The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-02-10
JUST CHARGE IT,

JUST CHARGE IT.
"Charles, what did this peach pre-.
serve cost ?''
''I'm sure l don't know, Hannah"
"But you bought it this morning."
al know | did, but | didn't ask The
1 price of it."
2 "Didn't you pay for it? p
"Ne."
"Why not?@
tOh, because | couldn't make
change. l have opened an account
, with Mr.. Waldron and shall hereafter
settle once in three months"
This conversation was carried on at
the tea-table, between Charles Mat
thews and his wife. Matthews was a
young mechanic who had just COM
menced housekeeping, and as he was
making excellent wages he could af-
ford 10 live pretty we'll After he had
made known his determined arrange
ment to his wife she remained some
time IN silent thought
"Charles," she at length said, in
mild, persuasive tone, II think it
! would be better to pay for things as
you take them. Yon know you get
your pay every Saturday night, and
you could pay as yon go very easily
81 know could" replied Mr.. Mat
thews, with the air Of a man who had
unanswerable arguments at his COM
mand 'but then it would not be near
so handy. You see i shall save all the
trouble of making change, and shall |
not only save time, but also avoid |
making mistakes
"Mistakes ?"repeated Hannah "How |
can mistakes occur when you pay for
things as you get them? 2"
al will tell You. Sometimes it NAV
not be convenient TO pay for thing
when get it, may forget my mon-
ey. or may only take it Oh trial-then
if | pay for part and not for all some
things may get charged which / pay
for. No. Hannah, settlement once a
quarter will be the best all round-I
am satisfied of it,"
swell, perhaps it may said the
wife with all earnest tone and look,
and yet with a smile; "but cannot
think as you do"
"But why not ?"
"Why, on all accounts. In the first
place, you will buy more than if YOU
paid cash. Now you needn't shake
your head, for know it. There are
many little luxuries, little extras,
which we do not need, but which you
will be apt TO buy if you do not have
to pay the money down. l gnow
something of this credit system, and
know it is not a fair or good thing. In
the second place. if you pay cash for
everything you will get your goods
cheaper. A trader will sell cheaper
when he can have The money in his
hands than when he has 10 carry out
the amount on his ledger"
"But let me tell you, Hannah, that
Mr.. Waldron will not cheat. lie is not
the man to take advantage in that ,
way"
"You misunderstood me, Charles,
do you know that all traders can af-
ford TO sell cheaper when they have
the money in their hands, and do not
have 10 carry the amount TO their
ledgers? They could afford to do SO. .
Traders like to secure such customers ,
l think you will find it 10 your advan |
tage to try the cash system. Now s
do not believe you would have bought ,
this peach preserve if ou Ii I'd to pay ,
cash for il" ,
"But bought that to please yon,
md thought you would be pleased"
81 know you did," she replied, as
she placed her hand aficctionateiy up
III his shoulder. 81 know you would !,
10 anything 10 please me; but for the !
AXE Of helping you, would forego 4,
III such things. Then after few wears /,
perhaps we might own Il cottage OF /
,ur own" y
For several.days Charles only sent 9
lp frcm the store what was really
leedcd. At length as he went 10 the +,
tore one morning on his way TO his il
york, he saw some splendid pickles in s.
ancy jars. lie had ordered the arti- h
les he needed, and was about 10 leave "
phen Mr.. Waldron spoke: b
''Mr. Matthew'S" said he, "don't YOU
'ant a jar of pickles? carried my C.
7ife in a jar last evening and she +,
kinks them superior TO any she ever d
aw.'' h
Now Charles knew that his wife a.