THE REALLY RICH.
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There is no greater falIacy than the suppo-
stion that opulence consists in the enjoyments
of large income. The man whose expendi-
ture equals his income is in reality poor man,
whatever position he may occupy in the eye of
the world while person moving in far
lower sphere may in truth be wealthy, if his
income be more than proporIionate to his pre-
tensions. There is no species of poverty more
urgent, or distressing, than that which seeks its
concealment in the display of opulence; nor is
there any which throws SO many temptations
in the way of honesty. The riches rejected
by the virtuous poverty Of the ancient Greeks
and Romans would have bought half the golden
satraps Of the East, and it will generally be
profigate. Riches have little allurement to
those who have no expensive tastes or habits
to graiify-wbo have felt the joys of temper
ance and the consultations of integrity. How
ever limited our mears may be, we shall be