The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-05-30
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required for them. ,
"Ah, Matthews, look here; I've got
something TO show YOU"
This was said by the trader to the Dung
man on the next morning after the pur-
chase of the pickles.
And so Mr.. Waldron led our hero out
to the back side Of the store and opened
box.
There, Matthews, amt them nice or
angesi"
They are NICE" replied Charl,s. and
so they really were.
vi know your wife would like some of
these. | carried some in to my wife.
she wanted me to save her four or five
dozen."-
Lets see; can send you up three do.
zen for dollar. | got these very cheap.
You know they are retailing for five and
six cents piece"
"fes. Well you may send up three
dozen. just charge them, If yoa please"
Certainly. Anything else this morn
ing y
81 believe not"
Aud so Matthews went on. This morn
ing it would be dollar-to-morrow per.
h"ps fifty cents-and then, again, perhaps
only twenty-five cents. II didn't seem
much. The young man kept just AS much
money in his pocket as though he hadn't
bought them.
Only DOLLAR" he would say to linn.
self.
That isn't much out Of twelve dollars
week" And so il might not he: bu,
the trouble was, that the next dollar was
also, ""n v n d"llar.' lie forgot 60 add
this dollar with the former doll,r and call
it two dollars" and with the next dollar
and call 'thrce," ana so on.
One evening Charles came home with
new gold chain attached TO his watch.
"Wherc did YOU get ,hat9n asked his
wife.
"Ah." returned the husband, with an
impressive shake Of the head 81 made
bargain in this chain. New guess what
paid for it,"
I'm sure can't guess"
20, bat try-guess."
"Wcll, perhaps ten dollars"
"ren dollars ~ echoed Charles with a
short disappointed look. "W'hy what are
you thinking Of; Jack Cummings bought
this chain two months ago, and paid TWEEN
ty dollars cash for it. Why Just heft il
and see how heavy il is. Eighteen carats
fine. Jack was hard up for money and
let me have il for twelve dollars.
1T Is cheap to be sure" returned Han
nah, but yet with not so much pleasurabe
surprise as her husband had anticipated.
But" she added, "you did not ncrd il,
and fear you will feel the loss of the
money"
"Pooh! have money enough. You
know | lave spent but very little lately.
| have been pretty saving"
"But You forgot our things Charles
The money which you have on hand is
not yours"
Not minel'
mo; il belongs 20 the store keeper, and
to the butcher, and to our landlord. You
know they must lie paid"
Don't you fret about them. ! know
il don't cost me any where near twelve
dollars week to 1--we, tor have an esti.
mate. There is Wilkins, who works right
side Of me in the shop, he has four chiI-
dren and gets the same wages that do,
and yet he lays up sono three or four
dollars every week, besides paying his
rent"
ayes" said Hannah, II know lie does.
| was in to see his wife Tie other day, and
she was telling me how well they were
getting along. Mr.. Wilkins takes his
basket every Saturday evening. and goes
over TO the market and buys his weeks
quantity OF meat and vegetables, and
trades for cash, so that he gets everything
at the best advantage. So he does at the
store. He lays in good quantity Of all
those articles which will keep. and buys
them rs cheap IS he can. Butter, eggs,
cheese, apples, and so on, he buys when
the market is full, and when they are
cheap, and lie always buys enough to last
his family over the season OF scarcity when
such things are high. His butter, for in
stance. lie bought for eighteen cents
pound large frkin ofit--and II is much
sweeter than that for which you paid
twcnty-eight cents, yesterday"
"Twenty-eight cents r. repeated the
young man in surprise.
"Yes, | asked Mr.. Waldron's man who
brought il up, and he said il had risen 10
% cents. Mr.. Wilkins got fihy dozen Of
eggs some time ago for twelve cents doz.
en-, and his wife packed them down, and
they WI keep well. You will have to
pay Nv. Waldron tl,irty.three cents for
those you sent up yester lay."
Charles Matthew'S was somewhat aston
shed At this view OF the case but Il could
not be helped now; and the subject was
dropped. IIis gid shaia had lost its
charm. Il did not look 30 well, evon in
his own cycs, rs had the simple black c,rd
Which he had worn before.
AZ length the and Of the quarter cams
round. The frat bin paid was tho rent,
which amounted 70 thirty one dollarz.z.r
The next was the butchers bin wbieh
eamefo shhty.six dollars. charles vas