The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-12-19

into this new tangled inyention u0''
yoursT ''iOH
Exactly"
every well, that will be EASY enono
a quarter of dollar is no great sun
But may | ask what you are going
DO with this newly commenced hoard
Lay 1t by for rainy day" answerf
Caroline. Charles laughed heartily.
And what will a quarter day amour
toE, he inquired.
In a year it will amount con
menced his wife, seriously.
| oh, never mind; spare me the ca
culationw
"But you don't object to my plar
Charles, do you?"
Not in the least. have not doub
1t IS very prudent and commendable
| but you know, Carrie, | never was gifte,
with much foresight and prudence
Yes, Charles, am well aware tina
smiling. This ended the conversation
at the time.
The plan inaugurated by the youn1
wife was steadily carried out. Caroline
was not one of those people who eagerly
enter upon a new plan and soon tire OF
it. No; she was thoroughly satisfied OF
the wisdom of her purpose, and resolved
come what would, to carry it through.
Every morning she obtained from her
husband a quarter, which was forwith
added to the accumulation Sometimes
Charles had not a quarter in change,
but he had half dollars; one of these he
would toss to his wife instead. And
she would assure him, laughingiy, that
this would answer her purpose equally
as we'll. More than once Charles would
banter his wife on the subject of her tin
savings bank, but this she always bore
with significant smiles.
The quarter and half dollars of the
husband were not the only accessions
that the tin box received. Charles had
early arranged to make his wife an am
pie allowance for dress, but like wise
better half of Workingman, Ahe made
her own dresses aud thus provided her
self with a decent wardrobe at much
less cost than some women not so we'll
versed in the science of household man
agemen could have done. After eonsid-
erable thought and calculation Carrie
Cdl1t W luC COilLtuSlOH LndI Out VI hSl
allowance for dress and household ex-
penses she could make a daily deposit
equal to that which she exacted from
husband. OF this, however, she thought
it best at the present time not to inform
Charles, ENJOYING in anticipation the
prospect of being able at some future
time to surprise him with the unex-
pected amount of her savings. At the
close of every month Caroline opened
her tin box and carefully transferred the
contents to 4 savings bank of higher
pretensions, and where interest was al
lowed.
OF his wifes mode of management of
the money the husband remained in
complete ignorance, nor did he express
any desire to know where it went to.
He was an easy, careless fellow, spend
ing as he went, enjoying the present,
and, like too many men, alas! not feel
iLg any particular concern about the
future At the end Of eight years, dur
ing which Charles Bynford had been
favored with constant work and unin-
terrupted health, his cccount books
showed that his expense had not ex-
ceeded his income, for he saw that
there were q few dollars on the credit
side.
"That's running pretty close, isn't it,
Carrie?" he said laughingly. Il take
credit to myself for keeping on the right
side of the line. But then / suppose
that you have saved up good sum-"
How much do you Think? asked his
wife.
''Oh, perhaps 500" said Charles.
His wife smiled, but did not volunteer
10 enIighten him as the correctness of
his conjecture. So things went on until
there came a panic in the iron trade-a
panic so severe that tens of thousands
of workingmen and their families were
affected by it; and among them were
Charles Lynford and his wife.
One evening Charles came home look
ing very sad--a rare thing with him.
Caroline, who had watched the signs OF
the times, WAS not unprepared for her
husbands sad lock. She had expected
that the trade of the great iron works
would be affected.
"What is the matter, Charles" she
asked cheerfully.
1.-The matter is, Carrie, that we shall
have TO economize greatly" he replied.
''Any thing unfayorAble at the works,
Charlesf'
81 should think there was. / shall be
put on half time next week, and | am
afraid that even that will fail before
long. You have no idea, Carrie, how
dull business of every kind has become,
and especially in our trade"
II think / have, Charles" said his
wife, quietly. 81 have read little in
the paper lately, and | have been look
ing out for something of this kind"
aDo you think We can reduce our ex-
penses one-half" asked the husband,
doubtfully. :.
s'I do think we shall be able to do so,
said Caroline. '.Both of rs are well
supplied with clothing, and can do With
out any more, think, for year. mat
will cut off not & little expense. Then
there are a great manySEnlekknaeks you
are accustomed % buy-little things
that Won ars.1s6 kind as to bring home 70
tfednently. These can do without.
Then we can live more plainiy-have
less meat and pastry, and more oatmeal;
and have no doubt it will, rightly con
dueted. result in great saving.
aWhat a clever calculator you are,
Carriee, said Charles. feeling considers
blv easier in his mind. 4 really think
that. after what you have said, 1t won't
/ be 80 hard to live on half our usual IN
come, for the present at least But
and his eountenance agasn changed
sssuppose my work should entirely tatl,
/ I imagine that, clever IS YOU are, You
couldn't reduce our expenses to nothing
at ali, could you Y
aWell, that certainly suTpasses my
i nowers. Charlie, said Carrie. smiling
tbut even in that case there IS nf
ground for encouragement. lou hav'
not forgotten our tin savings bank, haS'
youf
/ said her husband. suppose tila
would keep the wolf from the door 10
few weeks His wife smiled.
HAnd in those few weeks after
pause, she added, smilingl - cuisines
might revive.
hone that Il will be Al right. 81 try +
! trust and not De afraid and thanl
5 God more and more for my clever an
'7 Tks approximations q which Charlie
5 |StTnfoEd had given expEe non proved
Z - .onfr too well founded. IN les tha'
= : n,orfh from the day on which II
: sf6re conversation took place the laFs
irer zol''ks were s1iosed and Charlie
!, .z.s<f s 4 ttS|1ssr.a other hands. N1s viii
j, S.s1 .s..1'. 81 AI1honEh Charlie
/. .ST.|s1f led 12{IrI rsIst lnIs. get i ~
ii + fsSSI..I Blow WhEn i came. and
: s2.'r returned Hc11e in deep soEEoN