The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-02-10

- loOteo up, But sWlen ne saw nov
n many steaks he had at thirty cents pc
pound the cause of the wonder disap
y peared. Next he paid the bakers bill
which was thirteen dollars. Whel
he came home in the evening he hat
: paid all the bills except the grocer.
bill.
"Mr. Waldron sent his bill to-day,
his wife said, after supper.
"Ah, did he Let me see it"
Hannah brought it and Charlie,
, looked. lie was astonished at III
, length, and when he came to look al
the bottom Of the column his face
turned a shade pale. It footed up
just sixty-five dollars-an average of
five dollars q week.
"This is impossible !" he exclaimed,
as he gaZed upon it. But he examin-
Ell the different articles, and he could
remember when he ordered them.
Those things which cost him only q
dollar, looked very innocent when
viewed alone. but in tho aggregate
they had very different lock.
i "Iiow huch shall We lay up this
4 quarter, Charles p kindly asked his
I wife, as she came and leaned over his
shoulder and smoothed the hair from
his brow 1I3aa i'a4
"How mnch shall we lay up!" he
repeated. mot much. Get tho slate
and let us reckon up" He was re-
solved to be frank about the matter,
and let his wife know all.
! The slate was brought. First, she
put down Sl56 as the quarters salary.
Then came the rent and the butcher
and the baker. aA
Nov you can put down the thir-
teen dollars for the chain and twelve
dollars for sundries-that means ci-
gars, concerts and such things. Now
take all that from my quarters salary
aud see how much remains"
She did SO, and gave fifty-two dol
lars as the result.
''Fifty-two dollars y uttered Charles,
sitting back in his chair, "and we have
not bought one article Of clothing or
of furniture. Fifty-two dollars with
which 10 pay sixty-fve. There are
thirteen dollars short this quarter,and
l meant to save at least thirty dollars
"Well, it's no use to mourn over it,
said The wife in cheerful tone, for she
saw that her husband felt badly. Let
us commence again; there is nothing
like trying, you know.
For some moments Charles remain
ed silent. He gazed first upon the bill
he held in his hand, then upon the
floor. At last he spoke:
Hannah, see where the trouble is,
and must freely admit that i have
been wrong. Ii L had paid for every
thing as 1 bought it 1 should have hit
it all now. have not estimated the
value of money as [ ought Let me
once get up again to where began an
l will do differently. 1 must step
down to the store this evening and
pay the rest as soon as I get it."
~ That matter is easily settled," she
replied, s'for have money by me that
had when we were married."
He protested most earnestly against
taking his wife's money, but she in
sisted on giving him the money. It
was her will and he must submit. So
he went down and paid the grocery
bill and on his way home he sold his
gold chain for thirteen. dollars. He
felt happier now and was ready 10
the next quarter. |,
On the next Monday morning the
young man went into the meat store
to send home apiece OF beef for din
ner. d
GLOW much will you have?' asked ,
he butcher.
cob, three or four /,
Charles got thus far, and then stop |
ped. lie had always been in the habit ,
Of ordering an indefinite quantity and I
eaving the butcher to cut it off at the |
highest figure, and charge the highest {
orice; and then he remembered how
much was usually wanted. II
"Let me have two pounds" he said. +,
lie stopped and saw it weighed aud |
hen paid for it. 5s.,.f...a.t
When it we ut home at noon he found Z
hat his7twe pounds Of beef were plen-
y for gOod dinner. The next morn I
ng he went to the store. Mr.. Wald- /
on had come nice figs just como IN I
which he showed. They were enly 9
wenty. five cents pound. For mo- 9
nent Charles hesitated, but as he re- =
aembcred that he had to pay for all
e bought, he concluded not to take c
hem. Ii. f und that things were not 9
o enticing when it required the cash /
0 get them as when the payment
ould be postponed. lie paid for what !
e bought and went his way, and thus
hings went on through the week.
When it came Saturday night he knew |
hat all the money in his pocket was
is own, after deducting the rent. 9
hat evening he went ever to the t
larket with Wilkins and bought as t,
luch vegetables and meat as he c
bought would last through the week. Q
lie found he had made saving of at e
east 20 per cent, and when the op- r.
ertunity offered he made the sane
aving in other matters. G.
AT the end of that quarter Charles
[ .thews did not have to get a slate. D
[e paid his house rent and then he
,und he had thirty five dollars left in .,
is pocket. That was his-he did not b.
we a penny ofit. aTo+ in
"Ab, Hannah" said he, as he held
he money i'll his hand aud looked it D.
YER, ''now | see how easy it is for fl