The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-03-16
, Rich Folks.

We suppose there are people in all parts of the
United States, who think they are pretty we'll off
even rich. We know a few unfortunate indi-
viduals that labor under this halIucination, and
who look with a mixture of pity and contempt
upon their fellow worms of the dust, whom they
suppose to possess less Of 1.-The duets than them
selves. But Heaven help these poor wtngs;
they have the slightest conception OF what
wealth is. The rich, forsooth! They are beggars,
comparatively. Many q rich mans upper ser
wants live in better style. Mr.. Cresus, who
1ourished before time, and whom the reader
has doubtless heard of, used to say that citizen
who had not fortune to support an army, le-
gion, did not deserve the title of rich man; and
he is good authority. His landed property alone
was worth the snug little sum of So 500, 000
Then lie possessed slaves, furniture, horses, cattle
and cash to an equal amount; making the com
lortable of Sl7 100000. tz5-s .. ~
Mr.. Cresus was a rich man, but many of the
rid gentlemen who deTarted this life centuries
ago, were richer than he. There was Seneca,
the philosopher, who uttered and wrote some toll
erably good things, considering the age in which
he lived. who was worth 1880, coo. Many
be remembered in the old fellows will And SO
they We're, all of them. He left them an inval-
liable Legacy, and this it is: '.Whenever you have
written book, lay it aside for nine years.. and at
the expiration of that time, peruse it carefully, and
then, If your judgement approve, publish it, but
not BEFORE
julius Cesar, like Wilkins Micawber. ESQ WAS
'coniinually incurring pecuniary liabilities that
he found difficult to discharge" He set n high
value on friendship having purchased that of Lu-
cius PaIIus for $l,5o0.OG0. He terrible
srendthrift. Before be succeeded in obtaining
any office. he had amassed debts to the amount of
$l4, $4,000. But Office holders had good pick
ipgs inihose days, as well an in our own; and as
soon as julius got his hand into the pubic treas
ury, his debts began TO diminish. He coon be-
came rich. He gave Servilla, the mother of Bru
tus, pearl of the value of 100000. He would
doubtless have been guilty of many other
travagances, had not the "weli-beloyed Brutus'
given him that cruel stab under the fifth rib On
the day of the assassination, Cesar's friend
Mark Antony, owed $1,000, O0o. which was all
paid tllrty-days afterwards. This same Antony
subsequently swallowed pearl didolved in vine-
gar, (Which Claopruta administered TO him.
worth 100000. He also squandered, $735, 600
600 of the public treasury. He would have been
a splendd fellow 10 have held fiscal agency up-
der our federal GOV oternment
Tiberius, at his deaIh left Slls,125 Geo. which
Caligula spent in less than twelve mouths. He
lived at the rate of about 700 dag one sup
per cost 100000.
/ Esopus, the comedian, even transcribed Caligu-
la in extravigance, having given $400 600 for one
single dish. He had son, Clodius, who was a
chip of the old block. Among other cost'y gas
| tronomonc feais, he swallowed pearl Ia la An
fong) valued at $4,000.
Appius, anoiher Roman millionaire, sduander-
ed in debstchery, some $4,000, 900, after which,
finding himself sober one day, he investigated his
pecuninry affairs. and finding that he had only
half million dollars left, he poisoned himself,
because he considered that sum insufficient for his
maintenance.
Mr.. ReIicobalus, who lived in those times.
and was one of the upper ten, used occasionly to
get up nice suppers which cost 100000.
Another gentleman, named Lnculus, seldom
sat down to repast that cost less than 100000
His private table eclipsed the 'ndies' orduasies'
of any twenty ofihe best hotels in the wcrld.
TIE fl h from his pond were sold for SlT5 600.