Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-05-25

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butcher and inquired
How often have you been in the
habit of presenting your bills, Mr..
WiIIiamsr
Once in six months. was the reply
And l suppose you sometimes have
bad bills?
Yes. one-third Of nv profits on the
average. are swept Off bv them
And you could afford, suppose. to
sell somewhat cheaper for ready mon.
ey:'
Yes, and l would be glad if all nv
customers would give me a chance to
| do So
Il will set them an example them
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 as reasonable
SIS YOU can
his arrangement was also made
with the others. who. it is scarcely
needful 10 say, were very glad 10 enter
into the arrangement. Really money
is the great support of trade, and
cash customer is worth two who pur-
chase on credit.
Fortunately Mrs. Newton had A
small supply of money by her which
lasted till the first monthly installment
from her husband became due Thus
she was enabled to carry out her cash
plan from the beginning.
Another plan which occurred To her
as likely 10 save expense, was 10 pur.
chase articles in large quantities. She
hal soon saved enough from the monev
allowed her to do this. For example,
instead of buying sugar a few bounds
at time. she purchased barrel, and
SO succeeded in saving a cent or more
on the pound. This, perhaps. amount
ed To but tribe in the course of n
year. but the same system carried out
IN regard 10 other articles Welded a
result which was by no means tribe.
There were other WAYS in viii h
careful. housekeeper is able to limit cx-
peusc winch Mrs. Newton did not over
looA. Wlih as OBJECT la view she was
ALWAYS on tie l,s,kout 10 prevent waste.
and 10 get the full value of whatever
Was expended.
The result was beyond her anticipa-
ton.
AT the close of the year, on cxamin-
ing her bank book-for she bad regn-
iarly dposited whatever money she
had not occasion 10 use in one OF these
institutions. found that she had one
hundred and iiny dollars beside.
reimbursing herself for the money dur
in. the first month. and having enough
10 last another
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IN your allowance asked her husband
At this time. Il guess you have not
found it SO easy 10 save as YOU thought
for
Il have saved something. however.
said his wife. How is it with you.'
That's more than | can say. How
ever, have not exceeded my income,
that is one good thing. We have ls-
Ell full as we'll, and don't know but
better than last year, when We spent
five hundred
Its knack, Ezra, said his wife.
smiling.
She was not inclined 10 mention how
some time or other To surprise him
with il when il would be- Of some ser
vice.
she may possibly have saved up
twenty-five dollars. thought Mr.. New
ton 'or some such trife, aud so DIS
missed the matter from his mind.
AT the end Of the seconc year. Mrs.
Newton's savings, included the inter
est. amounted 10 three hundred and
fifty dollars, and she began - feel
quite rich.
Her husband did not think TO inquire
how she hal succeeded, supposing rs
before, that it could be but very small
sum.
However he had a piece of good
news To communicate. His salary had
hundred dollars.
He aided: AS | before allowed
YOU one-iaii Iny income for household
expenses, 1t Is no 'uore than fair 1
should do 50 now. Tnat viii give you
better chance 10 save part of 1t than
before. | don't know how
You have succeeded in saving any
thing thus far
As before Mrs. Newton merely said
ttat she had saved something without
specifying the amount.
Her allowance was increased To six
hundred dollars, but her expenses were
no, propOrtionaily increased at all /; So
that her savings for the third year
swei.ed the aggregate sum in the saw
ings bal.k 10 six hundred dollars.
MIR. Newton. on the contrary. III
spite Of his Increased salary, was no
better of at the end of the third year
than before. His expenses had in
creased 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 re-
gard to his own affairs, Mr.. Newton
was an excellent man in regard 70 his
business. and his services were valua-
BILE to his employer. They according
ly increased his salary from time to
time, till it reached sixte IN hundred
dollars. He had steadily preserved
the custom of assigning One-half to his
wife for the same purpose as hereto
fore, and this had become such habit
that be never thought to inquire wheth-
er she found it necessary TO employ
the whole or not
Thus ten years rolled away. Dur
ing all this time Mr.. Newton lived in
the same hired house for which he had
paid an annual rent Of one hundred
I and fifty dollars. Latterly, however,
be had become dissatified with it. 1t
had passed into the hands of new
landlord, who was not disposed to keep
it in the repair which he considered
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