The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-09-18
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We are indebted 20 u friend IN
Washington City for the following
very forcibie illustration Of "whst
constitutes riches" We need not
add that the anecdote is entlrelyshu-
thentie:
ITO be rich," said Mr.. Marcy, the
worthy secretary Of state, requires
only a satisfactory condition Of the
mind. One man insy ne rich with =
hundred dollars. while another, In the
possession Of millions, may think
himsels poor, and ~ the necessities
Of life are enjoyed 10y each, Il is evil
dent that the man who l. the best
satisfied with his possessions l. the
richer
TO illustrate this idea, MI. Marcy
related the following snec,lote:
"Whii- ws- governor Of the state
of New York" said he. II Was call
ell upon one morning ai my office by
n rough specimen Of back woods
man, who stalked in, and rommenc-
sd conversation 10y iiiquiring IL this
was Mr.. Marcy -"
replied that that was my name
"Bill Marcy ." -aid Ice.
Used Ia live in S"uthI.ort. didn't
ye:"
answered in the affirmative. and
began 60 feel little curious To know
Who my visitor was. and what he
was driving at.
That's what ! told EN-" cried
the backwOnisman, bringing hi
hand down on his thigh with ire
mrudnus force. al told EN- you IL
the same old BIIl Marcy who u-ci'l"
live in Southport, Int they woulfn Z
believ" Il, and promised the next
time ] came Ia Albany TO come an,l
see you, aud find out for sartain.
Why, you know me, don't you, BilI 80
didn'texactly iguore his acguain-
lance altogether, but for the life 81
me coul dn't recOllect ever having
seen him before; so replied that nc
had e familiar ccuntensnee, but that
] was not able To call him 10y name.
my name IL Jack smith, an
swered the hackwoodsman, "and we
used 10 go to school thirty years ago,
in the little red school house In old
southport. Well, times have chang
ed since then. and you have become
4 great man, and got rich, suppose -
shook my head, and was going Ia
contradict that impression. when he
broke in:
"Oh, yes you are; know ycu are
rich-nO use denying ii. You was
compirolleT-fnr u long time: and
the next we heard Of you, you Wa
governor. You must have a heap "i
money, aud I'm glad of IL; glad to
see you getting along so smart. You
was always q smart lad at school,
aud knew you would come to some
/ thing"
! thanked him for his good wishes
and opinions, but told him that polit-
cal life did not pan out 40 well ~ lac
imagined. 81 suppose, said I, "for-
tune has smiled upon you, since you
left Southport"
"Oh, yes" said be, al hahn moth
ing 60 complain OF. I must say I've
got along right smart. You sre.
shortly after you left Southport. our
whole family moved up into Yer
mont, and put right into the weeds,
and reckon our family cut down
more trees and cleared more land
than any other in the whole state. 4"
And so you have made n good
thing out of II. How mnrh do you
consider yourself worth =" ! szEed.
feeling a little curious tn know what
he considered q fortune, n he seem
ell so we'll satisfied with his.
"WCll," l." replied, al don't Lrow
exactly how much ! am worth: hut
] think STRENGTHENING himself up' IL
all my debts were paid, should be-
worth three hundred dollars. clean
cash"
Aud lie was rich for 10 was salts
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