The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1852-06-10

. msch.' ssid he. I'VE have not on
y managed to live on tha.. ~ We
AVE scuethinS laii up iu the savings
,ank.'
'will yoa haze he gooaycss,' said
!, Just to explain 10 mo how sou do
~ for I wss really anx;oss 70 know
nov . shoemaker ard his wife, earn
ing but eight dollars . week. could live
IN ecmfcrt end elegance, ana lay up
money.
with pleasure he replied; for
you may persuade Others no better OF
than am, 70 make the best Of their |
! took q chair, which hs handed |
me. We were seated, md his wife, |
after going 10 listen q moment to the
soft ant measured breathing Of little
Willie, sat down to her sewing.
My name, said he, 'ls William
Carter. Ny father died when I was
young, and I Vas apprcrticed to q
shoemaker. with the usual provision Of
schooling. did as we'll as boys gen.
orally do at school and - was
very fond Of reading, l made the most
Of my spare time and the advantages
Of the Apprentices Library. Prob.
ably the books that helped mo most
were the sensible writings Of William
Cobbett. Following his example, !
determined to give myself = useful ed.
ucation. and have to some extent sue
cecdsd. But q mans education Is .
lifelong process and the more ]
learn, the more see before me.
l was hardly out Of my tine when
I fell in love With Mary there, whom
some people think very pretty, but
whom krow to be very good.'
Mary looked up With such a bright,
loving smile, as to fully justify some
people in their notion.
When l had been one year a jour
neyman. and had laid up few dol
lars, { for / had a strong motive to be
saving,) We were married. board
cd at her fathers, and she bound shoe.
for the shop where I worked. W.
lived . few weeks at her hor.e +; bu,
it was not our home-the home VIZ
wanted. So We determined to cot VI
housekeeping. 1t was rather . email
Get up, but We made it snswer.
spent week in house hunting. Some
we're too dear, some too shabby. Al
last l found this place. 1t was new
aud clean, high aud airy, and tho
! it would do. ! got it for Fifty dollar
. ycar-and though the rents hav'
/ advanced all round, our landlord i
. satisfied with that, or takes it in pref
, crence to ,isking . worse tenant
, The place was naked enough, and vi
}. had little to put in it save ourselves
4 but we went cheerfully to work, carr
= ed all we could-saved all we could
= and you see the result
8 Il see but I confess l DO not VI
e derstand it, said I, willing to hca
e him explain the economies Of this lnot
i. est and beautiful home.
J. well, it 10 simple enough. Whe
d Mary and moved here and TOOK po
:. session, with table, two chairs,
], cooking stove, q saucepan or two, an
o a cot bed with straw mattress, tn
first thing we did vas to hold ccul
.. Gil Of war. Now, Mary, my love
s, said /, here We are,-wc have ne,
y to nothing, and We have everythin
d to get, and nobody but ourselves
}, hep ourselves
le 'Wc found that we coald earn. o
r an average, eight dollars a week.
y We determined to live as cheaply
IS possible, save all We could, and NAL
0, ourselves a homo. Our rent was
g dollar a week our fuel, tight, Nate
rent and some little matters. doll'
- more. We have allowed the sau
Is amount for our clothing. and by bu,
le Ing the best things, and keeping the
" carefully, We dress we'll enough I
! that. Even my wife is satisfied vi
her wardrobe, and fluids that raw 81
d, at six sl,i!lings q yard u cheaper
lie the long ron than calico at one sh
Eng. That makes three dollars q wee
H. and we still lad our living TO ray fo
That costs US. with three IN our fa,
no, lily, inst one dollar morc.'
10, One dollar apiece ?
fy No-one dollar for all. You se'
in SURF rised, but We have reckon
tie X ever and over. 1t cost mole
first, but We have learned te live bt
ee- better and cheaper % that We ha
le. Q clear surplus Of four dollars we'
he after paying oil ezpsnscs u rent, &
ed light, water, clothing and food. !
nd not count our luxaries. sach as
q evening n the theatre, = concert,
little trcst to our friends ~hea
Try give . party
he ] Know 4 smile came orer my 4
ost for he continued:
lcb 'Yes, give q party; aoA We h.
E. some pleasant ones, asssse you.
an Sometimes We have a dozen su<
~. which 10 quite enough fos comfort :,