Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-11-27
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"a correspondent q rAs E~sssse Tes relates how
a young msR wss saved hatape, snd IN his story
there lies lesson ~hlch uaAny yoons man we0ld Do
vel % lsy 10 hesrtl
A Young man. clerk in one Of the
Wall street mOneyed institutions. applied
to one Of our distinguished merchants,
who is director. and asked him for his
influence to get his salary raised.
The merchant said to him: "HOw
much is your salary now ?" Twelve
hundred dollars" was the answer.
"How much do yOu save year ?"
Not one dollar; with a wife aud two
children can only just make both ends
meet"
"whatl don't save anything p
mo. sir; can but just exist"
''I make it rule to assist no one who
does not save something every year. No
matter how small his pay. something
should be saved. How many cigars do
you smoke-and their cost ?"
well, some three day; costing,
together. about twenty cents"
"Do you 60 to the theatres, and how
often and how many persons with
you ?"
IL go some half dozen times during
the winter. with my wife and sister,
costing, including railroad fare. say $50"
"DO you drink ardent spirits, wine,
beer. etc. p
Il generally take glass or two Of
ale or cider"
do you say you cannot save anything?
while your unnecessary yearly expenses
for cigars, drinks, and amusements. by
your own showing, cannot cost less than
$500. Until you begin to save, raising
your salary would do you no good. Try
saving for six months and report to INC
the result"
At the end Of the time the young man
brought the merchant his expense book.
showing clear saving Of sl0i.20. This
induced the merchant TO take him cor
daily by the hand, down to the institu-
ton. and urge the president to increase
his salary from 81. 200 to $1,000. In
another six months his savings amount
ed to almost $500. The merchant on
this showing said to him: Young man,
you are now on the road to wealth and
position" This young man is now worth
some 0.OOO-all due TO the saving Of
the 6rst 500 The merchant. no doubt.
is now daily made happy every time be
sees the institution BY the delightful re-
fection Of having saved this man. as
well as his family.
There are now hundreds Of families
in this city who are highly cultivated
that do not know where their next neal
is coming from. Could they have had
the advice Of this old merchant, and
followed it. they would now be in afau-
enee, not reduced to beggary. Only
Yesterday a highly respectable lady.
with three young daughters. applied for
immediate assistance to buy bread Her
husband had recently died, after enjoy
ing a salary for some twenty years Of
from $500 to $4,000. without having
saved anything. The practical result Of
this case is that this lady. for twenty
wears. has secured every luxury within
her reach, while am indebted for all l
nov have 10 the denial Of luxuries for
myself and family. and am now asked
70 help support Der, out Of my savings.
such a. she would not make for herseiL
With ber present views Of economy she
sees bow she could have lived on half
his salary. Had she done %, it would
amount 70 some City thousand dollars.
the interest Of which would have made
ber aud her children independent for
| life.