The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-11-02
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"CFarEes; what did these peach preserves
cost ?''
"I'm sure I don't know, Hannah"
"Bus you bought it this morning"
81 know I did, but didn't ask the price Of
it."
"Did not You pay forit?"
"No."
"Shy mott"
90, because I couldn't stop TO make change.
I have opened an account with Mr. Waldron,
and shall hereafter ettls once In three months"
This conversation was going on at the tea
table between Charles Matthews and his wife;
Mat;hews was a young mechanic who had just
commenced housekeeping, and as no WAS max
ing excellent wages, he could afford to live
pretty well. After he lad made known his
determined arrangement to his wife, she re-
manned some tinAo in silent thought.
oCharIes, she at length said, in a very per-
s.slsive tone, 81 think it would be better to
pay for things as you take them. You know
yoa receive your pay for labor every Saturday
night, and you coald pay as you go very cast
My"
II know-I could, returned Mr.. Matthews,
With the air of q man who had an unanswer-
ABLE areuus ant at his command; "but then it
woAld not be near so handy. You see if I pay
my store bill but once 4 quarter, I shall save
all the trouble of making change, and 1 shall
rot only save time. but also avoid mistakes
mistakes ES repeated Hannah3" how can
mistakes occur wien you pay for things as you
get them 2"
II will tel YOU Sometimes it may not be
convenient to pay for a thing when l get it
-Imay forget my money, or l may only take
it on triai-thcn If L pay for a part aud not
pay for: No, Hannah, a settlement once a
quarter viii be the best and most convenient
AL around-I am satisfied Of it"
sWell, perhaps it may" said the wife with
an earnest tone aud leok, and yet with a smile,
~but I cannot think So"
~Iut why mott
why, ON all accounts. In the first place,
you will buy more than you would if you paid
cash. Now you needn't shake your head, for
1 know it. There arc many little luxuries. lit
La extrds, WHICH We DO not need, but which
YOU viii be ;pt to buy if you do not have to
Fay the cash Gown l know something of this
credit business, and it Is not a fair thing. In
the second place, if you pay cash for every
thing, Won viii get your goods cheaper. a
trader will sell cheaper when he can have the
money ia his hand, than when he has to carry
ous the amount On his ledger.
"But let me tell you, Hannah, that Mr..
Waldron viii NOS cheat. He is not the man
10 take advantage in that way
RI L gu mtSu1UeISlduu IiS, GHdIlcS. OO you
not kntw that all traders can afford to sell
cheaper for cash than credit Mr. Waldron,
for a five dollar bill, would let you have more
sugar than he would for the same amount en-
tered at different times On his ledger. lie
could afford to do so. Traders like to secure
cash customers. | think you! would find it to
you advantage to try the cash system. Now [
donot believe you would have bought this peach
preserve L you had TO pay the cash for it"
"But bought them jus. to please you, Han
nah, aad [ thought you would accept it CRATE
fully" returned the young husband, in a tone
that showed bis feelings were touched
81 know your did, Charles" said the wife,
laying her hand afectionately upon his shout
der, 1Hand I was grateful, for I know you would
do anything to please me, but for the sake of
helping you,1 you'd foreeo all such things.
Perhaps'-and then she spoke very low-"you
nigh: be able to- buy a little cottage of your
own one of these days"
Forseveral days Charles only sentsuoh things
up from the store as were actually needed
At length, as he went intothe store one morn
looking pickles in fancy jars. He cad ordered
the articles he needed, and was about to leave
when Mr.. Waldren spoke OK
"Mr. Matthews" said he, "don't you want a
jar OF these pickles. / carried my wife in a
jar last evening, and she thinks them superior
to anything she ever saw before"
Now Charles knew. that his wife had plenty
of plain picked ~cncumbers, some that her
mother had put down for her; but Mr.. Wal
dron's wife had some of these fancy ones, and
why shouldn't Hannah? II
"Shall send you a jar
GLOW much are they
@0nly a dollar"
~Fes, you may send it up-ahd charge it if
you please"
80, certainly. Anything you may waatyou
nay order at anytime, and you may be assured
shall be happy to accommodate you"
Now this was very hattering to young Math-
aws' feelings, TO think the trader had such
confidence in him, and he went away with an
exceedingly good opinion of himself and his
credit, and of the storekeeper-in particular.
"Only a dellarp' Fes-only adollar On the
RAIDERS lcdger-thats nothing. But the dol
ar right out of ones poeket-that is different.
Jharles would not have bought these pickles
f the cash had been required for them.
"Ah, Mathews, look here. I've got some
hing to show 5ou." This was said by the
raider to the ysung man on the next morning.
'lter the purchase of the pickles.
And 30 Mr.. Raldron led our hero out to the.
Jack side of the store and opened a box.
There, Mathews, ain these nice orangesp
-rThey are nice,'' replied Charles And 90
hey really were.
II know your wife would like some of these
i carried some of these into my wife, and
ke wanted me to save her four or five dozen"
':These are nice How do they come 2"
.Letsses. / can send up three dozen for a dol
II got tlese very cheap @Only a dollar" he
-ould say to himself. @That isn't mHch out
f twelve dollars a week" And soft might
OF be; but the trouble was, that thenext dol
tr- was only I dollar. He forgot to add this
ollar with the former dollar and call It "two
olIars," and with the next dollar, and call 1t
three, and 50 o.