T^vt. letter from yurtdicus. 31^ 



enter on than many others you might have propo- 

 sed ; but as you are much interested in the case, and 

 -as I am at all times sincerely disposed to serve you, 

 I fhall throw out such observations as occur, for your 

 consideration. 



I have taken a sort of hasty retrospective survey' 

 of all the kinds of businefs I know that can be car- 

 ried on in this country, with a view to discover 

 those in which the greatest number of persons have 

 attained wealth in businefs, and who have begun the 

 world with a small stock ; and I find the result of 

 the inquiry is, that experience clearly proves, that 

 ten people acquire riches from nothing, by becoming 

 b — k — rpts, for one that acquires wealth in any other 

 manner. 



Having thus ascertained the main point by the un- 

 erring test of experience, I next set myself to dis- 

 cover what were the talents required, and the cir- 

 cumstances necefsary to insure succefs in this hopeful 

 businefs ; and fortunately I find that neither a great 

 stock in money nor unusual talents are required. 

 Two or three genteel suits of clothes, made in the 

 neatest fafhion, a good frizertr, a smart hat, a stately 

 «tep, and courtly carriage, rather on the high tone, 

 accooipanied with that kind of modest afsurtmce that 

 prevents any of those whimpering, half-apologis-ing 

 It-ones, which country boobies are so apt to afsume 

 when they think they are to aflc a favour, are all the 

 capital and talents required. Thus accompliihed, 

 . jnan may dafli at once into businefs. He hires a 

 genteel house and fnop, does the gentlemen he con- 

 iescends todeal with, or their agents, the honour to in- 

 irite them sometimes to eat a bit of dinner with him, 



