Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-03-21

them superior to anything she ever saw
before"
Now Charles knew that his wife had
plenty of plain picked cucumbers. some
that her mother had put down for her,
but Mr.. Waldron's wife had had some Of
these fancy ones, and why shouldn't Han
nah
aShall I send you up jar2"
How much are they 2"
"Only dollar"
/" Yes, you may send it up, and just
charge it, if you please"
o, certainly. Anything you want
you may order at any time, and you NAV
be assured we shall be happy to accom-
modate you"
Now this was fattering to young Mat
thews' feelings, to think that the trader
had such confidence in him, and he went
away with an exceeding good opinion of
himself and his credit, and of the store
keeper in particular.
"Only dollar !" Yes-only dollar
on the traders ledger-that is nothing.
But dollar right out of ones pocket
that is different. Charles would not have
bought these pickles if the cash had been
required for them
All, Matthews, look here; I've got
something 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, Matthews, amt these nice or
anges 2"
They are nice," replied Charles And
SO they really were.
. know your wife would like some of
these. 1 carried some to n1y wife, and
she wanted me to save her four or FIVE
Dozen"
"These are nice. How do they come 2r
. Let's see; 1 can send you up three
dozen for dollar. | got these very cheap.
You know they are retailing at FIVE and
six cents apiece"
I" Yes. Well you may send me up three
dozen. Just charge them if you please"
Certainly. Anything else this morn
ing2"
I" | believe not"
And SO Matthews went on This morn
ing it would be dollar-to-morrow per-
hars fifty cents-and then, again, perhaps
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 dollar" he would
say to himself That isn't much out of
twelve dollars week" And so it might
not be; but the trouble was, that the next
dollar was also '' only q dollar" He for
got to add this dollar to the former, and
call it g two dollars" and with the next
dollar, and call it three" and so ON.
One evening Charles came home with
new gold chain attached to his watch.
" Where did you get that 2" asked his
wife
g All ln returned the husband. with an
impressive shake of the head, j. made
bargain in this chain Now Just guess
what | paid for it"
" I'm sure | can't guess"
y, but try-guess something"
Well. perhaps ten dollars"
:" Ten dollars r' echoed Charles with
sort of disappointed look Why, what
are you thinking of? Jack Cummings
bought this chain two months ago and paid
twenty dollars in cash for it. Why, just
heft it aud see how heavy it is Eighteen
SdI dtS ubC. y oCh WdS udI u u lOT mOucf.
and he let me have it for twelve dollars"
" 1t is cheap, to be sure" returned Han
nah but yet with not SO much pleasurable
surprise as her husband had anticipated
But" she added, "you did not need it,
and l fear you will feel the loss of the
money"
"Pooh 1 have money enough. You
know [ have spent but very little lately.
| have been pretty saving"
"But you forget one thing. Charles
The money you have on hand is not
yours"
"Not mine 2"
"No. 1t belongs to the store keeper.
and to the butcher, and to our landlord
You know they must be paid"
"Don't you fret about them. l know
it don't cost me anywhere near twelve dol
lars week to live, for I have made an
estimate There is Wilkins, who works
right side of me in the shop, he has four
that do, and yet he lays UP some three
or four dollars every week, besides paying
his rent"
Yes" said Hannah, know he does
/ was in to see bis wife the other day, and
she was telling how we'll they we're getting
along Mr.. Wilkins takes his basket ev-
cry Saturday evening and goes over to
the market and ouys 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 that will keep, and buys them as
cheap as he can. Butter, eggs, cheese,
apples, and so on, he buys when the mar
ket is full, and when they are cheap. and
he always buys enough to last his family
over the season of scarcity, when such
things are high. His butter, for instance
he bought for eighteen cents pound-a
large irkin of it-and it is much sweeter
than that for which you paid twenty eight
cents yesterday"
Twenty eight cents !" repeated the
young man, IN surprise.
"Yes I asked Mr. Waldrou's man,
who brought it up, and he said it had ris-