The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-03-29


O am satisfied of it."
E "Well, perhaps it may be-" said she
], with an earnest tone and look, and ye
n with smile, /" but | can't think So"
q ".But why not 7"
7. "Wby, on all accounts. In the frs
:. place, you will buy more than you would
if you pay cash, Now, you peednt
shake your head, for | know it.
There are so many little luxuries, little ex.
tras, We do not need, but which you will
yet be apt to buy: if you do not have to
pay the cash down. l know something
about this credit business, and it is not a
E fair thing, IN the second place, if you pay
cash for everything you will get your
goods cheaper. A trader will sell cheap
er when he can have the money right in
bis hand than when he has to carry the
amount on his ledger"
But let me tell you Hannah, Waldron
will not cheat. He will not take advan-
tage in that way"
"You misunderstood me, Charles. Do
you not know that all traders can afford
to sell cheaper for cash than for credit
Mr. Waldron, for q five dollar bill, will
let you have more sugar than for the same
amount entered at different times on his
ledger. He could afford to DO so. Ira
ders like to secure cash customers. l
think you viii find it to our advantage to
try the cash system. Now do not believe
you would have bought this peach pre-
serve if yon had to pay the cash down for
it,
"Bnt | bought that just to please you,
Hannah, and thought you would accept
it gratefully" returned the young hus-
band, in a tone which showed that his
feelings were touched.
81 know you did, Charles" said the
wife, laying her hand affectionately upon
bis shoulder, "and was grateful, for 1
know you would do anything to please me;
for the sake of helping you l would forego
all such things. Perhaps, and she
spoke very low-"you might be able to
buy little cottage of your own one of
these days"
! For several days Charles only sent such
things up from the store as we're actually
needed. At length, as he went into the
store one morning, on his way to his work,
he saw some splendid pickles in fancy
jars. He had ordered the articles he
needed, and was about to leave, when Mr..
Waldron spoke:--"Mr. Matthews, don't
you want a jar Of these pickles car
ried my wife in q jar last evening, and
she thinks them superior to anything she
saw before"
Now Charles knew that his wife bad
plenty of pain picked eucumbers, some
that her mother had put down for ber, but
Mr.. Waldron's wife had some of these fam
cy ones, and why shouldn't Hannah have
some?'
"Shall | send you jar?'
=" How much are they! 7"
"Only dollar"
"Tes, you may send it up-and just
charge it"
40, certainly. Anything you want
you may order at any time, and you may
be assured we shall be very happy to ac-
commodate you"
Now this was very Aattering to young
Matthew'S feelings, to think that the ira
der had such confidence in him, and he
went away with an exceeding good opin-
ion Of himself and his credit, and of the
storekceper in particular
Only dollarl Yet only dollar on
the traders ok,-that is nothing. But
dollar right out of ones poeket--that is
different. Charles would not have bought
those pickles if the cash had been rcquir-
ed for them.
"Ah, Matthews, look here, L have 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 to
the back side Of the store, and opened
box.
"There Matthews, ains these nice or
auges :"
"They are NICE replied Charles. And
so they wero.
III know your wife would like some of
these. carried some to my wife, and she I
wanted me to save her four or five do /
zen."
"Thesc are nice. How high do they
come :"
"Let's see; can send you up three
dozen for dollar. Igot these very cheap. |.
You know they are retailing at five aud
six cents apiece
Yes. Well you may send me up two
or three dozen. Just charge it, if you
please,
Certainly. Anything else this morn
ing!"
~ believe not"
And so Matthews went on. This morn
ing it was dollar-to-morrow perhaps,
fifty 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 dollsr," he would say to himself;
that isn't much out Of twelve dollars a
week"
And so it might no. be; bu: the tron-