The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-10-20


Hfpor quare.
M Can't Afford to Harry.
E There are $25,00O young men in
h Chicago to-day who cannot afford
81 to marry-that is, they cannot afford
N to marry the average city girl, with
her passion for dress, and bonnets,
Mand jowelry. That is what they say.
@Possibly n little frank consultation
the two would pave tho
Kway to explanation and satisfactory
Enrrangementsf but how to have such
Hconsultation ? There's the rub.
H[Because there is not n particle OF
doubt that tho thousands Of gills,
Eand at least a goodly number of
Boung men, would be willing to
L1nulio some personal sacrifices to at
Etai9 marriage. Thus, if they could
EoniyS frankly approach the subject,
EsHonry might say to Amelia:
III cts too bad but the fact is, q
Eyoung man cannot afford u wife
mowadays.
Il And Amelia would very likely re-
Espond:
H "I can't sec why they cannot as well
Nafford them now as few years ago;
Nhnd they used to got married, you
Unjust admit"
IS And Henry rojoins "Women
Mare so expensive now. That's tho
@trouble. just look at it. 1 get
M$l, 200 q year. Now, how in the
%deuce can T support wife on 81,
@2O0 Why, it cost me all that to
olive myself"
B "But see how you live" responds
Amelia.
T "Not oxtravagantly," says Henry,
& pay SO n week for board that's
st me see-oight times two are
siNtecn eight times five are forty,
hnd one is forty-one four hundred
find sixteen dollars year"
I (Which leaves you," interrupted
Amelia, 1854 year. "Now, what
Hon earth do you do, with this re-
mainder 2"
M ''Well, says Henry, "thcrc are my
Mclothes antl-and-'
M "Cigars," adds Amelia.
@ "Yes."
3 '.And buggy rides"
E% eyes"
M "And drinks"
S -tut-hardly sver anything
8of that kind, you know" says
Henry.
8 "Well, I hope not. But what do
you do with the money otherwise I?
A mans clothing cost him SO much
I "Dont they p cxclaims Henry
9YoA gust try it,"
u "Well," says Amelia, chow much
Now 2" 10.
& "Nell," says the young man
khoughtfnlly, "therc's an everyday
Eit for winter, SHY $50. There's a
stA&lross suit for parties and the opera
H$75. There's two suits for summer
Eand fall and spring, $50. There
Mare hats, cups, gloves, hosiery, etc,
%$4O boots and shoes $35 and
Ewell, how much is that ?" .
8 "Two hundred and ninety dollars,
4espondcd tho ready Amelia.
u "Say three hundrod," responded
EHonry.
every we'll that leaves $500.
SWhat do you do with the rest 2"
W "Woll, there's car faro, say $50"
M eyes"
81 "Theatrc tickets, $;1OO"
@ eyes"
M "And-wcll, lot me seo-church
%tdonatiOns, say-S25."
# eyes, we'll shy &;25. We'll !"
@ 'Carliago hire, 500"
M "Well."
# "Cigars an pretty moderate
there-say $100. How much does
1he total amount to now?"
"Ton hundycd and fifty dollars.
4DpHou sec thcrc are over $3.50 to be
h3countcd for,'
N "Well, q fellow don't spend all his
Money, You know besides there are
8'1Stmas presents, and los lithlt
ea2pS that l cannOt now remclubcr.
N Yes, SEQ. No ilo,,btthe articles
MncnNoncd would swell the f.inount
H,l,IoO' says Alro]ja, rather
9"Don't you see, now," remarks
tcnry, "that I cannot hfIord 4
wife :"
Il You smelly couldn't, unless OK
Ncnses could be reducod," replies
Amelia.
but instead of beng reduced
athey would be doubled" saysho
TOh, no" says the young lady
mot that. I should think, for ir
Mstance, that was very cxtravagant
IN spent half of your salary OF
mysolf. "a =
DO you suppose you spend les
than $500 yearly 2" says Horny.
Y "&haps not now," respond
Amelia, blushing "but I could ge
along with much less if I tried"
"Vould you, indeed 2" quorio'
A..s