Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-11-25
JUST cHARoE Ir.
STORY FOR YoyHa HousxxEEPERs.
+" Charley what did this peach preserve cost p
~ don't know, Hannah"
" But you bought IL this morning"
~ know did, but didn't ask the price Of

Charley what did this peach preserve cost ?
~ don't know, Hannah"
But you bought It this morning"
~ know did, but didn't ask the price o.
it,"
Didn't you pay for t9"
NO."
"Why not Z"
"oh because couldn't make change. have
opened an account with Mr.. Woldron, and anal
hereafter settle every three months"
This conversation was carried on at the To-
table between Charles Matthews and his wife
Matthews was young mechanic who had inst
commenced housekeeping, and - he was max
ing excellent wages, lie conli afford to live pref
ty WELL After lie had made known his deter.
mined arrangement to his wife, sue remained
some time In silent thought.
. Charley" she at length said, In mild por-
suAsive tone, " think It would be better TO pay
for things when you buy them. You get your
w.sss every Saturday night And you could pay
ii know could replied Mr.. MAsshsws, viii,
the air Of one who had unanswerable argutnsnta
At bis command; !" but then IL would mot BE- %
making change, and shall not only save ame, but
also avoid making mistakes"
Mistakes y echoed Hannah. How can
mistakes occur os when you pay for things au you
II viii tell you. Sometimes it may be iucon-
venisnt to pay for thing when get IT. may
forget my money, or ! may take 1t on trial
then II pay for part, and not for al, some
things may get charged that 1 have paid for.
No, Hannah, settlement ut the end Of each
quarter will be most convenient all around +; I
am satisfied Of that"
Well, perhaps 1t may be ~ you say" replied
the wife, with an earnest tone and look and yet
with smile. but cannot see - you do"
why not /"
buy more than II you paid cash down. No, you
needn't shake your head, for know 1t. There
are many little luxuries, little extra trides that
We do not need ,but which you will be spt 70 buy
IL you do have 70 pay the money down; know
something Of this credit systenn, and know ii !.
not . fair or good thing. In the second place. II
you pay cash for everything you will get your
goods cheaper. A trader will sell cheaper when
he can have the money In his hand, than when
he has 10 carry the amount on his ledger"
But lot mo toll you. Hannah, Mr. Waldron
will not cheat. He is not the man to take the
advantage Of good customer in that way"
You mlsunderstand me, Charles don't you
know that all traders can afford to sell cheaper
when they got thei. pay in hand, and do not have
afford to do 70, Traders like to secure cash Gus
TONERS. I think you would find 1t to your ad-
vantage to try the cash system. Now do not
believe you would have bought this peach pre-
serve u you had to take the money out Of your
-; But ,s fought y i to to please yOu' and thought
~ know you did" she replied - shs placed
her hand Aapqionately on his shoulder. II
but for the sake Of helping you would forgo
all such things. Then, after few years, per.
haps We might own = little cottage OF our own.
For several days Charles only sent up from
the store what was really needed. At lenght, ..
lie went to the store one morning on his way Ia
lie had ordered the articles he needed, and wa,
leaving, when Mr.. Waldron spoke =
''Mr. Matthews, don't you want jar Of pick
les carried my wife jar last evening, ant
Now Charles knew that his wife had plenty o.
plain picked cucumbers, some that her mothe
lad put down for her, but Mr.. Wsldrons wife
had some Of these fancy ones. and why shouldn'
Hannah have jar OF them, too
And then he ordered jar Of them, and ~ !
WAS inoonvenient to pay for 1t, ordered i
"Mr. Matthews, you may rest assured We shal
be very happy to accommodate you 10 anything
Now II was aaseertng 70 young Matthewe feel
g: = ~ t s. - g ~ Sssa:ss IS
90: sls =. q lssaFS ~
TcY hie arooes. shsF' IVY = = eeff ~
Only dollar! Yss-only dollar on the IN
der's fedger-that's Of no account. But dol
lar right out Of ones .pocket-that was different
Charles would not have bought them lad b
been obliged to pay cash At the time.
"Ah. Matthew'S, look here, have something
to show you." This was said by the trader th'
very next morning after the purchase OF. Of tn !,
the back store and opened box Of oranges.
"There Mathews amt they niceY"
"They are nice, replied Charles-and 30 the
were.
II know your wife would like some Of them,
carried some home to my wife, and she wante
me to save her three or -four dozen OF them
least"
"How much do they csst2'
iLet me see--I can send you up three doZe
for dollar; ! got these oranges very l;sII chs.L
"Yes. Well you may send me three dozen, an
please charge them.
~ will, certainly Anything else this morr
ing:"
And 10 Matthews won't on. This morning
would be . dollar-to morrow perhaps MI
cents-And then, again, only twenty-five gent
1t didn't seem much. The young man kept ju
~ much money in his pocket NJ though 4
"only ! dollar" he would say to himsel
"That isn't much ont Of the twelve dollars
week." And 1t might not be, but the troub
Was the next dollar Was called one dollar and
would forget to add it to the former dollar 81
CAl ~ wv uoAnl % WlIA tiAO h0As No.A"t ~A'A W
one evening Charles came home with ne
gold watch chain.
"whers did you &c. that ?" inquired Mrs. Ma
"Ah," replied the husband, with an impre
sive shake Of the head. II made bargain I
this chain. Now guess how much paid for il
"Tm sure couldn't guess"
10, try-guess something
'Wen, ten dollars"
"Ten dollars |" echoed Charles with q disa
pointed look. "Why, what are you thinkingo
Jack Cummings bought this chain two mont
ago and paid twenty dollars for 1t. just heft
and zee how heavy it is. Eighteen csrats III
it for thirteen dollars"
"I suppose it is cheap enough" return
Hannah, but not with such plessureable q
prise ~ her husband had expected. Blu
she added, "you didn't need it and fear y
will feel the loss Of the money"
"Pooh have money enough. You KIN
IhAve spent very little lately. have been pr
" But you forget your bills. The money
have IL not yours"
''Not mine ?'
"No, it belongs to the storekeeper, to
butcher, and landlord You know they must
Don't you fret about them. I know it d
cost us anything like twelve dollars week to !
for have made An estimate. There is Wilk
who works beside me At the shop. he has
children, and only gets the same wages do,
vet he lays up two or three dollars . week"
"Yes," said Hannah, ~ know he doea
was in to see his wife the other day, and she
telling how they we're getting along.
Wilkins takes his basket twice = week and {
over to the market and gets his meat and We
ables and trades for cash. and 10 gets ev
thing to tho very bost advantage. 30 he doe
the store. He lays in . goodquantity
all those articles which will keep, and buys
ter, eggs, apples aud such things by the q
tity when the market Ia full, aud they are Oh
and he always buys enough to last his -
over the season Of scarcity, whan such til
are high. His butter, for instanes, b. boz
for twenty two cents per pound-A hrkin OF
and II u much sweoter than that for which
"Forty-ei8ht cents" persisted the y
"Yee, / asked Mr.. WAldron's man whe
brought it up, and he said it had risen to +
eight cent?. Mr.. wilkins got twenty doze
eggs some time ago for twenty cents Dc
s9d his wife packed them down, and they
wAA. You will have to pay Mr.. Waldron 4
6ys esnts for those he sent up yesterday.
Charles Matthews was somewhat aAtoni
st this view Of the case, but It could not be b.
now, and the subject was dropped. His
chain had Lost its charm. 1t did not look 10
even in his own eyes,as the old black cord
ke had worn before.
At,lsngth the end Of the quarter came Ar
The hrst bill was the rent. which amount
about thirty -ons dollars. The next.was the
sr's bill Of thirty.six dollars. Charles "
touished ITO $50 how this bill footed up.
wheh he saw how many steaks he had at
cents pound, the cause OF wonder disApp
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