Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-08-05
By extra exertions, and system of al.

BY extra exertions, and a system of al
most pinching economy, Mrs. Hall mana
ged, during the second quarter, to pay
the rent, and few small bills, and got
through without asking her husband for a
cent more; SO that when the salary became
due again, she had much larger sum to
start with. From that time not even a
bakers bill was permitted to accumulate:
and even her milk bill was settled once
week.
Mr.. Hall sometimes complained little
at his wife's "short commons" as he cal
led them, and at being cut off from all
pleasure taking; but she consoled him by
telling him, good humoredly, to wait a.
while, that there was better time com.
ing.
The year for which Mrs. Hall had un-
dertaken to manage affairs at last came
to close, and one evening she said to her
husband
"Here are my accounts for the year
They are not very neatly kept, but I pre-
sumo you will find all correct"
Accounts! Have you kept accounts!"
asked Mr.. Hall.
"Oh, yes; to penny"
"Well, how stands the balance!"
Something in our favor, I think
There isn't cent owed anywhere, except
the balance of your tailor's bill, and you
know I had over a hundred and fifty dol
lars to pay when l took the management
of things"
"Possible" said Mr. Hall, opening his
eyes.
eyes, and what is better, have about
fifty dollars on hand"
"Incrediblew
''It is true"
"But how in the world did you do it,"
"Not by starving you all, you will ad-
nit"
"No, certainly-we had plenty of good
wholesome food to eat; though must own
to thinking, sometimes, that you INDUCED
us in little seasonable delicacies rather
sparingly,"
at had to be done, or else 1 condnt
have got along on the reduced income of
this year-reduced by the necessity of
paying off so many little old bills"
"But how have you done it, Harriet
You haven't given me the affirmative
yet"
"By following this simple rule, Felix,
never to buy anything that was not wanted,
and being very careful when a want pre-
sented itself, to see whether it was real
or imaginary. Hereafter, 1 hope you
will follow the same rule, and if you do,
you can keep the family on as little as I
have DONE"
"Thank you, Harriet" returned Mr.
Hall, smiling "but l believe l won't su-
persede your administration of affairs; al
though shall insist upon one thing, and
it is that you get stout girl of thirteen
or fourteen to assist you"
"Wait until next year"
"No. 1t must be done now. We can
afford it. But, if you think we can't, L
will give up my tobacco and sigars in
order to help meet the extra expense"
"Oh, no. Won't ask that of you, said
Mrs Hall.
"Then you must get the extra help"
every well, if you insist so trongly up
on it, 1 suppose it must be DONE"
And it was done. Three or four years
have passed. Mr.. Hall is quite as well
dressed as before, and his wife much bet
ter. Several articles of new furniture
have been added to their house. Mrs. |
Hall keeps cook and girl to help a.
bout, and has much more cheerful and /
less broken-down appearance. She doesn't
work half as hard as she did. Add to
all this the fact that there is not cent owed
and from one to two hundred
dollars always lying by, and the reader
will agree with Mr.. Hall, who has quite
his mind on the subject, that a
man can get along on a thousand dollars;
that is, if he has the right kind of wife,
and is willing to let her manage things
with prudence and economy.
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