The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-06-17
What Becomes of the Money

Olc. caNe luIec huliuTeu UOlldrS wear out
of my salary? You don't understand it,"
said Charles Converse to his young wife.
" Perhaps do not replied Mrs. Converse.
but my opinion is very decided"
"Women don't understand these things
You think my salary of eight hundred dol
lars fortune"
"No such thing, Charles"
"But eight hundred dollars, let me tell
you, won't buy all the world"
@ had no idea that it would; vet if YOU
only had the habit Of saving What YOU spend
tor things that you can get along without,
you would be able to build house in few
years"
Build house?"
"Yes, build a house, Charles
"Wel!, that's good one."
The young man laughed heartily at the
ldea-too chimerical, too absurd to be har-
bored for moment.
"How much do you suppose it cost US to
liue last year ?"
"Why, eight hundred dollars. Of course.
1t took all my salary-there is none Of it
left
The young wife smiled mischievously as
she took from her work table drawer small
account book.
You did not know that l kept account Of
all these things, did you?"
"No; but how much is t?" And Charles
was little disturbed by the cool way in
which his wife proceeded to argue the ques-
ton.
-Four hundred and ninety two dollars"
answered Mrs. Converse.
"Oh, but, my dear, you have not got half
of it down."
"4es, | have-everything.
"My tailor's bill was sixty-fve dollars"
Il have it here"
Hats, boots, and"
81 have them all"
The deuce you have"
"When you had new thing. you know |
always asked you what you paid TOR it."
81 know you did {; but will bet FIVE dol
lars can name dozen things that you have
not got down."
"Done!" said the lady with laugh, as
she took from her drawer five dollar bill,
and placed it on the table.
Charles Converse covered the money.
"Capital idea for YOU to bet against me
with my money said he good humoredy.
"It lose, | will do without that new
Lerage | am to have"
Nay my dear, don't want You to do
that"
But 60 on"
"Pew rent, six dollars" said the husband
promptly.
"Here it is," answered she, pointing to the
book. "Try again"
"Season ticket on the ralroad-twenty."
81 have it,
Saving the wood"
Entered
Charles reflected moment; the case be-
gan to look desperate.
"New Innings for the cooking stove"
"Here-two dollars"
"Cleaning the clock.'
Zone dOl!ar-here it is
Mr.. Converse began to look hopeless.
"Mv taxes"
We'll, have not got that"
Bat that was the only thing ne CoIid men
ton Of these necessary expenses, that was
not found to be regularly entered on his
wife's book. Still Mr.. Converse was not sat
listed.
Your figures cannot be correct, Mary
said he.
"Why not ?"
My salary is all used up, and you car
account for only four hundred and ninety-twc
dollars of it."
"You must explain the balance
Il, why, Mary, l have rot been extrava
CANT. 1t is true, buy great many little
things in the course of the year, but they arr
hardly worth the mention"
"Ah there's the mischief. That is wher,
the money goes, you may depend upon it,"
"Nonsense You women don't understand
these things"
"Of course, we don't"
"Well, your figures show that YOU don't
Where has the three hundred dollars gon'
to then?'
81 don't know, Charley. havn't tn
the items that came within my knowledg
| am positive that You have brought hon
no article of any description that has no
Il been entered upon the book mean tn
aric es of food ana clothing, and things 70
the house"
But just look at it moment. y
e don't mean to say that | have spent thre
1t hundred dollars over and above cur neceS
i sary ex enses?" said Charles little warm
J.. iy.
81 don't mean to say anything about l
t for don't know anything about it."
c. "Now ] think of it, there's my life insul
" ance, have you got that DOWN."
&c 81 have not"
:, There is forty of the three hundred"
- "BUt it leaves two hundred and sixty
Id sigE,t dollars unaccounted for"
IN It would take great while TO cole
of morey enough to build house, even ii II
whole of this sum were saved"
+ Not great while, Charles. You kno
We my father has promised to give you the lar
at when you have the means to build hou
IN upon it."
~ at will be long WHILE" laughed the hu
% band
In Five or six years, perhaps, if you a
Oh prudent. Hasn't the president of your bal
m promised you thousand dollars year }"
3 "Yes."
~ "Then you can certainly save four hundr
Il! dollars year
er, There is thousand things we wa
he when my salary is raised"
"But We can do without them"
81 suppose we can"
-, "Just look here Charles"
r" Mrs. Converse took from her pocket a C
~ ,n' cular issued by the Peoples Saving Banl
" " in which the accumulation of several sm
.e ;.e sums deposited weekly or quarterly, we
hi 'tu arranged in table
os Fifty dollars deposited every quarter "
net in five years, one thousand one hundr
of and forty-one dollars and TWENTY-FIVE cent