Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04
JUST CHARGE 1T.

JUST CHARGE 1T.
"Charles, what did this peach pre-
serve cost?"
''I'm sure l don't know, Hannah.
"But You bought it this morning.
81 know l did, but l didn't ask tn
price of il"
Didn't you pay for it,"
mo"
"Why not?"
go, because l couldn't make th'
change. I have opened an accoun
with Mr.. Waldron, and shall here
after settle once in three months"
This conversation was carried OF
at the tea table between Charlie
Matthews and his wife. Matthew
was young mechanic, who had jus
commenced housekeeping, and as h'
made excellent wages he could at
ford to live pretty well. After h'
had made known his determined
agreemen to his wife, she remained
some time IN silent thought.
"Charles," she at length said, in
mild, persuasive tone, 81 think /
would be best to pay tor things al
you get them. You know you ge
your pay for work every Saturda,
night, and you can pay as you g
very easily"
81 know l could" replied Mr.. Mat
thews, with the air of q man who hat
unanswerable arguments at his com
mand; "but, then, it would not. b'
near so handy. You see, | shall save
all the trouble of making change anc
shall not molly save time, but als(
avoid making mistakes"
"Mistakes?" repeated Hannah
"How can mistakes occur when yol
pay for things as you get them?"
81 will tell you. Sometimes it may
not be convenient to pay for thing
when | get it may forget my mo
ney, or may only take it on trial
then If [ pay for part and not TO-
all, some things may get charged
which l pay for. No, Hannah; a set
tlement once quarter will be The
best and most convenient all around
| am satisfied of it."
"Well, perhaps it may" said the
wife, with smile, "but | canno
think as you do"
"And why not?"
"Why, on all accounts. In th'
first place, you will buy more than i
you paid cash. Now you needn'
shake your head, for l know it.
There are many little luxuries, little
extras, which we do not need, bu
which you will be apt to buy if yot
do not have to pay the money down
l know something Of this credit sys
TEN, and I know it is not a fair OF
good thing. In the second place, il
you pay cash for everything, you vii
get your goods cheaper. A trader
will sell cheaper than when he has tc
carry out the amount on his ledger
"But let me tell you, Hannah, tha
Mr.. Waldron will not cheat; he il
not the man to take advantagein tha
way"
"You misunderstood me, Charles
do you know that all traders can at
ford to sell cheaper when they have
the money in their hands and do mo-
have to carry the amount to theil
ledgers? They can afford to do so
Traders like to secure cash customers
l think you will find it for your ad
vantage to try the cash system.-
Now l do not believe that you would
have bought this peach preserve il
you had to pay cash for it,"
"But l bought that to please you
and 1 thought you would be pleased.
81 know you did," she replied
placing her hand atfectionately upor
his shoulder. 81 know you would dc
anything to please me; but for the
sake Of helping you, would forege
all such things. Then after few
years, perhaps, we might own a little
cottage of our own"
For several days Charles only sen,
up from the store what they really
needed. AT length, as he went te
the store one morning on his way tC
his work, he saw some splendid
pickles in fancy jars. lie had order
ed the articles he needed and was
about to leave, when Mr.. Waldror
spoke:
"Mr. Matthews, don't you want 9
jar of pickles? l carried my wife in
jar last evening and she thinks
them superior to any she ever saw
Now Charles knew that his wife
had plenty of plain picked cucum
bers, some that her mother had put
down for her, but Mr.. Waldron's
wife had some of these fancy ones
and why shouldn't Hannah? And SC
he ordered a jar, and as 1t was incon
venlent to pay for it, ordered ii
charged.
"Mr. Matthews, anything you may
want you can order at any time, and