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'"o hs>' o''y Sih'icS converse received
aquarter's salary, and his first step, after re-
ceiving it, WAS TO visit the Peoples SAVINGS
Bank, where lie deposited fifty dollars.
But the hundred and fifty dollars which
he had left, burned in his pockets. 1t was
all he had to carry him through the ensuing
three months. There were u dozen little
things that he wanted, and dozen bic ones,
for that matter. Against the latter he res,
olutely set his face, though, in consideration
OF the fact that Ills salary would be a thou
sand dollars year, after the next payday,
he had week before made up his mind to
have them.
Among other things, his scgar-case was
empty, and he stepped into Seavy's, in Con-
grcss-street, to have it replenished. Secars
were great luxury-in fact, necessity to
him, i'll his own opinion.
The gentlcmanly proprietor of tho cstab
lishmcnt placed box of the fragrant rolls
upon the counter.
Something ncw," said he.
Charles took up Il handful and smelt them.
"l'est scgars i'll the Market" continued
the vcnLer."
"Tip-top," replied Charles, inl,aline the
y
"tour cents piece"
Six OF them were transferred to the case.
quarter thrown down, and, as it was not
nagnanimous to pick up coppcr's change.
he left the store. But a little fellow inside
seemed to say:
"Charley, you can't afford to smoke sucl,
segars as those. They will hardly last YOU
two days. If you must smoke, buy cheap
CT segar than that. You will not Le able
to build your house in ten years at this rate.'
lie did not pay much attention to the
monitorial voice, however, and as he passed
along he drank sherry cobblcr himself
and paid for three friends, whom he could
not help asking to drink with him, ut Bar
tons.
At Einton's, a Charlotte Russe was dis
posed OF, and so OH to the end of the chap
ter. Aud these were his daily habits. 1t
was only sixpencc or a quarter at time,
and these were SO ridiculously small. that
they never caused him thoug ght. III &c idea
that they absorbed any considerable portion
OF hls salary, never occurred to him. He
had always gratified his appetite or inclina-
t'on III these matters, as they had como to
be regarded rs necessities.
Still, Charles Convcrs had turned over =
new leaf. lie refrained from purchasing
great many articles which he had intended
to get when lie received his quarters salary.
and as he seated himself in the cars, lie
himself on the firmness with
which he had carried out the resolution of
the previous evening.
You are late, Charles" said Mary when
he reached his sunny little cottage.
Il have been paying my quarter bills"
replied he, will, smile. "IIere they are,
my sweet accountant"
lie threw the bills upon the table, and
while she was examining them, lie threw
his handbook in her lap.
"WlIat J" exclaimed she, in astonisil-
mcnt, as she SAW the book. "Fifty dollars! !"
es, my dear, female influcnce-the in
iiucncc of wife"-an1 the husband play
fully kissed her. 81 am convicted of sin.
and converted too, which is better still.
am resolved to be prudent, economical, sa-
wing, even parsimonious."
81 am glad to hear it,
"And the house will be built in Just five
years, according to the programme of the
Savings Bank"
AS he spoke, he took from his pocket
three OF the city evening papers. :.
Not quite cured, Charles" said Mary,
with smile.
"What do you mean 2" m
journal, Transcript and Traveller, two
cents each" laughed Mary. "You are de-
termined the publishers shall live.n,
"'"hy, Mary, you wouldn't have me live
without newspaper, would you That
would he depth of barbarism to which
would never descend" replied Charles, with
look OF establishment, at his interesting
mentor.
Certainly not but is not one. paper a
day enough 2" 9
THAT is but trifle."
"Thc rain falls in drops, but washes tho
whole earth. -Four cents day, for year,
amounts to about twelve dollars" frf I'll
'.i-Charles scratched his head. 1T was n
most astounding revelation to him. .,u,,
N1ou are right, Mary one paper is
enough"
Charles ato his supper, but was moody
and abstractcd. A new idea was psnetra-
ting his brain, which he began to think, had
been rather muddy on financial affairs. a.,
As he rose from his table he took out his
segar case, and as he did so, the little fel-
low within, who had spoken to him when
he came out Of the segar shop, began TO
upbra'd him pretty sharply. He, burned
his fingers in attempting 70 light the fra.
grant ggr roll, and then relapsed into, a at Of
deep ,musing. ~ '.' ''' Obs"
What are You thinking about, Charles y
asked Mary after slla h al niao rol 8: as, tl,e