Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-12-25
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working for a moderate salary, have
often asked me- Having passed the
nervous point of proposing" they
were worrying over the supposed-to-
be necessary delay in calling the
minister's services into reqasitioD,
from q fear lest their income was in
sufficient for supporting home.
From knowledge of tbe doubts en-
tertained by many ofmy foung friends
aud that there are hundreds similarly
situated, write this for their encour.
| agement.
First, have you good share of
plack Next,is your "gentle Annie"
also willing to make the best of pres.
ent circumstances "Yes." Then
it is safe for You to marry on even
small salary. Many times you will
have to sorego cone little luxury that
you have come to look on as neces.
s,ty; bat you will be surprised to fiod
how little you really need If you bold
ly set about living economically. The
best OF advice ia less to be regarded,
perhaps, than practical example
therefore, let rue give you some
| figures that / have at hano from q
friend who got married on salary OF
| $500:
Boarding he had already had
enough of; and, besides, be wanted
to feel free to invite a friend to take
meal with himself and wife, occas-
ionally. and spend the evening.
Rents were high, but he took four
rooms on the second floor of cot
tage in an adjoining city. as it was
cheaper than IN New York. He
paid 5000 year, and used one for
parlor, one for kitchen, one for regu.
lar bedroom. and one for guest. cham
Der.
In the parior was tete-d tete, cost
ing sl5; six rush seat cottage chairs,
SI2; table. SO; clock, So so; what
not, SO To the bedrooms, two wash
stands, IS and So; four walnut
chairs, So; two bedsteads. $3.50 and
50; crockery, 81. In the kitchen.
one rocking chair, $50; four oak
chairs, 81 rs /; table, SO; stove and
fixtures, $40; carving set, 50 so !;
dinner and tea knives, 1925 wood
en- ware. S22; crockery. s25 the
carpets cost sl00.44; the curtains
and shades, SIS, making a total cost
for furnishing completely, in comfort
too, $500 o.. He had saved up only
$3.50; so you see his capital was al
most gone but. instead oil taking a
"wedding trip" he used the money
that wonld have cost in laying in a
small stock Of groceries. Markets
being handy, he bought In small
quantities, for it is better for a young
couple to buy TINS. even though you
pay little more, than run the risk
of food growing stale or spelling on
your hands Never get trusted and
yon will find the dealer will serve you
well. He gave bis wife So week
to support the table. and she man
aged it admirably And here let me
whisper a thing for you to remember:
A wife that is iaclined to be help
mate will always 60 better for you if
you give her a regular sum every
week. She then has chance to plan
ahead, and can exereise her best
powers of management. Ten chances
to one, when Christmas oemes, some
longed for convenience, deferred on
the score of economy, will show it.
self, bearing the neat handwriting of
that dear little wife, and bought with
money she has been long laying aside
ont of her allowance, a cent here, a
dime there, until she has reaped her
reward in your glad surprise.
My dear fellow, you spend more
money in that unsatisfactory board
ing house for board and little expens.
es with those "gay boys" there, than
it would cost you to "keep house."
with that cherished being for whose
companionship you so long. And
when you have her with you fyou
know who | mean), be ever careful
to look first to her comfort and con
venience, and You may rest assured
that you have taken the surest step
to happiness and success in life.
You can rely upon the above state
ment, for l haYe seen the book my
friend keeps, and saw the vouchers !;
therefore, it is from an actual case l
write Hearth and Home.