Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-11-13
HOW TO BUY A HOUSE.

said Charles Converse to his young wife.
"PerhapsI don't" replied Mrs. Converse,
"but my opinion is very decided"
"Women don't understand these things.
You may think my salary of eight hundred
dollarsa year "a fortune
"No such thing, Charles"
"But eight hundred dollars, let me tell
you, won't buy all the world"
sI had no idea that it would ; yet if you
only had the habit of saving what you spend
for things that you can get along without,
you would be able to build house in few
years"
- "Build a house"
aYes, build a house, Charles"
"Well, that's good one ?"
The young man laughed heartily at the
idea-too chimerical, to absurd, to be harbor-
ed for a moment.
Chow much do you suppose it cost us to
live last year,"
"Why, eight hundred dollars Of course.
1t took all my salary? there is none Of it
left" -
The young wife smiled mischievously as
she took from her work table drawer small
account-book.
"You did not know that kept account Of
all these things, did you"
No; but how much is ?" And Charles
was little disturbed by the cool way in which
his wife proceeded to argue the question.
"Four hundred and ninety-two dollars, D
answered Mrs. Converse.
"0h, but, my dear, you have not got hall
of it down.
eyes, L have-everything."
"My tailors bill was sixty-6ve dollars"
nI have it here"
ssEat, boots, and"
81 have them all"
''The deuce you have? ?'
"When you had any new thing, you know
I always asked you what you gave for it."
"I know you did but I will bet FIVE dol
lars I can name dozen things that you have
not got down."
.sDone p' said the lady with laugh, a.
she took from her drawer five dollar bill
and placed it on the table.
Char'es Converse covered the money.
"Capltal idea for you to bet against me
with my money!" said he, good-humoredly
off lose, I will do without that new ba
rege I am to have"
"Nay, my dear, 1 don't want you to dc
that"
"But go on"
sPew-rent, six dollars" said the husband
promptly.
"Here it is" answered she, pointing tt
the entry in the book. "Try again."
"Season ticket On the railroad, twenty
II have it.
"Sawing the wood"
"Entered."
Charles reflected moment the case be
gan to look desperate"
"New lining for the cooking-stove."
"Aere---two dollars"
"Cleaning the clock"
"One dollar-here it is."
only taxes
"Well, 1 have not got that"
But that was the only thing he could men
tion of these necessary expenses that wa
not found to be regularly entered on hi
wife's book. Still Mr. Converse was no
satisfied.
"Your fgnres cannot be correct, Mary,
said he.
"Nfy salary is all used up, and you can
account for only four hundred and ninety
two dollars of it."
"You must explain the balance"
81! Why, Mary, I have not been ez
travagant. 1t is true, I buy great man.
little things in the course of year, but the
are hardly worth the mention.
"Ah there's the mischief. That is wher
the money goes, you may depend upon it.
"Nonsense! You women don't under
stand these things"
"Of course we don't?
Well, your figures show that you don't
Where has the three hundred dollars gone
then?"
"I don't know, Charley. I haven't tn
least idea. I am sure that I have got dow
all the items that came within my knowledge
am positive that you have brought HON
no article Of any description that has nc