The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-05-29

iHcHI OHc year. IL III uOeSu dillOuill
to enough to make it an object, then i,
will be time to give it up.'
You must take all the trouble of it.
can't engage to do anything about it
except to furnish the money when
called for"
"That is all l require of you. Bul
shall expect yon to give an account
every night of all you have disposed
of, and in the ways, and be prepared
with an equal amount of change for
deposit"
"Very well, I'll try"
This conversation took place at the
breakfast table. Having drained his
second cup of coffee, John Stetson pu,
on his overcoat and took his place OF
business. / may as well mention in
this connection that he was cashier oil
a bank, and as his duties occupied him
but few hours in the day, he was
more likely, from the leisure he en-.
Ijoyed, to indulge in small useless ex.
penses.
"My wife is an enthusiast" said he
as he was walking down, "however
her hobby won't cost much, so l might
as well indulge her in it."
Meanwhile, Mrs. Stetson proceeded
to the shop of the cabinet maker.
{" want you," said she, "to make a
mahogany box, twelve inches long, the
other dimensions being four inches. In
the centre at the top is to be a slit,
large enough to admit the largest
coin"
A money box ?" asked the cabinet
maker.
eyes"
1t will be pretty large for that pur-
pose won't it ?"
Rather" said Mrs. Stetson, smiling
but rather too large than too SMALL
John Stetson fell i'm with a compan-
ion in the afternoon with whom he had
Il social chat. AS they were walking
leisurely along they passed an oyster
saloon.
Stetson was particularly fond of the
bivalves, and he proposed that they
should go in and have some.
To this his friend did not demur,
and they accordingly entered. Two
plates of oysters came to twenty five
Besides this they took a glass of ale
each, which made twelve cents more.
This brought the bill up to thirty
seven cents, which Stetson paid. Ac-
cordingly, adding to this twelve cents
for cigars, he deposited forty nine
cents in his wife's hands that evening.
"I might as well make it fifty,'
said he smiling.
" No not cent over | want the
savings to represent exactly what you
spend on these little Injuries, and not
a cent more"
The next evening he had nothing 10
deposit except the usual amount of
money for cigars.
1t won't amount very fast at that
rate" said he
" Never mind" said his wife. I" l
don't want you to increase your ex-
penditures on my account. am in
clined to think that they will not often
be so small as they are now.
She was right.
"The next day being Wednesday.
Stetson brought home a couple of tick.
cts for the theatre. 1t was benefi,
night and he was anxious that his wife
should go.
"Huw much did you pay for the
tickets you bought ?''
"Fifty cents apiece
"That will make dollar. Please
hand me the amount for deposit"
"Was the theatre included ?" said
John little reluctantly.
Certainly that was expressly men.
toned" .
Oh. well, then, SO be it.. Here is a
silver dollar"
The dollar was at once dropped into
the box. 's
The next day while passing con.
fectionary window, Stetson noticed
some fine oranges.
"Just what Mary and the children
would like, ,',sshought he. "I'll go in
and inquire the price," af4 g
They were four cents apiece. He
bought half dozen at cost of a quar-
ter, which with his cigar money, lefl
him thirty seven cents to deposit.
The succeeding day he spent moth
ing except for cigars.
On Saturday, he stepped into con.
fectionary establishment with friend
and had lunch. This brought the
days account to forty cents.
When his wife added up the daily
sums. for the week, she found to he
surprise even, that she had received
from her husbandtwo dollars and sixty
two cents!
He would have been astonished t.
hear it, but she thought it best not t.
say anything about it. He would have
alleged that it was special case, as h'
did not go to the theatre every week
This was true; but then something
else was sure to come of equiyalen
cost, such as ride, or show, or con
cert.
Time slipped away.
The necessity, according to the bar
( gain, of giving his wife as much as h
, spent for incidental expenses, no doub
, contributed to check him somewhat s
: that probably he did not spend NOR
!, than two-thirds as much in this way a
: he did before the agreement-still b
kept up the average of the first week
We will now suppose the year
t have glided by. Stetson came into hi
s comfortable little sitting-room with pr'
occrpied air. M