THE RURAL SOCRATES, i6i 



good examples and good lefTons which he had always 

 given to them. In effcdl: he foughl: no profit, but from 

 iiis^nd ; and for this purpofe, he employed all his mo- 

 ney to mcreafc its quantity and its produce.— Such a 

 maxim conitantiy led to new labors and ferved to d'ive 

 from the family that idknefs, which is the fource of ev- 

 ery miichief.— Kliyogg for the fan>e reafon, rep-arded a^> 

 aangeroiis, all riches acquired without labor." In this 

 opinion he was coriHrmed, by the cafe of the rich wife 

 winch his fon had obtained ; for notwithflanding her 

 good difpofitions, fliefcrvcd to prove, that riches ibfren 

 the charaaer and infpire a tafte for exceites in drefs, as 

 well as for the luxuries of life ; and he faw befides 

 with much chagrin, that his eldefl fon, who was fiill a 

 bachelor, was defirous of a like match. 



p. 280—284. AJi this often gave room to wrm di(- 

 putes, efpccially on the part of the fon- in law of Kli'« 

 yogg ; who was of a choleric temper, and often fiew 

 out^mto cruel ironies againfl his father in law. 



This dlffenfion was increjifed by the death of the firfl 

 \Knie ofKliyogg, who had always contributed to pre- 

 fervc the tamily-peace ; and who on her death-bed, 

 gave newteRimonies of the pleafure which Trie had al- 

 ways taken m conforming heiiclf to tlie will of her huf- 

 bano.~~It was after her death that the fon-in-Iaw 

 tnoiignt himfelf more privileged to meddle in the family 

 and oppofe the fingalarities of his father-in-hw ; par- 

 ticularly when they brought upon himfelf either the en- 

 vy or fneers of his neighbors.^This was a new reafoii 

 for Khyogg to take a feconJ wife ; of whom mention 

 rias already been made, and who appeared to Kliyo,rvr 

 well fitted to aflid: him in governii^g his houiliokrco'Ii" 

 forniably to his antient princioles.*** Kliyogg now fet 

 himfelf anew to convince his fons that poverty diaion- 

 orsnoone; that labor and good morals had alone ad^ 

 yanccd and given true happinefs to his family ; and that 

 It ivas oy the fame means only, that the happinefs of it 

 couiu be preferved. His fons gradually yielded to his 

 ^'^^ reafoninrrs 



