The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-07-28
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"To be rich. SAID Mr.. Marcy. the pres
,nt Secretary OF the STATE. " requires only
satisfactory condition OF the mind One mar
NAV he rich with one hundred 90 lars, while
another in the possession Of millions ma,
think himself poor; and as the nee c>sties of
lie are cnioycd by each it is evident the lnar
who is the best satisfied with his possess
IONS Is the richer"
To illustrate this idea Mr. Marcy related
the toliowin. anccdofe While was Gov
,rnor ot Tie state OF New York" SAID he. ii
waS called upon one morning at my office by
rough >I,"cIiucn q Il back wood>nan who
>;aikcd IN and commenced conversation by
inquirin. il this WIS Mr. Marcy :"
replied that that was nv name
- Bill Marcy ~ said he. nodded assent
- t>ed to 1--we IN Southport didn't We ~
answered IN the affirmative. and bean to
feel a littlr curious 70 know who nv visitor
was and what he was driving at.
That's what told en-" cried the back
woo'isnan. bringing his hand down on h>
thigh with Tremendous force Il told 'cm
YOU was the same ol. BIZ! Marcv who used
10 live in Southport, but they wouldn't be
lcvc II, and | pr missed the next time came
to Albany 20 come and see sou and find ont
for >'rtn. Why, YOU know me, dont YOU
Bill :"
did not ike to ignore his acquaintance
a!togc'hcr, but for the HE OF me | couldn't
rcco!lcct ever having seen HIN before, and
replied that lie had a familiar countcuancc,
but that was not able TO call him iy name,
My name is Jack Smith," answered the
back -woolsmln, "anl we used to 90 to school
together thirty years ago in the little red
school house in old Southport Well, times
has changed >inc" them anL YOU have be-
come "frat min and .ot rich ! suppose ~
shook my head and was gong to contra
diet that impression, when he broke in:
Oh, yc, you are. know YOU are rich
no use denyiny it. You was Controller for
for Ion. time. and the next we heard Of YOU
You were Governor. You must nave made
heap OF money and am clad o. it, rl.I to
see YOU gct;in. along 50 smart. You was al
ways a a>mart lad at school and knew YOU
would come 10 >omcthnr"
thanked him for his gooi wishes and o.
rlnon bnt told him that political life did not
lay 80 well as lie imagined. Il suppose =
'''' - i'ituhc iiiS slIi!lcti upon YOU since
you LETT Southport -
Oh. YES, SAID he. :" h,in't rot nothinr
10 complain of: must say I've cot alonr ri,h,
smart. You see shortly after YOU left South
port our whole family moved up into Vermont
and put right into the woods. and reckon
our family cut down more trees and cleared
more land than anv Other in the whole STATE. ;"
And 81 YOU have made GOOD thino Of il
--llow much 90 YOU consider Yourself WORTH"
asked. feeling little cur:on, to know wb,,
he considered a fortune, as h. seemed 10 be
80 well satisfied with his
Well. he replied Il don't know cxac.-
" how much | am worth bu, ! think
Strengthening himself up) if all nv debt,
we're rald should be worth three hundred
dollars clean cash" And he rus rich for
he was satisfied
M"Er. MoEE MoEr." ,r,so
Portland. hayiny worked hard ali ~. ,I. u.
was disposed. while at church on Sunday 20
refresh hinSel: by a snooze lie had kent A.
wake I'll the Preacher had progressed some
way IN his sermon. when he fell into a sound
sleep and dreaming in soporifc ob.iviouSn.,s
,ha' he was about h;s work. he cried out in
n, ms 'tentorIan Voice, Mort, More mort"
lc effect imam tI