The Nevada journal., 1858-04-02


economy" when it comes down to rags
and starvation. We have no sympathy
with the notion that the poor man should
hitch himself to a post and stand still,
while the rest of the world moves for
ward. 1t is no mans duty to deny him
self OF every amusement, every luxury,
every recreation, every comfort, thai he
may get rich. 1t is no mans duty to
make an iceberg Of himself-to shut his
eyes and ears to the suferings of his fell
lows-and to deny himself the enjoy
ment that results from generous actions,
merely that he may hoard wealth for his
heirs to quarrel about
But there is yet an economy which is
every mans duty, and which is espec-
tally commendable in the man who
struggles with poverty-an economy
which is consistent with happiness, and
which must be practiced, if the poor man
would secure his independence.
1t is evSry mans privilege, and be-
comes his duty to live within his means,
not up to, but within them. Wealth
does not make the man, we admit, and
should never be taken into the account
in our judgment of men. But compe-
tency should always be secured when it
can be; and it almost always can be,
by the practice of economy and self de-
nial to only a tolerable extent. 1t should
be secured, not so much for others to
look upon, or to raise us in the estima-
ton of others, as secure the conscious
ness of independence, and the constant
satisfaction that is derived from its ac
quirements and possession.
We would like to impress this single
fact upon the mind of every laboring
man who may peruse this short article,
that it is possible for him to rise above
poverty, and that the path to indtpend-
ence. though beset with tolls and self.
sacrifice, is much pleasanter to the trav-
eler than any one he can enter upon.
The man who feels that he is earning
something more than he is spending,
will walk the streets with much light
er heart, and enter his home with much
more cheerful countenance, than he who
spends as he goes, or falls gradually be-
hind his necessities in acquiring the
means of meeting them. Next to the
slavery of intemperance, there is no sla-
very on earth more CALLING than that of
poverty and Indebtedness. The mau
who is every ybody's debtor is every ybody's
slave, and is in much worse condition
than he who serves a single master
For the sake of the present, then, as
well as for the sake of the future, we
would most earnestly urge upon every
working man to live within his means.
Let him lay by something every day
if but penny, be it a penny-it is bet
tey than nothing infinitely better than
running in debt, penny a day, OF a
penny week. Ifhe can earn dollar,
let him try, fairly and faithfully, the ex-
pertinent of living on ninety cents. He
will like it.
People will laughr ~ Let them
laugh.
"They will call me stingy % Better
call you stngy, than to say that you do
not pay your debts.
"They will wonder why / do not have
better furniture, live in a finer house,
and attend concerts and the play -house!'
Let them wonder for a while; it won't
hurt them, and it certainly won't hurt
you. By-and-by you can have fine
house; fine furniture of your own, and
they will wonder again, and come billing
and cojing around you. like so many
pleased fools. Fry the experiment
hire ~ithin your means.-Me. Farmer.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAsT.-Women
may be said almost to enjoy the monop
oily fpersonal beauty. A good-humor-
ed writer thus defines her position in this
respect, as contrasted with the opposite
sex:
If you, ladies, are much handsomer
than we, it is but just you should ac-
knowledge that we have helped you, by
voluntarily making ourselves ugly. Your
superiority in beauty is made up of two
things: first, the care which you take to
increase your charms; secondly; the
zeal which we have shown to heighten
them by the contrast of our finished ug-
liness-the shadow which we supply to
your sunshine. Your long, plant, wavy
tresses are all the more beautiful be-
cause we cut our hair short your hands
are all the whittier, smaller, and more
delicate, because we reserve to our
selves those tolls and exercises which
make the lands large and hard. We
have devoted entirely to your use flow
ers, feathers, ribbons, jewelry, silk, gold
and silver embroidery. Still more to
increase the difference between the sex
es, which is your greatest charm, and to
give you the handsome share, we have
divided with you the hues of nature.
To you we have given the colors that
are rich and splendid, or soft and harmo-
nious for ourselves, we have kept those
that are dark and dead. We have given
you sun and light; we have kept night
and darkness.
CATAwBA.-Mr. Longfellow, in the
Atlantic Monthly, sings the praise of Ca
tawba wine in most charming manner.