Eastern times., 1853-10-27
Live within your Means.

We don't like stinginess. We don't like
economy, when comes down TO rags and
starvation. We have no sympathy with the
notion that poor man, or working man
should hitch himself to post and stand still.
while the rest of the world moves forward
It is no mans duty to deny himself every
amusement, every luxury, every recreation,
every comfort that he may get rich 1t is no
mans duty that he should make an iceberg of
himself-to shut his eyes and ears to the suf-
ferings of his fellows-and to deny himself an
enjoyment which results from generous ac-
tions merely that he may hoard wealth for his
heirs to quarrel about.
But there is an economy which is every
mans duty, and which is especially commend
able in the man who struggles with poverty
an economy which is consistent with happi-
ness, and which must be practiced, if the poor
man would secure independence
Il is almost every mans privilege, and it
becomes his duty, to live within his means :
not up to, but within them. Wealth does not
make the man, we admit, and should never be
taken into the account in our judgment of men,
But competence should be secured when il can
be and it almost always can be, by the prac-
tice of economy and selfdenial to only toler-
able extent. 1t should be secured not 50 much
for others TO look upon, or to raise us in the
estimation of our neighbors, rs TO secure The
| consciousness of independence and the constant
satisfaction which is derived from its acquire
ment and possession.
We would like to impress this single fact
upon the mind Of every laboring man who may
peruse this short article-that it is possible
for him to rise above poverty and that the
path TO independence, though beset with tolls
and self-sacrifces, is much pleasanter to the
traveller, than any one he can enter upon
The man who feels that he is earning some
thing more than he is spending, will walk the
streets with much lighter heart, and enter
his home with much more cheerful counte-
nance, than he who spends as he gocs, or falls
gradually behind his necessities in acquiring
the means Of meeting them. Next to the
slavery of lntcmpefancc, there is no slavery
more CALLING than that of poverty and indebt-
edness. The man who is everybody's debtor,
is everybody's slave, and in much worse
condition than he who serves a single master.
For the sake Of the present then, as we'll as
| for the sake of the future, We would most
earnestly urge upon every working man, TO
LIVE WITHIN HIS MEANS Let him Law by
something, every day--if but penny, let it
be penny-it is better than nothing infinite
ly better than running in debt penny day,
or penny week. If he can earn one dollar,
let him try, fairly and faithfully the expert
ment of living on ninety ccnts--lIe will like
it.
People will laugh Let them laugh.--
They will call me stingy.' Better call you
stingy, than say you do not pay your debts.-
They will wonder why do not have better
furniture, live in finer house, and attend con-
certs and the playhouse. Let them wonder,
for while; it won't hurt them, and certainly
it won't hurt you. By and by, you can have
fine house, and furniture of your own. and
they Will wonder again, and come billing and
cooling around you, like so many pleased fools
Take our word for it. Try the experiment.
Live within your means,-Iempadnce Adro-
cate, Providence, II. 4