The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-07-11

silver bracelets. The petticoat reaching
only to the knees, and the upper vest open
at the breast.
Anecdote of Mr.. Marcy.
"'To be rich,' said Mr.. Marcy, our
worthy Secretary of State, requires only
a satisfactory condition of the mind One
man may be rich with hundred dollars,
while another, in the possession of mil
lions, may think himself poor; and as the
necessities of life are enjoyed by each, it
is evident the man who is the best salts
fled with his possessions is the richest.
ITO illustrate this idea, Mr.. Marcy re-
lated the following anecdote: while l
was Governor of the State of New York
said he, I was called upon one morning at
my Office by rough specimen of back
woodsman, who stalked in, and commenced
conversation by inquiring, if this was
Mr.. Marcy?'
81 replied that that was my name.
"Bill Marcy?' said he. nodded assent.
Used to live in Southport, did MT ye?'
"I answered in the affirmative, and be-
gan to feel little curions to know who
my visitor was, and what he was driving at
That's what told 'em,' cried the
backwoodsman bringing his hand down
on his thigh with tremendous force; 1
told 'em you was the same old Billy Mar
cy who used to livein Southport, but they
| wouldn't believe it, and I promised the
next time l came to Albany to come and
see you and find out for sartin. Why,
you know me, don't you, Bill?' <
al didn't exactly like to ignore his ac-
quaintance altogether. but for the life of
me I couldn't recollect ever having seen
him before; and so replied that he had
familiar countenance, but that was not
able to call him by name.
"'My name is Jack Smith," answered
the backwoodsman, and we used to go to
school together 80 years ago, in the little
red school-house in old Southport. Well
times has changed since then, and you
have become great man, and got rich,
suppose?'
'I shook my head, and was going te
contradict that impression, when he broke
in:
"O! yes you are; know you are rich
no use denying it. You WIS Comptroller
for-for long time; and the next We
heard of you, you were Governor. You
must have made heap of money, and
am glad of it, glad to see you getting
along so smart You was always smar
lad at school, and I knew you would come
to something.
L thanked him for his good wishes
and opinions, but told him that politica
life did not pay so well as he imagined
4 suppose said I, fortune has smiled up
on you since you left Southport
"'Oh! yes,' said he; i hain't got moth
ing to complain of. I must say I've go
along right smart. You see, shortly afte
you left Southport our whole family moved
up into Vermont and put right into tn,
woods, and l reckon our family cut dow
more trees and cleared more land thar
any other in the whole State
| ".And so you have made good thing
of it. How much do you consider your
self worth?' / asked, feeling little curl
GUS to know what he considered fortune
as he seemed to be so well satisfied with his
"'Well, he replied, 4 don't know ex
actly how much am worth; but think
Strengthening himself up,) if all my debt
were paid should be worth three hundred
dollars clean cash!' And he soas rich, fo
he was satisfied. ."-Knickerbocker.
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