Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04
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shoulder, and smoothed the hair from
his brow.
"ILow much shall we lay up?" he
repeated. "Not much. Get the slate
and let us reckon up" lie was re-
solved to be frank about the matter,
and let his wife know all.
The slate was brought First, she
put down one hundred and fifty-six
dollars as the quarters salary. Then
came the rent and the butcher and
the baker.
"Now put down thirteen dollars
for the chain, and twelve dollars for
sundries - that means cigars, con-
certs, and such things. Now take
all that from my quarters salary, and
sec how much remains"
She did so, and gave fifty-two dol
lars as the result.
"Fifty-two dollars." uttered Charles
sitting back in his chair, "and we
have not bought one article of cloth
ing nor of furniture. Fitty-two dol
lars with which to pay sixty-fve.-
There is thirteen dollars short this
quarter, and | meant to save at least
thirty dollars"
"Well, it's no use to mourn over
it," said the wife in y gentle tene, for
she saw that her husband felt badly.
'Let us commence again. There is
nothing like trying, you kn now."
For some moments Charles re-
mained silent. He gazed first upon
the bill he held in his hand; then up
on the floor. At last he spoke.
"Hannah, | see where the trouble
is, | must freely admit that | have
been wrong fl had paid for every
thing as | bought it | should have hit
it. You were right | see 1t all now.
have not estimated the value Of
money as | ought. Let me once get
up again to where | began, | will do
differently. | must step down to the
store this evening and pay the rest rs
soon as get it.''
"The matter is easily settled" she
replied, ''for: | have money by me that
| had when | was married"
He protested most earnestly against
his wife's money, but she insisted on
giving him the money. 1t was her
will, and he must submit: SO he
went down and paid the grocery bill
and on the way home he sold the gold
chain for thirteen dollars He felt
happier now, and was ready to COM
mence the next quarter.
On the next Monday morning the
young man went into the meat store
to send home a piece Of meat for
dinner.
"How much will you havo:" asked
the butcher.
"Oh, three or four
Charles got thus far, and then he
stopped. He had always been in the
habit Of ordering an indefinite guam
tity, and leaving the butcher to cut it
off at the highest figure, and charge
the highest price; and then he re-
mcmbcrcd how much was usually
wasted.
"Let me have two pounds" he said.
He stopped and saw it weighed and
then paid for it.
When he went home ut noon, he
found that his two pounds of beef
was enough for Il good dinner. The
next morning he went to the store
Mr.. Waldron had some nice FIGS just
come in which he showed. They
were only twenty-five cents a pound.
For Il moment Charles hesitated, but
us he remembered that he had got to
pay for all he bought he concluded
not to take them. He found that
things were not so entlclng when 1t
required cash to get them rs when
the payment could be postponed
/ He paid for what he bought and
went his way; and thus things went
on through the week. When it came
Saturday night he knew that all the
money i'll his pocket was his own,
after deducting tie rent. That night
he went over to the market with
Wilkins and bought us much meat
and vegetables as he thought would
last through the week. He found he
had made a saving of at least 20 per
cent, and when opportunity offered
he made the same saving Of other
matters.
AT the end Of that quarter Charles
Matthews did not have to get q slate.
He paid his house-rcnt, and then he
found he had thirty-fve dollars left in
his pocket. This was his-he did
not owe a penny of it.
"Ah, Hannah" said he, as he held
the money in his hand, and looked it
over, now | see how easy it is for 4
man to be wrong and his wife right.
This money all comes Of paying as |
go along. 1t is very easy and simple
to say Just charge it, and man can
easily buy things under such circum-
stances, but when the day Of reckon
ing'comes these three simple words,
that sound SO innocent when spoken,
are found to be costly things. | did
not believe it until tried it. Icould
not haye believed that man would
purchase many articles simply be-
cause he could have them charged
But I see now, and if | did refuse to
follow your advice at first, | have
gained experience enough to lead me
to follow it more explicitly now"
Charles Matthews never again al
lowed himself to be led away by the
credit system, but has followed the
cash rule, and the consequence has
been that he could buy produce, coal,
ETC., at the cheap prices, aud he has
now cut off the expense Of houserent,
for he owns 4 snug little cottage, and
it is all paid for.
An unknown man, about thirty
years old, is in the practice of loating
around the dental offices on Wood
ward avenue, and whenever he sees 4
victim about to 90 up stairs he con
fronts him and asks: "Gotthe tooth
ache?" "Ycs-O! blazes! yes!" is
the reply. "And you are going to
have it pulled?" "Y-e-s, guess so.'
"That's right; you'll think the whole
top of your head is coming off when
he pulls It's awful to have tooth
jerked! l wouldn't have one pulled
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