Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-04-18

Mr.. Matthew'S" said be, "don't you
want a jar of pickles? carried my vile
IN jar last evening aud 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 tor her,
but MIR. Waldron's wife had some of
these fancy ones. and why shouldn't
Hannaho
And so he ordered the jar, and as it
was inconvenient to pay tor it. ordered
it charged.
"Mr. Matthews. anything YOU may
want you can order at any time. and you
may rest assured We shall be very happy
to accommodate YOU"
Now this was flattering to young Mat
thew'S feelings. to think that the trad er
bad such confidence in him, and he went
away with an exceeding good opinion Of
himself aud ctedit. and OF the store
keeper in particular,
Olly one dollar! Yes-only one dollar
on the traders ledger-lhats of no ac
count. But q dollar righ, out of ones
pockei-ihat was different. Charles
would not have bought them had he Oeen
obliged 10 pay the cash a, the time.
"Ah. Matthews, look here, | have
something nice to show YOU" This was
said by the trader to the young msn the
very next morning alter the purchase OF
the pickles And So Mr. Waldron led
our hero TO the back store aud opened 4
box.
There. Matthews, ain; those nice
oranges"
They sre nice. replied Charles.
Aud 80 they really were.
IL know your wife would like some
Of those. ! carried some home to my
vile, and she wanted me to save Ler
three or tour dozen"
These are nice. How high are they?"
Let me see; can senud you p three
dozen for dollar. got these very
cheap. You know they are rstaiiing at
live cents apiece"
Yes. Well, YOU may send me up
three dozen. just charge it, ii you
please
Certainly. Anything else this morn.
iug?7
Aud so Matthews went on. This
morning it would be dollar-to-morrow
perhaps fifty cents-aud then again per-
hAps only twenty-five cents. 1t didn't
seem much. The young man had just
as much money in his pocket as though
he hadn't bought them. "Only dollar"
he would say 10 himself That isn't
much out of twelve dollars week. And
1t might not be. but the trouble WAS. that
the next dollar was called one dollar,
and he would forget TO add It 10 the
former dollar and call it two dollars; and
with the next dollar and call it three
dellars, and so on.
Oae evening Charles came home With
new gold chain attached to bis watch.
Where did you get that?" asked his
wife.
All" returned the husband. with an
impressive shake OF the head, II made
a bargain on this chain, Now guess
how much paid tor it."
IL am sure could not guess"
"Oh, but try-guess something"
We'll, perhaps ten dollars"
Ten dollars?" echoed Charles, with a
disappointed look. "Why, what are
you thinking OF? Jack Cummins bought
this chain two months ago, and paid
twenty dollars for it Why, just heit it
and see how heavy it is. Eighteen carats
ine. Jack was hard up for money. and
le, me have it for thirteen dollars"
1T is cheap. to be sure returned
Hannah, but yet with not such pleasurs-
ole surprise as her husband had expect
ed. But" she added. you did not
need il, and fear YOU will feel the loss
OF the money"
Pooh. l have moaey enough. You
know | have spent but very little lately.
have been pretty saving"
Blu. you forget our things, Charles.
Tue money which you have on hand is
not yours"
Not mine?n he exclaimed.
mo. il belongs 10 the storekeeper,
and to the butcher, and to our landlord.
You know they must be paid"
Don't you fret about them. know
il don't cost anywhere near twelve dol
lars to live, tor have made an estimate.
There is wilkins. who works beside me
at the shop. he has four children. and
only gets the same wages l do, and yet
he lays up TWO or three dollars each
week
Yes said Hannah. II know he does
7 was in TO see his wife the other day,
and she was telling me how they get
along. Mr.. wilkins takes his basket
twice a week and gets his meat and
vegetables, and trades for cash. and so
gets everything to the best advantage.
So he does at the store. he lays in a
good quantity of those articles which
will keep. and buys butter. eggs. spple'
and such things by the quantity when
the market is full. and they are cheap,