The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-06-20
HOW TO REDUCE YOUR HOUSEHOLD
EXPENSES.

EXPENSES.
My dear, | want some money for !
a shopping tour. -" My love, cannot
afford IT," 81 do not call often. -
" Only six times a week" "'fhat is
but once a day al any raie-but il cannot
have i, cannot. Ispppose | can fudge
through the Summer with the Spring
fashions"
The discussion had become somewhat
in earnest--and half q pout gently curled
the young wife's under lip. The husband
was fond but not foolish-Ihough SONS
will have il TIA, the terms are SYNONYMOUS.
lie proposed The terms Of compromise.
TO which the wife, glad Of new employ
ment. acceded. lie told her what he
could appropriate for the whole household
expenses, rent excluded. and putting the
weeks allowance in her hands, installed
her chancellor ri the domestic Exchequer,
aud keeper Of the purse.
Now" said lie. " il you can manage
tolCeei Us all comfortably. aud sill do your
private shopping try il. Here 10 precise
lly the sum have used weekly Tor house
Keeping alone, and il is as much as can
spare"
The little wife anon discovered that the
price oi beef was ahominable. and provided
4 cheaper substitute. Sir Lion was no
longer deemed essential three times in a
week, and some very worthy commoners,
Messrs. Mutton, Lamb and Veal. were
raised to the peerage. The wife's Mo-
TIERS Glasses lore was put in requisi'
ton, and The table was graced occasionally
with very clever ricgfaeimisnies Of the
fragments Of yesterdays dinner. All The
mysteries Of pudding, pie, and domestic
confectionery and fancy bread filed up the
corners. and used up the unconsidered
trifes which are too apt TO be forgotten
in family not actually starving.
i And how did they live! Most com
fortably. The husband declared that he
never Jared so well in his life-but asked
no questions. The wife wanted nothing
but time to 60 shipping in. Womer
are always better sub treasurers Than men
and the money she managed to abstract
and still leave no apparent hiatus in III,
daily fare, would have astonished any on.
Of The great departed servants ofour frient
J Uncle Sam.
| Bargaining in one department, taught
&. the lady n bargain in others. Having
Inc occasion to 60 shopping for smuse'
ment, she went jus, twice in the week,
for actual purchases; and those she made
, a, fair price. The mere say-so OF ;
; fashionable milliner. or dry goods clerk
! did no, induce her TO believe an article
worth hundred per cent. more than il:
; value. She pinned them down TO theiI
} facts and figures, and made her purchas
les as II she wished TO save money, rather
D Than spend what she had, and assault hel
4 husband for more. So slipped the week
e the happies, one for both parties TO the
. matrimonial copartnership, they had evel
a known. He attended to his proper bust
> ness down town--she had employment
/; about the house which relieved her Of en-
a nui, and cured her Of all inclination to ex
9 travsgance.
4 AT the weeks end there was some
e thing over, which che rendered to he
g husband. " But YOU want new hat, m.
s dear" "0h no, not at present Thu
a can be re.trimmed, and will answer Ill
i the Summer style is settled" =" Yo'
a told me las, week you must have som
= new frocks." 81 know | though, so, an,
l. have made some purchases this week
il but my wardrobe is on the whole quit
II respectable, and am sure can manage.
Il 4" So you have learned to manage, hav
y you-but dent want this money.
10 {" What shall do with it then!" "Oh
a there are rent, fuel, clothing for children
!. servants wages and o,hermat,ers, allcon
u ing due in their season. You must pt
n this to next weeks share-and meet a
W your expenses, as they fall" "Then
h. am to be permanently in object" Ger
y tainly until you Swarswous-and vii