Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-08-26

which Mrs. Newton did not overlook.
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 antcipations.
At the close of the year, on examining her
bank book for she had regularly deposit
ted whatever money she had not occasion
to use in one of these instituions-she
found she had one hundred and fifty dol
lars, beside rcimbursing herself for the
money used during the first month, and
having enough to last her another.
'Well, Elizabeth, have you kept with
in your allowance" asked her husband at
this time, 81 guess you have not found it
so easy to save as you thought for"
IL have saved something, however,
said his wife. but how is it with you %
"That's more than | can say. How
ever, | 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 hundred y
Its 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 y thought Mr.. Newton,
- or some such triilc," and so dismissed the
matter from his mind
At the end of the second year, Mrs
Ncwton'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, supposing, 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 expenses, 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 thus far"
AS before, Mrs. Newton merely said that
she had saved something, without specify
ing the amount.
Her allowance was increased to six
hundred dollars, but expenses were not
proportionally increased at all so that her
savings for the third swclled the aggregate
sum in the savings bank to six hundred
dollars.
Mr.. Newton, on the contrary. in spite
of his increased salary, was no better off
at the end of the third year than before
His expenses had increased by hundred
dollars, though he would have found it diff.
cult to tell in what way his comfort or hap.
pincss had been increased thereby. In
spite of his carelessncss in regard to his
own affairs, Mr.. Newton was an excellent
man in regard to business, and his services
were valuable to his employer. They ac-
cordingly increased his salary from time to
time till it reached sixteen hundred dol.
lars. He had steadily preserved the Gus
tom of assigning one half to his wife for
the same purpose as heretofore, and this
had became such n 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 paid an annual
rent of one hundred and fifty dollars.
Latterly however, he had become dissatis.
fed 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 ex.
cellent houses were erected by capitalist
hn 20 L..
might have an opportunity. They were
more modern and better arranged than the
one in which Mr.. Newton now lived, and
he felt strong desire to move into one of
them. He mentioned it to his wife one
morning.
"What is the rent, Ezra? ?" inquired she.
"Two hundred and twenty-five dollars
for the corner house; two hundred for
either Of the Others"
"The corner one would be preferable on
account of the side windows"
Yes, they have large yard besides.
I think we must hire one of them. l
guess I'll engage one to-day; you know
our year is out next week."
"please wait, Ezra, till tomorrow be-
fore engaging one."
I" For what reason ?"
81 should like to examine the house."
"Very we'll, suppose tomorrow will
be sufficiently early" t-.r. ".-.
Soon after breakfast Mrs. Newton called
on Squire Bent, the owner of the new
block, and intimated her desire to be shown
the corner house. The request he readily
complied with; Mrs. Newton was delight
ed with all the arrangements, and cx-
pressed her satisfaction.
care these houses for sale or rent? ?"
she inquired. Hft
Either" said the owner.
"The rent is, l understand, two hun
dred and twenty-five, twenty-five dollars
more than the rest" ...
Yes"
"And what do you charge for the house