THE PENNILESS MAN.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2122, 11 December 1880, Page 3

THE PENNILESS MAN.

Blessed is the man who is penniless, for he is never stricken —for a dollar. The deadhead annoyeth him not, neither is . ho pursued hy the book agent. , He is not grasped by the lightning-rod . seller. The trinket man pasaeth him by. He is not asked to invest in church lotteries. He hath no friend to " treat" ; he is poor, j and hath no enemies. , When he riseth in the morning, his stomaoh is not rebellious from ovor-fceding ; neither 8 does he chink his silver and Bay, " How shall I get rid of these dimes P " When he eateth he is not perplexed by a multitude of dishea. His lands will never take unto themselves wings, neither will the firo devour his water lots. He is not perplexed about taxes, neither careth he for the rise in lumber. He toileth not for gold nor orateth like - Jones on silver. He hath no ties for money, therefore careth not to demonetise; nevertheless a dime he will not refuse, nor turn away from a fiveconter. Tea, a gherkin will he relish and storm the outworks of a steel clad biscuit. He loveth none but himself j he is selfish; yea, fond of fish ; clams in chowder, oysters raw, and lobsters in vinegar, will he not despise. Ho maketh his lair in a bar-room; he squateth on a keg while it is day, and Bleepeth in a barrel at night. Whore the scent of whiskey is, there 13 he j found; he snufEeth the lunch with frenzy, , and cryeth, Ha, ha! at the clink of glasses. , He liveth like a ring-tailed moke, and dieth ; like a spotted jehosapbat. '