The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-02-11
THE VANITY OF RICHES.

In the following, our Trend Tracy, oil
the Museum, seems 10 have hit upon a
happy vein. The style is feliriious. and
in many parts would do credit TO Neal.
The author of the Charcoal sketches.
The philosophy Of wealth and i,s enjoy
meni. 10 q subject which admits moi only
Of the mirihfulness here displayed, but Of
deeper attention shan is generally be-
slowed upon il.
Mr.. Ferguson. the noted bibuIant--hs
OF the rubicund visage we mean-was
standing in Washington street the other
day, l-aning against an awningposi 10
rest himself sfier the fatigue in i,lent up.
on visiting and chauing with number oI
publicans and sinners. when he fell into
The following train Of reflections -
"Whal is the use uf being rich ! In
particular. what's the use Of getting rich
Ny vile, she says 10 me every time
get to work on job" jim. why don't
you Try TO lay up little money = says
she. Aud then try to dis,il into her
mind the evils Of riches. There was
poor Mr.. Astor. worked hard 10 'cumu-
late properly, and when he had piled up
lol Of 1.-THE was pesiered TO death to take
keer Of il. Then there was poor rich Mr..
McDonogh, in Louisiana. nigh abou,
starved himself, and only had one suit oil
poor clolhes. for the sake Of buyin all the
land that Jined him. Ireckon I've ct and
drunk about Ten times as much good stuff
as Mr.. McDonogh did in his life. with
all his properly. live kinder indepen-
den, like. Nobn,ly asks me to endorse
notes or go bail for any body. No tenth
cousins come to my house visiiin, expec.
tin to live like ighiin cocks at my ex-
pense. Nobody asks me TO subscribe Z
thousand dollars for Koshshoot. Nobody
asks me for money for party purposes
In fact. ! get treated al other peoples ex
penses--every lection.
And now what's the use in my work,
in and scrubbin around year in and yea
out just to 'cumulaie few hundred thou
sand dollars Ny wife would like I,
have me do il know, so that she nigh
dress in silks bui caliker is good enougl
for any woman. ! enjoy myself just a
well as il | was rich. Can't see all III,
pretty picters they put up in the win
dows around here for noihin And al
them watches and rings the other side o
iha. plate glass. can enjoy as well as
| owned 'em. have new patterns pu
out for me to look al almost every day
and don't have TO worry nights abou
their peilin stole. Your rich men go to
great expense and much trouble TO keeI
their coaches and great law fellows 4
drive them. but when | want TO ride ~
the South End, or to almost any othe
/. part Of The city. ! just becons with m,
finger, and four horse team and coac
! haul up to the curb stone and | jump i
I and am off-onlv fourpence to pay
No. no! You don't catch Jim Ferquso
bein me Of the = Rich Men Of Massachu
set;s," no how They amt good men
; bers Of society, they amt. Cause why
$ They buy their liquor by the demijoh
and drink il al home, and there amt n
1 public spirit about that. That don't bel
Q landlords and saloon keepers TO pay rel
-l-don't help along The 'chinery Of societ
: lis liable to raise breeze IN The fam,l
e circle, as know by experience. 'for if
carry home even n pin. botle, Mrs.