American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-01-01
JUST CHARGE III.

-" CHARLES, what did this peach pre-
serve cost," $50 = -.
I'm sure don't know, Hannah :"
But you bought Il this morning" =
81 know did, but I didn't ask the
price-of it-p So.
Didn't you pay for it"'
why not." -
% Oh, because / couldn't make change.
I have opened an aecount with Mr.. Wak
dron and shall hereafter settle once in
Tires month"; ~ 81 fnEsf y
This conyeusp1toa waacazried on at the
the tea-table. between Chaxless Matthews
and his wife. Matthews was 9 young me
chanic who hsd Just commenced house
wagsa Sc ponh afford to live pretty well.
AfSr hg1ad made known his determined
axrangement to his wife she remained
some time in silent thought.
Charles" she ct leAkth said, in Q
mild, persuasive tone, Z" think it would
be better to pay for things as you take
them. You know you get your pay for
work every Saturday night, and you could
psy e you sc very s.sily." -, .
thevs, with the air Of man who had un-
shswerable arguments # his, command;
" but than it would not be near so handy.
You see shall save ill TIE trouble of
naking change, and shallnot only save
time, but also avoid making mistakes"
a. Mistakes." repeated Hannah. How
can mistakes occur when you pay for
things Is you get themf"
II will tell you. Sometimes it may not
be convenient to pay for thing when I
get i'll may forget my money, or may
only take it ON trial-then if I pay for q
part and not for all, some things may get
charged which pay for. No, Hannah, q
settlement once quarter will be the best
and most convenient all round-I am sat
isfied Of it."
"Well, perhaps it may" said the wife,
with an earnest tone and look, and yet
with smile; " but cannot think as you
do.'' q 90
But why notsr
why, ON all accounts. In the first
place, you will buy more than if you
paid cash. Now you needn't shake your
head, for know it. There are many lit
tie Injuries, little extras, which we do not
need, but which you will be apt to buy if
you do not have to pay the money down.
know something OF this credit system,
and know it 10 not . fair or good thing.
everything you will get your goods cheap
er. A trader will sell cheaper when he
can have the money in his hands than
when he has to carry out the amount on
his ledger"
"Buf let me tell you, Hannah, that
Mr. Waldron will not cheat He is
not the man to take advantage in that
way .s,s 49, =.
you not know that all traders can afford
to sell cheaper when they have the mon-
ey in their hands, and do not have to car
ny the amount to their ledgersy They
could afford to do 50. Traders like to Sc
cure such customers. / think you will
find II for your advantage to try the cash
system. Now / do not believe you would
have bought this peach preserve if you had
TO pay cash for it,"
But bought that to please you, and
thought you would be pleased"
know you did, she replied, as she
placed her hand affectionately upon his
shoulder. "a know you would do any
thing to please me; but for the sake
OF helping you, l would forego all such
things. Then after few wears 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 length, as he went to the store one
morning on his way to his work. he
He had ordered the articles he needed.
and was about to leave when Mr.. Waldron
spoke:
:" Mr.. Matthew'S" said he, "don't you
want jar of pickles: / carried nv
wife in a jar last evening and she thinks
them superior to any she ever saw
Now Charles knew that his wife had
plenty of plain picked cucumbers, some
that her mother had put down for her,
but Mr.. Waldron's wife had some of
these fancy ones, and why shouldn't Han
nah?
And 80 he ordered the jar, and, as it was
inconvenient to pay for it, ordered it
charged.
Mr.. Matthews, anything you may
want you can order at any time, and you