Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-05-16

Dle tc procure tncm III ialr price.
The time at which this conversation
took place was at the commencement of
the second year of their married life.
The first step which Mrs. Newton took
on accepting the charge of the house
hold expenses. was to institute the prac.
tice of paying cash for nil articles that
came under her department. She &C.
cordingly called on the butcher and in.
quired:
"Ilow often have you been in the habit
of presenting your bills. Mr. Williams ?"
"Once in six months" was the reply.
And suppose you sometimes have
bad bills?e
Yes, one-,hird OF my profits on the
average, are swept off by them"
And you could afford, | suppose, to
sell somewhat cheaper for ready money!"
"Yes, and would be, glad il all my
customers would give me chance to do
So"
81 will sci them an example then. r
said Mrs. Newton Hereafter. what
ever articles shall be purchased OF you
will be paid for on the spot, and we shall
expect YOU to sell rs reasonable as YOU
eau"
This arrangement was also made with
the others, who. il is scarcely ncedful 10
say, were very glad to enter into the ar.
rangcmeni. Ready money i, the great
support of trade, aud cash customer is
worth two who purchase on credit
Fortunately Mrs Newton had small
supply ot money by her which lasted ill
the first monthly iustallmcml rom her
husband became due Thus she was
enabled to carry out her cash plan from
the beginning
Another plan which occurred TO her rs
likely 10 save expense. was to purchase
articles in large quantities She had
soon saved enough from the money al.
+ lowed her to do this. For example. in
stead OF buying sugar few pounds nj Il
( time. she purchased a barrel. and So sue
ceeded in saving cent or more on the
pound. This, perhaps. amounted 10 hut
a trihe in The course Of n year. but the
same system carried out in regard to
other articles yielded result which was
by no means trihc.
! There were other ways IN which q
careful housekeeper Is able 10 limit ex.
/ pensc which Mrs Newton did not over
look Nith an ohjec, in view she was al.
ways on the lookout 10 prevent waste,
and 10 get the full value OF whatever was
expended
The result was beyond her anticipation
Al the close of the year, un examining
her bank book-Gor she had regularly de-
/ posted whatever money she had not oc-
casiun To use in one al these institutions,
she found that she had one hundred and
/ fifty dollars besides reimbursing herself
for the money during the first month. and
having enough to last another.
We'll. Elizabeth. have YOU kept with
/ in your alio Sanc, - asked her husband
at this time. II guess YOU have not
/ found it SO easy to save a. YOU thought
! for. "
Il have saved something. however" "
said his wife. "Eow is il with you?
That's more tnan can say lIowev.
er, have not exceeded my income. that
is one good thing We have lived full rs
well. aud don't know hut better than
last year. when we spent five hundred y
"Ils knack. Ezra said Ehi, wife,
smiling
She was not inclined Ia mention how
much she had saved She wanted some
time or other 10 surprise him with it
when il would he Of some service.
"She may possibly have saved up
twenty five dollars, thought Mr.. Newton
''or some such triile," aud so dismissed
the matter from his mind
At the end OF the second year. Mrs
Newton's savings. including the interest.
amounted TO three hundred and fifty dol
lars. and she began to ieel quite rich.
Her husband did not think to inquire
how she had succeeded, supposing as he
fore. that it could be but very small
sum.
However he had piece of good news
10 communicate His salary had been
raised fiom thousand To twelve hundred
dollars.
He added: GAS before allowed you
one-half my income Tor household ex-
penses, it is no more than fair | should
do so now That will give you better
chance TO save part ol ii than before
Indeed. don't know how you have sue
ceeded in saving anything thus far"
As before. Mrs. Newton merely said
that she had saved something without
specifying the amount.
Her allowance was increased To six
hundred dollars. but her expenses were
not proportionally increased at all so
that her savings for the third year swelled
the aggregate sum in the savings bank to
six hundred dollars.
Mr.. Newton, on the contrary, in spite
of his increased salary, was no better off
at the end of the third year than before.
His expenses had increased BY hundred
dollars, though he would have found it
difficult 10 tell in whal way his comfort or
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