The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1849-06-01

Whist agricultural life il much more pre-
duetivc than ether avocatons, y Is vastly less
rNpcnova or consuming Almost AN other pnr-
suits resort 20 towns aud cities, where the siylr
of living l. costly and cNtrayagant II Is very
rare t. find farmer OF planter, residing IN pat
se,, Of marble or granate Il is seldom that
even public buildings IN the country are con-
structcd ~ such materials Bu, va cities they
are not unusual ia private dwellings with those
who have the mvanS-wlui>t the great number
of public buildings. chus,hes, banks, Offices.
81 are or standing magniiiccnec The
stylc of buidlng afford q far criterion Of TIE
other elements of expense N ciiy life, cloth.
inu. and amuscmcnts. 1t is well known that m
the laryrr cities, the expenditure of tine wealthy
class of families amounts to some eight or len
thousand dollars year Now among the plant
crs Of the South Of equal wealth N the coun-
tr,. it would be hard To find mere domestic
expenditure of such an amount perhaps rarely
more than half OF i, In the country the IN.
auccmcnl TO build such hah,aiions * not SO
great. There is not 50 many to admire and to
praise IN u rural neghbofhood as throng the
streets and avenues of a largo city, Nor is
there To- be found in the country the over-grown
millionaire to sci the example, and fire the
pride and vanity of his poorer neighoors, their
wives and daughters, with desire 10 emulate
and initiate
In the city the temptation 20 indulgence = in
ccssant, because almost every object of desire
j. in market, and the desire Itself Is named not
only by thu opportunity but the rivalry.
It 4. this great display of wealth and luxury
in cities, whieh has caused the popular error that
they are the peculiar ahodc- ol wealth and pros
q hot ln al. uh
arc more hourishing than others. The world
Is great believer IN appearances But It Is
curious that the vcsy circum stances which have
gwen to cities character for riches, j ould he
The causes Of that poverty. whose actual exist
nnc" has been proven For the prastice of cX-
'ravaganc' Is not confined 10 the rich but rx-
tends TO ,very class Of city life For in every
class There are rivals struggling Hh each other
20 MAKE the iH-s' appearance, ard that the dis
| tncuonS 81 class are SO nds.inc' NJ To MAKE
each one ambitions 1i eaualling iis immediate
superior. In word. the dominion Of fashion
is far more dcspotc and oppressive IN cltv, than
1 in country htc Even the poor scamx,ress.
who bends over her wof', during the tedious
aouts of the dny, and Tar VITO the night, 10 earn
a meagre subsistence, uuiil dimncss gather, ~
hc' eye, and distortion insiens on her form, even
the PAYS from her scanty earning, the tribute
,yactcd hy fashion, and arrays herself in CO.'S
tune As roninrmphc TO the prevailing mode as
her means can make IT, Bat IN The country
where the people do not live under each others
observation and criticism continually II Is 9TH
8erNise II is only when visiting " VISITED
7iha' the occasion of display occurs, and the an
snual expenditure is regulated accordingly II 3,
*'ruo that the average wealth If the Inhab,ani
*oi cities is generally greater than that OF the