Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-10-15

Can I Marry.

friends, working for a moderate
salary, have often asked me. Having
passed the nervous point OF "propos-
ing" they were worrying over the
supposed-to.be necessary delay in
calling the minister's services into
requisition, from fear lest their i'm
come was insufficient for supporting
n home. From a knowledge 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 a good share OF
pluck? Next, is your "gentle
Annie also willing to make the
best of present 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 come to look on
as a necessity: but you will be sur
prised to find how little you really
need if you boldly set about living
economically. The best Of advice is
Hess to be regarded, perhaps, than a
practical example; therefore, let me
give you some figures that / have at
hand from FREUD who got married
on salary of $500.
Boarding lie had already had
enough OF, and besides, he wanted to
feel free to invite friend to take a
meal with himself and wife OCCASION
ally, and spend the evening.
Rents were high, but he took four
rooms on the second floor of a cot
tage in an adjoining city, as it was
cheaper then in New York, He
paid $500 n year, and used one for
parlor, one for kitchen, one for regu-
lar bedroom, and one for "guest-
chamber"
In the parlor was tGte, a.tetc,
costing Sl5; six rush seat cottage
chairs, $l3; table, So; clock, $3.50;
whatnot, So. In the bedrooms, two
h-stands, SIS and So; four walnut
chairs, IS; two bedsteads, $3.50 and
So; crockery, 81. In the kitchen,
one rocking chair, $3.50: four oak
chairs, $7.25; table, SO; stove and
fixtures. $40; carving set, $3.50; din.
ner and tea knives, $4.25; wooden
ware, So; erockery, S25; the carpets
cost $l0S.44; the curtains and shades,
SIS; making a total cost for furnish
ing completely, in comfort too, $780,
81. He had saved up only $3.50; so
you see his capital was most gone;
bat instead of taking wedding
trip" he used the money that would
have cost in laying i'm small stock
of groceries. Markets being handy,
he bought in small quantities, for it
il better for a young couple to buy
thus, even though you pay little
more, than run the risk of food grow
ing stale or spelling on your hands.
Never get trusted, and you will find
the dealer will serve you well. lie
gave his wife SO week to support
the table, and she managed it admi-
rably. And here let me whisper O
thing for you to remember: A wife
that is inclined to be helpmate will
} always do better for you if you give
her a regular sum every week. She
, then has n chance to plan ahead, and
can exercise her best powers of mat,
} agement. Ten chances to one, wheii
, Christmas comes, some longed for
convenience, deferred on the score
Of economy, show itself, bearing the
neat handwriting of that dear little
: wife, and bought with money she
has been long laying aside out of hel
allowance, a cent here, a dime there
until she has reaped her reward in
your glad surprise.
My dear fellow, you spend more
money in that unsatisfactory board.
ing house for board, and in little ex.
, penses with those "gay boys" there
than 1t would cost you to "keer
house" with that cherished beins
for whose companionshlp you Sc
} long. And when you have her with
you (you know who / mean), be eve
careful to look first to her comfort
| and to her convenience, and yot
g may rest assured that you have takeI
g the surest step to happiness and sue
ces i'm life.
e You can rely upon the above state
r ment for have seen the book my
= friend keeps aud saw the vouchers
= therefore, it is from an actual case
: write. Hearth and Home.