The Van Buren press., 1872-03-26
VAN BUREN,, ARK, MARCH 26' 1872.

a trihe in the course of year, but the
same system, carried out in regard to
other articles. yielded result which was
by no means tridc. At the close oil
the year, on examining her bank book
for she regularly deposited whatever
money she had no occasion to use IN one
of those institutions---she found she had
$50, besides reimbursing herself for the
money used during the first month, and
having enough left to last another.
"Well. Elizabeth, have YOU kept with
in your allowance y asked her husband
at this time. II guess you have not
found it SO easy to save as you thoo9h'
for
81 have saved something, however, :
said his wife. But how is 1T with
you p
That's more than l can say, How
ever. have not exceeded my income,
that's one good thing. We have lived
f.ll as well, and don't know but better,
than last year, when we spent hve nun
dred
"Its knack, Ezra" said his wife
smiling,
She was not inclined to say how much
she had saved. She wanted. sometime
or other, to surprise him with II when IL
would be of some service.
She may possibly have saved up
twenty five dollars, thonght Mr. New
ton. "or some such trille and SO as
missed the matter from his mind.
At the end of the second year. Mrs
Newton's savings, including the interest
amounted to three hundred and Dity
dollars, and she began to feel quite
rich
Her husband did not think to inquired
how she had succeeded, surprising, as
before, that it could he but small sum.
However, he had piece of good news
to communicate. His salary had been
raised from thousand to twelve hundred
dollars lie added:
As before allowed YOU one-half my
income for household expenses, it ts no
more than fair should do so now That
will give YOU "A better chance to save part
OF it than before Indeed, | don't know
how you have succeeded in saving thus
far F"
As before, Mrs. Newton said that she
had saved something without specifying
tho amount.
Her allowance was increased to SIX
hundred dollars, but expenses were not
Droportionallv increased at all; SO that
her savings for the third year swelled 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 on
at the end Of the third year thai before.
His EXPENSES had increased by n hundred
a~,-~-, .h..,@h ho wnnll have found IT
difficult to tell in what way his comfort
or happiness had been increased thereby.
In spite Of his carelcssness in regard to
his own affairs. Mr. Newton was an ex
cellent man in regard to business. aud
his services were valuable to his employ
ers He had steadily preserved the Gus
tom of assigning one-half to his wife for
the same purpose as heretofore, and this
had become such 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 dol
lars Latterly, however, he had been
dissatisfied with it. 1t had passed into
the hands Of a new landlord, who was
not disposed to keep it in the repair
which he considered desirable About
this time block Of excellent houses were
erected by capitalist, who designed to
sell or let them rs he might have the op
por,unity. They were more modern
and better arroigned than the one in
which Mr.. Newton now lived, and he
felt strong desire to move into one of
them. lie mentioned it to his wife one
morning.
What is the rent. Ezraf" inquired
she.
1.-TWO hundred and twenty five dollars
for the corner house; two hundred for
either Of the others.
The corner one would he preferable
on account Of the side windows.
Yes; and they have large yard be
sides. think we must hire one Of them
guess III engage one to day; you
know our year is out next week
please wait, Ezra, till to morrow be-
fore engaging one
"For what reasonr'
al should like to, examine the honse J"
Every well, suppose to morrow will
be sufficiently early.
"Soon after breakfast, Mrs Newton
called on Squire Bent, the owner OF the
new block and iutimated hc- desire to be
shown the corner house. The request
he readily complied with; Mrs. Newton
was delighted with all the arrangements,
and expressed her satisfaction.
Are there houses for sale or rent p
she inquired.
Either" said tho owner.
"The rent on this one, 10, | under
stand, twenty Eve dollars more than the
rest.
And what do you ask for the house
to cash purchaser = asked Mrs. New
ton, with subdued eagcrness.
-Four thousand dollars cash" was
the reply, land that is but small ad-
vance on the cost. -
VERY we'll, I will buy it Of you, all.
dcd Mrs Newton quietly.
Whad did ! understand you to say 2"
asked the Squire, scarcely believing his
ears,
IL repeat that will buy this house at
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