The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-03-18
COUNTING TIE COSTS.

COUNTING TIE COSTS.
"Are YOU intending to buy a new
sleigh this winter" asked a mechanic of
Charles Wallace, As he met him on the
street.
81 have not decided yet. Why ?"
IL have some good ones on hand. and
will sell YOU one at bargain. Come
and see them"
"lf conclude to purchase ! will give
you call"
II will give you iimc-if YOU have
not the money jus, now; can wait
three or six months, il you like ; glad
to accommodate you"
Charles Wallace was young man just
started in life. He had bought snug
little farm with a coy little cottage and
good buildings, and brought his
young wife there to help him enjoy his
new home. He paid eight hundred dol
lars down. and gave a mortgage for the
other thousand dollar, TO be paid in
yearly inSiallments OF two hundred dol.
lars principal. and the interest of the
remainder. Ellen had little money
that she had earned in teaching school,
and she had furnished the house as far
As she could, without running into debt.
She was 4 sensible girl and perferred
buying fifty sheep TO furnishing the par.
lor. ''it will not take long" she said,
"for the sheep to bring money enough
TO buy parlor sc, and carpet. and We
shall have them growing all the time.
and we can wait ; our sitting room is
good enough" SO when her husband
came in and told her ,ha, Jones would
sell him a sleigh and wait for his pay,
she shook her head and looked grave.
al would not do il, Charley. We
shall not drive much this winter, and
tha, old box sleigh OF your fathers will
answer very well.
"You don't think can afford it,
suppose"
"You know tha, in three months there
is two hundred dollars besides sixty dol,
lars interest. TO be paid. which we mus,
not fail TO meet. Let Us see where il is
coming from before We agree to pay fifty
dollars more for a new sleigh that we
can get along without"
The Young man looked rather serious,
and ate his dinner very quietly. That
evening he sat down by the stove while
Ellen was clearing the table, and said
al reckon shall have TO give up the
sleigh; have been thinking over whal
you said at noon and unless sell of
some OF the stock cannot for the life
OF me see how can raise the money fol
a payment on the farm in three months. o
THAT has to be done, Charley, and
we must not sell the stock either; il
would be like killing the goose that laid
the golden egg"
"Have you sent for your parlor furni
ture yet ?"
"No, was in no hurry we shall no
use the room half dozen times through
the winter so ! put the wool money
into the bank till needed it,"
"We had good luck with our poultry
that brought us hundred and fifteer
dollars; but | have to pay some out o
that. How large a store bill do yo,
suppose we have, Ellen?''
al have no store bill, Charley, or an,
other bill to pay. Ihave sold eggs ane
butter for groceries.
al owe something for nails dozel
dollars or SC"
"Then there is twenty-five dollars OIL
the sewing machineI"
"Yes and is there not balance du
on the pigs or have you paid it1"
"No ten dollars there and twent
dollars more on the colt and say tel
dollars to the blacksmith ?"
Anything else you can think OF
Charley1
"My boots Three and half lie
me see; it seems as il there was some
thing more. Yes, you know ! got
meat barrel and water tub six more =
"It will take about the poultry none
to pay these bills, and Iwould pay ther
right away"
"They ought to be paid sure Blu
Ellen, where will the money conc fror
to take up the first note?"
"You have some grain to sell, unles
you conclude to feed the lambs and "a
them for market"
lhey are yours. IL would pay !
fat them !"
"Oh we are going to pay for the farm
whether the parlor is ever furnished Q
not ; and we will keep out Of debt
possible, for the future"
"I did not suppose that was OWN
so much"
"Little debts count up fast, and
does not take long to make them large
/ hope you will settle them all up rigt
away, so as to begin free man. A ma
in debt is a slave to his creditors.
oSuDpose we get n hundred dollai