Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-12-22
HIT AT THE TINES.

The following amusing satire we copy from
the New York Times
1t is one of the worst annoyances Of poverty
that it debars man from many privileges
which at first glance seem to be his exclusively
A rich man can afford to dress more shabbily
than poor one.
A wealthy merchant can afford to wear shah
by coat, but his clerk, on three hundred year.
must wear one of the latest style, and having
the exactest fit. A man owning block OF city
houses can afford to rent the story of one cheap.
er than one of his own, for his family residence
but his penniless neighbor must take whole
house, have his name on the door plate, and no.
body ese's sign on the front or give up his hopes
of getting into business.
A bankers wife can afford to receive calls in
a sixpenny calico dress; but the lady of our
friend whose only earthly means are his salary
of a thousand dollars per annum, must never be
seen in her parlor but in silk, or something
equally costly.
An heiress goes into the country with three
shilling bonnet, and looks neat and lovely, with
out a grain of jewery about her; while the jour
neyman milliner must wear her four dollar bon
net and be loaded with ornaments, all to come
out of her three dollars wages per week. A
rich man may amuse himself of morning play
ing the Croton upon the side walk and plants
in his yard but if we in our mediocrity, if not
in our poverty do it, we must rise with the sun,
and be through with the refreshing exercise be-
fore our neighbor looks out of the front door or
we are degraded to the level of n man serv-
ant"
Your millionaire can refuse to subscribe to a
benevolent effort; we are accounted mean if we
decline. If he gives of his income unit, whose
numerator is a unit, and its denominator sum
larger than was ever entered on our account
books, he is applauded. When we give to the
hundredth part of our salary, we are ashamed.
A doctor of divinity can afford to wear a
"shocking bad hat" the young licentiate must
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
uIu WHcu HIS pIuCllCc w ulOiO thaii
$4,000 per annum, or avail himself of an om-
nbus when it was in his route. The young and
unknown physician, who feels that he is as rich
as Cresus, in the remote prospect of $1,000,
must make his calls in gig, or cease to attend
the patron out of which he expects to get one
quarter Of that very respectable amount of mon
ey.
A lawyer in good practice can afford to walk
leisurely across the park. young and brief
less limb of the law must always carry pack
age tied with red tape, always look heated, per-
picked, and overrun with business
And wealth of reputation is sometimes no
less servceable than money. Gen. Cass, when
he addressed the unterrifed," at Tamanny Hall
could afford to throw off his coat, stock and
vest. Your unknown orator, who never was
defeated candidate for any office higher than In
spector of Elections, must buy new coat for
such an OCCASION, and spend an extra half hour
at the BARRIERS shop before venturing to make a
speech.
EXPENSES OF LovE.-Who has ever calcutta
ted, or rathered dared to calculate the expenses