The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1855-01-26
MISCELLANY.
I'he Ea!lacy of the Times.

Certain shallow Drained editors and
cmpty-..eade'' Park ton,pir,tors are making
great hue and cry against the rich for
their extravaganza; whereas the real diff
Guilty, just HOW, is, that the ricl, are no.
half extravaglnt enough! y proposi;inn
that sounds So para,loXlc;i may s:;r,ic oil
fogy.sm; but we venture 10 repeat it with
emphasis, THAT THE MORE TIE RICH MAN
SPENDS, iIE MORE THE POOR MAN GAINS.
They who CRY out tor rctr.nclmcnt. and
curtailment ot expenses on the part of the
rich, are, in homcly phrase, biting their
own noses oil"
Suppose ten thousand wealthy alnilirS III
this city should follow the a,;virc ~ these
stupid brawlcrs and conlinr!n.r =. ca. ne.
rctrenclment recommended i,y ,i:s..!,,i::;ny
one servant frvn each family. iI,rcar. ten
thousand more hungry mouths as:,! =: 10 the
army OF the unemployed and destitute.
Then let five thousand families. who keep
carriages, discharge their coacIln,cn, an,
send Their llo:>,> 10 board in the country
at half prize. Here arc five thousand more
thrown or y: employ on tho Store uf"ccon-
omy;' While livery stable keepers, carriage.
makers, h.,fi:csS makers, bl;ckslniths, a,d
feed dealers arc compelled to slut up shop.
And then. let the ladies OF the rich follow
the Jacoi'onical advice OF curtailino their
wardrobcs, (anl tens OF thousands have gar
ments enough Oh hand to last for ycarS) and
what becomes OF twenty Thousand miluers.
sewing girls, and retail shop keepers!
Fie upon all such foreign, suicidal tal1acics
Let The rich spend spend more abund-
antly. Not that amy one should be fool
enough togo beyond his means. But in
times like these, we regard it as THE DUTY
OF TIL: n:c! MAN TO EMPLOY TIE ruoR
and not % support them as bcgcars, or OBJ
jects OF tcharity merely. Instead oi lscIrarg-
ing servants. let every rich man who ral,
afford ii (ind there are tens OF thousands
WHO CAM add another tn his household.
1ns'eHl ~. the miScrly- talk OF 'huyirg no
more clothes till better times" let them give
all their old clothing to the Shivering poor
and Sct all the taiiorS and scanl>trcsses n.
work in replcnisi.inr their wardrobvs
y poor Young widow with two or three
children called OH u lady day or two since
for work or D:r:.,! She had seen h.ttcr
days: but now her bitter necessities drove
her abroad rs Il Lcggar. Unjust get work."
she said. cor so to TIE poorhon$r." p,!
the wealthy lady to whom she applied turn
her off with the ''retrenchmcnt r!,.a" aud
say: MY good woman, lam sorry for you
but can give you no work, as am ccono-
naizing my expenses
No such unchristian answer was given
to that poor sufferer. The prompt and
gracious words Of the lady were these
"lere is monry to relieve your immediate
wants. Call tomorrow and | will give
you scmc work. will 60 out and buy
some linen and let you make up dozen
hair Of drawers for my husband lie does
not need them just now; but you need the
pay for making them"
rs one practical illustration is better than
dozen theories, we give the above as n
specimen Of the kind Of charity, and Chris
tianity too, that we believe in; and it every
body i'll the city who can afford it would
only order TO-DAY dozen pair Of drawers,
Low many mouths would be filed, and how
many hearts would bc made glad 10y sncl,
blessed piece of universal extr,vaSance.'
Let our real mIlionaires 1--WE do not mean
the bogus sort,) men whose incomes range
fioln $4,000 to 100000 year, CONSIDER
this question Of disbursement in the ligh,
the Mirror has endeavored to reflect upon it
Instead of Topping OF their expenses and
boarding their gains, they are called upon
by every regard for the we'll being of society
by the pangs Of the starving, the agonie.
OF the dying, and by all their hopes of
> happy hereafter, to scatter the bread ant
tue water Of life freely from out ofthe abun
dance OF their golden stores.
Let the festal fountains play, even thouel
it diminisa for a time the supply of the RS
ervoir. Tho returning drops will soon CON,
dancing down from the bcnignant heaven.
and flow in generous streams from the .n,so,,
xof the hills, moro than compcnsa,ing for al
THAT has been spent yiu sucl, a causc-tl,,
cause Of charity-wlieh' s;s the cause q
Christ Inasmueh as.ye have done Il untt
one ofthese poor children of sinand Sorrow
who suffered from hunger, {or;coldsdr sick
nsss, or imprisonment, ye hare done itsnnt
n Let the. rich therefore, distribute 6omntl
fully, like, the almoners of God. Let theI
spend money rs freely as He gives US al
land water andlight. Let the vital current
quickly flow through every vein and arter
Of social life. And then with the new crt
ationof every returning day, the ,nrornin
rAfaSS wii Ea0qir6 e;rot - ;ou and $ha ssl,oi