Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-01-17
les yielded result which was by no means

an OBJECT IN view sne was always "H III
> lookout to prevent waste, and to get the full
value of whatever was expended
The result was beyond her anticipat1ons
At the close Of the year, on examining
, Der bank book-for she had regularly de
posted whatever money she had not occasion
to use in one of these institutions
found that she had one hundred aud fifty
dollars besides reimbursing herself for the
money during the first mouth, and having
enough to last another.
: "Well, Elizabeth have you kept within
your allowance? asked her husbend a.
this time. I guess you have not found ii
so easy to save as you thought for -
II have saved something, however" said
his Wife, "But bow is it with you 2"
'..That's more than can say However
have not exceeded my income, that one
good thing find I have spent exactly all
But car see how you have saved any
: thing We have lived full as we'll, and
don't know but what better than last year,
when we spent five hundred"
Its knack, Ezra" said his wife smil
ing.
She gas not inclined to mention how
much she had saved. She wanted some
time or ether to surprise him with it when
it would be of some service
"She may possibly have saved up TWEEN
ty.fve dollars" thought Mr.. Newton. "or
some such tride," and s, dismissed the mat
tor fosn his mind
At the end OF the second year, Mrs
toms saving. including the interest, amount
ed to three hundred and fifty dollars. and
she began to feel quite rich.
Her husband did not think to enquire how
she bad succeeded, surprising, as before,
that it could be but very small sum.
However, be had piece Of good news to
communicate. His salary had been raised
from thousand to twelve hundred dollars:
He added, LAS I before allowed you one
half my income for household expenses, it
is not more than fair that should do 80
now. That will give you better chances to
save up part of it than before, indeed,
don't know how you succeeded in saving
anything thus far "
As before, Mrs. Newton merely said that
she had saved something without specifying
the amount
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dred dollars, but her expenses were not pro-
porticnally increased at all 50 that savings
J for the third year swelled the aggregate sum
in the savings bank to six hundred collars
Mr. Newton, GA the contrary, in spite Of
his increased salary, was no better off at the
ead of the third year than before. His ex
penses had increased by a hundred dollars,
though he would have found it difficult to
tell how his comfort or happiness had been
increased thereby.
In spite of his carelessness in regard TO
own affairs, Mr.. Newton was an excellent
man in regard to business. and his services
we're valuable to his employer They &C.
cordingly increased his salary from time 10
time till it reached sixteen hundred dollars
He had steadily preserved the custom of as
signing one half to his wife for the same
purpose as heretofore, and this bad become
such habit that be never thought to in
quire whether she found it necessary to en-
ploy the whole or not.
Thus ten years rolled away During all
this time Mr.. Newton lived in the same
hired house for which be had paid an annu-
al rent of one hundred and fifty dollars
Latterly, however, he had become dissatis.
fed with it. 1t had passed into the hands
of a new landlord, who was not disposed to
keep it in the repair which be considered
desirable.
A boat this time block Of excellent
houses we're erected by capitalist, who de-
signed to sell or let them as be might have
an opportunity. They were more modern
and much better arranged than the enc in
which Mr.. Newton now lived. and he felt
strong desire to move into one of them. He
mentioned it to his wife one morning.
"What is the rent. Ezra 2" inquired bis
wife
1.-TWO hundred and twenty-five dollars for
the corner house; two hundred for either of
the others"
1.-The correr one would be preferable, on
a.copnt of the side Windows
Eyes. and they have a large yard be-
sides think We must hire one of them
I guess I'll engage one to day you know
our year is out next week
"Please wait Ezra till tomorrow before
engaging one.'
''For what reason p
II should like to examine the house"
Every WE'LL I suppose to morrow will be
sufficiently early"
Soon after breakfast Mrs Newton called
on Squire Bent, the owner Of the new block,
and iptimated her desire to be shown the
corner house This request he readily com
piled with ; Mrs Newton was quite delight.
ed with all the arrangement, and expressed
her satisfaction.
'Are these houses for sale or to let p
she inquired.
''Either," said the owner.
1.-The rent is, understand, two hundred
and twenty-five dollars"
Eyes, consider the corner house worth
at least twenty-five dollars more than the
rest"
"And what do you charge for the house
to cash purchaser p asked Mrs. Newton
with subdued eagerness
"Three thousand dollars cash, was the
reply; and that is but small advance up.
on the COST
Very we'll will buy it Of you p added
Mrs. Newton, qnietly.
'What did | understand you to say %
asked the Squire, scarcely believing bis ears
81 repeat, that will buy this house at
your price and pay you the money within
week
Then the house is yours But your
husband said nothing Of his intention, aud
in fact did not know"
THAT be bad the money TO invest, sup
pose you would say Neither does he know
it, and must ask you not to tell him for