Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1871-02-03

enable her to do this. For example, in.
stead of buying sugar a few pounds at a
time, she purchased barrel, and SO sue
ceeded in saving cent Or more on g pound.
This, perhaps, amounted to but trae in
the course Of year but the same system
carried out in regard to other articles, yield
ed result which was by no means trifie.
Eg There were other waysin which careful
housekeeper is able to limit expense, which
Mrs. Newton did not overlook. With an
object in view, she was always on the look
out to prevent waste, and to get the full
value of whatever was expended.
The result was beyond her anticipations.
AT the close of the year, on examining her
bank book-for she had regularly deposited
whatever money she had not had occasion
| to use in one of these institutions-she
found that she had one hundred and fifty
dollars. besides reimbursing herself for the
money expended during the first month, and
having enough left to last another.
"Well, Elizabeth, have you kept within
your allowance 2" asked her husband, at this
time II guess you have not found it so
easy to save as you thought for"
II have saved something, however" said
his wife. ''But how is it with cu!''
THAT'S more than can say. However,
I have not exceeded my income That's
one good thing find have exactly spent
al. But can't see how you have saved
anything We have lived full as well, and
l don't know but what better than last year,
when we spent five hundred"
Its knack, Ezra said his wife, smiling
She was not inclined TO mention how much
she had saved. She wantad some time or
other to surprise him with it when it would
be of some service.
'sShe may possibly have saved up twenty
five dollars" thought Mr.. Newton, "or
some such trife," and so dismissed the mat
ter from his mind.
At the end of the second year, Mrs.
Newton S savings, including interest amount
ed to three hundred and fifty dollars, and
she began to feel quite rich
Her husband did not think to inquire
how she had succeeded, supposing, as be-
fore, thai it could be but small sum.
However, he had piece Of good news to
communicate His salary had been raised
from a thousand to twelve hundred dollars.
He added, LAS I before allowed you one
half my income for household expenses, it is
no more than fair that I should do so now
Tha, will give you better chance to save
up part of than before. Indeed, don't
know how you have 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 huDd-
red dollars, but her expenses were not pro-
portonally increased at all 50 that her
savings for the third year swelled the aggre-
ate sum ia the savings bank to six handred
dollars
Mr.. Newton, on the contrary, in spite of
his increased salary. vas nc better off at the
end Of the third year than before. His ex-
penses had increased by hundred dollars,
though he would Lave found it difficult to
tell in what way his comfort or happiness
had been increased thereby.
In spite of his earelessness in regard to
his own affairs, Mr.. Newton was an excel
lent man of business, and his services were
valuable to his employers. They according
II increased his salary from time to time,
till it reached sixteen hundred dollars. lie
hanu steadily preserved the custom of as
signing one.half to his vile for the same pur-
poses as here tofore, and this had become
such a habit that he never thought to in
quire whether she found it necessary to EN-
pIoy the whole or not.
Thus ten years rolled away. During all
this time Mr.. Newton lived in the same
hired house, for which he had paid annual
rent of one hundred and fifty dollars. Lat
terly, however he had become dissatisfied
with it. Il had passed into the hands of a
new landlord, who was not disposed to keep
it in the repair which he considered desira-
BILE.
About this time block of excellent
houses were erected by capitalist, who de-
signed to sell or let them as he might have
an opportunity They were M re modern
and much better arranged than the one in
which Mr. Newton now lived, AID he felt
strong desire to move to ore them He
mentioned to his vie one morning
"Wbat is the rent, Ezra p inquired his
wife.
1.-Two hundred and twenty-five dollars
for the corner houses two hundred for ei-
Their of the others"
1.-The corner ones would be preferable,
on account of the side windows"
eyes, and they have large yard, be-
sides. [ think we must hire one of them.
I guess I'll engage one to-day. you know
cur year is out here next weeks
''Please wait, Ezra, till tomorrow, be-
fore engaging one.'
"For what reason p
II should like to examine the house"
Every yell I suppose tomorrow will
be sufficiently ear w.
So after breakfast, Mrs. Newton called on
Squire Bent, the owner Of the now block,
and intimated her desire to be shown the
corner house This request he cheerfully
complied with Mrs Newton VAS quite dc
lighted with all the arrangements, and sat
| isfaction.
| care these houses for SAFE or to let %
she inquired
Either" said the owner.
The rent is, understand, two hundred
and twenty-five dollars"
eyes. I consider the corner house to be
worth twenty-five dollars more rent than the
rest"
sAnd what do you charge for the house
to cash purch ser = asked Mrs. Newton,
with suhdued eagerness.
-Four thousand dollnrs." was the reply 5;
s'and t.;at is but small advance upon
cost
Every well will buy it of you,' said
Mrs. Newton, quietly.
"What did understand YOU to say ?"--