with such an individual, and you may as well
strike off his name first as last; you'll neve. make
anything of him. . H. -, ....t.. lr
! We have in our eye young man, who would
like to take, OUT paper. He reads it and likes it,
but really. he can't afford to subscribe and pay for
It. He smokes three cigars every day, dresses in
the heighlh Of fashion, and sports fine gold lever
He is right down clever fellow, but be is always
short IN his finances, otherwise he would take the
paper. So he has often told Us. q. We occasional.
ly give him one !; we are always happy to do so
we have not the heart to think Of his paying any
thing for ii; for really, person who pays $40 O
year tor cigars, ought not TO be taxed any thing
for newspapers .E --.s a.so-. 1.-g int
| We have seen whole families out TO witness
some foolish Circus performance, at an expense
7 OF some 81 or &3, when, were they asked 10 take
soulC oe'IuI WHICH ~OuIu duOIu ItIeIh
hundred fold more amusement and instruction
: every week, than they could derive from all th,
Circns exhibitions which were ever held, the,
wonId tell you they should like to take il; the,
are very fond of reading; bat, to tell the truth
they are so poor that they cannot afford the ex
! pense." ~. 's.s. ... --. g.. .. o.,
Men who are rich enough to build ten thousant
dollar houses and furnish them, to construct 9
dozen vessels and keep them in operation, 10 own
i and manage large farms, to stand at the head O
large mercantile establishments, to ride in expen
sive carriages, TO wear fine clothes. and cut grea
dash in the world frequently have fit of feeling
miserably poor, if asked TO pay newspaper bill
Some Of the biggest bugs among Us "come down
in twinkling. They will tell you that their ex
penses for papers is very great and they cannot
! stand the cost Of weekly paper. The next you
hear Of them, they are making party, that is in
tended to ou,shne any thing which has ever been
held, and which will cost probably FIVE hundred
dollars. ''-
! But, while there are such persons in the world
there are those of an altogethe: different stamp
who subscribe for paper becfuse they want it.
ond promptly pay for it without grnmbIing. Such
persons have enlarged, liberal, capacious minds
/ and enjoy, in an eminent degree, the good will
and confidence ofthe community at large, and o.
The fraternity of printers in particula Jar. --
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