, 1877-12-14
The "Installment Plan"

Do you observe it III the naflng au'er'
tisements of the dayl Do you read 1t IN
the denominations of rhyme and Jlpg'e
that are lined and loaded and spaced Oh
like poetryi Here is specimen;
aCome, every one, without delay,
And welcome the auspicious day
When chairs and tables, forks and knives,
tn make the happiest set Of wives
When dishes. too, and other things,
Which solid comfort always brings,
Can be procured without expense
,By those who're blessed with common
SENSE
lust sense enough, my modest man,
10 buy on the Instalment Plan
To buy of him who'll bless you all
That give him just friendly call
So. up, Young man, and stratway 90
TO the Magic Monstrous Neyer-failing
Al.containlng Emporium of Suckerman
il Co."
Charley Langdon read the advertise
ment, aud swallowed it.
Dear Molly" he said, to the blue
eyed damsel who tondIy hoped, one Of
these DAYS, to unite her life with his,
"why should we wait longer9 Here we
can get every thing we want for furnish
ing our everything from cellar to
attic-for kitchen, parlor, bedroom and
hall-and the amount to be paid down is
mere bagatelle.
Molly read the advertisement---read
the poetry, and read about the great
blessings which Suckerman was throw
ing all about him, to be picked up and
appropriated by those who were wise.
"But, she suggested, sit has all got TO
be paid for at some time"
Certainly" said Charley; 'but don't
YOU see the amount we shall have to pay
monthly will only amount to sum equal
to what fair rental would be; and thus,
in the end we shall own the property all
clear. declare, Molly, it is a great
thing. Just think of it; the furniture is
really paying for itself. The use we shall
get from it will be worth all We shall
pay for the first year; and that rent is
buying the whole thing. Come, darling,
let us go and see."
Molly could not refuse that; so, on the
following day, she went with her lover
TO the Magic Monstrous Never-failing
All-containing Emporium of Suckerman
~ Co.
Things did not look exactly as Charley
had expected to find them looking.
There was disagreeable smell of paint
and benzine, and that prevailing,
nameless horTor-so ghostly and coffin
like, which comes of new, cheap varnish.
And then things were not as cheap as he
had anticipated. But he had come for
purpose; he was young and buoyant; his
hope was enormous, and he allowed that
hope to become assurance. And then
Mr.. Suckerman presented the case so clear
ly. He knew exactly what the young man
wanted-he had been there himself-it
was great want, and for most noble
and holy purpose. What could there be
on earth so beautiful, so sublime, as the
gathering of two loving, faithful hearts
into one homel And should that home
not be made attractive and comfortablel
An, how grateful he was that he had it
in his power to assist his needy fellows.
Molly was charmed by the mans talk
Poor child She did not know the world
as she will know it later in life. And
Charley was captivated. Of course it
was as Mr.. Suckerman said:
Nothing in the world can so put vim
and energy into a young man as to have
a beautiful home to pay for"
At the moment, with the prospect of a
home ready made to hand before him, he
Gid not give due thought to the much
better thing Of home paid for.
All the lnstallment Plan was an i'm.
mense thing!
Charley and Molly selected their furni-
ture, their kitchen and table ware, their
beds and bedding; and when all had
been set aside it made grand show; and
it would make a still grander show at
home. But the bill was d little start.
ling. Goodness! how the seemingly
trivial things, separately priced, came to
swell in the aggregate Six hundred dol
lars-and he had not selected an article
not really needed. OF course, on the
celebrated Installment Plan, where the
trade was entirely for the benefit of the
buyer, said buyer could not expect re-
duction Of price. However, only one
hundred dollars was to be paid down
For the remainder Charley was to give
five notes, of one hundred dollars each,
payable quarterly. He was sure that he
could do that easily. AS Mr.. Sucker