The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-05-23

tul housekeeper IS able to limit expense
which Mrs. Newton did not overlook. =
With this object in view she was always
on the lookout to prevent waste, and to
get the full value of whatever was expen-
ded
The result was beyond her anticipa-
tions.
At the close of the year, on examin-
ing her bank book--for she had regularly
deposited whatever money she had not oc-
casion to use in one of these institutions
she found that she had one hundred
and fifty dollars besides reimbursing her.
self for the money the first month, and
having enough to last another. o.. a
"Well, Elizabeth, have you kept with
in your allowance?" asked her husband
at this time. Il guess you have not
found it so easy to save as you thought
for"
have saved something, however,"
said his wife. But how is it with
you ?" .... ........ ...
That's more than can say. How
ever 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 hun
dred."
"It's knack, Ezra" said his wife smil-
ing.
She was not inclined to mention how
much she had saved She wanted some
time Or other to surprise him with it when
it would be Of some service.
"She may possibly have saved up
twenty-five dollars" thought Mr. Newton
or some such trihe," and 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 feel quite rich.
Her husband did not think to inquire
how she had succeeded in saving, suppos-
ing as before, that it could be but
very small sum.
However, he had a piece of good news
to communicate. His salary had been
raised from thousand to twelve hundred
dollars.
He added: " As | before allowed you
one-half my income for household ex-
penses, it is no more than fair / should
do so now. That will give youa better
chance to save part of it than before In
deed, I don't know how you have succeed
ed 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 were
larger than before. His expenses had
increased by hundred dollars, though
he would have found it difficult 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 employ
ers. They accordingly increased his sal
ary, from time to time, till it reached six
teen hundred dollars. He had steadily
preserved the custom of assigning one
half to his wife for the same purpose as
heretofore, and this had become such
habit that he never thought to inquire
whether she found it necessary to employ
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
an annual rent of one hundred and fifty
dollars. Latterly, however, he had be-
come dissatisfied with it, 1t had passed
into the hands of new landlord, who
was not disposed to keep it in the repair
which he considered desirable.
About this time block of excellent
houses were erected by capitalist, who
designed to sell them or let them as he
might have an opportunity. They were
more modern and much better arranged
than the one in which Mr.. Newton now
lived, and he felt strong desire to move
in one of them. He mentioned it to his
wife one morning. " us aI
What is the rent, Ezra p inquired
she, ... .fs.U. H..r .n. rr
" Two hundred and twenty-five dollars
for the corner house two hundred for
either of the others" r...
"The corner one would be preferable,
on account Of the side window"
9" Yes and they have large yard be-
sides. | think we must hire one of them
/ guess I'll engage one to-day you know
our year is out next week." 8
+" Please wait, Ezra, until tomorrow,
before engaging one" i
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