Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-04-05

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she had regularly deposited whatever
money she had not occasion to use, in
one Of the institutions. she found that
she had one hundred and fifty dollars
besides reimbursing herself for the
money during the frs. month, and hav-
ing enough to last the other.
"Well. Elizabeth, have you kept
within your sllowanceT asked her
husband at the time.
II have saved something" said his
wife. "How is it with you y
That's more than I can say. How
ever, I have not exceeded my income
We have lived fully as we'll as last
year, and l don't know but better than
when We spent five hundred"
"It's knack, Ezra" said his wife,
smiling. She Was not inclined to men
ton how much she had saved. Sh,
wanted sometime to surprise him When
it would be of service.
"She may, possibly, have saved up
twenty-five dollars" thought Mr.. New
ton, cor some triHe," and so dismissed
the matter from his mind. AT the end
of the second year, Mrs. Newton's saw
ings, including the interest, amounted
to three hundred and fifty dollars, and
she began to feel quite rich. Her hus-
band did not think to enquire how
much she had saved, supposing, as be-
fore, that it would be but very little.
However, he had piece of good news
to communicate. His salary had been
raised from thousand to twelve hun
bred dollars. He added: Gas / before
allowed you one half of my income for
household purposes, it is no more than
fair should do so now. That will
give YOU better chance to save part
of it than before"
As before, Mrs. Newton merely said
that she had saved something, without
specifying the amount. Her allowance
was increased to six hundred dollars,
but her expenses were not proportion
ately increased at all so that her saw
ings for the third year swelled the ag-
gregate sum in the savings bank to six
hundred dollars. Mr.. Newton, on the
contrary, in spite of his increased sal
airy, was no better off at the end of his
third year than before. His expenses
had increased by q hundred dollars,
though he would have found it difficult
to tell in what way his comfort or hap
piness had been increased thereby. In
spite of his carelessness in regard to his
own affairs, Mr.. Newton was an excell-
ent business man, and his services were
valuable to his employers. They &C
cordingly increased his salary from
time to time, till it reached sixteen
hundred dollars.
He had steadily preserved the custom
Of assigning one-half to his wife, as
heretofore, and this had become such
habit that he never thought to inquire
whether she found it necessary to en-
ploy the whole or rot. Thus ten years
rolled away. During all this time NJ.
Newton lived in the same hired hous'
for which he had paid an annual rent
of one hundred and fifty dollars. Lat
terly, however, he had become dissatis-
fed with it. 1t had passed into the
hands of new landlord, who was not
disposed to keep it in the repair which
he considered desirable. About this
time n block of excellent houses was
erected by capitalist, who designed to
sell them or let hem, as he had an OPP
portunity. They were modern aud
much better arranged than the one in
which Mr.. Newton now lived, and he
felt a strong desire to move into one of
them. He mentioned it to his wife one
morning.
whats the rent?" inquired she.
1.-TWO hundred and twenty-five dol
lars for the corner house; two hundred
for either of the Others"
"The corner house would be prefer
able, on account of the side windows"
Eyes, and that has large yard, be-
sides. | think we had better engage
one of them. l guess I'll engage one
of them to-day; you know our year is
out next week"
please wait till tomorrow before en-
gaging one"
"For what reason?'
81 should first like to examine the
house."
"Very we'll; / suppose tomorrow
will be sufficiently early"
Soon after breakfast, Mrs. Newton
called on Squire Bent, the owner of the
new block, and intimated her desire to
be shown the corner house. The re-
quest was readily complied with. Mrs.
Newton was quite delighted with all
the arrangements, and expressed her
"Are these houses for sale or to let"
,be inquired.
Either" said the man.
"The rent is, understand, two hun