Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-06-03
The result was beyond her anticination

1fty uollarS pesldes reimDurslng herself for
the money the first month, and having
enough to last another.
We'll, Elizabeth have you kept within
your allowance p asked her husband at
this time. ~ guess you have not found it
$50 easy to save as you thought for.'
Il have saved something, however, said
his wife. But how is it with YOU p
That's more than i can say. However
l have not exceeded my income, that's one
good thing. We have lived full as well,
| and don't know but better than last year,
when we spent five hundreds
It's knack, Ezra,' said his wife smiling.
! She was not irclined to mention how
much she had saved. She wanted some
time or other to surprise him with it when
1t would be of some service.
She may possibly have saved up twenty
i've dollars, thought Mr.. Newton, or some
such triile,' and SO dismissed the matter
| from his mind.
| AT the end oftho second year, Eirs. Now
tons savings, including the interest,
amounted TO three hundred and fifty dol
lars, and she began to feel quite rich.
Her husband did not think to inquire
how she had succeeded, supposing, as be-
fore, that it could be but a very small sum.
However he had piece of good news to
communicates. His salary had been raised
| ilOili lIlOuSdlu 10 JWelNe nuIuTCu uOlluIS.
lie added AS L before allowed you one
half my income for household expenses, it
is no more than fair should do so now.
That will give you Il better chance to save
part Of it than before. Indeed, L don't
know how you succeeded in saving any
thing thus far
As before Mrs. Newton merely said that
she had saved something, without specify
ing the amount.
Her allowance was increased to six hun
dred dollars, but her expenses were not
proportionally increased at all !; so that her
savings for third year swclled to the aggrc-
gate sum in the savings bank to six hun
dred dollars.
Mr.. Newton, on the contrary, in spite of
his increased salary, was no better of at
the end of the third year than before. His
expenses had increased by q hundred dol
lars, though he would have found it diff
cult to tell in what way his comfort or
happiness had been increased thereby.
In spite of his carelessness in regard to
his own affairs, Mr. Newton was an eX-
cellent man in regard to his business, and
his services were valuable to his employer.
They accordingly increased his salary,
from time to time, till it reached sixteen
hundred dollars. lie had steadily preserv
ed the custom of assigning one-half to hi:
wife for the same purpose as heretofore
and this had become such habit that ht
never thought to inquire whether she fount
it necessary to employ the whole or not.
Thus ten yeare rolled away. During al
this time Mr.. Newton lived in the sam,
hired house for which he had paid an an
nual rent of one hundred and fifty dollar
, Latterly, however, he had become dissatis
fled with it. 1t had passed into the hand
: ola new landlord, who was II OF dispose'
< to keep it in the repair which he consideret
desirable.
4 About this time a block of exccllen
houses were erected by capitalist, VIII
u designed to sell them or let them as h
i might have an opportunity. They wer
more modern and much better arrange
u than the one in which Mr.. Newton nov
lived, and he felt strong desire to NOV
in one OF them. He mentioned it to hi
II wife one morning
! What is the rent, Ezra p inquired she
h Two hundred and twenty-five dollar
for the corner house two hundred ft
e either of the others.'
The corner one would be preferable, o
g account ofthe side windows.'
d Yes, and they have large yard b.
"a sides. l think we must hire one of then
guess III engage one to-day you kno
"a our year is out next week.
IL 'Ilcase WalU, Ezra, tomorrow DClOre G.
N gaging one.'
lie For what reason p
TO |, should like to examine the house,
Mt Soon after breakfast Mrs. Newton call
DC on Squire Bent, the owner of the new bloc
Is and intimated her desire TO be shown t
OF corner house. The request he readily col
lp piled with Mrs. Newton was quite
lighted with all the arrangements, and c
IN pressed her satisfaction.
IL Are these houses for sale or to let P 5
as inquired.
ct Either said the owner.
re THE rent is, l understand, two hundr
and twenty-five dollars
ok Yes, consider the corner house wor
he at least twenty-five dollars more than
rest
'k, And what do you charge for the hot
Did to cash purchaser y asked Mrs. Newt
of with subdued eagerness.
ier -Four thousand dollars cash. was
led reply, and that is but 4 small advanced
the cost
bit Very well, viii buy it Of YOU, add
Mrs. Newton, quietly.
What did | understand you to sal
'ad asked the Squire, scarcely believing
ears.
lv- Il repeat that will buy this house
-, your price, and pay the money within
sell week.
Then the house is yours. But your h
us band said nothing of lis intention, and
So fact did not know
aid That he had money to invest, | supp
,les YOU would say. Neither does he know
for aud must ask you not to tell him for
sen present.
The next morning Mrs. Newton inv
nth her husband to take u walk, but with
to specifying the direction,
ar They soon stood in front Of the hous
'up' which lac desired 10 live.
Is Wouldn't YOU like 10 go ia y she asl
'Yes. lisa pity We haven't got
nall key,' with which she walked up the 3
sted aud proceeded to open the door
her 'When did YOU got tho hey OF 'sq
ana- Bent Y asked the husband.
the Yesterday, when bought the hot
said hls wife quietly.
rr II Mr.. Newton gazod at hls wife In
hahe found astonishmont.
'3on s What on earth do you mean, ElizabS
49,. - he inquired.
BUY 'lusl what say. The house n u
Pu'. aud what u mine II thine, 30 lllS "a
e,, is yours, Ezra A,
ouh' Where la the nane Of goodness dla
ieail raise the money n askrl her huabahN