The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-02-08
grateful odor. How do you al thsn,

grateful Odor. How do you all thsnf
Four cens apiece. l,.ss
Six Of them wre trsnsfsrred TO tho case,
. quarter thrown down, and, as Il was not
magnanimous 10 pick mp . copperS change,
hc walked out Of tho store. But then, .
little fellow inside Of him seemed 10 Ay-
Charley, you can't afford TO smoke such
cigan as those. They will hardly last two
days. Ifyou must smoke, buys cheaper
cigsr than that. You win not b able 10
build your house in ten years, At this
rate. e .u5l ~
He did not pay much attention 10 the
monotorial voice, however, and - he pased
along, he d.nk sherry cobbler himself,
and paid for throc friends whom hs could
not help asking 70 drink with him at Bsr-
tons. .-i-- arf
\ At vintorss Charlotte Rus wss disposed
of, and 30 on to the end Of the ehapter.-
And these were his daily habits. II was
only ninepencc or . quarter at time, and
theso sums were 90 ridiculously small that
they never caused him Q thought. The idea
that they absorbed any oonaidsrable portion
Of his salary never occurred TO him. He
had always gratised his appetite or bis In
clination in thee triaing matters, - they
seemed to him, and had come to regarded
a. necessities.
Still, Charles Converse had turned over
new leaf. lie rcfnincd from purchasins .
great many articles which no had intended
to get when he received his quarters alary,
and ss he seated himself In the cars, he con.
gntulated himself on tho frmnes With
which he had carried out the resolution Of
the previous evening.
You are late, Charles, aid Mary, when
he reached his sunny little cottage.
/ have been paying my quarter bills, aid
he with smile. Here they are, my sweet
accountant. ..-... ia,
He threw the bills upon the table, and
while she was examining them, he tosed
the bank book in her face.
What! exclaimed she In astonishment, a.
she saw the book, Fifty dollanf
Yes, my dear-female influence = the In.
auence Of wife, and the husband playfally
kissed her. I am convinced Of sin, and
converted too, which Is still better. I am
resolved to be prudent, economical, saving,
even parsimonious.
lam glad to hear Il.
And the house will be built In just Eve
years, according to tho programme Of the
Savings Bank.
Charles ate his supper, but was moody
and abstracted. A new idea was penstrat-
ing his brain, which, he began to think, had
been mther muddy on financial Affairs.
As he arose from the table he took out
his cigar-case, and n he did %, the little
fellow within, who had spoken 10 him when
he came out Of the cigar-shop, began to up
braid him pretty sharply. IIc burned his
fingers in attempting to light the fragrant
roll, and then relapsed into ct Of deep
musing.
What are you thinking about, Charles' 7
asked Mary, after she had cleared away the
table. .-... ...
En-. Oh, / was thinking how much
twelve times three hundred and siIty-6ve
are.
Twelve means twelve cents, I suppose7-
said she, performing the problem on tho
margin Of one Of the newspapers. Here Il
$3.50.
For cigars, added Charles, blandly.
Sherry cobblcp, Ice creams, and oysters,
over hundred dollars, by thunder! contin-
ued Charles, turning to his figures again.
Indeed!
begin to sec where the two hundred and
sixty-eight dollars have gone to, aid be.
And sherry cobblen are worse than U.S.
less. had no iesi you drank, Charles.
Say no more, Mary; am done.
And he was done. The idea Of saving up
something took complete POSSESSION Of him
not 20 far rs to make him niggardly-but
Far enough to make him abandon the four
cent cigars, compounds, and especially sher.
ry cobblcn.
On the next quarter day, one hundred
dollars were added to his deposit at the Saw.
ings Bank, and his habits increased AFTER
wards, and when his salary was still further
increased, much greater sums wcrc added.
In four years the house ws built, new
furniture bought and paid for, and Charles
was considered one Of the most thrifty young
men In the town all Of which propitious
events, we honestly believe, had their origin
in the bcne6ccnt influence Of the Savings
Bank whose circular had opened hs eyes,
and stimulated him to carry out his rssoh-
tions.