The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-04-13
Wealth and Happiness.


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Wealth and Happiness.
The insufiiciency OF mere wealth
alone to confer happiness is strikingly
illustrated in the life of Nathan Myers
Rothschild the Jew, who died i'll Lon
don some thirty or forty years ago,
one of the most devoted worshipers
that ever laid withercd soul on the
altar Of MammoD. For years he
welded the purse Of the world, open
ing it and closing it to kings and en-
perors rs he listed and upon certain
occasions, was supposed to have more
influence i'll Great Britain than the
ploudest and wealthiest of it's mobiles
perhaps more influence than the
hou of parliament taken together
He once purchased bills of the govern
ment, in single day, to the amount
of $4,000, 600, and, with the profits
on single loan. purchased an estate
at the cost OF S750,000 Yet, with all
/ his colossal wealth he was miserable
man; and, with sorrowfnl earnestness,
once exclaimed to gentleman who
was congratulating him on the gorge
Gus magnifcencc Of his palatial man
sion, and thence inferring that he was
happy: Happy me happy"
The late stephen Girard, when sur
rounded by immense wealth, and sup
posed 10 be taking supreme delight III
It's accumulation, wrote thus to a
friend. CAS- to myself, / live like q gal
ley slave, constantly occupied, and Of
) ten passing the night without sleep
, ing. / am wrapped in a labyrinth OF
affairs, and worn out with care. ] dc
not value fortune. The love of labor
is my highest emotion. When / rise
. in the morning, my only effort is to Ia
| Dor so hard during the day that wher
night comes may be enabled to sleeE
! soundly. FIR.
The fact, fully established by thc
experience of all ages, that mere
wealth OF itself cannot produce happi
ness, does not deter men now-a-dayl
from bending all their energies, dc
priying themselves and others often o
the comforts of life, and even grinding
the faces of the poor, to acquire II
a Our large cities especially afford la
l. mentable instances of this, thougl
, they are by no means confined t
e them. Greedy, grasping, money-wol
ii Shipping men are to be found every
p where--men even while standing O
&c I the brink of the grave reach out thei
- trembling hand for more to add t
1t their Immense wealth, regardless c
e. the great suffering that is all abou
20 them Wealth when honestly &C
., - CURED and properly managed is
y, great power for good; and it IS lau
70 dable ambition in any one who seek
= it for the purpose Of doing good 'rith
ST But how few of the many millionaire
- in our country have ever used thei
Va abundant means rs they ought, o.
ne casionally we hear of one who does
ed this is the exception and not the ruiz
~ however. The great majority OF thei
- cling to their money with vice-lih
~ grasp, until death compels them
IL part with it, when it is distribute
tn among their heirs who either live
es similar misery life, or quite ofte
20 squander it in dissipation.
d, The requests sometimes made |
e. wealthy men in aid of colleges OF oil
nil or public and charitable institution
T are promotive Of good, and high
creditable to the donors. But Won
nd it not be better if these donation
" were made during their lifetime
list Then they could, if necessary, perso
49, ally superintend the good work the
he money is to advance, and receive Il
OF thanks and blessings of those who a
ne benefited thereby. Then would the
by wealth have q tendency to make thei
,et as well MS others, happy, and L
IN world the better for their living in
S. The acts OF MIR. Peabody, the Anne
or, lean banker, who has recently giv'
'u' one hundred thousand pounds for t
W. London poor, which, added to his pi
IT'S. yious gifts, makes total sum of qu'
de, ter of million pounds sterling, affor
a splendid example Of the great go
rds a wealthy man can do while livir
en- and the example is worthy of imitati
ors by the wealthy men of our country,
OF which there are so many deservi
ust objects of charity.
OF Vines FARINA CRACKERS Every G
ent has heard of them, the most healt
to and delightful nourishment ever ma
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