The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-05-11


ucedful to say, were very glad TO en-
ter into the arrangement. Ready
money is the great support OF trade,
and cash customer is worth two who
purchase on credit
Fortunately Mrs. Newton had n
small supply Of money by her which
lasted till the first monthly INSTALL
meut for her husband became due,
she 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 larger quantities. She
had soon saved enough from the mon
ey to do this. For example, instead
of byiug sugar few pounds at a time
she purchased n barrel, and 80 sue
ceedcd in saving q cent or more on u
pound This perhaps, amounted to
but trine in the course Of year,
but the same System carried out in re-
gard to other articles yielded re-
suit which was by no means tribe.
There were other ways in which a
careful housekeopcr is allie to limit cx-
pense which Mrs. Newton did not
overlook. With an object in view she
was always on the lookout to prevent
waste, aud to get tho full value OF
whatever was expended.
The result was beyond her aniicipa.
tons.
At the close of the year, on eXamn.
ing, her bank book-for she had, reg
ularly deposited whatever money she
had no occasion to use in one OF
these insttutious-she found that she
had one hundred and fifty dollars be-
sides reimbursipG herself for the mon
cy the first month, and having enough
to last another.
"Woll, Elizabeth, have you kept
within your allowance p asked her
husband at this time. 81 guess you
have not fopnd it SO easy to save as
you thought for" d"
81 have saved something, however
said his wife. But how is it with
you ?"
That's moro than can say How
ever have not exceeded my income,
that's one good thing. We have lived
full as well, aud | don't know but bet
.cr 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 want
ed some time or other to surprise
him with it when it would be oI
some service.
"She may possibly have saved up
twenty-five dollars" thought Mr.
Newton, "or some such trihe, and 81
dismissed the matter from his mind
At the end of the second year, Mrs
Nowton'S savings, including the in
terost, amounted to three hundred
aud fifty dollars, and she began to feel
quite rich.
Her husband did not think to in-
quirc how she had succeedC d, suppos-
ing as before, that it could be but u
very small sum
However be had some good new,
to communicate. His salary had been
raised from thousand to twelve hun,
dred dollars.
He added: GAS | before allowed
you one-half my income for house.
hold expenses, it is no more than fail
should do so now. That will give
you a better chance to save part of il
than before. Indeed, ! don't know
how you have succeeded in saving
anything thus tar.'
As before Mrs Newton merely said
that she had saved something, without
specifying the amount.
Her allowance was increased to siS
hundred dollars, but her expenses
were not proportionally increased at
ali so that her savings for the third
year swelled tho aggregate sum il
the savings bank TO six hundreds dol
lars.
Mr.. Newton on the contrary, ia
spite OF his increased salary, was M
better of at the end Of the third yeal
than before. His expenses had in
creased by hundred dolla RS. though
he would have found IL difficult to tel
in what way his comfort or happiness
had been increased thereby.
In spite Of his carelessness in regarC
to bis own affairs, Mr.. Newton was al
excellent man in regard to his business
and his services were valuable to hi