The Wit And Humor of America, volume Iv. (Of X.)

Once on a Time there were Two Men, each of whom married the Woman of hisChoice. One Man devoted all his Energies to Getting Rich.He was so absorbed in Acquiring Wealth that he Worked Night and Day toAccomplish his End.By this Means he lost his Health, he became a Nervous Wreck, and was soIrritable and Irascible that his Wife Ceased to live with him andReturned to her Parents' House.The Other Man made no Efforts to Earn Money, and after he had Spent hisown and his Wife's Fortunes, Poverty Stared