The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-05-11

was enabled to carry out her cash plan
from the beginning.
Another plan which occurred to her
as likely to save expense, was to pur
chase articles in large quantities She
had soon saved enough from the money
allowed her to do this. For example,
instead of buying few pounds OF sugar
at time, she purchased a barrel, and
so succeeded in saving Il cent or more
on the pound. This, perhaps, amount.
ed to but u triie in the course of u year,
but the same system carried out in re.
gard to other articles yielded a result
which was by no means Il trifle.
There were other ways in which a
careful housekeeper is able TO limit ex.
pense which Mrs. Newton did not over.
look. With an object in view she was
always on the lookout to prevent waste.
and to get the full value of whatever
was expended
The result was beyond her anticipa-
tious.
At the close of the year, on cxamin.
ing her bank book-iorshe had regularly
deposited what every money she had not
occasion to use in one Of the institutions
she found that she had one hundred
and fifty dollar. besides reimbursiug
herself for the money during the first
month, and having enough to last
another.
Well, Elizabeth, have you kept
within your allowance ?" asked her hus.
baud 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 l can say. How.
ever, | have not exceeded my income.
that's one good thing, We have lived
full as well, ard don't know but bet.
ter than last year, when %c spent five
hundred"
It's knack, Ezra" said his wife,
smiling. She was not inclined to men.
tion how much she had saved. She
wanted some time or other TO surprise
him with il when it would be of some
service.
She may possibly have saved up
twenty five dollars" thought MIR. New.
ton "or some such trife," aud SO dis
missed the matter from his mind.
At the end of the second year, Mrs.
Newton'ssavings, includngthe interest,
amounted 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
before, that it could be but very small
snm.
However he had piece of good news
to communicate. His salary had been
raised from thousand to twelve hun.
dred dollars.
He added "As before allowed you
one.half my income for household ex.
peuses, it is no more than fair should
do SO now That will give you better
chance to save part of it than before.
Indeed, | don't know how you have
succeeded 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 proportioually increased at all; so
that her savings for the third year swell.
led the aggregate sum in tho savings
bauk to six hundred dollars.
Mr.. Newton, on the contrary, in spite
of his increased salary, was no better
off ut the eud of the third year than be.
fore. 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 carelessncss in regard
to his own affairs, Mr.. Newton was an
excellent man in regard to his business,
aud his services were valuable 10 his
employer. They accordingly increased
his salary, from time to time, till it
reached sixteen hundred dollars. He
had steadily preserved the custom Of as.
signing one. half to his wife for the same
purpose as heretofore, aud this had be.
come such habit that he never thought
to inquire whether she found it ueces.
sary 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 a block of excellent
houses we're erected by a capitalist, who
designed to sell them or let them
as he might have an opportunity. They
were more modern aud much better ar.
ranged than the one in which Mr.. New.
ton now lived, and he felt astrong desire
to move in one of them. He mention.
cd it to his wife one morning.
"What is the rent, Ezra 7" inquired
she.
1.-TWO hundred and twenty Ave dol.
for the corner house two hundred for
either Of the others"
The corner one would be preferable,
on account OF the side windows"