Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-26
THE MANAGING WIFE.

Ezra Jones has just finished looking
over his yearly accounts. "Well,n asked
ms VIE, looking up, " how do you come
hnd,' said her husband, that
my expenses during the past year have
Been thlrty-seven, cents over a Thousand
dollars" ~ 81 IN N'''--0'
And your income has been a thou
sand dollars ~
managed pretty we'll, didn't 3r
DO you think it managing well to
exceed your income? ?" said the vile
What is thirty.seven cents? ~ asked
Mr.. Jones, lightly.
Not much, to be sure, but still some
ihlng. 1t seems to me that we ought
70 nave saved, instead of falling be-
"But how can we save on this salary.
Elizabeth ? we haven't lived extraya.
gantly,. Sill 1t seems to have taken II
ALL IGG @ =
perhaps there is something in which
We could retrench. Suppose you men.
uon some OF the items
The most important are: house rent.
$l50; articles of food, $780,"
Just half"
es, and you'll admit we can't re-
trench there, Elizabeth | like to live
well. 1-had enough of poor board be.
tore Twas married. Now I mean to
live as well as | can"
Still we ought to save up something
against some rainy day, Ezra
That would be like carrying an UNI
brella when the. sun shines.T
"Still tits well to have an umbrella
IN the house."
can't controvert your logic, Eliza
beth, but I'm afraid we shan't be able
10 save anything this year. When get
my salary raised it will be time enough
for that Ms ~ ~
Let me make proposition to YOU"
said Mrs. Jones. "You say one.h half of
your income has been expended on ar
hcles OF food. .AreIyou willing to allow
me that sum for the purpose?'
You guaranteeing To pay all bills
out Of it?n
eyes"
"Then l will shift the responsibility
on you with pleasure. But / can tell
you beforehand that you won't save
much out of it."
Perhaps not. At any rate L will en-
gage not to exceed it'
That's well. | shouldn' relish hav.
ing an extra bill to pay. -AsI am paid
every month, will at each. PAYMENT
hand you half the money! -
The different character of husband
and wife may be judged from the con.
yersation which-has been recorded.
Mr.. Jones had but little prudence or
foresig ht.---He. lived chiefly for the pres
snt, and seemed to fancy that whatever
eontlngeneies-mi arise in the future,
ne would, somehow or other, be pro-
Tided for.
Now, trust in Providence is very
proper feeling, but there is a good deal
OF truth in the old adage that "God will
help those who help themselves"
Mrs. Jones, on the contrary, had been
brought up in family which was com.
PEELED to be economical; and although
she was not disposed to deny herself
comforts, yetsh felt that twas desirable
toprocure them at a fair price. The time
at which this conversation took place
was at the commencement of the second
year of their married life.f y a fs 81
The first step which Mrs. Jones took
on accepting the charge of the house
hold expensesswas to institute the prac.
lice OF paying cash for all articles that
came under her department. She &C.
eordingly called upon her butcher and
lRquireo-4 s kF8. "
How often have you been in the
habit OF presenting your bill, Mr.. Viii
Hams ?"
Once in six months,v was the reply.
And | suppose you sometimes have
bad bllls?n$ nFgrg eFEs "a rrFreTrFgt
eyes, one third Of my profits, on an
average, are swept off by some of
them.''
"And you could afford, i suppose,
TO sell somewhat cheapersfor ready |
moneyTrKr 4 Aj1IH1 xIs /
+" Yes, and would be glad if all my
customers would give me a chance to |
do SOL
I" / will set them an example, then,n
said Mrs. Jones. =" Hereafter, whatever I