Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-05-11
The Moneyed Man.

anu CeHtS. LeI a0OCflcT admire tIlc
beauties of nature; for his part, he
appreciates it onl Y in the intrinsic val
ue. In the waving FORESTS he sees
wood; in the fowry meadows, hay );
in the golden fields, wheat or oats at
SO much per bushel; and the most
picturesque points Of view are nothing
in his eyes fhe can not ally to them
certain calculations of produce or ideas
ofrevenue. His sconversation possess
es the easy grace of the banking house
and the playful amiability of the stock
exchange Political events interest
him only through the influence they
exercise on the funds, and even drca !
war itself is not such a terrible affair
in his eyes when it happens to favor
the course of his speculations, for, in
his great-hearted liberalty, he knecls
in alteration before every scheme
which may tend to his individual profit.
In short, your true moneyed man,
when he can no longer speak of gains
to be made or losses to be avoided, is
utterly at fault; he is out Of his ele-
ment-a true fish out Of water; and
accordingly we find him ever seeking
to lead back any conversation he may
be engaged in to the topic of his heart
money.
One can easily conceive how charm
ing such man must be in society, and
the degree Of checrfulncss which must
reign within his own house. In the
evening he amuses his better half BY
culIing for her behoof choice flowers
from the money articles Of the Herald,
or reciting to her few elegant eX-
tracts from that treasure-house of use
full knowledgc-his ledger; he inniti-
ates her into his speculations in rail
way shares, and instructs her in the
mysteries Of the funds, or the bull and
bear system of the Stock Exchange.
The moneycd man can quote the
9 price lists of every commodity in the
market, in order to be on Il level with
buyers and sellers, or to participate in
any good thing that may be going; he
loves all sorts OF bartcrS and cXchan-
ges: a bargain, no matter i'll what
; is his delight; and he pores over the
prices OF Government bonds, gold
cotton and whiskey, as a ia shiOnable
; lady would over the last new bonnet
or the latest piece Of scandal.
The taste of our moneyed man il
= the fine arts is limited to a quotation
of the value Of the paintings which he
sees in the exhibitions; the pictur,
which has sold for high price is al
ways superior in his eyes to that whieI
= is only highly praised; the merit OF
! the artist is. as it were, fairfield in hi
- head and he expresses his admiration
:. for their works by saying, This i
; worth so much"
= If YOU should chance to meet tn
moneycd man in the street, in place
n of saying to you, How are you?" h
5 will commence with, "Do you know
4 how gold is this morning ?" Instea,
n of asking after the health Of your fan
: lily, he will inquire if you have sol
70 your ten forties, your railway shares
70 your sugars, your breadstufs, etc
a ETC., thus making use of YOU as sol
II of mercantile compass, by which hi
Il future operations are to he directed.
4 The moneyed man glideS into a
m the commercial enterprises Of the coui
,s try, less through a feeling Of patrio
n. ism or from hope Of success, than
bo mix himself up in all the moneyed di
= cussions that arise thcreirom. or t
. have the power of showing forth at Il
various public meetings of the sewers
,;s companies to which he belongs, h
N vast knowledge and erudition in tina
Of cial matters He holds shares, the
u. in oil-wclls, gas-works, steamboat col
10 panies railway companies. i1suran'
wv companies in short, in every compaI
ed going.
If you make inquiries as to Il
ial character or morals of any one that
tie may be acquainted with, he will t
that, "So-and-so is in very easy c
ed cumstances, is well to do in the worl
,ur and his credit is good" etc, etc.
nat speaking of a manageable young
ses dy, he will say, She is girl Of tt
VS. twenty, or thirty thousand dollars
ere according to the amount other fortul
Mt Do not ima@i.,o thai he vii! speak
hit, her virtue and amiabiiity, her swe
ness of disposition; for virtue a
Its. amiability have o account at
no bank, nor are they quoted on Chang
our On the other hand, he will g
kes you accurate information concernl
ice the fortunes Of her relations He "
- tell you what ''expectations" the you
,es. lady has, and will build up the futt
cen oppulence of her establishment VI
be- the mouldering bodies of her defu
lan relatives.
the The moneyed man will forget "
am age, which you have often told t
:. it but he will always remember t
as fraction the amount of your inco
was even though you should have but o
low informed him thereupon: he posses.
rca in an eminent degree, the gilt OF m
lere ory of sums; pecuniary recollecti
iom are. as it were, incrusted into his br
erse which contains the rent-rolls OF all
re. friends and acquaintance.
We leave the reader to imagin
s.oh such q man can possibly derive
NY, pleasure from the perusal of liter
Vi work consequently, we can give
ioor self up to the full enjoyment Of
city, subject untroubled with the Sigh
'rlui fear of hurting his feelings, that
if he should chance to have any.
90 w fact, to sum up his character in
.;,os line, the moneyed man is just that
,,ass of being who, after the periormant
'vbat beautiful tragedy, if he did not