The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-02-23

Now you put down thirteen dollars for this
chain--and twelve dollars for sundries--that
means Tobacco cigars, concerts and such
things. Now take from my quarters wages
md see how much remains .
She did SO. and gave iifty-two dollars as the
result.
Fify-two dollars I" uttered Charles, sink
ing back into his chair, "and we have not
bought one article of clothing or Of furniture.
Fifty-two dollars with which to pay sixty -five.
There is thirteen dollars short this quarter,
and have meant to save at least thirty dol
lars
Well, it's no use to mourn over it." said
the wife, in cheerful tone, for she saw that
her husband felt badly. "Let us commence
again. There is nothing like trying you
know"
For some moments Charles remained silent.
He gazed first upon the bill he held in his
hand, then upon the floor. At last he spoke
Hannah, l see where the trouble is, and /
must freely admit that have been wrong.
If had paid for everything as bought 1t, l
should have hit it. You were right. see 1t
all now. have not estimated the value of
money as | ought. Let me once get up again
to where began, and will do differently,
and pay the rest as soon as get it."
That matter is easily settled" she repli-
ed, for have money by me that had when
was married."
He protested most earnestly against taking
his wife's money, but she insisted on giving
him the money. 1t was her will and he must
submit. So he went down and paid the gro
Gerry bill and on his way home he sold his
gold chain for thirteen dollars. He felt hap
pier now, and was ready to commence the
next quarter.
On the next Monday morning the young
man went into the meat store to send home a
piece Of beef for dinner.
"How much will you have?" asked the
butcher.
30 three or four"
Charles got this far, and then he stopped.
He had always been in the habit of ordering
an indefinite quantity and leaving the butch
err cut off the highest figure and charge the
highest price and then he remembered how
much was usually wasted.
" Let me have two pounds he said. He
stopped and saw 1t weighed, and then paid
for it,
wbsn ha want hom. ot noo,, ,,e found that
b;s two no,,,a. Of hooe .,o,oh Gov a
oood d;nnor Tho next mor,;,o he won, ~
the store. Mr. Waldrou had some nice figs
just come in which he showed. They were
only tren+v-f,Ye cents a pound. 70, n mo.
ment Charles hesitated, but as he remember.
ed that he had to paw for all he bought. he
concluded not to take them, He found that
things were not so enticiur az when the nav.
ment could be postponed. He paid for what
he boupbt and went his way and thus things
went on through the week. When it came
SATURDAY. night he knew all the money in his
pocket was his own. after deductinr the rent
That evening he went over to market with
wilkins and bought as much vegetables and
meat as he thought would last through the
week. He found he had made saving of at
least twenty per cent, and when the oppor-
tunity offered lie made the same saving In
other matters.
At the end of that quarter Charles
Matthews did not have to get slate. He
paid his house rent, and then found he had
was his--he did not owe penny of it.
All, Hannah said he, as he held the
money in his hand and looked it over, "now
] see how easy it is for man to be wrong and
his wife right. This money all comes Of pay