The Shasta courier., 1853-10-08
Th. Annoyance. of poyer,y.

1t is either Mr.. Raymond himself. of the New
York lioes,or some equally capable hand, that
throws off occasionally capital thing the sub
jccts, chosen at random, are clothed in verse
and familiar language, and commend them
selves to the readers attention by an agreeable
apaintness of style and an admirably moral
Lone. Here is one of them:
1t Is one OF the worst annoyances of poverty
that IL debars man from many privileges which
ut tirsf glance seem to he exclusively his A
rich man can afford to dress more shabbily than
poor one wealthy merchant can afford to
Wear shabby coat, put his clerk, on $500 n
year, must wear OF the latest style, and
having the exactest tit. man owning block
OF city buildings, afford TO rent the second
of one cheaper than any of his own for his fam
lily residence; but his penniless neis shbor must
take whole house, have his name ON the door
plate, and nobody else's sign on the front, or
give up his hope of getting into business. A
bankers wife afford to receive calls in a
sixpenny calico dress, but the lady of our friend
whose only earthly means his salary OF a
z thousand per annum, must never be seen in her
parlor but III silk, or something equally costly.
An heiress goes into the country with three
shilling bonnet and looks g SO neat and SO love-
ly." without grain of jewelry about her; while
the Journeyman millner must wear her four
dollar bonnet, and be loaded with golden orna-
nents, all to come out of her three dollars wa
ses per week. rich man may amuse himself
"t a morning playing the Croton upon his side
walks and plants in his yard Ii we. in our
1nediocriiy, if not in our poverty, do it, we must
rise with the sun. and be through with the re-
freshing exercise before our neighbor looks out
ot his front door. or be degraded to the level OF
n Imam servant" Your millionaire can refuse
subscribe to a benevolent effort; we are
mean if we decline. If he give of his income
fraction whose numerator is unit. and It's de-
nominaior sum larger than was ever entered
IN our account book, he is applanded. When
we give to the amount of the hundredth part of
our salary, we ashamed.
A doctor OF divinity can afford to wear a
. shocking bad hat;" the young licentiate must
sport new hat, and not one bought in The
Bowery either. wealthy ply can afford
to make his calls on foot as Dr. John Mason
Good always did, when his practice amounted
10 more than $4,000 per annum, or avail him
sell OF an omnibus, when it is on his route. The
young and unknown physician who feels thai
he is as rich us Cresus in the remote prospect
OF 400, must make his calls in gig or cease
TO attend the matron out Of whom he confidently
expects to get one quarter of that very respect
able amount of money. A lawyer in good prac-
tice can afford to walk leisureiy across the Park
younger and brieiess limb of the law must al
ways carry package tied with red tape, always
look heated, perplexed, and oyer-run with bust
ness.
And wealth of reputation is sometimes no
less serviceable than money General Cass.
when he addressed the ''unterrified" at Tama-
ny, could afford to throw of his coat, stock and
vest. Your unknown orator, who never was a
defeated candidate for anything higher than in
spector OF election, must buy new coat for
such an occasion, and spend an extra half hour
at the BARRIERS, before venturing his speech