New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-02
THE KNICKERBoCKER.

The most attractive articles in this number relate /,
out.of.door Hie discoursng unsteady of birds, fishes
the enchantmerts of the forest and the charm. Of ~
al scenery. "Our Young Ladies" Is suggestive
essay comparing the characteristic traits OF the sr
madens of New England aud New-York. skech
entitled Our Little Man" is in the we'll known raob,
style of the author of " Peeps from a Belfry" Frur
tie " Editors Table we take the following rsey 40
ecdote as to
WHAT CONSTITUTES RICHES.
"To be rich" said Mr.. Marcy, our worthy Seerr-
tary of State, requires only satisfactory condition
of the mind. One man may be rich with hundred
dollars while another in the possession of millions NAV
think himself poor; and as the necessities of life are
etoyed by each is evident the man who is the best
afisfied with his possessions Is the richer"
To illustrate tits idea Mr. Marcy related the fol-
lowing aIecdote: While was Governor Of ,hs State
OF New York, said he " | was called upon morn
ing at my office by rough specimen OF beckwOols-
man who s'alked in and commenced conversation by
Inquring if this was MIR. MarcyF
:" replied that that was my name.
"'Bill Marcy ] said he. | nodded assent.
"' Used to live in Southport, didn't YET
II answered in the affirmative, aud began to feel
little curious TO know who my visitor was and what
lie was driving at.
"tThats what told en- cried the backwoOds-
maR, bringing his hand down on his thigh with ire
mendous force; told EN- GU was the same old Bill
Marcy who used to live III Southport, bat they wouldn't
believe it, and promised the next time came 70 Al
bany 20 come and zee you and find out for sartin.
Why YOU know me, don you, Bill
81 didn't exactly like TO gnore his acquaintance al
together but tor The life OF me couldn't recolect
having seen him before, and so replied that he had
familiar countenance but that was not able 10 call
him by name.
"'My name is Jack Smith, answered the back.
woodsn On, and used to 90 20 school together
thirty wears ago i'm the little red school house IN
old Southport. Wen, times has changed since then
and YOU have become great and got rich, sup
pose
81 shook my head and was going TO contradict that
impression when he broke in:
"'Oh yes Jou are; know you rich; no nso
denying it. You was Controller for-for long time,
ana the next we heard of you you were Goyernor.
You must have made heap of money ana am glad
OF it, glad 10 you getting along 80 smart. You
WAS always a smart lad at school and knew you
would come 10 something
IL THANKED him for his good wishes and opinion,
but told him that political life did not pay well ss
lie imagined. suppose, said l, fortune has smiled
upon you since you left Southport
"'Oh, yes, SAID he Il main got nothing 10 COM
plain of; must say I've got along ny smart You
see shortly after you left Southport our whole family
moved up into Vermont and put right into The woods,
and / reckon family cut down moe trees and
cleared land than any other in the whole State.
80 And SO you have made good thing OF H. How
much 10 you consider yourself worth / asked feel
ing little curious to know hat he considered for
tune as he seemed 10 be well satisfied with his.
"'N ell he replied, | don't know exactly how
much am worth; but think (siraig htening bin-k
up) if all my debts paid should be worth thns
hundred dollars clean CASH And he gds rchi for h
was satisfied"