The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1861-03-14
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Fortunes do not always spring from
great investments of ten thousand dollar
capitals. Small savings are oftentlnes
the germs of wealth and independence.
Cent upon cent--dime upon dime-oollar
upon dollar-thesc are the foundations
that most frequently uphold golden s;ruc-
lures. Be economical and saving. You
viii never grow rich by piling money to-
the practical meaning of the good Old pro-
verb, "Waste not, want not"
Perhaps little anecdote-a simple re-
lation of facts that really bappened-may
serve to illustrate this subject better than
aught else.
\ lady in the vicinity OF Bridgeport,
Conn, was in the habit OF cutting out
shirts to make, for large clothing estab-
lishment, to 4 number Of women in the
ncighborhood. In the cutting Of these
there were great many little odds and
ends of cloth left ovor-pieces too small
to be of use, and the first thought was, of
course, to toss them into the fire.
'.No," she reflected; "I will save them
as they accumulate, and perhaps [ may
get enough to exchange with the tinman
for some kitchen article or other
So she let them lie, housewife-like, and
in few weeks there was quite pile.
One day neighbor came in, and on
hearing the destination OF the scraps, ad-
vised that they should be sent to paper
mill, at some little distance
''They will give you three or four cents
a pound for them" said he, land that is
better than exchanging them for TIM
She asked her husbands advice To
him few rags more or less seemed a
trivial affair.
'.Do as you like" said he laughingly,
s.you may have all the money you can
make out of the rags"
She took him at his word, and in two
or three months, some half dozen barrels
Of rags were sent by some one who was
going in the direction Of the paper-mill.
10 her surprise and pleasure, new rust
ling FIVE dollar bill came back.
Again the impulse TO spend it for some
little ornament was checked.
'No,' she resolved, ''all nay rag money
shall so into the savings bank"
And into the savings bank 1t went, ac-
cordingly. Years rolled by-more rags
were saved and sold-interest and princi-
pal accumulated. At length an unusual
opportunity presented itself for the pur-
chase OF beautiful gold watch. Forty
dollars was the price.
81 vii! not ask my husband 10 with
draw any necessary funds from his bust
ness" she thought, ''but now is the time
to make my rag money useful
The gold watch was purchased-lit-
orally with rags. We viii not pause to
chronicle the envy and astonishment of
those ladies of the vicinity 20 whom a gold
watch WIS as unattainable as the Kohl
moor diamond, yet who thought it was
enot worth while" to save the clippings
from their work tables.
Yet this was not the end of it. The
bank fund, of which the bundle OF rags
was the origin, ,-now amounts to over tsce.,-
6y-fcc hannt,cd do3ars!
II do not know how it has accumulated,
indeed" said the lady to Us. "a few
cuttings and scraps laid aside whenever [
cut out shirts-a few dollars carried TO
the bank when went to the city-a little
interest added on from time to time-it
has grown up, almost without thought or
care on my part"
Reader. is not this an example worth
following? Our moral is a simple one
save the trifles if you would be rich.