Middletown transcript., 1872-11-16

"Comc, Alice-you'vs got something
on your mind, What is itY"
Aud then Alice. in . smiling way.
went on to tell her husband that they
ought to be laying up something.
Albert smiled in turn. and asked how
such thing could be done when it cost
al he earned to live.
You earn three dollars and half
day." said Alice.
!. Yss."
George somers earns only three dol
lars a day"
Yes"
"You are right"
"And he lives, and does not run in
debt"
But he is forced to deny himself many
little comforts which we enjoy"
"And one great comfort which VIC
might enjoy We are throwing away"
How is that Alice =
Tho comfort Of . little sum in bank
which We would see growing towards the
answering Of future want p
Albert could not. for the life Of him,
see how il was to be done; and Alice
feared that . lesson Of empty words might
be wasted. She knew that his ambition
needed substantial prop. Never, Of his
OWE accord, would he commence to save
by iiaies. He did not estimate money in
that way, Had some kind Of fairy
dropped into his hand Eve twenty bond
for five hundred dollars, he would have
pu, it away gladly; aud with such nest
egg in the star, he might have sought to
add to the store Blu, he could not see
any hope in dollar bill, and much less
could he discover the nucleus Of n grand
saving in small note like fifty cent
scrip.
With Alice it was different From her
meagrc earnings as school teacher she had,
in less than five years, saved up three
hundred dollars; and the first saving
she had put by had been a silver dime
She knew what little by little could do
and she was determined to show it to her
husband. She mus, be patient and per-
severing and these qualities she posses
scd in an eminent degree. II was to be
the grand undertaking Of these first years
Of her married life. and to do it she would
bend every available energy. She planned
that. il possible, she would get hold Of
that odd ffty cents every day or il she
could no, do that. she would do the very
best she could.
Generous. frank. loyal and loving Al
bert was an easy prey to the wlcs Of
wife MS loyal aud loving as himself. He
gave her money when she asked for it,
when she thought he had it to give.
And here let me say that Alice knew
her husband would not run in debt
When Alber,'s purse was empty he bought
nothing aud when it was full he was apt
to buy more than was needed. Alice
knew all this and governed herself accor-
dingly.
F." | think. said Alice one evening. that
| must fix over my old brown cashmere
for winter. should like new ono but
don't suppose you can afford IT,"
Albert look gricvcd. The idea that he
could not afford his wife new dress
But for such one as she wanted it
would cost twenty-five or thirty dollars,
II you want it, get it said Albert EN-.
phatically :" will let you have twenty
dollars from this months pay. aud tho
balance you shall have next month"
Alice got the thirty dollars. bnt she
did not get new dress. BY tho outlay
Of Eve dollars for new trimmings she
contrivcd to = over tho brown cashmere
so that il looked every Bit as good as new
And so Alice worked. Sometimes for
fifty cents. sometimes dollar aud some
times for more, and at the end Of year,
upon careful reckoning up, she found that
she had managed to get hold of rather
moro than her fifty cents day; but she
had done It by denying herself many
things. some Of which were really need
ful.
The result Of the FIRST years experience
inspired Alice with now life and vigor.
She had saved up one hundred dollars,
had invested it III government funds.
Through the influence Of dear friend
who was in the banking establishment,
and to whom she oon6ded her secret. she
was enabled to got their bonds at their
face value
j. was only little at timc-somc-
times very little-but even penny
dropped into the strong box was so much
gained. Only li,,le-but those Titles
grew snssingly. The husbandman who
would 81, himself down by hill Of corn. and
wal, to see the tender blade put forth
would be wcaried and dishcartcned bu,
he knows il he plants the tiny seed, aud
cultivates it as he ought. that the hsryes,
Of golden grain will come at length.
Albert aud Alice were married in the
spring Of 1865. It was on an evening o,
August 1870. that Albert came home ou,
Of sorts. He had been notified that hs
must leave the cottage. They must give
up their pleasant home and lose the little
garden they had cultivated With so much
fondncss and csre.
The owner wishes to SELL" be ex.
planned aud be has IN offer. He aska
two thousand dollars and must have $500
down.
Alicc's eyes cleaned With radiant lishi