Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-10-26
A STORY FOR HOUSEKEEPERs.

lathe1, forgive me.
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A STORY FOR HOUsEKEEPERs.
Charley, what-did this peach pre-
serve coSta" y :,
u don't know, Hannah "
|. "But you boughtt this morning"
"Tsriow'J did, but l didn't ask phe
price of it. - :
''Didn'tyou pay for its"
'No." - g..
"Why mott"
"Oh, because I couldn't make
change. have opened All account
with Mr. Waldron, and shall
|, hereafter settle every three months"
This conversation was carried on at
the tea,table between c har es
Mathews and his wife. - Mathews was.
ayoung mechanic WIN had just COM
menced housekeeping, and as he was
making excellent wages he could af-
ford to live pretty veil. After he
had made known bis >determined ar
.Rangement to his wife she remained
for some time in silent thought.
sCharley, she at length said. in q
mild, persuasive tone, Il think. it
would be >betser to pay for things
wheaa yoa buy them. You get your
wages every Saturday night, and you
could pay as You go very easily"
II know ! could. replied Mr..
Mathews. with the air of one who had
unanswerable arguments at his eotnl
mana "but' then it would not be so
handy. You see | shall save all the
trouble Of making change, and. shall
not only save time, bit also avoid
making mistakee!" ~ - ;
u .'Mistak esi K echoed Hannah. "How
can mistakes occur when you pay t' r
things as you get them g. 80
Il will tell yos., Sometimes it may
be incofivehient to pay for a thing
when get it. / pay forget my
money, er.I may take it on trial
then if | pay fora part, and not for
all, something's may get charged that
4 have paid for. No, Hannah, set.
Element at the end of each quarter
3iA be most,conyenient all iaro4nd; |
am satisfied OF that "a f...
swell, perhaps it may be as you
say" replied the wife, with an earnest
tone and look, "and YETI. with asmile,
Il can not see asyou do s>...
"Why not1s"e, p .a
s.On alltaccounts. In the first place
you will; buy more than if you ,paid
cash down. No, YOU incident. shake
your bead, for. 1 know it. !, There are
many little luxuries, little extra trifles,
that We do not.need, but which you
will be apt toihuy If you do not pay
the money down. l know some-
thing of this ca edit system, and know
tits nos al fair or good thing. In tie
second place, if you pay cash for
everything you will get your goods
cheaper A trader viii sell cheaper
when he can have the money in his
hand than when he has to carry the
amount on his ledger I =
,."But let me tell you, Hannah, Mr..
Waldron will not cheat i. He is not
the man to take advantage 'of good
! customer In that way i@fs
,<eYou misunderstood me, Charles /;
1 don't you know that all traders can
!; afford to- sell cheaper when they get
their pay~in hand and do not have
to carry the amount to their iedgers 7
They can afford to do SO. Traders
like to secure cash customers. /
think you would find it 10 your ad
vantage to try the cash system. Now,
III do not believe you would have
Bought this peach preserve if you had
tot Ike the money out Of your pocket
to,pay for II" l.e
l.. dsBut4 bought it to please you, a q
! thought YOU ,xoald be pleased 4
.Lknow you did," she replied, as
she placed her hand affectionately on
his shoulder. Il know yor would dc
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