The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1855-12-18
BUSINESS.

What word! IL IS that which accounts
for the abscense of the later-eturning husban /
at twelve, one, tn1rnp'clock, after pleasant
evening at the billiard-room, supper
party, or political c5lcus. On that soft pill
low-business--the anxious wife lulls her fears
and hopes again that her Grant husband is ali
right. ~ i'R fg
With the clergyman, business means try
ing to persuade reluctant parish to increase
his salary, up to the point of furnishing food,
shelter and clothing for self, wife and chill
dren.
With the doctor, Il means ever 80 many
sick-beds, whose occupants are rich enough
to make it an object to keep them there
With the lawyer, it means that the neigh
borhood are by the cars, and bis services in
demand. That bis docket and pocket arc
filing up, at the expense Of his friends and
clients.
With the saloon man, it means that peo-
pie are desorting their own frcsides aud tables
20 come and eat ana drink lrxuriousy, whilo
their families make the most Of cod lnuch
at home. g
With the paten. medicine man, it means
that the world arc giving up STANDARD drugs
to dose themselves with fancy combinations
thereof, under new names and layors
With tho railroad man, it means that
everybody is guiding abroad, and with the
dry-goods man it means that the party season
has commenced, and that each lady is striving
to outshino her ncghbor.
With the politician, it meahs that election
is coming on that caucuses are to be packed,
funds to be raised and distributed, voters to
be bought, nominations TO be secured, and
influence 70 be paid f,r.
With the siatesman, It means that Con-
gress is about to meet, that great (paying)
measures are TO be c1ncocte,l, votes are TO ba
in demand, that the Presidency is to be dis
posed Of, and the Union saved.
The diana has several meanings for the
"busineas,' for instance, full houses is good
business; an actor or actress out Of place on
tho stage, no: knowing where TO stand or sit
whittier or when TO move, is not up in "the
business" stick Of fellow out Of place,
trying TO play what nature never designed
him for is "the worst in the busnesS:" and
"heavy business" may mean either empty
houses, or leading villains; both sad affairs
enough.
With sh9wmen, Ike Banum, it means
that the world are in a complacent mood, and
are willing to take Fegee mermaids, woolly
horses, bearded women, and vcritable mum
mics on his saying SO, without further inn
pertinent inquiries.
With criminal courts it means that mur-
ders, assaults, thcfts, arsons burglarics, chea-
ting and robbing have prevailed to vast ex-
tent, since the last term.
With newspapers itmeans that subscribers
have paid up, amp job work and advertising
have been plenty.
With the Judge of Probate it means that
lots of rich men have died. leaving large os-
tates, with 10 one to look after them except
minor childsen and weak widows, insuring fat
fee-bills, and an early quietus.
With Congressional and Legislative log
rollers, it means that lots of rich powerful
companies, are after heavy grants of land or
money, and are willing to pay for such servi-
ces as are needed, such as bribery, directly
by money, or indirectly by influence, such
as champaign, oysters, &c
With sporting gentlemen, it means that
rich fools are plenty. That clerks have free
access to the money drawers of employers,
and entire command of their own time of |
nights.
With brokers it means that everybody is
hard up, and must borrow, and that men Of
large property, and scant money resources,
had much rather pay three per cent month
for money, than to forego an elegant house,
a splendid carriage, French mirrors, choice
paintings, and MORE antique dresses, cash
nicrc shawls, and forty dollar hats for wives
and daughters.
"a lo, hot
gular undoubted customers are plenty and
short of money, and that the capitol stock
can be turned every thirty days, because
every dollar of it can safely be represent by
five of foreign currency, in the redemption Of
which, the banks run no risks, as government
and other depositors, furnish the capital.
With the towing and tightening fraternity,
il means that winds arc pcrvcrse, and that
government is still more perversc, and con-
sequently that two vessels out of every three,
require their aid, to help against contrary
winds, or to get them off mud flats.
With the shipper it means that other peo-
plc's vessels have been disabled, that high
prices and freights forward, and scarcity
Of vessels sends them up.
With dry dock men it means that every
vessel, propeller or steamer comes down tho
lake with bad hole in her bottom.
With the Undertakers it means that every
body, except themselves, are dying or dead.
With the shoemaker it means that every
body and his wife are bound to woar fashion,
able boots and shoes which cost little to make
the price Of which is high, because they are
fashionable, and which are about as durable
as June frost.
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Business in general, If so varied term can
have a general definition, means that every
thing. The supply of all these varied wants,
real and artificial, actual luxurious, tasteful,
fashionable, aud conventional, constitutes
business.
In the peculiar idiom Of the English Ian