Kenosha tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1855, 1855-02-08

things up from the store rs were actually
needed. At length as he went to the stor.
one morning on his way to work, he saw
some splendid looking pickles in fancy jars
He had ordered the article he needed, and
was about to leave as Mr. Waldron spoke
1 'Mr. Matthew'S. said he. don t you wan
a jar of pickles? | carried my wife a Jar
last evening, and she thinks them superior
to anything she ever saw before
Now Charles knew that his wife had
plenty of plain picked cucumbers, that her
mother had put down for her, but Mr..
Waldron's wife had some of these fine ones
and why shouldn't Hannah?
Shall send you up jar?'
How much are they?'
Only a dollar
you may send it up-and just charge
liz il you please.
%, certainly Anything you want you
may order at any time, and you may be
assured we shall be happy to accommodate
YOU
Now this was flattering to young Mat
thews' feelings TO think that The trader had
such conf 1ence in him, and he went away
with IN exceeding good opinion of himself
and his credit, and OF the stofekeeper in
| particular e- -ci
Only dollar!' Yes-only dollar on
the traders ledger-that is nothing. But
dollar out of ones pocket-that is differ
ent. Charles would not have bought these
| pickles if the cash had been required for
them.
'Ah, Matthews, look here; I've got some
thing to show YOU This was said by the
trader TO the young man on the very next
morning after the purchase of the pickles
And SO Mr.. Waldron led our hero out TO
the back side of the store and opened a box
There, Mr.. Matthews, amt these nice
oranges?'
They are nice replied Charles. And
so they really were aa
| i know your wife would like some of
these. carried some into my wife, and
she wanted me to save her three or four
Dozen
These are nice. How do they Gomez
Let's see; can send up three dozen
for dollar. get these very cheap. You
know they are retailing at five and six cents
apiece,
/ y es. We'll you may send me up three
dozen. Just charge them, if you please ;
Certainly. Anything else this morn
iug?'
1 believe not
And so Mr.. Matthews went on. This
morning it would be dolar-to morrow
perhaps fifty cents-and then again. per-
haps only twenty five cents. 1t didn't seem
much. The young man kept just as much
money in his pocket as though he hadn t
bought them, Only "a dollar he would
say TO himself That isn't much out of
twelve dollars a week And so it might
not be; but the trouble was that tIte next
dollar was also only dtUar' He forgo,
to add this dollar with the former dollar,
and call it two dollars. and with the next
dollar and call it 'threc,' ond SO on.
One evening Charles came home with a
new gold chain attached to his watch.
Where did you pei that?' asked his wife.
All. returned the husband, with an i'm
pressve shake of the head, i made bar
gain in this chain.
Now guess what l paid for it,
I'm sure can't guess
%, but try-guess something
well perhaps ten dollars
Ten doIlaIsn echoed Charles, with a
sort OF disappointed look Why what are
; You thinking of? Jack Cummings bong hi
tins chain two months ago and paid TWEEN
ty dollars for it. Why just hefl it and see
how heavy 1t is. Eighteen carats fine
Jack was hard up for money. and let me
/ have il log twelve dollars
He oIooY, a., ~. .,,r.,
bul yet not with SO much pIeasurable sur
prise as erhusband had anticipated. But,
she added. you did rot iced it, and teal
you will feel the loss of the money
'Poohl l have money enough. You
know / have spent very little lately. | have
been pretty saving
But you forget one thing Charles. The
money which you have on hand ism yours.
Not mine" .r
No. it belongs to the storekeeper, and tc
the butcher, and 10 our landlord. You
know they must be paid
Don't you fret about them. know il
don't co me anywhere near twelve dollars
a week To 1--we. for have an estimate e.
There is wilkins, who works right side o
me in the shop, he has four children and
gets the same wages that do, and yet he
lays up some iouror FIVE dollars every weel
besides paying his rent
Yes, said Hannah, 4 know he does.
was in TO see his wife the Other day, anC
she was telling me how well they were get
ting along. Mr.. Wilkins takes his baSke
every Saturday evening and goes over tc
the market and buys bis weeks quantity O.
meat and vegetables. and trades for cash
so that he gets every thing at The best al
vantage. So he does at the store. He lays
in a good quantity Of all those articles which
will keep, and buys them as cheapas hecan
Butter, eggs, cheese, apples, and so on, he
buys when the market is full, and they arc
cheap, and lie always buys enough to last
MS family over the season of scarcity. when
+ Su'h things are high. His butter. for in
stance he bought for eighteen cents pound
"a large hrNln of it--and is much swectei
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