The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09
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not made Spain rich, because her outgOes
were larger than her incomes.
Away then with your expensive fol-
lies, and you will not then have SO much
cause to complain Of hard times, heavy
taxes, and chargeable families; for
Women and wine; game and deeeIt,
Make the wealth small and the want great.
And further, what maintains one vice
would bring up two children. You may
think, perhaps, that little tea, or little
punch now md then, diet little more
costly, clothes little finer, and little
entertainment now and then, can be no
great matter; but remember, many q Ut.
tic makes n mickle. Beware OF little ex'
pcnscs; small leak will sink q great ship,
MS Poor Richard says; and again, who
dainties love, shall beggars prove; and
moreover, Fools make feasts, and wise
men cat bcm.
Here you are all got together at this
sale Of fincries and knick-knacks. You
call them goods; but, il you do not take
care they will prove evils TO some OF you.
You expect they will he sold cheap, and
perhaps they may for less than they cost ;
but. if you have no occasion for them,
they must be dear to you. Remember
what Poor Richard says: Buy what thou
hast no need Of, and ere long thou shalt
sell thy nccessarics. And again, at q
great pennyworth pause a while. He
means, that perhaps the cheapness is APP
parent only, and not real; or the bargain,
by straitening thee in thy business, may
do thee more harm than good. For in
another place he says, many have been
ruined by bying good pennyworths.-
Again, it is foolish to lay out money in n
purchase ofrepentance and yet this folly
is practiscd every day ut auctions, for want
of minding the Almanac. Many one for
the sake Of ilncry on the back, have gone
with hungry belly and half starved their
families. Silks and satins, scarlet and
vevets, put out the kitchen fire, as Poor
Richard says.
These arc not the ncccssaries Of life !;
they can scarcely be called the cOnvenien-
ces; and yet, only because they look pref
ty, how many want TO have them! by
these, and other cxtravagances, the gen
tccl are reduced to poverty, and forced to
borrow Of those whom they formerly dc.
Spised, but who, through, industry and
irugality, have maintained their standing,
in which case it appears plainly, that A
ploughmun on his legs is higher than n
gentleman on his knees, as Poor Richard
says. Perhaps they have Ind small es-
tate left them, which they knew not the
getting Of; they think it is day, and will
never be night; that little to be spent
out of so much is not worth minding; but
always taking out Of the nealtub, and
never putting in, soon comes to the bot
tom, as Poor Richard says; and then,
when the well is dry, they know tho
worth Of water. But they might have
known before, if they had taken his advice.
If you would know the value Of money 60
and try to borrow some for he that goes
borrowing goes a sorrowing, as Poor
Richard says; and indeed 80 does he that
lends to such people, when he goes to get
in again. Poor Dick further advises and
says,
Pond pride Of dress 10 sure very curse;
Ere fancy you consult, consult your purSe.
And again, Pride is as loud a beggar as
Want, and n great deal more saucy. When
you have bought one fine thing, you must
buy ten more, that your appearance may
he all Of piece but Poor Dick says, il
is easier to suppress the first desire, than
to satisfy all that follow it. And 1t is as
truly folly for the poor to ape the rich, as
for the frog to swell in order to equal the
OK.
Vessels large may venture more,
But little boats should keep near shore.
It il, however, n folly soon punished; for
as Poor Richard says, pride that dimes on
vanity, Sups on contempt. Pride break.
tasted with Plenty, dined with Poverty,
and supped with lnfamy. And, after all,
of what use is this pride of appearance.
for which 81 much is risked, so much is
suffered 7 1t cannot promote health, nor
ease ppin; it makes no increase Of merit
in the person it creates envy; it hastens
misfortune.
But what madness must it be to run
in debt for these supertluities We are
offended, by the terms Of this sale, six
months credit; and that perhaps, has in.
duced some Of US 10 attend il, because we
cannot spare the ready money, and hope
now to be fine without it. But, ahl think
what you do when you run in debt; you
give to another power over your own lib.
crty. fyOu cannot pay at the time, you
will be ashamed to see your creditor
you will be in fear when you speak to
him; you will make poor, pitiful, sneak.
ing excuses, and by degrees, come to lose
your veracity, and sink into base, down
right lying; for the second vice is lying
the first is running in debt, as Poor Rich
ard says and again, to the same purpose
Lying rides upon Debts back; whereas
freo-bOrn Englishman ought not to b
ashamed nor afraid to see or to speak t
any man living. But poverty often dc
prives man Of all spirit and virtue. It /,
hard for an empty bag to stand upright
"What would you think OF that prince
or that government who should issue al
cdict forbidding you to dress like gen
tlcman or gentlewOman, on pain Of iIn
prisonment or scrvitudc? Would yo.
not say that you were free, have righ
to dress rs you please, and that such oil
edict would be breach Of your privilc
ges, and such government tyrannical
And yet you are about to put yoursel
under such tyranny, when you run il
debt for such dress! Your creditor ha
authority, at his pleasure, to deprive yol
Of your liberty, by confning you in jai
till you shall be able to pay him. Whel
you have got your bargain, you may
perhaps, think little Of payment but, a
Poor Richard says, creditors have bette
memories than debtors; creditors are
superstitious sect, great observers of &C
, days and times. The day comes 6rOuni
before you are aware, and the demand
} made before you are prepared to satisf
it or, if you bear your debt In mind, "a
r term, which at first seemed 50 long, win
as il lessons, appear extremely Short
Time will seem to have added wings {
: his heels as well Us to his shoulders. Tho
, have short Lent who owe money 70 b
paid at Easter. At present, perhaps; 20
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