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


some that her mother mad put dow
for her, but Mr.. Waldron's wife ha
some o: these fancy ones, and vii
shouldn't Hannah?
And so he ordered the jar, and as j
was inconvenient 10 pay for it, order
ed it charged. em
''Mr. Matthews, anything you may
want you can order at any time, ani
you m, " rest assured we shall be yer,
happy to accommodate YOU"
Now this was nattering to young
Matthews feelings, to think that the
trader had such confidence in him. and
he went away with an exceeding good
opinion of himself and of his credit
and of the store-keeper in particular.
Only dollar! Yes-only dollar
| on the traders ledger--that's of no ac-
count. But dollar right out Of ones
pocket-that was different. Charles
would not have bought them had he
been obliged to pay the cash at the
time.
"Ah, Matthews, look here, l have
something nice to show you" This
was said by the trader to the young
man the very next morning after the
purchase of the pickles. And SO Mr..
Waldron led our hero to the back
store and opened box.
ssEhoro Maffh,pe o;o,t <y>ooo ,,;ao
oranges p replied Waldron. And so
they really were.
81 know your wife would like some
of these. l carried some home to my
wife and she wanted me to save her
three or four dozen.'' s47..
''They are nice. How high are they p
"Let me see; 1 can send you up
three dozen for a dollar. got these
veay cheap. You know they are re-
failing at five cents apiece"
"Yes. Well you may send me up
three dozen. Just charge it, if you
please"
Certainly. Anything else this
morning? 2"
81 believe not"
And so Matthews went on. This
morning it would be dollar-to-mor-
row perhaps fifty cents--aud then
again perhaps only twenty five cents.
1t did not seem much. The young
man had just as much money i'll his
poke: as though he hadn't bought
them. "Only dollar" he would say
to himself. THAT isn't much out of
twelve dollars week" And it might
not be, but the tronbie was that the
next dollar was called one dollar, and
he would forget to add it to the for
mer dollar and call it two dollars ;and
with the next dollar and call it three
dollars, and so on. pri
One evening Charles came home
With new gold chain attached to his
watch
''Where did you get that ?" asked |
lis wife.
"Ah,' returned the husband, with
n impressive shake OF the head. 81
made a bargain on this chain. Now
uess how much paid for it,"
81 am sure | could not guess"
ooh, but try-guess something"
"Well, perhaps ten dollars %
"Ten dollars !" echoed Charles, with
disappointed look. why, what are
on thinking of? Jack Cummins
ought this two months ago, and paid
venty dollars for it. Why, just heft
and see how heavy it is. Eighteen
lrats fine. Jack was hard up for
Ioney and let me have it for thirteen
ollars'
sit is cheap, TO be sure" returned
annah, but yet with not such pleas
rable surprise as her husband had ex
acted. tsBut,' she added, "you did
ot need it, and / fear you will feel
le loss of the money"
'Pooh have money enough. You
now l have spent but very little late
: have been pretty saving"
But you forget one thing, Charles.
be money which you have on hand
not yours"
"Not mine ?" he exclaimed,
"NO; it belongs to the storekeeper
I'd to the butcher, and to our land
rd. You know they must be paid"
"Dont you fret about them. l know +
don't cost nowhere near twelve dol. +
rs week to live. for have made an !;
innate. There is Wilkins, who =
orks beside me at the shop, he has :
ur children, and only gets the same t
ages L do. and yet he lays up two or n
rec dollars each week."
8 Yes said Hannah, 81 know he h
'es; | was in 10 see his wife the 9TH +
day, and she was telling me how 8
ey get along. Mr.. Wilkins takes +
S basket twice a week and gets his .
cat and vegetables, and trades for h
sh, and so gets everything to the t
ry best advantage. So he does at Y
e store. He lays in a good quantity t!
these articles which will keep and Ii
lys butter, eggs, apples and such I
mgs by the quantity when the mar
t is full and they are cheap, and he II
ways buys enough 10 last his family Il
'er the season of scarcity, when such L
ings are high. His butter, for ill., Ii
ance, he bought for twenty-five cents D
nd fr,.ir.
hch sweeter than that for which you
id forty-eight cents yesterday" n
t. 'Foriv-eight cents!" repeated the II
ung man in surprise. ft
Yes, | asked Mr.. Waldron's man h
zen he brought it up, and he said it o
Il risen TO forty. eight cents. MI
ilkins got twenty dozen ofeggs some Il
ne ago for twenty cents dozen, aud o.
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