The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-11-13

receiving the average WAGES paid - per
sons Of my station in life, 1 beg leave 10
present few facts, founded on actual ex.
perience, t. my brothes-workers who are
ambiuous to marry and equip home 81
their owr.
Twill suppose that, ut the time 81 n,r.r
ing, he has 500 left after the expenses 81
the wedding. lie can rent three very com
Portable rooms in respectable LEGALITY for
4fS per mOnth-one weeks wages. The
irst. because the most important. room 10
furnish is the kitchen. His stove viii cast
him. say, $S0-tliis including the accom-
panying cooking utensils; a kitchen-table
and dining-room table, say, $15; dishes
SIS; and, allowing SIS for sundries. VIC
have SIS for kitchen appliances. This is rs
good as any young man with small salary
can afford to buy.
Next we come to the bedroom. An or
dinary carpet foran average-sizea bedroom
will cost not more than $1S--probably mo-
that: a good, serviceable bedstead and mat
tress, $40. He viii have TO do without
feather-bed for awhile, without his wife
brings that as part Of her dover. Th'
sheets. pillows, pillow-slips and coverlcu
win cost S25; bureau. $50; chairs, So, foi
kitchen AID bedroom; sunarieS. $40. Til.
is STA for bedroom. But he can furnish j
much cheaper If it is very small and used
only for a bedroom. This viii consume
$3.50 Of his savings to furnish the two rooms
but, with these two rooms, he can com
mence life. He will now have to SAVE
money for the front room or parlor. The
furnishing OF this room win depend vcr.
much on his tastes, but experience Ia
taught me never to buy anything did no
absolutely need, without l had the meme.
TO pay for it at the time Of buying.
His carpet for this room he can Get 70
$25: cane seat chairs, including rocke
/ (three chairs are quite sufficient for a small
parlor), $13; small centre table IS so
coy little stove, SIG; sundrics, such rs oil
cloth, door mats, etc, So. This make
$50 90 for the necessary articles for the par
Tor. He can, Of course, buy pictures 20 dec
crate the wall and other little luxgries, jus
as he feels able.
Now, how is he To save money to pay 70
thisg He earns SlS per week. II hc ba
an economical wife (and poor man is
fool if he marries any other kind, he cal
live on $13 a week. This including hous
rent and money for clothes (Which les
ought not to be very much for the first fou
or five months after marriage), hcthen ha
s. per week to save to pay for parlor furni
ture. In thirteen weeks he can bay all th
necessary articles for this room, and be
happy man, free and Independent.
Now, Mr.. Editor, / am aware that soml
Of your high-minded readers (probabll
without cent in their pockets will laugh
at this humble estimate of the cost OF
poor and respectable young mans home Blu
every item here is correct--if anything
greater than the real amount necessary {,
be expended The articles, TO be sure, ar
common, but durable; and it is far better t,
commences this way than perpetually {,
board and never have home Of his own
Would like to take some Of the descryin;
young men who are in n quandary abou
this matter into my house, and show then
how cozily they caA live on d small salary
if they but have mind to-
Respectfully, c. +. c.