South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-11-17

from my quarters wages and see how
much remains"
She did so. and gave fifty two dollars
as the result.
Fifty two dollars r' uttered Oharlc,
sinking back. into his chair. "and We
have not bought one article or clothing
or furniture. Fifty-two dollars with
which to pay sixty-fye. There is thir.
teen dollars short this quarter. and had
meant 70 save at least thirty dollars"
well, it's no use to mourn over it,.
said the wife in q cheerful tone, for she
saw that her husband fel. badly. LET
US commence again. There is nothing
like trying, you know
For some moments Charles remained
silent. He gazed first upon the paper
he held in his hand, and then upon the
floor. At last he spoke:
Hannah, see where the trouble is,
and must freely admit that have been
wrong. Ii had paid for everything rs
1 bought it, | should have hit it. You
were right. | see it nil now. 1 have
not estimated the value of money rs l
ought. Let me once get up again to
where ! began and I will 10 differently.
! must step down to the store this eve.
niDg and pay Q part of tue bill and the
rest as soon as get it."
That matter is easily settled" she
replied, "for have money by me that
1 had when 1 was married"
He protested most earnestly against
taking his wife's money, but she insist
ed on giving him the money. 1t 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 hap.
pier now, and was ready to commence
on the next quarter.
On the next Monday morning the
young man went into the meat store to
send home piece of beef for dinner.
"IIow much will you have?" the
butcher asked.
"Oh, three or four
Charles got thus far and then he
stopped. He had always been in the
habit OF ordering an indefinite quantity
and leaving the butcher to cut Off The
highest figure and charge the highest
price; and then he remembered how
much was usually wanted.
LET me have two pounds" he said. .
He stopped and saw it weighed and then
paid. for it.
When he went home ut noon lie found
that his two pounds of beef was enough
for good dinner. The next morning
he went to the store. Mr.. Waldron had
some nice tgs, just come in, which he
showed. They were twenty-five cents n
pound. For moment Charles hesita.
ted, but rs he remembered that he had
got to pay for all he bought he conclud.
cd not to take them. He found that
things were not so enticing as 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
no knew all the money in his pocket
was his own, after deducting the rent.
That evening he went over 10 the mar.
ket With Wilkins, and bought rs much
vegetables and meat as he thought would
last through the week. lie found he
had made saving Of at least twenty per
cent. and when the opportunity offered
he made the same saving in other
matters.
AT the end of that quarter Charles
Mathews did not have TO get a slate
lie paid his house rent and then found
he had thirty.fvc dollars left in his peck.
ct. That was his--he did not owe q
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 a man to
be wrong and his wife right. This mo.
ney all comes Of paying as 90 along
1t is very easy and simple TO cry: Just
charge it," and a man eau easily buy
things under such circumstances, but
when the day Of reckoning comes these
simple words that sound so innocent
when spoken are found to be costly
things. did not believe it until tried
it. l could not have believed that n
man would purchase so many useless
articles simply because &c could have
them charged. But / see il now, and
Il refused TO follow your advice at first
| have gained experience enough to fol.
low IL more implicitly now"
Charles Mathews never allowed him.
self to be led away by the credit sys.
tenn, but has followed the cash rule and
the consequence has been that he could
buy produce, coal, etc, at cheap prices,
aud nc has now cut off the expense Of
house rent, for he owns snug little
cottage, and it is all paid for.
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