The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1861-11-27

any such luxury, you deposit an equal
sum in the box 'aa li aiq gi1
John, Stetson laughed. b q1b
al dare say" he remarked, I" itwould
bring me out perfect Cresus at the end
of the year." .-- inogaf1 go
"Do you agreeY' asked his wife, with
some appearance of anxiety.
"Yes, have no objection, if you de-
sire it, though / acknowledge it seems y
little foolish and childish" 1.a ao
I" Never mind about that. have your
promise, and well try the experiment one
year. If it doesn't amount to enough TO
make it nm object, then it will be time to
give il up" l h
You must take all the trouble of it.
l can't engage 10 do anything about it,
except to furnish the money when it is
called for" hata.a .l.lfs fsla ,..r
"That is all l shall require Of you.
But shall expect you TO give an account
every night of all that you have disburs-
ed in the ways | spoke of and to be pre-
pared with an equal amount of change
for deposit"
"Very well, I'll try it." 5- .s ...
This conversation took place at the
breakfast table. Having drained his sec
ond cup of coffee, John StetsoD put on
his overcoat and took his way to his place
of business. l may as well mention in
this connection that he was cashier of
bank, and as his duties occupied him
only few hours in The day, he was more
likely, from the leisure which Ire enjoyed,
TO indulge in small expenses.
"My wife is an enthusiast" thought
he, as he was walking down town.
Z" However, her hobby won't cost much,
so l might as well indulge her in it,"
He stepped into cigar store and OBJ
tanned his daily allowance of cigars.
Meanwhile Mrs. Stetson proceeded to
the shop of cabinet maker.
81 want you," she said, F" to make me
mahogany box, twelve inches long, the
other dimensions being four inches each.
In the center of the top is TO be slit,
large enough to admit the largest silver
coin" ....-
"a money box" said the cabinet
maker. @
eyes,"
"Pretty large for that, isn't it?"
Rather" said Mrs. Stetson, smiling,
but better too large than too small.
John Stetson fell in with companion
in the afternoon, with whom he had q So
cial chat. AS they walked lcisurely along,
they passed an oyster saloon.
Stetson was particularly fond of the
bivalves, and he proposed that they sho'd
90 in and take some. .-......
To this his friend did not demur, and
they accordingly entered. Two plates of
oysters came to twenty-five cents. Be
side this, they took glass of ale each,
which made twelve cents more. This
brought the bill up to thirty-seven cents,
which Stetson paid. Accordingly, adding
to this twelve cents for cigars, he deposit
ed forty-nine cents in his wife's hand that
evening.
81 might as we'll make it fifty" said
he, smiling.
"No," said she, "not a cent over. /
want the savings to represent exactly
what you spend on those little luxuries,
and no MORE"
The next evening he had nothing to
deposit except the usual amount for ci-
gars.
1T won't mount up very fast at that
rate" said he triumphantly.
Z" Never mind,' said his wife; 81 don't
want you to increase your expenditures
on my account. l am inclined to think
that they will not often be as small as
this" She was right.
The next day, being Wednesday, John
Stetson brought home couple of tickets
for the theater. 1t was benefit night,
and he was anxious that his wife should
go.
Certainly" said she, / shall be glad
to 90; but you remember our compact Y
"Whatp
How much did you pay for the tick
cts I"
Fifty cents apiece"
"That will make dollar. Please
hand me that amount for our box"
"Was the theater includedp said
John, rather reluctantly.
Certainly. That was expressly men
toned"
"Oh, well, then, so let it be. Here is
a silver dollar"
The dollar was at once dropped into
the box.
The next day, in passing shop win
dow, Stetson noticed some fine oranges
"Just what Mary and the children
would like" thought he. "Tll 20 auC
inquire the price"
THEW were four cents apiece. He bo'
half-a-dozen, at cost of quarter, which
with his cigar money, left him thirty -scv
, en- cents TO deposit.
The succeeding day. he spent nothing
except for cigars. On Saturday he step
ped into confectionery establishment
with a friend and had uuch. Thi
brought that days account up to fort,