Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-01-26

made his Sunday hat last two years. He
did not wear striped or plaid pantaloons.
He carried heavy silver watch that was
his fathers, and did not even sport a
cane. But then he kept his hat so neat,
ly brushed, you would hardly have known
that it was not new. He carried it in en-
tering church, as Oliver Goldsmith did,
over his left breast, so skilfully, that you
could not see the weak, worn spot on his
overcoat, and by wearing only one glove
at a time, which you have, doubtless, no
Eticed is customary even for gentlemen of
standing, he kept his glove bill within
bounds. Thus by hook and by crook,
and never dishonesty, he saved enough
in one year to pay off his debt, and start
anew in an established business, owing no
man. And now, reader, what do you
suppose was the very next thing the Cap
tain thought about? Remember he was
twenty-five years old. owing no body. and
owning nothing, with good trade, and
in capital health. We will tell you in our
next. 90 .lar la'.a
Why, Captain Thrifty was seriously
thinking of marriage. Oh, how the mi
serly crew of money makers argued
against it. Stephen Allen even told him
s'never to marry till he was able to sup
port wife, But he answered that he
knew of Yankee lass, Puritan like
himself, who did not ask to be suppor-
ted, and who, in case he should break his
ann, could support him. He did not ar
que that if he could get half living. two
of them could certainly get the whole
but, said he. 81 am strong and well, and
amply able to take care ofmyself. Then,
Sally is like me, just as strong, just as
well, and just as able to take care of her.
self. She is as innocent of money laid
up as 1. Separately. we shall have both
of us hard pull !S SET along. T3Sse:h,, T3Sgsse:,,-
er, we can carry heavier load at less
expense for loading. Stephen Allen is
sound man, but Ben Franklin was no less
competent to advise, and SO if Sally
agrees. we will go into partnership"
Sally. being inquired of, made no serious
objections. They had been long acquain-
ted, but the courtship was concluded in
three months to day. They were mar
ried on Wednesday, and on Thursday
the Captain effected an insurance on his
life of So, 500 in behalf of his WIFE He
said that if two "welP' Yankees could
not get living, they hardly deserved to
suddenly, he wanted to feel that his wi
dow should have enough to support her
until she could adapt herself to her al
tered circumstances. The Captains bu-
siness improved. His home was as hap
py as any body's need be, and indeed
everything went on SO smoothly that they
had almost forgotten that adversely is a
great traveller. and can overtade those
who have the fairest start.
One night-it was a stormy night
the shutters ratified in the wind, and the
snow drifting in had whitened all the
lower panes of glass; hard coal fire was
burning in the stove, diffusing generous
warmth throughout the room, and ma
king Mrs. Thrifty. who was constructing
for her husband a cravat out of an old
silk apron, making her, we may say, a
little sleepy; the Captain sat by the ta-
BILE posting up his account book. 1t was
no very extensive job, as you may judge
he could do it all in an hour-but there
he sat, now nearly two hours at it
First he figured up page, and then he
deducted the footing of another page then
cloud passed over his face. then it light
ed little, as he looked back to see if
there was no mistake; but at last he laid
down his pen, and pushing the camphene
lamp to the centre of the table that it
might be perfectly safe, "Sally," said he,
looked puzzled, but confessed her igno-
rance. "Well," said he, "eight months
of the year are up, and unless the expen-
ses of the next four are much less than
those of the past, we are living outside of
our means. According to my calculation
we shall fall short fifty dollars by the end
of the year. And yet am sure we are
not extravagant-we buy nothing that
we really do not want" Then" said |
Sally, "let us call council of war upon
our wants. We have no right to do a
good business and lay up nothing at this
time of life. If we cannot save now,
when can we =? You agree with me that
a woman can do very little in New York
towards making mouey. Who was it'll
one of the old Greeks you were reading |
of last night-who said that the treasu-
rer who handled the money ofthe State,
and saved none for himself, was no better |
than an iron chest. i'll can't make mo-
ney, can saue it; and if you will trust me
to look after the family expenses. will
agree to return FIVE per cent. of what you
have allowed in your estimate, and that
will help little"
Pm sure don't see how said the
Captain-and he helped himself to one of
the noble pippins that filed the dish on
the table.
"I have been studying our finances to-
day." she replied. '' and L find we are
paying good deal more for our groceries
than we can afford" ':Poor policy, Sal
ly to starve and stint working horse"