Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-02-09

The milk is easily accounted for. What
ever the the farmers cost or trouble might
have been, the milkmaid, or boy, or man
who MIXED the COWS at midnight or-belore
daylight in the morning, 60 that II might be
ready for my breakfast, and the man who
brought 1t 10 my house in the morning. GER
lainly all did vast amount OF work Tor the
small cost of one half-penDy. But, after all,
IL sunk into insignficance when compared
with the wonders done by tho pennies in.
vested in the tea and sugar.
And now what else have to account fol
in the expenditure Of my shillings There
are two hot rolls on the table. l Om some
what undecided whether the flour they were
made from was grown in England or tue
Western States Of America, or whether il
came from Odessa or some port on the Baltic
Let US say Odessa, as that will form about
an average distance. Tie corn must have
been grown In the Russian empire and sent
from Odessa 10 England by steamer. where
II passed through different lOTmalilies and
many merchants and lradesmen's hands,
till the flour reached my baker. During
the night his journeymen were engaged in
preparing the dough, so that the rolls might
be taken from the oven and placed hot upon
my table for breakfast. The -four which
composed them had thus in its due proper
tion given employment to the farmer aud
his laborers in Russia, The merchants and
their various stllfs of officials and poTleTs IN
Odessa, contributed TO the shlpowner' g
profits, the wages of the crew and many
other persons in England, including the
baker and his men, TIL at last placed on my
table in the shape OF two nice hot rolls for
the sum Of twopence.
And now have TO account for two pats Of
Brittany butter. | leave the reader to
Imagine the different processes they passed
through from the time the cows were MIXED
In France Till the pats OF butter were placed
on my breakfast table. The cost, perhaps,
OF the two pats of butter would be only two
pence, and yet the labor and intelligence OF
many scores of individuals had been brought
into action 10 procure ii, each IN his turn re-
ceiying some benefit lrJm the small sum my
servant had invested for me in that deli
cRcy.
What else have | for brcaklastY There
is box of remarkably fine sardines open on
the table, and dish with q cover over II,
from which escapes a certain odOr, telling in
clearesl manner that Yarmouth bloater is
concealed there from my signs. | did MOI
want more Than one OF the dellcaces, but.
as | had yet considerable balance OF my
shilling TO invest, / took from tho Tin box
very fine sardine. The fish had been
caught in the Mediterranean, then taken on
u
neatly made tin boz, which was filled up
with oil, and the lid soldered down. It was
then sold to merchant who exported II TO
London, where again II passed through
many hands pTlOr TO lis being placed on the
plate before me; while !, like q beneficent
genius, had called into play no end of in
duslries and trades for the small charge Of
one hall-renny; for on counting the con
tents OF the box, for which l had paid one
sailing, found in il tweniy-four fishes.
l / ave now the herring 10 account Tor. To
describe the various processes il had gone
through since the fisherman had extracted
it from his net I'll II was cooked and placed
on my table would occupy too much space.
Suffice il to say, if the herring had not called
into action 80 many agencies as the tardine,
benefits had accrued from it to many persons
$50 many, IN fact, as almost to make me
believe that in thus judiciously investing my
shilling, l was playing the part ofan amiable
and benevolent philanthropist, well deserv-
ing the gratitude OF my species. The idea
how much humanity was indebted 10 me for
my philanthropy occupied my thoughts dur
ing the whole OF my breakfast, aud when |
rose from the table, and seated myself in an
easy chair by tue fire 10 enjoy my news
paper, did 80 with that calm, placid feeling
which we all experience after having done
IN secret a meritorious action. But a few
moments afterwards had reasons to believe
that had vastly underraled my benevolent
ahu wVhiei'n oiiifIis po"e5s. fu' ias;, ti.0i
Investment o. fanOther penny OF my shilling
had produced marvels thousand times
greater Than all the other sums I had meg
toned put together.s
had taken from my table my newspaper
the Daily News. Through It's means
had obtained copies OF the lelegraphic dis
patches which arrived in the course OF the
night. They told me that the assasslns OF
Generals Thomas and Lecomte had been
condemned TO the death which, in my
opinion, they SO vel deserved; and that
several others had been pardoned; also
another telegraphic dispatch from Lyons
telling me the somewhat unintcrcstng fact
that the Count de ChambOrd denies the
rumor OF bis intention TO abdcate. Several
other dispatches from Paris | also receive,
uninterestng TO myself, and possibly 60 to
the Teqder. From Berlin | receive a tele-
graphic despatch OF the night before, in
forming me, among other matters, that the
Imperial Chancellor was about to lay final
coiuage law before the Government during
next session. From Rome also receive
telegraphic dispatches without anything
particularly interesting in them. l have
several also from Madrid which arrived the
previous night, the most interesting among
| them Notifying a proposal for the sale OF
Cuba, Aud then comes another despatch
from Coblentz, informing me that last night
a powder magazine had been blown up, by
which two or three persons were killed, and
several wounded. From Washington also l
had a copy of telegTaphic despatch telling
me that the cotton crops were looking
better, and alsO detailing the state OF the
New York money market. Then follow
several admirably written notices and re-
views of different books, both American aud
English; letters from correspondents, more
or less interesting; and several cleverly
written leading articles. The Court Circu-
lar, among other matters, gives me informa-
lion that the Rev. DIR. Norman Macleod
preached yesterday before Her Majesty at
BalmoTal. Then / have all Saturdays police
and law news, and as much other well
written literary matter as would suffice in
quantity TO ill q three volume novel. And
all this procured by that very judicloui IN
vestment of another penny IRON my shll
ling.
Among other matters In the newspaper
was the Judgment in lawsuit in which O
lavorite nece OF mine, residing in Sydney
New S nth Wales, was interested. tmme
dialely folded up the paper, and, having dl-
recied 1t TO her, invested another penny o
my shilling in a postage stamp, and theI
forwarded the paper 10 the pOst-OiIlce, lroB
whence, through divers agencies, II will
be carried fifteen thousand miles, and a
length be placed safely In my niece's hands
Let me see now how my account atands:-
Tea, ID; milk, 3D.; sugar, 81 sardine, 3D.,
! bloaler, i'd; bread, I'd; butter, I'd; paper
I ID; postage, 1d.-total, 9sd
The reader will perceive that had still
balance of 2!d. in my favor Whit Shall
i, do with IN Shall l give II in charity, o
/ save it, or put il to the cost OF my mex
4 4 breaklasl2 At first l liked the idea Of tn
; charity investment; but Then | remembers
= the persons to whom l might give il woul
! be regular whining street meudicants, nu
u |. hundred aud ninety-nine out OF a thousau
II Of whom are imposlers, and thus my aim
!, might do more harm than good. The ide