The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-09-27

average, are swept Oft by some o
them"
| "And you could afford, suppose
to sell somewhat cheaper for ready
money!"
"Yes, and would be glad if all m,
customers would give me a chance u
do So
al will set them an example, then,
said Mrs. Jones. Hereafter, whatever
articles We shall purchase Of you shall
be paid for on the spot, and we will
expect you to sell as reasonable as you
can"
This arrangement was made. with
others, who, it is scarcely needful to
say, were very glad to enter into the
arrangement.
Ready money is the great support oil
trade, and cash customer is worth two
who purchase on credit.
Fortunately Mrs. Jones had small
supply Of money on hand, which lasted
till the first monthly instsllment from
her husband became due. Thus she
was enabled to carry out her cash plan
from the beginning.
Another plan which occurred to her
as likely TO save expenses was to pur.
chase articles in large quantities.
She had soon saved money enough
from the amount allowed her to do this.
For example, instead of buying sugar a
few pounds at a time, she purchased a
barrel, and succeeded in saving cent
or more on the pound.
This perhaps amounted to but trife
in the course of year, but the system
carried out in regard to other articles
yielded a result that was by no means
trihe.
At the close Of a year, on examining
her bank book-for she regularly de.
posted whatever money she had no
occasion to use in one Of these institu.
tions-she found she had $3.50, besides
reimbursing herself for the money used
during the first month of her expert.
ence, and had enough left to last
another.
swell, Elizabeth, have you kept
within your allowance 7" asked her hus-
band. 81 guess you have rot found it
SO easy to save as you thought for"
:" have saved something, however,"
said his wife. "But how is it with
your"
"Thats more than can say. How.
ever, | have not exceeded my income,
that's one good thing. We have lived
still as well, and | don't know but bet
ter, than last year when we spent five
'It's knack, Ezra" said his wife,
smiling.
She was not inclined to say how much
q
or other to surprise him with it when it |
would be OF some service.
"She may have saved up twenty-five
dollars, or some such trihe," thought |
Jones, and SO dismissed the matter
rom his mind.
At the end of the second year, Mrs.
Jones savings, including the interest,
amounted to three hundred and fifty
ioilars, and she began to feel quite
Her husband did not think to inquire
low she had succeeded, supposing, as
'efore, that it could be but small
um.
However, he had . piece of good
ews to communicate. His salary had
cen raised from Q thousand to twelve
undred a year, he added:
GAS before, / allowed YOU one half
~ income for expenses, it is no more
nan fair that l should do so now.
hat gives you q better chance to save
ome Of it than before. Indeed / do
OF see how you have succeeded in saw.
ng thus far"
As before, Mrs. Jones said she had
aved something, without specifying the
mount. .-tEf
Her allowances were succeeded to six
undred dollars, but expenses were not
increased at all so that
er savings for the third year swelled
ne aggregate sum in the savings bank
D six hundred dollars.
Mr.. Jones on the contrary, in spite Of [
Is increased salary, was no better off
t the end Of the year than before. His
expenses had increased by hundred
ollars, though he would have found it
ifficult to tell in what way his comfort ,
r happiness had been increased there
y. In spite Of his carelessness in re- I
ard TO his own affairs, Mr.. Jones.w was
lost excellent man in regard to his en- !
loyers. He had steadily preserved the
lstom of giving one-halft to his wife for
,e same purpose as heretofore, and this Q
ad become such habit that he never I
fought TO inquire whether she found b
necessary to employ the whole or e
OF y
Thus ten years rolled out During all
lis time Mr.. Jones had lived n the
me hired house for which he paid an
lnual rent of one hundred and fifty :,
ollars. Latterly, however, he had been +
satisfied with it. II had passed into !,
e hands Of new landlord, WHO was =
1t disposed to keep il in the repair :
hich he thought desirable. About
ia time h1ocL of o-oo1v>nt ho,,.on