Every scornful companion can weigh
ita trifle bigger purse against it. Poor
man reproaches oor mau iu the streets
with impolite mention of his condition,
his own being a sha le lietter, while the
rich pass by ami j;r at both. No ras
cally comparative insults a bejgar, or
thinks of weighing purses wi:u him.
He is not in tue scale of comparison
He is not under the measure of prop
erty He confessedly hath none, any
more than a dog or a sheep. In o one
twittelh him with ostentation above bn
means. No one accuses him of pride,
or npbraideih him with mock humil
ity. Noue jost le with him for the wall,
or pick quarrels for precedency. Xo
wealthy neighbor seeketb to eject him
from his tenement. So man bues liiui
No man goes to la with him. If I
were not the independent a-eutleniai.
that I am. rather tiiau 1 would lie a re
tainer to the great, a led captain, or
poor relation, I would choose, out ol
the delicacy an I t.u greatness of m
xaind, to be a beggar.
Rigs, which are the reproach of pov
erty, are the beggar's robes and grace
ful' insignia of his profess-on, his tec
um, his fu I d . . ss, the suit iu which he
is expected to show himself iu public.
Sa is never out of the fashion or limp
eth awkwardly belaud it. He is iioi
required to put on conrt mourning
He weareth all colors, fearing none.
