Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-11-12
Cash and Credit.

Cash and Credit.
George Brown, at the age Of
twenty-three, took him wife-or,
rather, he and Hattie took one an
other-for better or for worse
How could it be otherwise when
they both understood each other so
well! They had married young,
and they were going to work to-
gether, and build them up house
of their own in time.
"We will be saving" said Hat
tic, "ahd in the end we may reach
the goal" The goal was the home
which they were to own. ave
shall not scrimp, nor deny ourselves
of necessary comforts; but we viii
do without luxuries. BY thus
cconomizing in the morning we may
find store to spare in the evening,
Money is like time: An hour
gained in the early day is a great
thing, while an hour lost may not
be regained."
George saw and understood, and
he was as eager as was his wife,
He was determined to put forth al
his energies into the work, and il
the future he saw foreshadowet
promises most bright. He hat
taken Of his uncle small house
wi!i,'h he was toaray for when h
could. He had no doubt that h,
should be able to pay two hundred
dollars a year on it, at which rate
us his kind relative had offered thc
bargain, the property would be hi:
in six years. -
George" asked Hattie one even
ing, at the tea-tabic, "wlat did yol
pay for this tea"
81 declare, Hattie, l don't know
| don't believe l asked"
"What! Did not ask :"
s-"Ne. L have every confidence
in Mr.. Skidd. He is a perfectl.
honorable man." 81 Es5FC1 IS g
"But did you not pay for it =
"No. l have opcncd an accoun
there 2~ ~ 'l '.H
Hattie shook her head disap
provingly. George saw the motion
and went on ::
"You know 1 am paid monthly
and ] thought it would be inst a
well to keep monthly account a
the store And M: Skidd himse!
profclrc0 that plan"
- can ely.leaai'y why Nh
sald aoud prefer it," said th'
wife, with signiG cant smile. al
the first place, he knows that yo'
are an industrious, steady and hon
orable Ean, and that whatever yol
owe you will surely pay. He knows
that"
George was fiattered, but he fel
that his wife had spoken no more
than the truth.
"And," d,"pursued Hattie, "he knows
that you will buy more on credit
than you would for cash."
George made a deprecatory mo
ton, but his wife continued:
"Mr. Skidd knows. He is ole
in the business Over his goot
customers, who open monthly ac
counts .pon his ledger, he has de
cided advantages. He can pur
; suade them to buy what they woult
not buy if they had to pay the casl
down; and, where they are to have
credit-wherc the trader is to have
the extra labor and expense of EN-
tcring and posting each seperat'
article, and, i'm the END, of making
a full bill of items-the buyer can
not with good conscience demand
reduction from asked prices"
George smiled, and said he
; thought his wife was mistaken. Ill
was sure he was doing well. l
I would be inconvenient to. pay fo
each little article as he ordered il
And, furthermore, it would b
: handler to settle his store bills whel
, his employers settled with him.
Hattie did not press the matter
|, ,, She had brought the subject upol
e the tapis and she was willing =
await the develcrement Of events.
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