Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-05-25
TIE TIN SAYINGS BANK.

CHARLES Lynford was a skillful lourn-
eyman in one of our large iron works,
in good work and earning good wages:
At the age Of twenty-six he married
Caroline Elstice, the daughter OF
nejphbor, who although she had no
money dowry, yet brought him many
personal qualifications, combined with
habits of thrift, learned under a sensi-
bic, God-fearing mother in an econo-
mical household, under the stern
teaching of necessity.
Ii was well perhaps, that Charles
Lynford obtained wife Of this charsc.
ter, since lie himself found it very diff
cult to save any thing from his weekly
wages.
Caroline soon became aqualntod Win
her husbands failing. She WAS uneasy
on finding that they were living fully
up to their income. She looked foW-
ward to the time when their family ex-
penses would grow larger, and possibly
her husbands wages might become
lees.
1t WAS New Years day. After much
thought and praying for Gods guidance,
she had purchased of pcddler who
came TO the door little tin safe, such
M children commonly use as the money
box. This she placed in front of the
mantle piece, where Charley would be
sure to see IL
On entering, he called cut, "Hello,
Carrie, what's that?"
"Oniy little purchase that | made
yesterday" said his wife.
aBut what is it meant f0I" he asked.
'Iet me explain it to you, Charles"
said his wife playiully. "Have you
quarter Of dollar in your pocket"
Charles held out quarter. His wife
took it from his hand, and gently drop
ped il into the box through slit In the
top.
Charles laughed.
$50 you've takeE to boarding, Car
RE. Has my little VIE become Il
misel1'
NO, only little prudent. But seri.
ously, CharIe', that is what | want you
to do every week dry morning"
"Whn'l drop n quarter OF dollar
into this new tangled invention OF
yours2"
EXACTLY"
every well, that will he easy enough;
quarter Of Il dollar is no great sum;
but may ! AK what you are going to
do with thIa newly commenced hOard2"
c,. 10y - ~ w. u nanny "'S' ''' "oieo
Charles laughed heartily.
"And what will quarter n day
amount tor he irqnired.
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mellne" MS WHO eeil"uS'y'
va nS'er h'i'l'' squire me- inc CHI
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huI you u, ~, o"Ject 10 my piah'
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Tnig nnded tho co,r..,sot;,n ., bo
t;r,n WV
The plan inauguratcd by the Young
wife was steadily carried out. Caro-.
line was not one of those people who
eagerly enter upon anew plaE and soon
isfed of the wisdom Of her purpose,
and resolved Ivy G IDS blessing to carry
it through. Every morning che oh
tained from her husband a quarter
which was forthwith added to the ac-
cumula'ion. Sometimes Charles had
not quarter in change, but he had
half dollars. Ole of these he would
then toss to his wife instead. And she
would assure him. laughingly, that this
would answer her purposes equally as
we'll
More than once Charles would bant-
or his wife On the subject Of her I'm
saviprs hank but This abo olway.b,rn
~, - ~, ,n,' sue "'""S olo
mo nrart,r and Lalf ,,,I,rofu,o
hushanS U,arn nnt ~" , ,U''a,9 y, ;',o
thot thc ,in h,x r.ca;rod T,'rSas h~'1
early nrr4n,cd IA nsko IL. n,;fa an
annl, allowsrc, f,r dos hu. H.
Wis., ha.t,r.baIfof, u.1,,s;nn,,., ~"
n,ada Lcr n,yn To-, .',l ' TO-, s,io
yided her.rIf With = 5ocent war5 .m 'ih"
ut a mu,b Ies, cost than snrs w"n,on
not 81 well veraed in the science of
household management could have
done.
After considerable thoug&t and cal
cu'a ion Ctr1i' clme to the conc lls' on
that ont of her allowance for dress and
household expenses she could make
daily deposit equal to that which She
had exacted from her husband. OF
this however, she thought IL Sest Mt the
present lime. not t. INFORM Charles.
nniov;or IN ,nticinstion Tho ,,rooroct
of being able nj some future time to
srrn,isn Nm Win ho mnoxnn,,,'d
amount Of her SAVINGS A. no g Lose
Of every month Caroline onencI Sor
TIN box, and carefully transferred the
contents To a savings hank of HIGHER
preteusioss, aud whore interest was al
lowed.
o. his wifo's mode of management
of the money, the husband remained
in complete iguorancs. Nor did he
ever express any desire to kno; whore
it went to. He was An easy. careless
fellow, spending as he went. ENJOYING
the present. and like too MANI NO.,
alasl not feeling any nart;cnlsr CO..
Germ about the future
.4.h, o,I 80 IT.,
r,,,;o,' ChoriN, IS, ISL ears, uuilhS
"n,ch oAarisS LYA,oru had been favored
WIZ, 'vn' YAM WORK anu uninterrupted
neAItn, MS account DOCKS showed that |