The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-09-27

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 OF
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 installment 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 time, she purchased
barrel, and succeeded IN saving cent
or more on the pound.
This perhaps amounted TO but tribe
in the course of year, but the system
carried out in regard to other articles
Welded a result that was by no means a
trihe.
At the close of year, on examining
her bank hook-for she regularly de-
posited whatever money she had no
occasion to use in one Of these institu
tions-she found she had $50, besides
reimbursing herself for the money used
during the first month of her expert
ence, and had enough left to last
another.
We'll, Elizabeth, have you kept
within your allowance p asked her hus-
band. guess you have rot found it
so easy to save as you thought for"
81 have saved something, however"
said his wife. But how is it with
your"
"That's 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
hundred
ats 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 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
from his mind.
At the end of the second year, Mrs.
Jones savings, including the interest,
amounted 10 three hundred and fifty
dollars, and she began to feel quite
rich.
Her husband did not think to inquire
now she had succeeded, supposing, as
before, that it could be but a small
um.
However, he had q piece of good
news to communicate. His salary had
been raised from thousand to twelve
hundred year, he added:
"As before, | allowed you one half
my income for expenses, it is no more
than fair that | should do so now.
That gives you a better chance to save
some of it than before. Indeed | do
not see how you have succeeded in say
ing thus far"
As before, Mrs. Jones said she had
saved something, without specifying the
amount.
Her allowances were succeeded to six
hundred dollars, but expenses were not
proportionally increased at all so that
her savings for the third year swelled
the aggregate sum in the savings bank
to six hundred dollars.
Mr.. Jones on the contrary, in spite Of
his increased salary, was no better off
at the end Of the year than before. His
expenses had increased by a hundred
dollars, though he would have found it
difficult to tel in what way his comfort
or happiness had been increased there
by. In spite of his carelessness in re-
gard to his own affairs, Mr.. Jones was a
most excellent man in regard to his en-
| ployers. He had steadily preserved the
custom of giving one.half to his wife for
| the same purpose as heretofore, and this
| had become such habit that he never
thought 20 inquire whether she found
it necessary to employ the whole or
! not
Thus ten years rolled out During all
this time Mr.. Jones had lived m the
same hired house for which he paid an
annual rent of one hundred and fifty
dollars. 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 thought desirable. About
this time block of excellent houses
had been erected by a capitalist, who
designed to sell or let them as he might
have the opportunity. They were more
modern and better arranged than the
one in which Mr.. Jones now lived, and
he felt strong desire to move into one
of them.
He mentioned the fact to his wife one
morning.
What is the rent, Ezra?" inquired
she.
1.-TWO hundred and twenty five dol
lars for the corner house; two hundred
for either Of the Others"
1.-The corner one would be preferable
on account Of the side windows"
Yes, and they have large yard be.
sides. ] think we must hire one of
them. | guess I'll engage one to-day;
you know our year is out next week"
Please wait, Ezra, till tomorrow be.
fore engaging one"
Very well, suppose to morrow will
be sufficiently early"
Soon after breakfast, Mrs. Jones called
upon Squire Bent, the owner of the new
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