Too Much Money

Said a fiicntl o us I;ist evcmng - " 1 I never saw butone man in my life, who acknoivledged he had quite ;is tnuch monoy os he knew how to dispone of. - I hnd enllnd nt his house one dny, whpn a gemleiTian present uried liim t" n Sfhpme Irom which lie might rpalize n Jargo profit. " You nre righl," S'i id hr, "as regirds ihe probible success nft'ie speculalions, tmt I shal! n.;t embark i:i ii ; have toomuch money noi." This ten uncomrnon remark strnck me mot l'ircibly : nnd, after ihe gentleman .a I retired, I n.ske.l Mr. P. to exnlain. 'Yes,' said he in reply, 1 'would uot crotm thu street to gnin thousands; I should b a inppier man if my jncnma wer less. - I a n o!d, nnd in n yenr or two whatcver [ j'i-spss wül nv:.ü me notight - mv daugliers are de-ir), d [ have three sons.upn whom I JookerJ w;th a fatbér'i ;ride. VI y own oducaíon liad heen negle.-ted, ny fortune wasgunel bv honest hbor nd c-nef'-I ueonomy; [ had no tiirie for tudy, hut I resolvpd th-it mv son sl.ould iive overy advnntage. Each hnd the ppnnunity of gaiuing a fine classical ■riucaiion, nnd tlien I g.ive them tha choke of a profès-jon. Toe elde-t would hé o phvsk-iau; the t-econd ch"se the Inwj ilie tiird rjolv(d to follow rny fo t-ifpsns a mercbant. Th:s was very well - I wna proud of iny s n, and hoped 'lint i.ue day I ruiglit set? thein disiinguished, r at least u-eful to iheir lell'nv men. I had spare i no expende in iheir trnining; ihcy hnd never wanted ■iMinpy. I give eacii tneir liberal ailowance. Never hal men fairer pr)spects of bei'oming honored and re p'Cted; hut look at the reult. The physician lins no pnrientfl - the lawyer not a sing'e '■Hfiit, and the meroha-H is above visiting his rouming lions". Iti vnin I urga" th"m lo he more ndnstrious. VVhat 3 the i-pplv? "Thfre N no use n it, father - c n'ver shall want lor rnoney, we know you hnvo enough for all." So look ar my ci-app:;n;meiH. I'seid of bfii'g fictivp, eni-rgetic member of society, my son3 are but idlers, msn of fushion ;ind display. True they have f w vices - poi haps nut so many as their nssoci:ites; tlipy have never done anything to bring disgrace upon my name - but I hnd epectíd them to ndd 10 the liltle reputution I inny have g;iined. Itisnl the monny thnt I c-ir for, rg my son says, l have enough fornU'. But let the physici.-in attnnd the poor, and the lawyer see t!iat justico is done 60 those who have not tiie means of pnying the enonnoui Cees now requirci by the inembrrs of the unr. Tr.e mei'cham may r.ot r.eed iha reward of his hbors, but thero are a thousniid benevoleot institutions to the support of whk-h t w.uig a plantufa lor me to see him contributp. fhey would nl least he u-eU, lach in hs vocati'jn, to those nrouod ;!.em; now selfish amusempnl is thnir only nim. This is Ihe burdeii upon my heart, and this is the tensón of the remark you listened 10 Hnd tliey ber-nobliged tustruggle againsl diflicuiiies to g-i in their profesion, and wpre 1 li" y tio-.v dependent upon their own exertions for suppor!, my sons wouid Iwve gained honor to themselves and me " 'I lii-í is the cxperience of many a we.nltliy p-ireni, thongli nl! do not griev :it the resi.it. It has ilmost passd into a pnnerb, that "nuihing can be expectedof rich twn't S'n;" and in louking about t's nt tho di-t ng:ii-led men of our own Jry, iiow few & we h'nd who have been nu'se.) int grennoss. The firmer's son studies in iniervals ínatched froin actué labor; he g-iins the rudimf-nts if a ihorough education from weli ti.umled Ivoks, wnich he cons over by the (lo't ng (] une i.f ihe winters tire or the niity light f heerey dawn. His tnsl; is pondere I doubly hard, inasmuch as he s wil hout aii insirucior, and must solvet.'ie míH-t diíTicuIl prnhlcms, nnd unta v ;!,e most ntricale truths, Mmply by his own persevering effirls. At length li task is in a mensure ac-eom.!ished,the first t.tep is gnined ; but n new difficulty irises. He is jivithout means, and must serve a lor g and tirpsnmoapprenticeship ns a tcar'her, n clerk, or ofien the two combned, ere ha (tin sne eu-iugli to enable him to en'er collpge. Three r ■ Mjr _p,irs of cl.:se study, with the nn.t ris: d cconorny, bntigs him 10 the tiirelvild ofacive life, and should ha c'ioose n rofs-ion. iho t.a;ie scène must Ie in (ma en.'icted ere his object is nccrpp]i?bed M;ir!; will the contrnst. Whioh man, Ihink you, is bel fitted to succepd? - Sn-ely, not, he who bas been cradied in li.xm-y, and hribed olong the palh of knowledge! No, rather would we trust tlie sc!f-inaJe rnnn, wbo ha-s alrt-aciy overmn-lpred d:fii -tiliie-i u)dor wliich one less resolved would have fuilon; nnd thnugn the 'me may be favorod by position, connertions :nd ampie mean, il is more ihaii probable that theolher may look back upon him whm he has far outslrioned in lie mee of life.