The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1874-03-21

AehO DOthhE vND DU w SpcHus
We have to calculate pretty close ct
our house, you know; and the Whole
family are called into council when any
important expenditure Is to be made.
Well, the other evening we wpr, con-
sidering the small remnant Of the quar-.
ter's salary, and Mrs. DObbs was try
ing to reckon how 1t could be made to
cover everything. There was q new
dress, and new coat for me, and a
new carpet for the best oarlor, and a
new hat for cur Cat presently unmarried
daughter. besides great many other
things, with which l may not occupy
your valuable space. The main point
Was the new dress, and Mrs. Dobbs was
thinking of this shade, aud scrutinzing
that pattern, wishing she could buy
them all, doubling it she could buy any
OF them; and our faces grew longer As
the salary grew shorter. Presently,
with one of my happy Inspirations, 1
said to her:
Mrs. Dobbs, there is no dollar that
does.you so much good as the one you
dontspend.'
She looked at me a little perplexed
and presently said, why doctor, Idon t
understand you
80 l said, The handsomest dress
is the.one you don't buy
'oh yes that's true. The best dress
ever had was the silk tfat Mrs. Large
head gave mp, when she came from
Lehighton. She bought 1t at f. II.
Snyder's 1t couldn't have cost less
than
Mrs. Dobbs. said 7, interrupting her
the hanisomest and every way Il G
best Dire IS is the one you don't have.
She was more puzzl d than ever, and
l vas forced to explain.
'hrI Dobbs,' said I, all the dresse;
you ever bought have worn out, haven ;,
they?
'Yes. said she, very promptly, 'al
OF them. l haven't a decent thing t,
my maine. There Is my bombazlne -
Wait a momrnt,t said, for wa,
morially afraid to have her get up tina
topic, 'and did YOU ever buy a dress
ever have dress any way. that yo,
didn't have some miSgivings over; tina
you didn't see some defect in; that yol
didn't rather wish that you had bough
the Othrr?'
Il believe you are right she sait
thoughtfully.
But said I, the dress that yol
don't buy has no faults; you are neve
tiIed Of II; 1t never grows old; neve
fades; never wears out; or, II you wan
to change. how easily the change 1
made?' -. l.
why, yes. said Mrs. Dobbs; 4 neve
thought Of that before
Aud so,' said /, of your dollar
You never spent dollar In your life
that you didn't feel at least doubt a.
to whether you had spent It wisely
You wished you had bought something
else. But the wish was vain you cOuldn'
make a change, The dollar that 80
spend you can't spend but once. bu
the dollar that you don't spend you ca
spend a hundred times, You can bu
a hundred things with 1t every tim
you go out. If you are dissatisfied wit
any OF your pui chases, you can go bac
and begin all over. And so, l continr
ed, 'the dollar that you don't spen
does you great deal more good tina
the dollar that so do spend; and, bette
than all, 1t brings with 1t no regrets, n
misgivings.'
Mrs. DobGs looked as though she didn
know just how to answer me, but at III
/ same time as though she wasn't quill
convincei. Pre-. emily she said:
; well, doctor, don't know that Sc
: through it all; but 10 doubt you al
1 right, for you are great deal wis,
' than / am. And so we will so on thI
principle. will take the dollar TIN
we do spend, and you shall have Il
4 dollar that We don't spend. which |
/. as you have showed, SO much the bettl
r OF the two.,