The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-01-08

And buggy rides
eyes"
Sand drinks"
"Ah-tut-hardly ever anything of that
kind, you know" says Henry.
"Well, | hope not. But what do you
do with the money otherwise ? A mans
clothes don't cost him much"
"Don't theyl" cxclaims Henry "You
just try it,"
swell" says Amelia, show much, now?"
"Well," says the young man, thought.
fully, there's an everyday suit for winter,
say $50. There's dress suit for parties
and the opera, s75. There's two suits fol
summer and fall and spring, $50. There
are hats, caps, gloves, hosiery, &C., $40
boots and shoes, $35; and--well, how much
is that"
"Two hundred and ninety dollars" re-
spends the ready Amelia.
"Say three hundred, /" responds Henry.
"Very well; that leaves s400. What
do you do with the rest y
swell, there's car fare, say $50"
"Ycs.n
"Theatre tickets, slOO."
YES"
"And--well, let me see---church dona-
tions, say-s25.'
"Yes, well say s25. Welll"
carriage hire, $780,"
"Wellr'
Cigars! l am pretty moderate there
say slO0. How much does the total
amount to now p
Ten hundred and fifty five dollars.
You see there are over $3.50 to be account
ed for"
"Well, feller dom spend all his money,
you know besides, there are Christmas
presents, and lot Of little traps that |
cannot now remember"
Yes, see. No doubt the articles
mentioned would swell the amount to
$780," says Amelia, rather sadly.
"Don't you see, now, remarks Henry,
shat | cannot afford wife ?"
You surely couldn't unless expenses
could be reduced, replies Amelia.
" But instead of being reduced, they
would be doubled" says he.
"Oh, no. says the young lady. "Not
that. should think, for instance, that
was very extravagant if l spent half Of
your salary on myself"
81 Do you suppose you spend less than
5000 yearly?" says Henry.
Perhaps not now," responds Amelia,
blushing; "but | could get along with
much less if ! tried"
Could you, indeed r. queries he.
. Yes" she responds. "Couldn't Z your"
"Why, | suppose Knight. Let me see.
Where would begin2"
Say the Clothes suggests Amelia.
" Yes, that's fact. / could do with
out the dress suit that would be $751;
/" And one of the others2" she says, in
quiringly.
" Y-a-a-s--say one Of the others; s4O."
And little on the boots and shoes ?"
" | believe so say 500 off on those"
" And the carriage hire ?"
" Well, ! suppose L could get along with
the street car; take of $50 for carriage
hire
" Well, how about the cigars ?"
: 1 wouldn't like to give them up en-
tirely, but III throw off $50 on cigars"
very well. And the hats, caps, &C.,
and all the rest, Couldn't you save 500
on the balance2 You know a good suit
of clothes viii last more than one season. .
Well, ! might possibly make it slOO
less" says be.
That makes, with the sl55 left over
and above your stated expenses as a bache-
lor, $500" says the ready Amelia. "You
may add to that SIS which you could
readily save on amusemenis. and you have
the snug sum Of s575 yearly to lay BY
A few yeasof such economy would enable
you to buy a nice little home Of your own
where, with a frugal wife, you could bCtf
live very comfortably for what Il costs 70,
to live by yourself now"
If Henry is anything like the man h,
ought to DO, he viii say at this junctur,