Butte record., 1854-10-28
LIVE WITHIN YOUR MEANS.

~ 2 OoH llAc Stii-TiHecS. " uOul
Ike & economy" " when it comes down
10 rags and starvation. We have no
sympathy with the notion that the poor
man should hitch himself to post and
stand still, while the rest of the world
moves forward. Ii is no mans duty to
deny hmselt every amusen ut, every
luxury, every recreation. every comfort,
that he may get rich. It is no mans
duty to make an iceburg Of himself-to
shut his eyes and ears to the suferings
Of his fellows and to deny himself the
enjoyment that results from generous
actions--mereiy that he may hoard
wealth for his heart to quarrel about
Bul there is an economy which is ev-
cry mans duty, and which Is especially
comm ndabIe in the man who struggles
with pove'ty, an economy which is con
sistrnt with happiness, and which must
be practised, if the poor man would Sc
cure independence
Il is almost every mans privilege,
and it becomes his duty, to live within
hi means net up to, but within them
Wealth does not make the man, ne ad~
init, and should never be taken into the
account in our Judgment of men. But
competence should always be secured
when il Can be and it almost always
can be, by the practice of economy and
selt-denial to only IL tolerable extent It
should be secured, not SO much for 9TH
ers to look upon, or to raise us in the
estimation OF others, as to secure the
consciousness Of independence, and the
constant satisfaction which is derived
from its requirement and possession.
We would like to impress this single
TACT upon the mind Of every laboring
man who may peruse this short article,
that it is possible for him to rise above
proverty: and that the path to indepen-
dence, though beset with tolls and self
sacrifices, is much pleasanter to the tra-
weller than any one he can enter upon
The man who feels that he is earning
something more than he is spending, will
walk the streets with much lighter
heart, and enter his home with a much
more cheerful countenance, than he who
spends as he goes, or falls gradually be-
hind his necessities in acquiring TIE
means OF meeting them. Next to the
slavery OF intemp, rance, there is no sia-
very on earth more calling than that of
pow rty and indebtedness. The man
who is every ybody's debtor is everybody's
slave, and in much worse condition
than he who serves single master.
For the sake Of the present, then, as
well as for the sake of the fnture, we
should most earnestly urge upon every
working man to live within his means.
Let him lay by something every day-if
but penny, be it penny-it is better
than nothing infinitely better than
running in debt a penny a day, or a
penny a week. If he can earn one dol
lar, let him try fairly and faithfully the
experiment of living on ninety cents.
He will Ike it.
" People will laugh" Let them
laugh. "They will call me stinsy."
Better call you stingy than say you do
not pay your debts. g They will won
der why do not have better furniture,
live in a finer house, and attend concerts
and the playhouse" Let them wonder
for while it won't hurt you BY and
by you Can have fine house, and fine
furniture of your own, and they will
wonder again, and come billing and COO
ing around you like so many pleased
fools. Try the experiment. Live within
your means Maine Farmer.