Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-06-30

ing impatient, ~ suppose there NAV be
something saved by those who will tax
t troubla but as for me, | had rather
live like decent people"
So S ying, he turned and walked away.
James Latham and w liam Brown
were both foremen in large car manu-
factory, each receiving salary of $500
per year. They had both just married,
and were now commencing housekeeping.
They were ambitious, and prided them
selves upon being masters of their par
ticul br inches Of the business in which
they were engaged, but were widely dit
ferent in some traits of character.
James was for saving what he earned ;
William for spending his earnings; and,
as he termed it, "taking the good Of them
as he went along" James realized the
value of money, ard knew the impor-
tance of a married mans having some
thing laid by for day of sickness o'
other emergency, while William set but
little value upon ii except as means Of
promoting present enjoyment. Will ms
Nile's views upon this subject were the
same as his own, while Jamcs' wife was
frugal and inclined to save wherever an
opportunity occurred.
James hired 800 tenement, bought
just enough furniture to fit it up com
iortably, and cormenced housekeeping
IN snug waA fully determined not t.,
branch out and incur add tionai expense
until well able TO do so.
William hired a $500 tenement with
nearly twice the room James had. To
suit his wife il must be well furnished
and the expense Of his furniture amoun-
ted in the end to twice that of James.
This with other expense left him at the
close Of thu Year considerably in debt
james, with very close economy, made
the first years expenses, included the
cost OF his furniture, come within his in
come, so that he still held on to a small
sum of money which he had laid by be-
fore marriage. The second year Of we'd
urG lie he laid by something handsome.
as lie had no expense for furniture
while William at the close of the second
year, : more deeply IN debt than ever
jam S continued OIL from year to year,
and BY frugality and his wie's good
management contrived every twelve
months to make handsome addition tc
lis little store Of wealth, while William
Was daily encouuteiing dificulti's and
perplezitles without number and tor
ment d with trad, smen's bills, incurred
through his own and his wife's cxtrava-
gance which he could not settle.
Eight years passed away, when one
morning William accosted James in the
shop
"How is this" said he, 81 heard this
morning that YOU had become partner
in the establishment 1 wouldn't have
cred ted it, bat l was told so by the head
of the finn"
"Well," " replied james. 81 suppose 1
must plesd guilty to the charge"
Glow straage," continued VILLAIN,
mu>inely, "that they should take you
as partner when YOU had nothing to
buy in with -
"Nothing to buy in with,'' said James,
who tod you l had nothing to buy in
with 2"
"Why, no one, but I knew YOU had
not, of course, for you get only he same
wages as myself, and | can not make
mine pay my exp nses, but Come out
minus at the end of each year,
"Well, WI liam,' answered James,
Il have made ny income pay my ex-
penses, and have laid by something every
year, which being placed in the bank,
has, principal and interest together ac-
cumulated TO quite respectable little
sum, and with this I have bouglt num-
Der of sha es in this estabI shment. You
have often heard me repeat my motto,
that "a penny saved is penny earned, y
and | have repeatedly told YOU that when
a man raves 25. 80 or rs cents day, ii
Is the same as so much earned extra. Ii
is not what man earns tells in his favor
at the close of the year, but what be
saves''
William drew long breath ard walk
ed away without making any reply; but
hat night. while sitting at his 6reside,
he pondered long and deeply upon the
past, md the ,ntrast between his pres
.at stu ton and that Of James, resolv-
ing to pursue different eourss in future