The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-10-17
Written for the Cairo Bulletin.
LIVE WITHIN YO0R MEANS AND
PAY AS YOU GO.
by /. A. NJ.

1t was on the eve Of my wedding day. |
had been futtering about all day, attend
ing to this putting the finishing touch 70
that, but now all was done, the last trunk
packed and strapped, stood in the wide
hall. Ny travelling dress, which was to be
also my wedding dress lay neatly folded
in my room, ready to be donned by the
happy bride in the morning. had slip
ped into my dear old grandfather's room,
sit down in my low chair and was resting
my tired head on his knee, as used to do
when child. "Well, my dear said the
good old man as he smoothed my hair
with loving touch, tomorrow you will
60 from the roof that has been you home
all your life, to be the wife of worthy
young man; you will be mistress of his
home as well as his heart, and much OF his
success in business depends upon your
Iiudicious advice, and the careful manage
ment of your household affairs. One thing
l am very anxious to impress on your
memory, and that is always live within
your means and pay as you 60"
The next morning dawned bright and
cloudless. Surely bride never had more
lovely day. The wedding took place in
the little chapel, where my parents had
breathed their nuptial VOWS and where |
was baptized in my infancy, and after
partaking Of the wedding breakfast and
receiving the congratulations Of friends,
we were soon safe abroad the cars being
borne swiftly to our city home. My hus-
band was head book-keeper in large mer-
camille house, having been in the employ of
the same firm for over seven years, and had
completely won the confidence Of his en-
ployers by his integrity and industry. We
were to 90 to housekeeping at once My
husband having already rented hand
some house in an aristocratc neighborhood.
On the morrow we were to begin furnish
ing our house, we had secured fine house
and must furnish it with taste
and elegance so as to appear very fine
and make good impression on our neigh
bors. Two days we spent IN making our
| selections, and when at the end of the third
day we sat in our room at the hotel look
| ing over the bills for the things we had or
dcred, was startled to see how much
money we had spent.
swell, never mind" said George, lit
will take more than have saved to meet
all those bills, but we will soon save more
and meet the notes when they fall due
without any trouble"
"Live within your means, and pay as you
| 60" echoed the words of grandfathers
warning in my heart; but George was so
cheerful that | smothered down my vague
fears, and was soon laughing and chatting
merrily.
The next day we took possession Of our
new home, but long before we were fairly
settled to housekeeping we had discovered
that our housekeeping wants were nothing
like supplied and these being added to
our already long list of expenditures, in.
volved US quite deep in debt. Still our
home looked charming, with its bright rich
carpets, elegant furniture, pictures, satuary,
and lace curtains. Then we must also live
in style to correspond with all this Gle.
gance, and as we had been invited and at
tended several receptions, we decided that
the proper thing for US to do was to have a
reception ourselves, and as we were deter
mined not to be outshone by our neigh
bors, our party was decided success in
point Of elegance, to say the least. Thus
we were plunging from one reckless ex-
travagance to another untith notes George
had given when we went to housekeeping
became due. Then as we had saved moth.
ing to meet them, my husbands bright
face began TO assume careworn look, and
his merry whistled tunes were exchanged
TOR troubled signs. About this time dear
= old grandfather visited US for the first time
! and glad as was to see HIM, I could no,
! not silence my conscience for not regard
!: ing the advi of the good old gentleman
to live within our means. AS grandpa si