The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-12-28

Young folks miss it when they think {,
start in life upon the same scale Of expenses
that they leave the old ones living on. 0lC
house-keepers gather around them scores o
convenient implements for their labor, which
young house-keepers cannot afford to buy a
once. under penalty Of a garret full Of rub
bish in half dozen years, and rooms lum
bered with stuff for which the demand passes
away with the year that they bought It. And
yet young men generally sail under heavier
capital than old ones II costs more TO III
ont man Of the world aged twenty-five, than
one aged City. Old men cant afford canes
rings. and heavy watch-chains. though their
pocket-books crack with the size Of the roll
Of bills inside Young ones can't afford 10
seem dressed no better than the President
dresses. Mid1le-aged man Of literary habits
win buy half a dozen clear pine boards, and
put bookcase together for themselves, lay a
couple Of coats Of white paint on the front Of
il, and having showed in their treasures Of
favorite authors and books Of reference. ask
their company right into the room where it is.
Young hiterateurs must have the best edi-
tons, bound in the best style, and walnut.
mahogany, or rosewood case to put them in,
because they are liable 70 have company in
tho room where they keep them" All this
is great nonsense; the young man is paying
4 for his vanity more than his comfort would
have the face to ask for.
But ve.y often young people persuade
i themselves that Society requires a rate Of ex-
penditurc Of them which they find it very
hard to comply with. It is partly true, but
not altogether So
4 clerk, whether he gots Eve liars a-week
or twenty may be in such business that
fashionable coat is essential to him. Ills en-
ployer won't have him to wait upon customers
unless he dresses neatly and even genteely.
In such case there is no help for him. He
must lay aside his old coat before it is half
worn out It is one Of the misfortunes Of his
business. which he would have done well to
have estimated before entering upon II. All
he can do is, to exercise his shreWdnnss in
keeping up as fair an outside as possible.
The young professional man must 20 before
bis patrons dressed good deal more expen-
siyely than either his wish or his private judg-
ment would dictate. But fortunately Society
has blind side always. IF it makes the
clerk or young Doctor wear a finer coat than
his good old father will consent tJ. il does not
oblige him to be a fop, or to live in costly
quarters Let him, then. when he brings his
willing offering TO Fashion, be sure not to
las farthing more on the altar than IS re-
quired, nor 10 deck his sacrifice with ga. lands
which are not down in the order
But in great many points Fashion, (or
Society, as sensible people prefer to call this
tyrant makes demands which DO Yankee can
honestly admit. As when it says that you.
good bachelor reader, must not marry till You
can give your wife Turkey carpet for her
parlor floor Ii may be a very good reason
why you should decline to take some certain
Miss whom you have been dreaming about
lately, but when you find the maiden who is
read, to 20 into partnership with you not as
a silent partner, but as an active business
member Of the firm, who will be satisfied with
three ply or even ingram, until your salary
can afford a more costly floor covering, If you
have any Of your fathers blood in you, turn
Fashion cut Of your tent and take the girl to
a cIergyman's at once. When Yoa are mar
ried, Fashion may tell you TO furnish your
rooms as Won cant afford TO furnish them
You want 10 rise in the world, and if you
ever expect your friends to help You, you
must be able to invite them to home Of which |
they viii not Be ashamed to enter If really
you can make il pay in business way. why
20 ahead make the investment. But don't /
be deceived. We win wager you the price Of
all your fuel for TIE year. that your grand ac
quaintances, your friends who call in their
carriages, will cost you more than they will I
come to. They viii encourage you with 4
words. but they will keep clear enough of
your store. They will fatter you on your
but a spurious shilling will buy all .
the practice they will give you until you get
rich enough not to need their aid then,
indeed, you will have enough Of them It
would be good economy to cut the whole Of
them. Those who stand on a level with
yourselves require Of yOu that part Of your
parlor at ieast-should BE- fitted
o their taste. As their tastes and yours
lgree. it win be easy to suit them. But don't
xnuckle 10 Society too much il isn't credit
.ble to independent people. Ii your biz ac-
luaintances choose to call in spite Of your lack
Il preparation. let them but at the best
hey will prove costly luxuries. aud Of no
yeat service Young America has set down
lis foot that neither John Bull, the Austrian,
Tor cny other body, shall presume with I'M
,unity upon any improper Liberties. Why
houd Young America consent to bo ordered
.bous ike slave by Fashion, which Is ten
imes as presnmptuous as England; or BY
society, which IS just about as reasonable as
Austia? Ii the young illbaye Fourth Of
uljat .heir house over these grievances, they
VII Ind the rigor Of the times marvelously
ogte5ing, and their annual salaries stretching !
nucR farther into each succeeding year than {
a q Passing along The the other day,
q s.w an old topper fall headlong out OF
rrD sry" door Thinking 70 have some fun !
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