The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-09-20

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and c3p6rmed j tter9 oa
lue he's muca m3geg - + m4t
families "a tae mcf 81 IS Hg
and ~ osl niat8us display - tHN
ald e4u.pagp IS fautles ta tai ars
far from wealthy. ana drral O. uei
income on The salary s their 4 d ol
on tlia chance oi ibe blale fn which
ho i engaged Fond ss He faaktls
are said to ~ 80 iAs almiEiy W-
az. thege are na uia iup.e h
lhe world abo spend tbeI mnuey
10 lawshly a. ihe Amuc ns 9r wha
are ashamed 70 insist oa having tAeif
iull money S worth f9r every dollar they
8.sburse On business q pies are
II is not for a 80 sts aha, ccln mN
should BE- praelieei iu aoy nd Fid
ul case WHIST would % unwar-
rantable expsnse for one person @Hab
be Just and proper eApudlp,e ~
another of larger income II altu lescr
claims upon him, Neither 60 at ajgl
cate meauneas ~ spending money ar
tie boarding i t5r tbe mera sake o ae-
cumulation We hold 10 4sHe.5is
expenditure. according q mtu
means, f1r any thing thar Sd iaae
to BIS mental 0r splrtaal mp nreuenL
eg 10 bis innocent pleasure Bat ha&
mash money we see spent uoAfJf IA IS
show dis, play that is ot ca devoid 30
taste. aud only has its cost q ree5m-
mend H. People Of smaller neal, t,Y
to initiate the style oi their M pre
wealthy naigbbors, 1--we beyond their
means, aud failure follows, AMI n5rc
OF less general demorthzilioa 81 so-
cietY. Few persons seem u rtdlz that
money brings vita il grave resp1msi-
bilities and dnties to society. ~ Nei nd
opportunities aud melus for amuse.
mout aud self qualification, uul huhne
to realize that, not ouly make Rln 4,
of themselves us itt as any goli ate is
concerned, bat arc pasit,ye ipJuues to
tho communities III which they aye.
Bat it Is 0u acnlat 81 lts i4daence
on the young people ai this generation
that We chiefly depfcate tie xluya
gance 81 the tines Ii Is stated rs a
fact chat nne-tenths ol tle rich men oi
New York to-day, are the architects OF
their own fortune, while the children
OF the wealthy Of the last genera ion
are found II they are found at all,
among the poor and destitute But IN
spite OF the lesson OF statistics, rich
people, and even those OF moderate
means, go on bringing up their ehll iren
in lnxury and idieness, with the GER
tainty that they will be unable to sup
port themselves and that any fortune
that may be left them will soon be
spent Even il they are taught any oc
cupation, the young people OF to-day
think they must begin life for them
selves on the same scale and in the same
the result is disastrous in more ways
than one We continually wonder how
fathers aud mothers, b because they are
possessed Of money enough for then
present eeds, dare bring uD their chill
dron as they do, making it their great
est care to see that they are dressed il
the clothes that happen to be fasniona
BILE at the time, aud move in our set,
teaching them nothing Of the response
bilities Of life, aud setting a continua
example Of extravaganza and careless
ness III the use Of money Among th,
reforms we need is one toward true
economy. aud to those disposed TO la
Dor IN the cause We would suggest tina
as usual, the most promising field TO
missionary effort will quite likely b
found at home Springfield Republican