The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-13
VERY COMMON CASE.

Last Saturday We dropped into the shop
Of mechanic, a hard working fellow too,
whom We thought was ot course subscri-
Der TO the Journal; but finding he was not.
We asked him 10 become SO, and the follow
Ing little scene took place.
..Can't afford 10, Mr.. Sanders-l'ye just
started in business for myself, and have to
cut short every expense. | like the paper,
and 40 intend takingit it in short time.''
"Cer,ainy dime q week withdrawn
| from your business, and devoted to enlight-
enng Yourself, cannot injure in the end"
| "a dime week is five dollars and twen-
IS cents year." continued he, putting
very fairly favored cigar.
swell, well, we won't say any moro
about it, just now," we replied, and COM
| men need asking him several questions rela-
tive to the tools he was using.
BY the way,' said we in about ten min
utes afterwards shat cigar of yours is bet
ter than mine. Where do you buy them.
"Whv The fact is" said he sit is very
hard to buy u cigar in this town, which is
not dear Tor the money. ! get these over
"a H-'s, aud they are very fair for their
price-ibree for dime.n
"You smoke too much--it evidently
keeps YOU from lattening up"
.WeIl, don't know-only one cigar after
every meal.h
"l'hen probably you chew excessively!
"Jasi tolerably-say two small plugs
week"
We took out note book, and scratched
away for moment.
What are you at p said he.
"Oh. beg your pardon, but have a way,
kind of editorial habit, Of writing down
curious facts as they occur, for future ref
erencc. Here is memorandum | have
lust made. and in stric, confidence will
show it to YOU. 1t may benefit some Of
your lriends.'
"Dec. Is, '52-Dropped in this morning
al hard working mechanics shop. Fine
fellow. steady, has small family, and in
telIieent enough. Asked him to take my
dailv paper, as ii was only dime week,
and contained much valuable information,
sc. Verv poor, just starting in business
for himself, aud can't afford il yet awhile,
bu, in tends TO takeit. By dint OF cross ex-
animation found this worthy man smoked a
cigar after every meal, making at the cheap.
esl rate Of his purchases, one dime day
or S36 80 a year. lie also consumes two
small plugs Of tobacco per week, at five
cts. each, or So 20 a year, just the price
ofa Daily paper, left every morning a, bis
shnp. Thus he worse than throws away
s4l so every year, By his own account, as
lie spends Il for that which is a positive in
jury to him, while he cannot afford s. 20
for that the real worth Of which to him cam
40, be valued in dollars and cents. note
his down not for the sirangeness Of the
fact, but from the very comHonness ofit."
Our friend looked puzzled face turn.
ed red, and he was evidently angry, Bot
in a moment his good sense obtained the
mastery, and Frightening up he excaim-
ed
"Add Sanders put my name down. The
fact is, can't afford 10 do without the pa
per. and can't afford anything else"
There is a moral in the abvoe to others
We don't deny having enlarged little on
an nctuaI occurrence. bu, the moral is not
hereby injured. - Ecaasrale Journal.
A SENSIBLE MOVEMENT. Port
Washington Blade saws:
Dor business men have refused to take
The Illinois and Indiana shinplasters, but
We continue to take them on bad debts, ~
| IL makes no difference to us in rhat way
We lose.