Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-11-05
CAN MARRY9

This Is a question my young friends
working for a moderate salary, have
often asked me- Having passed the
nervous point of proposing" they
we're worrying over the supposed to.
be necessary delay in calling the min
ister's services into requisition, from
/ fear lest their income was insufficient
| for supporting home. From a knOwl-
edge of the doubts entertained by
many of my young friends, and that
there are hundreds similarly situated,
l write this for their encouragement.
First, have you good share OF
pluck? Next, is your gentle Annie
also willing to make the best of pres
ent circumstances? YES. Then 1t
Is safe for you to marry on even a
small salary. Many times you will
have to forego some little luxury that
you have come to look on as a neces-
sity; but you will be surprised to find
how little you really need ifyou bold
ly set about living economically. The
best advice is less to be regarded, per-
haps, than a practical example; there
fore, let me give you some figures that
l have at hand from friend who got
married on a salary of $500.
Boarding he had already had enough
of, and besides, be wanted to feel free
to invite friend to take meal with
himself and wife occasionally, and
spend the evening.
Rents were high, but he took four
rooms on the second floor of a cottage
In an adjoining city, as it was cheaper
year, and used one for parlor, one for
l. 4 4
one for gUest-chamber.
In the parlor was tete-G-tete, costing
S15; six rush-seat cottage chairs, $l3;
table. $6; clock, So 80; Whatnot, 3d.
In the bedrooms, two Washstands,F$ ,F$5
and So; four walnut chairs, SO: two
bedsteads, Sc 80 and SO; crockery, 81
In the kitchen. one rocking chair,
S2 90; four oak chairs, 81 %; table. Sc;
stove and fxures, $19; carving set,
50 go; dinner and tea knives, 81 %;
woodenware, $22; crockery, $25; the
carpets cost $108 A; the curtains and
shades, $18; making a total cost for
furnishing completely, in comfort, too,
1920, ,94. He had saved up only $3.50;
so you see his capital was almost gone;
but instead of taking a wedding trip,
he used the money that 1t would have
cost in laying in a small stock of gro
ceries. Markets being handy, he
bought in small quantities, for it is
better for young couple to buy thus,
even though you pay little more, than
run the risk of food growing stale on
your hands. Never get trusted, and
you will find the dealer will serve you
we'll. He gave his wife Sc a week to
supply the table and she managed It
And here let me whisper
a thing for you to remember: A wife
that is inclined to be a helpmate will
always do better for you If you give
her regular sum each week. She
then has chance to plan ahead, and
can exercise her best powers of mau-
agement. Ten chances TO one, when |
christmas comes, some longed for |
deferred on the score ofl
economy, will show itself, bearing the |
neat handwriting of that dear little |
wife, and bought with money she had |
been laying aside out of her allowance |
a cent here, dime there, until she has
reaped her reward in your glad sur
prise.
Ny dear fellow, you spend more
money in that unsatisfactory boarding |
house for board and In little expenses |
With those gay boys there, than it |
Eould cost you to keep house" with |
hat cherished being for whose COM
you so long And when |
7ou have her with you (you know who
| mean), be ever careful to look first /
% her comfort, and to her convenience
ind you may rest assured that you
nave taken the sUrest step to happi-
less and success in life.
You can rely on the above statement
or I have seen the book my friend 1
Keeps, and saw the vouchers; therefore
t is from an actual case I write
Hearth and Home.