The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-16
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nature WhiCh we express by tho adier i've
"mean," he may, TO be sure, take a grim delight
In rolling over in his mouth sweet ,norsela
which he feels were purchased at barpain.
and which are almost worth moro than the
money he gave for them. But the poor man.
or the man in mlddling circumstances. who
finds himself surrounded by large family OF
small children with rayenous appotites, i, the
one to enjoy the luxury TO the utmost. He
knows that he has worked hard for all the
postage currency which comes 70 hig pocket.
and he realizes to the rull extent Of its mean
ing the aphorism that n greauback saved is a
greeuback earned. In all bis struggles he
seeks TO build a foundation for that ease aud
prosperity which should assuage the gria@ of
age. The shadow cast by economy, that cloud
with the silver lining, dwclls within his house
hold and he 70 acts as that his purse shall
some day have a silver lining too.
What are his sensations, then, when he
becomes aware that veal outlets are twenty
FIVE cents ponnd and that innocent mutton
chops are equally exacting in their denlndsl
Supposing he is a rising young business man,
TO whom every penny that can be invested in his
business s Of value and who is more than con-
tent TO abiure the allurcments Of eating saloons.
and partalle Of dinner from the modest
Dimensions Of a lulch-box, Is he TO be harassed
each day, at the hour Of noon, with the redec-
tion that sausage turnover5 are not the
cheapest thing in the world? and is
his appetite to be taken into BONDAGE
end ignominiously handcuTcd by the
Intelligence that eggs are forty.lve cents a
dozen? When he hears Philadelphia butter
laudcd is he to reflect that, high as those
praises are, they are scarcely as high as its
price? Are apples still to continue to be
made into pies, when they sell for thirty seven
cents the hall peck2 and is poultry still to be
patronizod at the rate oftwcnty-Gvo cents per
poundP When these things suggest them
selves land when do they notP) he feels as
though he were being eaten out of house and
home. 1t is the provisions that are deyouring
him, instead Of he who Is devouring them, and
if ever a wolf made It's approach in sleeps
clothing, it is when he beholds roast mutton
on his table.
1t is trite to say that the evil win not
remedy itself by useless complaining by the
remark tnat no one man of class is worse of
thal his neighbor; and that none of us are SO
bad off as the natives Of Richmond, who are
enjoying life under difficulties. The relish
and digestibility Of a repast are by no means
promoted by matuLlnal scowls from the
head Of the family. The good effects
which might ensue from "cold cut"
garnished with smiles and repartees, are
almost neuralized when paterlamilas
breaches an incesssant homiiy on the
price Of coffee, and INDUCES in gloomy
speculations respecting the ultimate price of
tea. In cases like these, the most ardent
natures shIiyel up like so many sensitive
mimosas. Jokes stick in the throat, and even
wit, instead of being post-prandial, becomes
postponed. "AIrs. Haller," in the Stranger,
speaks Of the comparative content with which
she could eat crust OF bread moistcned with
the tear Of penitcnce; and we all know that
dinner Of herbs where love is, is very palatable
particularly when one is hungry. Where appe-
tite is always being frowned down, and good
digestion is discouraged as being Incompatible
with social happiness, the sensitive and the
conscientious will feel that every lump of but
ter they swallow depreciates the currency, aud
q
to eating sandwiches made of banlS-notcs
We suggest no way by which our market
products can be decreased in price at blow.
1t is inevitable, Of course, at such time as
this, that provisions should be dear, and that
much uneasiness, especially among the poorer
classes, should be felt. But let those who
complain reflect upon the little really sys-
tematic care they take to regulate their
expense and preserve economy. In many a
small household, as well as large, much is
weekly wasted. Again the saving and hard
working head Of q house is too apt
at times to oyereStimate his expenditures,
and present the case in a worse light than that
which really belongs to it. He looks at his
savings through the reversed end of the lorg-
nette, and at his expenditures through its
normal position. He sees a great deal going
out through the loopholes Of his business, and
very little saved at home. Or perhaps his
imagination is fred by the results Of one
unusually expensive week, and not all the
discernment resulting from his business habits
enable him SO TO overcome his anxiety for the
future as to take a general and impartial sur
yey Of his receipts and expenses in the long run.
To know how to market, and TO know how
to cook provisions after having bought them,
il to understand a few of those facts which
underle the principles Of domestic economy.
A less noble, but hardly advisable method is
for neighborhoods aud communities to "strike"
and rebel against the incursions of milkmen,
butchers, and grocers. But in the first place,
the people who supply us with eatables and
drinkablcs have lyings 20 get as well as we,
and ia the second place II has been demou-
strated that STRIKES are by no means the
happiest or most elracious means of bringing
men TO reason. Again, prices, like water,
sooner or later find their own level. What
we have moi 10 do at present is, uselessly com
/ plain. II bread is the staff of life good tenn
( per is the bread, aud butter OF the soul
Shoddy operators, petroleum princes, dying
/ Democrats, substitute brokers, and the people
at the South are the only ones who have got
a right to complain. Now that Mr.. LINCOLN
| is reelected, we stand in a better aspect than
ever before, and have infinitely more to be
/ grateful for than grumble about
MARRIED.
! BPENTER-HOOPER-On Thursday, November