The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-08-29
EOITY' HEy .F.g,YELY.

FIFTY HIS F.g.WELY
A man falls into embarrassment,
which ultimately overwhelm him in
or drive HIM into roguery
and crime. He was yesterday respect
ed, influential and supposed to be affiu-
ent, and his family were treated and
treated themselves accordingly; but to.
day he isdisgraced and steered clear
off-without resources or prospect
very likely in prison and exposed to }
punishment. Vile wretch
say the million; ''it is good enough for
him, but we must pity his poor tam~
ily."
Certainly, we must pity them-pity
all who suffer; still more all who sin and
suffer. They need pity, and there is
no danger that we shall pity them too
much. But the impression conveyed
of the innocence of the fallen mans
family, and their unmerited exposure
to want and ignominy, is often very far
from the truth.
In fact, half the men who are loath-
ed as dragging down their families to
shame and destitution are really them
selves dragged downby those families
driven to bankruptcy, shame. and
crime by the thoughtless and basely
selfish extravaganza of wife and chill
dren. Let man be in the way Of re-
ceiving considerable money, ard bavr
ing property in his hands, and his fam
lily can rarely be made to comprehend
and realise that there is any limits tc
his abilities to give aud spend. Fine
dresses and ornaments for wife and
daughters, spending money and broad
cloth for hopefII sons-costly parties
every now and then, and richer furni'
ture, and more oft at all times-thest
are few of the blind drains on "tht
govorner's" means which are perpetu'
ally in action. 20, what's a hundred
dollars to man doing such business?
is the indignant question in case Of any
demur or remonstrance on his part
=, Not one Of them could bear to disgrace
him by earning dollar; they couldn'
! go out shabbily dressed, for fear hi
credit would suffer. They can't SCI
how man who can get discount il
Bank need ever be short Of money o
9 stingy in usinglt All his talk of diff
! culties or hard times they regard a
customary fables, intended to scrlm
g their drafts on his purse or enhanc
J. their sense of his generosity. When
is so easy to fiji VI a check, why wi
. he be hogglsh. Let hin give fifty dol
q lars to any philanthroplc object, or in
g vest FIVE hundred, however safely, |
: any attempt to meliorate the suffering
/ of the poor, and they now see clearl
J. that he has boards Of gold, and can je'
2 as we'll give them all dresses and jew
Is els as not. Thus the man of means {
. of business is too often regarded by h
T. family as a spungto be squeezed,agoos
= to be plucked, an orange to be sucke'
81 spring TO drink from when thirst
y without at all diminishing its Aow.-
y The stuffls there in profusion-the OF
ly trouble is to make him give it up.
as In vain he remonstrates-implore:
er puts down his foot. He cannot
ef externally contcndilg with those
~ loves best; he wants quiet at home
i "a order TO mature bis. plans and perfe
ny his operations. Ifhe reSists import
nifty, the pumps are set going ,and VIII
IN man can stand the April showers
q feminine sorrow? He gives way
ia last and throws down the money d
y manded, hoping that some great ne'
NJ by the next sleamship-some turn
as luck In his business will make it up
lai him. Perhaps 1t don't and this last fe
pc ther has broken the elephant back.
eo The end, however, near or distant,
gni morally certain. Treated always
eo mine to be opened at will, he final
~ grows desperate and rushes into rec
py less speculation. or blasting crime, a
eet his overwhelmed with ruin. "Seltl
ldi' villain" say the ignorant crowd, he
'u- could lie ron such careerl How
ny pity his family" No doubt ofiIl B
eT If ou knew more perhaps you wou
'ds pity hun IN Y. 1ribunes
cir
Too True.--A western paper say
M IN ever plead guilty to poverty.