The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-12-23
-hc Use OF Money.


Innate friend ofmine, and while We
were seated at the table Mr.. Baker,
my friends husband, while absently
feeling in bis vest pocket, found
five dollar note which he had no rec
objection Of putting there.
'Hallo.7 he exclaimed, that is no
place for you. Ishould havcput you
in my pocketbook. Here, wife, don't
you want some ready money! and
he threw the note across the table to
her.
..slany thanks she replied; "mon-
ey is always acceptable, although /
have no present need Of it. She fold
ed the note and put it under the edge
Of the tea tray, and then proceededto
pour out the tea and attend to her
guests.
At the right sat Mrs. Euston, or
Aunt Susan, whom We all knew as
an old acquaintance, who from time
to time spent a week with Mrs. Ba-
ker. Her visi. was just at an end,
and she was Gbout to return home
that evening KS Mrs. Baker was
out,her teait occurred tbher
that she was somewhat in. her aunt's
debt'for certain small matters, and
when she had. the opportunity she
pushed the note under her plate, say
ing:
"Here, aunty, take this FIVE dollars
in part payment of my debt
Every well" she replied, "but the
does not belong to me. Lowe
you fifteen dollars, my dear Grace,
which you lent me Saturday. | had
to pay the taxes on my little house
and had not the ready money at hand,
and Grace lent it to me-" exclaimed
Aunt Susan.
Grace, an orphan, was cousin 10
Mrs. Baker. She and her brother
Frank boarded with her, and made
very pleasant addition to her family
circle. She was studying music, and
her brother was clerk in a mercan-
tile establishment.
As soon as Aunt Susan received
the note she handed it to grace, say
ing. 81 viii give you this now on
account, and the rest as soon as l get
it."
AN right answered Grace laugh
ing, "and since We all seem to be in
the humor to pay our debts, l will
follow suit. Frank, I owe you some
thing for music you have bought for
me, here is part Of it, and she threw
the bank note across Che table to her
brother who sat opposite
We were all highly amused to see
how the note wandered around the
table.
"That is 4 wonderful note" said
Mr.. Baker. 4 only wish somebody
owed me something and l owedsomc-
body something, so that l could come
into the ring"
"You can" said Frank. . owe
Mrs. Baker or you, its all the same,
for my board. I herewith pay You
part Of it"
Amid general laughter Mr.. Baker
took the note, and playfully threw it
again to his wife saying, Its yours
again, Lucy, because what belongs to
me belongs to you. 1t has completed
the round, and we have all had the
benefit of it."
"Andnow itmust goaround again."
replied she, gaily. q like to see
money circulate; it should never lie
idle. Aunt Susan, you take it; now
l have paid you ten dollars
Dear Grace, here is another five
dollars on my account, said Aunt su-
san, handing it to Grace"
"And you, Frank, have received
ten dollars for the music YOU bought
me-" said Grace, handing it to her
brother.
81 pay You ten dollars for my
board" continued he, and the note
once more rested in Mr.. Baker'shands.
The exchanges were as quick as
thought, and all were convulsed with
laughter.
"Was there ever so wonderful an
exchange exclaimed Grace
at is al nonsense, cried Mr.. Ba-
kcr.
"Not in the least" answered his
wife. It's al quite right.