Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1851-08-21
From the Pairie Telegraph
Simon Peterface, No. O.
Mr.. LITTLE GENTLEMAS

FROM Tue PdTe Telegraph.
Simon Peterface, No. Q.
Mn. LITTLE GrNrLEMAS,
Dear Sir, ifthough
the wisdom and goodness of God, you are We,
spared, OF which have fears, 10 be pleased to
enligh,en your humble servant and others, on
the queries last propounjed, and also give us
your views on the suggestions that follows.
knowing your great ability and philAn,hropic
disposition, and willingness to do good, shall
as u matter eli course, ifthis is not an. wered
understand that you are dead, unless otherwise
informed ifyou are in some Other part of your
Masters vineyard, it is quite the same thing TO
US Schuylerl'ss. Would, or would it not W.
good policy for large portion of our hard
working harvest hands to quit work and go in.
to speculation; for instance, turn merchant,
Lawyer, Doctor, Preacher, Phrenologist, or
what not, any thing bu. hard work. l .elec,
one of the cases, and give my reasons, and ask
your private opinion publicly expressed, Re
collect don't mean the old way of spending
time, labor and mind, il qualification of ones
self because that is just as had US work, and
is TIE reward of merit; but something after
this fashion, for merchant Find good e.
gent irr some house in the ci'irs where goods
are sold, aud have him to recommend you as
man of business habits honest and as pos
ses'ed Of some means, then make a pretty
good hawl the iirsltime, advertise, sell cheap
and quick, rcplenish and 60 ahead as long as
you can and when pay day comes, the same
kind OF management and good sense that has
got you thus far will get you through, your
creditors can be Informed of your embarrass-
ment, and you can compromise aud buy in
your paper al so per cent discount Don't
you see Mr. Little Gentleman, what a profit,
and little work either that's NOR e. Again
you know fine clothes makes a man feel
digniiied, and most Of people look more at
the out than the inner man, YOU see it is
right, and easy to save a good wardrobe
and keep something for rainy day besides
then you can make a good and grand APP
pearance on all public occasions, and
many will call you enterprisingi in fact you
can pass for one of the upper ten in the lit
tie arislocracv. Now il a man i, hard.
working, persevering and honest, don't
cent for he can and will pay,
only give him little time and as fast as
he makes any thing make him fork over or
sue him, for he has no influence and can't
shine, no how. lie has no fine clothes,
fine furniture or fine fixtures. The same
kind OF good management will succeed in
either case named, and then it is fashion,
able. but recollect, brass, brass, brass. you
must make use Of plenty of brass. Oh that
we had brass mine, who would 90 to
California! An ounce of brass in the fore
head, is often worth more than an ounce
OF gold in the pocket; you spend the gold
but the brass remains, and becomes part
and parcel Of the Physognomy ready 70.
all emergencies.
How does Bloomerism flourish; are YOU
a Bloomerann refer you to the follow
ing texts in proof OF my views given.
Matthew viii IL. "Thrreiore all things
We would that men should do
to you, do ye even so t. them; for this is
the Jaw, and the prophets.
Mat ". Al. But | say unto you, love
your enemies, bless then, that curse YOU,
and pray for them that despiieiuIIy use you.
and prosecute you.
James ii. II. Even so faith, if it has not
works, is dead; being alone.
Are not all our newspapers becoming
more interesting, instructive aud scientific
n view OF the common sense, plain and
notices ofpatent medicines. mol
'umbug lhere.-"Ihem'S my opinions"
SIMON PEIERFACE.