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If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable living, all the pleasure of doing good to others, all the esteem of his fellow citizens, and the joys of benevolent friendship, for the sake of accumulating wealth, _Poor man_, said I, _you pay too much for your whistle_. IF I KNEW A MISER WHO GAVE UP EVERY KIND OF COMFORTABLE LIVING ALL THE PLEASURE OF DOING GOOD TO OTHERS ALL THE ESTEEM OF HIS FELLOW CITIZENS AND THE JOYS OF BENEVOLENT FRIENDSHIP FOR THE SAKE OF ACCUMULATING WEALTH POOR MAN SAID I YOU PAY TOO MUCH FOR YOUR WHISTLE
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_. 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 another fond of popularity, constantly employing himself in political bustles, neglecting his own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect, _He pays, indeed_, said I, _too much for his whistle_. T 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 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 WHEN I SAW ANOTHER FOND OF POPULARITY CONSTANTLY EMPLOYING HIMSELF IN POLITICAL BUSTLES NEGLECTING HIS OWN AFFAIRS AND RUINING THEM BY THAT NEGLECT HE PAYS INDEED SAID I TOO MUCH FOR HIS WHISTLE
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