The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-02-13
2WHAT'S TIE USE.

III - :
Mr.. Furguson the noted bibulant-
he of the rubicund visage we mean
was standing in Washington street the
other day, leaning against an awning
post 10 rest himself alter the fatigue
incident upon visiting and chatting
with number Of publicans and sim
ners, wien he fell into the following
train OF reflections -
What's the use of being richl In
particular. what's the use Of getting
rich7 My wife, she says TO me every
time | get TO work on good job
tJim, why don't you try to lay up a
little money ?" says she. And then !
try to dis,il into her mind the evils Of
riches. There was poor Mr.. Astor,
worked hard to 'cumulate property,
and when he had piled up lot OF it
he was pestered TO death to take keer
oft. Then there was poor rich Mr..
McDonogh, in Louisiana, nigh about
starved himself, and only had one suit
Of poor clothes, for the sake Of buyln
all the land that jined him. | reckon
I've ct and drunk about ten times as
much good stuff as Mr.. McDonogh
did in his life. with all his property.
I live kinder inde pendent, like. No.
BODY asks me to isdorse notes or 60
bail for anybody. No tenth cousins
come to my house visitin, expect!n
10 live like fighlin. cocks at my ex-
pense. Nobody asks me 10 subscribe
thousand dollars for Koshshoot.--
Nobody asks me for money for party
purposes. In fact, | get treated at
other peoples expense every lee
ton. t.-
And now what's the use Of my
working and scrnbbn around year in
and wear out Just to 'cumulate a few
hundred thousand dollars' My wife
would like to Lave me do it, | know.
so that she might dress in silks, but
caliker is good enough for any woman.
enjoy myself just as well as il was
rich. Can't | see all the pretty pic
tiers they put up in the windows,
around here. for nolhin! And all
them watches and rings the other side
Of that plaleglass. | can enjoy as well
as if | owned EN-. have new pat
terms put out for me 10 look at almost
every day, and don't have 10 worry
nights about their gettin stole. Your
rich men 60 to great expense and
much trouble to keep their coaches
and great lazy fellows to drive them,
but when | want to ride up to the
South End, or to almost any other
part of the city, just beckons with
nv finger, and q fourhorse team and
coach haul up to the curb stone and
! lump in and am off,-only q four
pence to pay. No, mol You don't
catch Jim Ferguson beln one OF the
"Rich Men Of Massachusetts," no
howl They ain't good members Of
society. they amt. Cause why l.
They buy their liquor by the demi-
John and drink it at home, and there
amt no pulic spirit about that. That
don't hel p landlords and saloon.keeP-
ers TO pay rent-don't help along the
'chinery ofsociety. It's liable to raise
a breeze in The family circle, as
knew by experience, for if J carry
home even a pint.bot,le, Mrs. F. raises
blow that Almost takes my hair OFT.
II | followed the example OF the rich
men, should lead pretty life with
Mrs. F. Ia fact rich men are a
humbug, and money is humbug. so
guess III carry this quarter TO some
grocery and invest it where thieves
can't break through and steal it. AS
long as carry it about Pm liable tS
have my poke, picked, but when I've
drunk it up nobody can cheat me out
of it-thai's a fact"
And Mr.. Ferguson, being July
impressed with the vanity OF riches
spen, his last quarter at the nearest
grocery.