Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-11-27

after, she earns enough to make our wages aver
age eight dollars week. Ne began with nothing
we live as you see.' s.v~ .a.a. ~
All this comfort, this lespectablity, this al
most luxury for eight dollars week! express
sed my surprise 81 should be very sorry il we
spent so much," said he. s:We have not only
managed 10 live On that, hit we have something
laid up in the savings bank.o
"Wiil you have the goodness said 7, ssjnst TO
explain TO the how you do ?'' Nv
'.With pleasure he replied: "for you may
persuade others, no better eft than am, to make
the bes, of their situation. My name is William
Carter. My father died when was Young. and
Twas bound out an appsss,tice to shoemaker,
with the usual provisions Of schooling. did as
well as boys do generally at school, and as was
very fond of reading, made the most Of my
spare time and the advans ges Of the Apprentices
Library. Probably the Aooks that helped me
most We're the sensible writings of William Cob
bett Following his example, determined TO
give myselfia useful educAaon. and / have to some
extent succeeded. But IA mans education is
lifelong process; and onore learn, the more
| see before me.
was hardly out of my time when | fell in
love with my Mary there, whom some people
think very pretty, but wshln know to be very
good"
Mary looked up with such bright loving
smile, as to fully justify some people in their no
ton.
"When had been one year iourneyman. and
laid up few dollars (for had stryng motive
to be saving,) we were married | boarded at
her fathers. and she bound shoes for the shop
where worked. Welved few weeks at home;
but it was not our home--so we determined to
set up housekeeping. 1t was rather a small set
up, but we made it answer. spent week in
house-hunting. Some were too dear, some too
shabby. At last found this place. It was new
and clean, high and airy, and thought it would
do. got il for fifty dollars a year-and though
the rents all round advanced, our landlord is
satisfied with that or takes it in preference to
risking worse tenant. The place was naked
enough, and we had little to put in it save our
selves; but we went cheerfully to work. earned
all we could, saved all we could-and you see the
result"
81 see; but confess do not understand it,
said |, willing to hear him explain the economies
Of this modest and beautiful home.
swell, it is simple enough. When Mary and
| moved ourselves here and took possession, with
table, two chairs, a cook stove, a saucepan or
two, and cot-bed with straw mattress, the
first thing we did was to hold council of war
Snow Mary my love- said shere we are. We
have next to nothing, and we have everything to
get and nobody but ourselves to help ourselves"
We found that we could earn on an average,
eight dollars a week. We determined to live as
cheaply as possible, save all we could and make
US home. Our rent was one dollar week--our
fuel light, water-rent and some little matters
dollar more. We have allowed the same amount
for our clothing, and by buying the best things.
and keeping them carefully. we dress well enough
for that Even my wife is satisfied with her
wardrobe and finds that raw silk al sixshlings
yard is cheaper in the long run, than calico at
one shilling. That makes three dollars week.
and we had still our living to pay for That cost
u.s. with three in our family just one dollar more"
''One dollar apiece?s
"No-one dollar for all. You seem surprised
but we have reckoned it over and over. 1t cost
more at first but now we have learned to live
both better and cheaper--so that we have a clear
surplus of four dollars week after paying all ex
penses, of rent water, fire light clothing and food
| do not count our luxmes, such as an evening
at the theatre. at concert little treat 10 our
friends when we give a party,
know asmile came over. my face, for he con-
tinued
eyes give party and we have some pleasant
ones, assure you. Sometimes we have dozen
guests which is quite enough for comfort and our
treat of chocolate, cakes, blanc -mange. ETC..
costs as much as two dollars; but this is not
very often. Ont of our surplus, which comes,
You see, to two hundred dollars year--we have
bought all you see, and have money in the bank.
II see it ALL" said I, call but the living. Many
a mechanic spends more than that for cigars, to
say nothing of liquor. Pray tell me precisely
how YOU live"
sWith pleasure. First of all. then, smoke
no cigars and chew no tobacco, and Mary takes
so snuff"
Here the pleasant smile came in, but there was
no inter- rlup'ioh; for Mary seemed to think her
husband knew what he was about. and could
talk very we'll withon: her and
81 have not drank glass Of liquor since the
day was married, except glass Of wine about
-four times year, on Christmas, New Years,
Fourth Of July. and Williams birth day. The
last is our especial holiday. had read enough
physiology to make up my mind that tea AM cof-
fee contained no nutrimen,, and We're poisonous
beside and tried a vegetable diet long enough
TO like il better than mixed one, and find that
it agrees with me better and as we have read and
experimental together, Of course Mary thinks as
do"
s,Bat what do yoa eat and drinkp" | asked,
curious to see how far this self-sausht philoso-
pher had progressed in the laws Of health,
s,Ccme this way aud will show you," he said
taking light and leading the way into capa-
eieas s,ore-reem, "Here first Of all is min,
which cost me twelve shillings> II grinds all my
graa gives me the freshest and most beautiful
meal and saves tolls aud the profits, This Ia a
barrel of wheat | buy the best aud am sure that
il is clean and good, II c>'sts less than three
cents pounds aud a pound Of wheat a day, YOU
know, il food enough for any man, We make
/, m,o bread, mush, cakes, Here II barrel Of
potatoes, This is hemlas. Here are seme beans,
a heN Of tapleea, maeareni, Here Is barrel Of
applss, the best | can find in Fulton Market
Hese Is box Of sugar, and this is our butter lar
We take qaart of country milk a day, l buy
the rest down town, by the box or barrel, where
can get the best and cheapest. Making wheat
eaten as maSh or bread, and all made without
heltray.--saa potatoes, or homias, or rice, the
staple. you can easily see that a dollar week FOR
provision il not only ample, but allows of a
healthy and laxariant variety. For the rest, we
eat green's vegetables, fruit and berries in their
season. In the summer we have Strawberries and
peaches, as soon as they are ripe aud gec1. Ma
nv viii get ua dinner from these materials, nj a
cost af shilling better than the whole bin of fare
at the Astor."
Twas satisfied. Here was comfort, Intelligence
taste. and modern luxury, all enjoyed by an hum
bic mechan,c, who knew how 10 live al the cost
have mentioned. How much useless complain
ing might be saved--how much genuine happiness
be enioyed--how much evil aud suffering might
be prevented, IL all the working men Of New
York were as William Carter.
never shook man or woman bv the hand
with more hearty respect than when said good
night to that happy couple, who, IN this cNpen'
sive city. now are living in luxury and growing
rich on eight dollars a week, and making the
bench or shoemaker chair Of practical phllos-
ophy.
ALL aur THE NRorous L,vtNe."--A writer
in the Washington Republic. Just returned from
Havana, and who visited the American prisoners