Squatter sovereign., 1855-10-30
the evening he carefully read the circular

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Certainly he had every inducement for
being saving and economical He lived
very cheaply in a small house belonging
to his father-in-law for which he paid a
merely nominal rent.
His wife's father was wealthy farmer,
or rather he had been farmer before his
domain was invaded by the march of i'm
proyement and his pastures and moving
fots laid oiit into house lots. AS # was be
still, from. the force of habit improved q
a few acres, kept couple of cows, .hen-
nery," and half dozen pigs.
Charles Converse found this proximity
to the 'old folks at home,' rather satisfac-
tory, in his larder was partly stocked from
the farm; and of course, no account was
ever made of half a pig. barrel of apples
or potatoes, or pair chickens. Milk and
eggs were so much fresher and better from
pas that of course the young couple new
er desired to obtain them from any other
source.
They lived cheaply and lived in clover
besides. Charles never liked to talk
about financial matters with pa because
the worthy old gentleman used to tell him
how he lived on hundred and fifty dol
lars year, after he was married-thought
he had a fat salary, and supposed, OF
course, he saved four hundred dollars a
year out of it-and always wound up by
saying that he would give him house and
lot-might take his pick of all he owned
whenever he got ready to build.
All these things rather worked upon
Charles Converse. He hadn't saved a
dollar, and what was more there was no
present prospect that he ever would do So
The promised advance in his salary was
already appropriated to sundry Injuries
The idea of taking Mary to the opera, or a
pleasant trip to Niagra and other amia bill
tiles. had taken possession of him.
But the reasoning Of his wife had pro-
duced strong impression upon his mind.
She had been brought up in the strictest
habits of economy. Her father, though
rich had an army of children; but they We're
all wealthysin their thrifty habits.
Charles read over and over again the
circular of the Savings Bank in the course
of the evening figured up the statistics,
and wondered what had become of that
two hundred and sixty-eight dollars.
Before he went to bed he had matured
a resolution, though he did not say a word
to his wife about it.
CHAPTER 1.-THE next day, Charles
Converse resolved quarters salary, and
his first step after receiving it was to visit
the Peoples Saving Bank, where he de-
posted fifty dollars.
But the hundred and fifty which he had
left burned in pockets. 1t was all he had
to carry him through the ensuing three
months. There were a dozen little things
that he wanted, and a dozen big ones too
for that matter. Agains, the latter he res
olutely set his face, though, in considera-
ton of the fact that his salary would be a
thousand dollars year after the next pay
day, he had week before made up his
mind to have them. s zsf a7sa
Among other things, his cigar case was
empty, and he stepped into Seyey's. in
Congress street, to have it replenished.-
Cigars were great luxury-in fact ne
cessity to him in hissopinion.
The gentlemanly proprietor of the estab-
lishrnent placed box of the fragrant rolls
upon the counter.
Something new said be.
Charles took up hundful and slnelt
them.
Best cigars in the market continued
the vender.
'Tip-top.' replied Charles, inhaiing the
grateful odor. How do you sell them!'
-Four cents apiece
Six of them were transferred to the case,
a quarter thrown, and as il was not mag
to pick up copper's change, he
walked out of the store. But then, a little
fellow inside of him seemedto say
Charley. you can't afford to smoke such
cigars as those. They viii hardly last
you two days. If you must smoke. buy
cheaper cigar than that. You will not be
able to build your house in ten years. at
this rate
He did not pay much attention to the
menitorial voice, however, and as he pass
ed along. he drank sherry cobbler him
self and paid for three friends, whom he
could not help asking TO drink with him.
al BaTten's-
At yinson's q Charlotte Ruse was dis
posed Of. and so on 10 the end of the chap
ter. And these were his daily habits.-
L was only ninepencs 81 q quarter .. =
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