Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-11-16
More Requires Mere
A VISION.

) John Smith, trader sat at the door
'of his cottage and an unusual weight Of
dependency preyed upon his mind. His
circumstances, TO be sure, were not so
bad-he was about a. prosperous as his
ncighbors but then, le thought, could
be escape the endless round Of care and
ycNatlon, to which a life Of business eX-
posed him; could he have time for re-
pose, reading and mcdtation-in short,
could he be independent OF thanklcss
and selfish world, how happy he would hc!
He unused upon this thought until the
mysterious agent who is supposed TO
keep watch over the temporal affairs Of
men, stood hy his side,
Il have seen," SAID the strange visitor
81 the current of your thpughtS, and You
long for wealth. Tell mc by tomorrow
what amount you desire, and it shall be
yours ~
: The speaker then vanished, and thrill
Of light ran through the veins OF John
Smith But he Immediately bc,hought
himself Of the answer he should return
his new acquaintance when he reap
pearcd. AT first, no difficulty was APP
parent; but as SOON as he had taken up
his pencil to make the necessary calcu-
lations, he found that the question was
not to be answered so readily as he I'M
agined At first, he set down $1,000 as
the sum Of his wishes.
1t will buy" said he, this little
place, enable me to stock my shop, re-
pair my fences, aud buy me good yoke
Of oxcn-I shall then be Independent"
! He unused on this awhile.
| "Stil on the other hand, (hc contin-
ued, | shoula have to labor--sickncss
might reduce my business to disorder,
and bring poverty. ! will have So 600
besides, that my interest money may be
amply sufficient for my support"
/ This sum was hardly fixed on howev-
er, ere he foresaw that it would be Who'll
ly insufficient.
1t will pinch me on all sides still,
(said he.) could not keep carriage
nor travel into foreign countries, as
have often thought | should like to do
Besides, | should be obliged to live in a
small way. 1t would allow me to be
contcnted and lead an easy life, to be sure,
if was satisfied, like the brute, with
mere ease and sufficient to eat. But |
want something more than this. want
to enjoy life like a gentlemen. ] will
addict me see-yes, twice as much Tor
"A handsome country seat alone, aud ten
times the amount IN bank stock. Say
about $3.50, 900. This will be a capital
fortune, and enable me to crafty al! my
desires"
Jus, then a new idea dropped into
Johns head.
Then even then, should find richer
men in the country than myself"
lie pondered on this awhile Ii reused
up all the jealousy OF his soul. lie did
not care about out.shinlng them all IN
the splcndor Of his establishment and
mode of living but lac felt that the dbih-
~ tO do 50 would be absolutely necessary
IN his hnppIness-and hc was at once
launched INTO wide ocean of calcula-
tons, which carried him finally to SIO,-
OOO,O00. With this he was perfectly
sure of being satisfied.
But he had no sooner come to this con-
elusion than a new idea struck hun
lie had thought of travelling abroad he
would meet men of mammoth fortunes
in Europe lie considered moment,
and then addcd 4 cyphcr to the ten m'l-
lur,
Tia. sum o. 500 ,h0O, 600 would