Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-20
Charity's Home, and How 1t was Paid For


Charity's Home, and How ii was Paid For
When / came to New York, few years
ago, my wife said to me one morning:
Israel, We. must have a home of our
own.n
saidI: Charity, its just impossible; we
said she Israel, we haven't the means
to pay the rent these people charge, that's
Clear
She began washing up the breakfast
things, and off | went to duty.
In the evening Charity said to me, as
we sat down to supper: Israel, I've
bought lot"
/ sprang up from my chair and ex-
claimed
You've bought what?"
"A lot -
"A lot ~
"A lot ~
"Well, said I, and I sat down again and
went for the tea and biscuit. When 1
came to, I said to my wife: Just explain
yourself, Charity"
I've bought lot,n said she. ''NIr.
Dodd says that fifty dollars down is salts
factory and the rest may run at six per
cent. Twenty feet front, one hundred
feet deep-twO thousand feet at ten cents
foot, two hundred dollars. Fifty paid, one
hundred and fifty due"
But Charity, how about a house?'
All right Israel. I've made n con-
tract with Chips d Collins; house, shed
u d fence, fifteen hundred and fifty"
- Charity, you are
"Deranged, Ell ? No, love. not bit. One
hundred dollars, cash, when possession is
given" .If
''Stop minute. You know, Israel, we
can never get our large bureau, nor our
high post bedstead, nor our large dining
table, nor our large secretary, nor our large
wardrobe, into this little four-room house.
That's clear, isn't it ,"
..WeIl?r
well, then, we'll sell them all, and the
cash proceeds will meet these two cash
payments
things?n
As easy as you will do without cigars
as easy as you will be your own barber and
poot-black; as easy as We'll both take oui
breakfast without half dollar butter; a;
easy as III make my winter clothes carry
me through next winter; as easy as III
carry you through nice and genteel, OF
the same principle; as easy"
Charity"
Well ?o
= AS easy as I'll do without 'nooner,
and might cap and my cigars, and thea
tire tickets, and III" .t
Exactly. old glow-worm ~ r--.-.
"Well-wen. Suppose we should
without these things, and should be ia
ken away before it is paid, where woul
our own-my Charity's home-be then?
"Oh, you can get your life insured, an
make that all safe.n .
Darling, here's with you ~
/ never saw debts squared off so scol
Two hundred and fifteen hundred max
seventeen and one hundred and fift
cash off, paid by proceeds OF surplus fGrn
ture, leaves fifteen hundred and tift.
Fifty dollars month pays this off in-r
not in thirty-one months, because the II
terest and insurance payments put 1T G
somewhat, and the taxes and a couple
omissions kept it running longer, say 4
three years and when we had home
our own, every foot of it worth fifty cent
making a clear gain of eight hundred dc
Stop husband, let me tell it. We ha'
a home-a sweet, beautiful homeland
have husband who never knows that
soul-debasing indulgences brought hi
down so far that none but his own wife d
MED his fallen state. We have three de
children, of whom we are proud and
Charity ~
What, love?" ...,...r...........
II have just been thinking-thai
if
Nothing more is needed, Israel"
Let me say it out, Charity. If y
were only single, how I'd like to court y
over againW
4. Not for long, old Rubicund! for
drop plump into your arms at the first til
of asking" And Charity suited the
ton TO the word.
ITS all, no doubt, very natural
young men to love the girls," said |, " l
no girl was ever half 50 lovable TO me
this dear wife, who has given more tn
half the years of her life to making
happy, and leading me out of the ways
folly and sin and our darlings Of bah
are all like unto her."
And Carity broke in with an Amer
so emphatic, that little Abe Linc'
shouted from his high-armed char:-
This meeting are dismissed"'
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