The Poor Rich, and the Rich Poor. 59

and then we shall have enough! The
Americans have a saying, that enough is
just a little more than one has got; and
really it seems true, for how eager and
earnest does each one appear to grasp a little
more than he has! and, how many in the
attempt, are like the dog in the fable
crossing the bridge with a bone in its mouth,
dashing at a shadow, and so losing the sub-
stance! for after all the things which are
seen are fast passing away, whilst those that
are unseen and eternal are the only enduring
things.

Look at that gallant emigrant ship leaving
the harbour,—her sails all set, the captain
and sailors flushed with excitement at their
posts ; the passengers, notwithstanding all
the sorrow of partings with loved relatives
(perhaps for ever), are even more eager than
the captain himself for a start, and a swift,
safe voyage ; and when the last hurrah has
rung out, each one begins anxiously to count
the days before they shall gain the haven
and begin their life of toil, which they fondly
hope will lead them to wealth. Such a scene
as this I have witnessed more than once many