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When I saw one too ambitious of court favour, sacrificing his time in attendance on levees, his repose, his liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have said to myself, _This man gives too much for his whistle_. WHEN I SAW ONE TOO AMBITIOUS OF COURT FAVOR SACRIFICING HIS TIME IN ATTENDANCE ON LEVIES HIS REPOSE HIS LIBERTY HIS VIRTUE AND PERHAPS HIS FRIEND'S TO ATTAIN IT I HAVE SAID TO MYSELF THIS MAN GIVES TOO MUCH FOR HIS WHISTLE
eing charmed with the sound of a _whistle_ that I met by the way in the hands of another boy, I voluntarily offered and gave all my money for one. I then came home and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my _whistle_, but disturbing all the family. My brothers, and sisters, and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth; put me in mind of what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money; and laughed at me so much for my folly that I cried with vexation; and the reflection gave me more chagrin than the _whistle_ gave me pleasure. This, however, was afterward of use to me, the impression continuing on my mind; so that often, when I was tempted to buy some unnecessary thing, I said to myself, _Don’t give too much for the whistle_; and I saved my money. As I grew up, came into the world, and observed the actions of men, I thought I met with many, very many, who _gave too much for the whistle_. HERE THEY SOLD TOYS FOR CHILDREN AND BEING CHARMED WITH THE SOUND OF A WHISTLE THAT I MET BY THE WAY IN THE HANDS OF ANOTHER BOY I VOLUNTARILY OFFERED AND GAVE ALL MY MONEY FOR ONE I THEN CAME HOME AND WENT WHISTLING ALL OVER THE HOUSE MUCH PLEASED WITH MY WHISTLE BUT DISTURBING ALL THE FAMILY MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND COUSINS UNDERSTANDING THE BARGAIN I HAD MADE TOLD ME I HAD GIVEN FOUR TIMES AS MUCH FOR IT AS IT WAS WORTH PUT ME IN MIND OF WHAT GOOD THINGS I MIGHT HAVE BOUGHT WITH THE REST OF THE MONEY AND LAUGHED AT ME SO MUCH FOR MY FOLLY THAT I CRIED WITH VEXATION AND THE REFLECTION GAVE ME MORE CHAGRIN THAN THE WHISTLE GAVE ME PLEASURE THIS HOWEVER WAS AFTERWARD OF USE TO ME THE IMPRESSION CONTINUING ON MY MIND SO THAT OFTEN WHEN I WAS TEMPTED TO BUY SOME UNNECESSARY THING I SAID TO MYSELF DON'T GIVE TOO MUCH FOR THE WHISTLE AND I SAVED MY MONEY AS I GREW UP CAME INTO THE WORLD AND OBSERVED THE ACTIONS OF MEN I THOUGHT I MET WITH MANY VERY MANY WHO GAVE TOO MUCH FOR THE WHISTLE
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