The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-03-19
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How 20 Earn a Homa.

money that l had earned by out-of-hours
work The fact is, that 1 am clerk in
downtown store at a salary Of 5000
per anuum, and have pretty wife and
baby to support out Of il.
suppose this income will sound amaz.
lngly small to your two and three thous-
and dollar Office holders, but nevertheless
we contrive to live very comfortably upon
It. We live on one aoor Of an unpretend
ing little house, for which we p9y $3.50
per annum, and Kitty-my wife, you'll
understand--does all her own work, so
that we lay up neat little sum every
year. I've got a balance Of two or three
hundred dollars at the savings bunk. the
hoard of several years, and It's astonisb
ing how rich | feell Why. Rothschild
himself amt a circumstance to mel
Well, | came home with my extra bill
md showed it triumphantly 10 Kitty, who
of course was deli GIFTED with my Industry
and thrift.
Now, my love, said 1, Just add this
to our amount at the bank, and with in.
terest at tho end Of the YEAR
Forthwith | commenced casting interest
and calculating in my brain. Kitty was
silent, and rocked the cradle musinolv
with her foot.
I've been thinking. Harry' she said
alter moments pause, that since you We
got this extra money, we might afford to
buy new rug. This is getting dread
fully shabby, my dear, you must see.'
l looked dolefully at the rug; 1t tOas
worn and shabby enough. that was fact
i can get beautiful aew velvet pat.
tern for seven dollars. resumed my wife
Yeiget--seven doliarst groaued I.
We'll then, a common tufted rug. like
this. would cost only three, said my eau
tious better half who, seoing she couldn't
carry her first ambitious point, wisely
withdrew her guns.
That's more sensible said 1. We'll,
Wen see about it,"
And there's another thing I want
continued my wife, putting her hand
coaxingly on my shoulder, IT'S not at all
extravagant, either
What is iI?' asked, softening rapid
ly.
4 saw such lovely silk dress pattern
on Canal street this morning, and can
get it for six dollars-only six dollars,
Harryl It's the cheapest thing l ever
saw
But hayen't you got a very pretty
groen elk droes2i
That old thingl Why, Harry. I've
worn il ever since we've been married.
is il soiled or ragged?'
mo. of course; but who wants to wear
the same green dress forever? Everybody
knows it is the only silk have
We'll, what them?
That's Just a mans question: pouted
Kitty. And l suppose you have not OBJ
served how old fashioned my bonnet is
gettingP
why thought il looked very neat
and tasteful since you put on that black
velvet winter trimming
of course; you men have no taste in
such matters
We were silent for a moment; I'm
afraid we both felt little cross and out
of humor with one another. In fact, on
my journey home had entertained Sc
rious thoughts of exchanging my old sill
yer watch for more modern time piece
of gold, and had mentally appropriated
the ten dollars to furtheriug that pur-
pose. Saying-bank reflections had come
later.
As we sat before the fire, each wrap.
ped in thought, our neighbor, Mr.. Will
mot, knocked al the door. He was en-
ployed in the same store as myself, and
his wife was an old family friend.
Il want you TO congratulate me- he
said, taking a seat. Il have purchased
that little cottage out on the Bloomingdale
road, to-day
'Whatl that beautiful little wooden
cottage. with the piazza and lawn, and
fruit garden behind?' exclaimed Kitty,
almost enyiously.
lis It possiblel' / cried. A little cot.
tage home Of my own, just like that 1
had often admired on the Bloomingdale
road, had always been the one browning
ambition Of my life--a distant and almost
hopeless point, but none the less earnestly
desired
why, Wilmot, said /. how did this
happen? You've only been in business
eight or ten years longer than 1, at sal
AIRY but a trife larger than mine. yet /
could as soon buy up the mint purchase
cottage like that
We'll said my neighbor, we have all
been working to this end for years. Ny
wife has darned. patched, niSpded and
saved-we have lived on the plainest fare,
Iand done with the cheapest things But
the msgio-Charm Of the whole affair was
that we laid aside every penny that was
not needed by actual. positive want
Yes, have seen my wife lay by red cop
pers. one by one.'
We'll. you are lucky fellow, said /,
with a sigh.
Times are hard. you know. just now
the owner was not what you call an eco
nomical mas, and he.wAs glad to sell even
at a moderate price. So you see that even
'hard times have helped mel
When our neighbor was gone. Kitty
and looked meaningly at one another.
Harry, said she, the rug isn't so bad
after all and my green silk will do for q
year longer. with care
And 3 silver watch is quite as good fol
all practical purposes as gold repeater.