Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-08-03
fllscsllol.eons.
-FOUR WAYS OF LIFE.
OR, ENVY, AyARICE,
Extravaganza and COntentment.


Mr. Felix Mark was on the eve of depart
ing from his native city for long residence
abroad Living in d retired but highly res
pectabe court, he had become a familiar ac-
quaintance of several of his neighbors, and
he thought it no more than proper that he
should call upon them, and pay his parting
respects. They were of widely different
character, as he well knew, aud as will be
seen by the substance of the four interviews
he obtained.
lie erst called upon Mr. and Mrs. Covet,
and made known his intention Of going.
You are lucky man. said Covet. regaru-
ing him with panied expression. L wish.I
be poor mope and drudge. while everybody
else is happy and getting ahead
Mrs. CoVct sat rocking in her chair, un
easily.
The same for myself said she, after
pause. I never can go abroad anywhere,
though / have always had passion for trav-
ell. Tom must drudge to keep our bodies
and souls together, aud I must tend the pot,
| wish we had half tie money that old Mr.
and Mrs. Clutch over tie way, have got
But we can take it out in wishing. We shall
always be worse off than every body else, 1t
makes me mad to think of it'
DO you think Mr. aud Mrs. Clutch are to
| be envied2' asked Mr. Mark
! Il envy them their money sighed Covet,
| though | don't envy them, exactly, you
know they're very grasping. How Idespise
| grasping, peoPle!-aiway, graspiug, grasping
crasping, as if they had nothing else to do but
grasp! / don't believe they're happy
Did you see bow respectfully everybody
bowed to then, the other evening at the lee
turcr asked Mrs. Covet. 1T was only for
their money, know. But they don't make
half as much show as Crashes make; though
nov they can afford to cut such dash,
don't see. How do you suppose the Crashe.
pay their rent, Mr. Mark, and live SO higl
{, I'd dress SO splendidlyF
Il never heard, and don't know was hi
reply.
Crash don't have more than seven or eigh
hundred dollars year. that know for pos
tive fact, said Covet; yet he lives like ma
bob, drives splendid turnout, gives magnif
cent parties, and has the best of everything
don't see how he does it; [ know l could
do it, and make both ends meet
Il wish had that elegant shawl his wifi
put on the other day bran new, for / neve
saw her wear it BEFORE declared MRS Covet
Il don't see why it is ordered so! They ar
. not a bit better than we are, and they've n
business to have such good things. 1 ofte
bite my fnger-nails to the quick, thinking 0
itP
We'll, it's enough to make anybody fret
that's fact continued Covet Some peopl
: seem to me to have nothing but continue
run of good luck. Which ever way turn
l see every body with something better tha
[ can get for me and my wife. It's sickenin
enough by lingo! don't think L shall liv
: long; and don't wont TON world wher
f, honest merit never gets rewarded for its we
doing.
Mr. Mark, fearing that he might catch th
morbid gloom of that envious couple bad
them adieu, and went over to do the same
Mr.. and Mrs. Clutch their mutual neigh
) bors.
The Covets had not exaggerated the rullin
propensity of the Clutches; the latter were a
miserly as the former were envieus The
mated When they were married they wer
matched indeed.
Please to rub your feet carefully on th
J mat before you go up said Mrs. Clutch
: Too much brushing is apt to wear out th
carpet
| You might have gone in the stecrago fo