The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-09-29

day living in the very palaces which tn
princes once inhabited, and all namel
which have not been turned into stores an,
shops, and who by their hard work am
good minds are making themselves owner
of somewhat Of that which they created 70
others.
But the power of trade does not explain
the whole change which has come upor
old Boston. The immigrant is your bes
tenant. How! Mr.. A. owns a house or
Fort Hill, or Pearl street, or Sturgis Place
He has lived on Fort Hill, he and hi. FAM
ly, for years. He gave 81 80 a foot foI
land there when Beacon street sold its lot.
at % or 80 cents foot The immigrant
and Trade have driven him from the beau
uful square,-its lofty trees, and nicely
rolled walks,-from the fine sea view, and
the pure air. He has let his house to B., a
middleman, for 1920 a year, He has
filled its rooms with emigranrs, and gets
$4,000 year. Now when A. lived ia
his house its rent would have been large al
5000. Outrageous! you explain, TO fleece
the poor emigrant so. Not SO fast, neigh
Dor. There IS no fleeing at all. The
emigrant gets his money worth. He gives
dollar and fifty or seventy.fve cents a
week for a Parlor, with mahogany doors,
marble chimney pieces, plated knobs, hand
some stucco, &c. &C., with bed room adj.
joining-or dollar and twenty-five for one
room-with good water, air &c, 10 boot.
He lives in fine house, and NAV write
himself gentleman. | asked an emigranl
family Of two, and another expected, what
was the rent Of his first floor room with
dining room attached. "a dollar and fifty
cents a week." was the answer. Don't
talk about the extravagant rent Of the emf
grant. Why, at home he lived in wretch
ed shanty, with no room in it, and thought
no rent too high for the accommodation.
With US the owner is we'll paid for ex.
changing palaces. The middleman makes
great profit, and the tenant gets excellent
accommodations for very small outlay.
A days wages will pay weeks rent. An
excellent feature in this arrangement is, it
allows no credit. The rent Is in advance.
The middleman pays a month in advance:
the tenant week. IL failure occurs, he
that fails must give up the ship at once.
The thing is perfectly understood, and the
rent always ready.
But civilization is westward. Trade,
fashion, and wealth, all follow the great
lead. You must do something more and
else than cross Washington street now.
The word is trans Tyberim, and into the
country you must. The ''iron horse" is at
the door, and almost every door, and he is
bad at standing or at withstanding. 1t is
curious to note the changes the country has
undergone. The old orchard which used
to return little more than barrel Of very
poor apples the acre is now fortune. The
Canada thistles have given place to the cot
tage OTnec. They used to sell land by the
acre for fifty or hundred dollars an acre,
FIVE miles out Of town. Now the land is
worth and sold for thousand, nay, two
thousand dollars the acre. Now the rural
economy nomenclature has entirely dropped
the word acre, and land is only sold by the
foot Said friend but yesterday, and he
lives in one Of multitudinous Newton's 5,
they sell land here by the inch. We shall
soon drop the VOID country. Comfort will
go next, and the Police man will sport his
badge over mountain and through valley
in the green wood and the sweet smelling
shrubbery.
What is to be donei A transition state
is not favorable for institutions; and men,
and women too, in such state. will dc
much as they list. Keep the schoolmastel
abroad. Give to mind ard to hear. true
culture. Be glad that men are getting bet
ter dwelling places, for better manners
will come of them. Never be afraid o
human progress, or of individual elevation
Always bear in mind that the emigran
brings with him a human mind and hu
man heart, and rejoice in the best develops
ment of both. The cat is OH the rail, ant
it is odds if it keep not the track. If W
do not choose TO get in, we shall hardl
keep Others out. and they who ride vii
surely win.