Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1852-11-06
Paradoxlcal bid Al the Tlmes.

The following amusing satire we copy from
the New York Times:
at is one of the worst annoyAnces of pow
erty that it debars a man fIom many priviIe-
ges. which, at first glance. seems to be his
exclusively. A rich man can afford to dress
more shsbbily than poor one. A wealthy
merchant can afforn to wear a shabby coat,
but his clerk. on three hundred a year, must
wear one of the latest style and having the
exactest fit. A man owning a block of city
houses can afford to rent the story of one
cheaper than any one of his own, for his fami-
ly residence; bu! his penniless neighbor must
take whole house, have his name on the
door plate, and nobody else's sign on the
front, or give up his hopes of getting into
business. A bankers wife can afford to re-
ceive calls in six-penny calico dress; but
the lady Of our friend, whose only earthly
means are his salary Of thousand per an
mum, must never be seen in her parlor but in
silk, or something equally costly. An heiress
goes into the country with a three shilling
bonnet, and looks so "neat and lovely" with
out grain of iswelry about her; while the
iourncman milliner must wear her four dol
lar bonnet and be loaded with gollen orna-
ments, all to come out of her three dollars
wages per week A rich man may amuse
himself of morning playing the Croton up
on his sidewalk and the plants in his yard.
If we, in our mediocIity, if not in our poverty.
do it, We must rise with the sun. and be
through with the refreshing exercise before
our neighbor looks out Of his front door, or we
are degraded to the level of "man-servant" /"
Your millionaire can refuse TO subscribe to
a benevolent effort; We are mean if We de-
cline. If he gives of his income fraction
whose numerator is a unit. and its denomi-
nator sum larger is applauded. When we
give to the amount of the hundredth part
Of our salary, we are ashamed. A doctor OF
divinity can afford TO wear a shocking bad
hat;' the young Eccntiate must always sport
new one, and one not bought in the Bow
cry either. A wealthy physician can afford
to make his calls on foot, as DR.. John Mason
Good always did when his practice amounted
to more than $4,000 per annum, or avail
himself of an omnibus when it was on his
route The young and unknown physician,
who feels that he is as rich as Creossus in
the remote prospects of $I.4oO. must make
| his calls in gig, or cease to attend the pat
ron out of whom he confidently expects ia
get one quarter Of that very respectable
amount Of money. A lawyer in gSOd Prac'
tice can afford TO walk l0isursly AeEoOs the
Park A young and brisaess limb of the Law
must always carry package tied with red
tape, always long heated, perPlexed and over
run with bushes.
"And wealth Of reputation is sometimes
no less serviceable than money. GensFa
Cass, when he addressed the unterri6ed' q
Tammany, could afford to throw off his coat
stock and vest. Your unknown orator, whC
never was defeated candidate for anything
higher than Inspectersof Elections, must bu!
a new coat for such an occasion, and spenC
an extra half hour at the bsrber's befort
veDtur;ug his speech"