St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-16
VOLUME 35---NUMBER 1903.

good one, and Us have been thrcr
wears i'll the house. and his rent is al
WAYS paid i'll advance, We get along very
we'll. He lets Inc sometimes do some
"f the plumbing about the house, and
calls ON Inc from time to time. tO come
To ms own hous, t. do some repairs, su
that sometimes ! have made my rent
This way. II amt the rent. $50 a wear,
that troubles met il the price of food
Now, We are tour mouths, and | AIN
| pleased to snN. blessed with fair uppr-
tits. and ain used To being stinted
! | he kind of food want foI my family
must hr good, and plenty of il. don't
banker after c;InNaS-hack ducks and
| fruit cake. hat want good meat and
bread. Now. 30 per d;N counting
rather of an extra kind of Il spread on u
sunday. 80 the wife SayS-iS the very
best we can do. She div idrS it M.
! somehow III this way: II cents fur break
fast. 20 cents for dinner. aud 81 cents
for supper. could | Il" it for less, eat
ng ScTapplr know what it is; its
tn old PENNSYLVANIA dish. and my witr-
folks come from Bucks county. Don't
think We would like il every day III the
week. II amt. though, as cheap, the
wife SAYS, H. pork and beans, and fur
! 81 cents Nru could feed -four people on
that easy. but YOr s.'c one of my girls
l. delicate. 50 the ductor SAYS. and must
not eat greasy food Now. II 10 a day,
taking 30 days is an average of the
month. makes = 10 per month Now.
N"u have for rent. >l2.du; food, S15--
ii total of S51 ~ sIN. tu round mum
hcrS. 500 Il month Now, twentv-siN
times : t. which is my wages, counting
occasional days of fnr sickness. make.
something like SlOl Il month. " hich
ought to leave about 80 ii month over
But hay" only been counting rent and
food. NuW comes in clothes and shoes.
and coal. and doctor's bills. and the cost
of Il newspaper. and some other lu Xmic-
| amt Il drinking man. amt i tee
iutaltI. MAY hr. once It week | take =
drink of liquor hut | haven't been on u
Sniec sine" WAS an apprentice. You
sec. getting my dinners this way. halt
the time cold. when one works hart
amt always very good: and. may he,
spend myself with treating u friend Ia
lager ol ale. IL much - - cents. may
hc =! dollar :, week the wifi. don't oh
jcct. g.. 1t" smoke. and Il powell
too. Pip mostly all the imc in my
mouth. The tougher the Job the mnir
>mok" make. Fifty cents - week will
pay fni tlat, easy. and | don't stint my
self that WHN. nor don't intend To. SAY.
then, 81 a month goes fur luNuIirs on
ny blessed s'lt.
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