Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-01-28
THE VANITY OF RICHES.


THE VANITY OF RICHES.
In the following. our friend Tracy, Of the Museum
seems to have hiI upon AhaPPJ vein: The style is
Fictitious, and many parts would docredit 10 Neal
the authorscf the CharcoH sketches. The phloses
ply Of wealth and lis e1ioyuient, is subject which
adihits noa1ony So tho rthfalness here displayed,
but of deeper attention than is generally besto" ed
upon it.
-Eergnson.- the acted bibuant-hea Of the rnb-
icund visage mean-was standing in Washing
street the other day, leaning against awning
post to rest himself after the fatigue incident upon
visiting and chatting with number of publicans
and sinners. whenhe fell into the following train OF
:. that is the nse of being rich3 In particular.
what's the use Of getting rich My wife, she says
to. me every time get to work ona job Jm why
don't you try to lay up LITTLE money 60 says She
And then try 10 dfstil into her mind the evils of
riches. There poor Mr.. Astor, worked hard to
cumuate property. and when he had piled up lot
of it he pesered death take keer of it,. Then
there was poor rich Mr.. McDonogh, in Louisiana.
nigh about starved himself and only had suit OF
poor Clothes for the sake Of buyn all the land that
jned 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 live kinder indie
pendent like. Nobcdy asks to endorse notes or
go bail for anybody. No tehth cousins come TO my
house vistn, exPectin to live like fghtin cocks at
my expense. Nobody asks me to subscribea thous-
and dollars for koshshoot. Nobody asks me for
money for party purposes. In fact, get treated at
other peoples expenses-every lection. .
anu now What s tAe use IN my working dIu SCEuU-
bin around year in and year out just to cumulae few
hundred thousand dollars? My wife would like to
have me do ii know, that she might dress in
silks but caliker is good enough for any woman.
l enjoy myself just we'll as if l was rich. Can't
see all the pretty picters they put up in the win
dows, around here for rothin And all them watch
and rings the other side of that plate glass,
enjoy well as if owned 'em. l have new pat
terms put for look almost every day, and
don't have to worry nights about their getn STOLE
our rich men goto great expense and much trouble
to Keep their coaches and great lazy fellows to drive
them, but when want to ride up the South End, or
to almost any other part of the city, just becons
with my finger, and fou. horse team and coach haul
up to the curb stone and jump in and am of-ony
a fourpepce to pay. No, no! You don't catch Jim
Ferguson beiR of the ",Rich Men Of Massachu-
ETY., they amt. Cause why They buy their liquor
by the demjohn and drink it at home and there amt
no pubic spirit about that. That rion't help land
lords and saloon keepers to pay rentGdon't help
breeze in the family circle, as know by experience,
for if carry home pint bottle, Mrs. F. raises
a blow that Almost takes my hair off. If l follow
the example Of the rich men should lead pretty
life with Mrs. F. In fact rich men is humbug, and
money is huIn5ug. SO guess I'll carry this quarter
grocery and invest it wher thieves can't break
through and steal it. As long l carry it about Pm
liable TO have my pockets picked, but when I've
drunk it up nobody can cheat me out of it-that's
fact"
And Mr.. Ferguson, being fully impressed with
the vanity Of riches, spent his last quarter at the
nearest grocery.
THE GREAT RUSSIAN Railway. The Great Rail-
way from ST. Petersburg Moscow recently opened,
in nearly straight line, and four hundred miles in
length. The track is double, of We feet gauge and
of the bridges elevated above the water from
l25 to ITS feet. The bridg of wood, on Howes
principle, and built by r. o. Williams, of Con-
nrciicut. Major Whistler, of the Western Railroad,
went TO Russia in ls43. and engineer Of the
New York and Erie Railroad, became engineer in
chief, and finished the Russian Road. The entire
cost is stated at $25, 100000.
The locomotives have also the stamp of American
genius. They were built by HARRISON, WinaRs &
Eastwick, from drawings by Major Whistler, and
outside cylinder reverse engines. and intend
ed for burning " God. They l62 in number, of
which 40 for passengers, and 100 for freight trains
The passenger built upon the American plan.
and are Sc feet long by 81 broad. The two mperial
carriages very magnificent, being 81 feet long by
10 broad, and - feet high, and supported on l6
wheels the Bogie principle. These carriages
have spacious apartments. furnished for the Emperor
and Empress separately, in the most approved and
luxurious manner. They fitted up with beds,
and kitchen attached, with larder, wine cellar,
ice house, &c.
The road is to be run in Is hours. II used to take
the diligence IS hours, and ii days with freight.
Boats by rivers and canals between The two cities
make the trip in from 35 10 60 days, and frozen up
half of the time at that. Nicholas has caught a
good deal of the progressive spirit of the age and
railway from st. Petersburg TO Warsaw, 796 miles
long, is now strongly talked of probable under
taking. .... 49,