Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1871-06-14

supply of money of her own which lasted
till the first monthly iGstallment for her
husband became due. Thus she was ena-
bled to carry out her cash plan from the
beginning.
Another plan which occurred to her as
likely to save expense, was to purchase ar
! ticles IN larger quantities. She had soon
saved enough from the money allowed her
to do this. For example, instead of buying
sugar few pounds at time, she purchased
barrel, and thus saved cent or more on
the pound. This, perhaps, amounted to
but trltie in the course of year, but the
same system carried out in regard to other
articles yielded result which was by no
means trife
There were other ways in which a careful
housekeeper is able to limit expense. Mrs
Newton did not overlook-with an object in
view she was always on the lookout to pre-
vent waste, and to get the full value of what
ever was expended.
The result was beyond her anticipation,
At the close of the year, on examining
her bank boOk-for she had regularly de-
poS''e' ""a'e'ef money si'e l'au NOT occa'
S'o" ~ uSe III one Vi 'iiese ihs'i'u'ions-sle
ioGhu 'na' sne haa one nunareo ana nity
~ uoi-ar' peSlaes reihourSlng hersen lot the
to last another.
''Well, Elizabeth, have you kept within
your allowance asked her husband at
~. !
TINS 'ime' guess you nave not found 1t
SO easy TO save as you thought for'
L nave saved something' however. but
now Is 1t with you
mat more than L can say. however
l nave not exceeded my income, that one
gooa thihg. we nave h'ed fuil as weh'
ana doh kno" out better thah last year.
"hen we spent hve hundred
1t khacS' Ezra SAID his wife smll-
ing.
0he was not inclined TO mention no"
mucA she mad saved She wanted some
time or o'her 10 surprise hlu Win 1t Wheh
II would De OF some service
She may possibly have saved up twenty
five dollars, thought Mr.. Newton, ''or
some such trite, and so dismissed the
matter from his mind.
At the end OF the second year, Mrs. New
ton savings, IN tiuding the interest, t,amount-
ed to three hundred and htty dollars, and
she began to feel quite rich.
Her husband did not think to inquire
no" She hau succeeded supp"SIng, as be
lore, that II couId De out very smaii
sum.
however he had piece OF good news 20
communicate. HIS salary mad been raised
from a thousand to twelve hundred dollars.
lie added As before allowed you one
halt my income for household expenses, 1t
Is no more than fair L should do so now
That Will give you better chance to save
part of II than before. Indeed, don't
know how you succeeded IN saving anything
thus far.
As before Mrs. Newton merely said that
she had saved something, without specify
ing the amount
Her allowance was increased to SIX hun
dred dollars but her expenses were not
proportionally Increased at all ; so that her
savings for the third year swelled to the ag-
gregate sum IN the savings bank to SIX hun
dred dollars.
Mr., Newton, on the contrary, IN spite of
ms increased salary was no better on at
the end of the third year than before bis
expenses had increased by hundred dol
lars, though he would have found 1t dlihcuIt
to tell IN what way his comfort or happiness
had been increased thereby
IN spite OF his carelesSness IN regard TO
MS own aHaTS' hr. Newton was al e1cei'
lent man IN reEar,i 10 ms BUSINESS d',u us
services were ValuaDle 10 DIS eihp'o9ef'
! hey accordingly increased MS Saia'S i,o'I
.'e 10 'ine' 'Lii II re"ciieu NiA'eeH NUM-,
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