The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-06-26
a TIN SAFE.

81 Charles Lynford was young me
& chanic in good business. At the age of
N twenty six he had taken to himself a
Iwife, Carolina Eustis, the daughter of u
rs neighb0r, who had nothing to bring
Il him except her own personal merits,
IS which were many, and habits of thrift
81 learned i'll All economical household,
# under the stern teaching Of necessity.
1t was well, perhaps, that Charles
q Lynford should obtain q wife Of this
81 character, since he himself found it diff
81 ticult to save anything from his in
n come.
" twas not long before Carolina be-
q came acquainted with her husbands
& failing. She could not feel quite easy
81 in the knowledge that they were living
u fully up to their income, for seeing that
q time would come when their family
Il would grow more expensive, and per-
q 'haps her husbands business, now flour
v lshing, might become less so.
q Accordingly, one day she purchased
q OF tin-peddlcr who came to the door,
little tin safe, such rs children fre-
y quently use us II savings bank. This she
q placed cOnSpicuOuSly Oh the mantel-
piece, so that her husbond might be
q sure to see it on entering.
"Hellol Carrie, what's that?n he
asked curiously.
"Only alittlopurchase made to-day"
said the wife.
"But what is it meant for?" he asked
again.
"Let me illustrator said his wife
s playfully. Have you l0-cent piece
about you?"
d Charles drew u dime from his pocket.
y His wife, taking it from his hand,
& dropped it through little slit ut the
Y top.
& Charles laughed.
$50 you have taken to boarding, Car
& rie? My little wife become miser?"
mo- only little prudent. But, Sc
q riously, Charles, that is what l want
s. you to do every night"
81 "Whatl drop a dime into that new
NJ tangled arrangement of yours?''
IA EXACTLY"
N N every well; that will be easy enough.
S. a dime is no great sum. But may l
a know what you arc going to do with
81 thlS newly commenced h0arl?''
II Lay 1t by for rainy day, "answcied
q Caroline.
81 Charles laughed merrily.
n And what will dime day amount
q to?" lie inquired
N TN year it will amount," COM
# menced his wife seriously
81 20, never 'mind-Spare me the cal
n culationl 1t sounds to much like bust
q ness, and l have enough of that during
q the day."
d But you don't object to my plan?n
II IN OF in the least. l have no doubt
4 it is very prudent and commendable;
& but you know, Carrie, | never was gif-
y ted with much prudence"
to
4 wife smiling.
1 This ended tho conversation for the
time.
The plan inauguratcd by the young
q wife was steadily carried out. She was
not one of those, of whom thore are SO
u many, who enter upon new plan
e ZealouSly, but soon tire of it.. In the
& present case she was thoroughly salts
lied or the wisdom of her purpose, and
q resolved to carry it through. Every
morning she called on her husband for
n dime, which was quickly added to the
accumulation. Frequently he had not
n the exact change, but would toss her IL
& quarter instead. She would assure
4 him, laugningly, that this would an
4 swer her purpose equally us well.
More than once Charles bantered her
on the subject of her little savings
4 bank, but these were not the only acces-
y sions the funds received. Her husband
n early arranged to make her an ample
n allowance for dress. ! say ample.
3S though dare say some of my city rca-
@ ders might not consider it 50. But
IA Caroline, who was in tho habit of MAX
s# ing up her own dresses, provided her.
8 self with good wardrobe at much
Ri less expense than some not 80 we'll
81 Versed i'll the science of managing could
@ have done.
IS Aftor considerable calculation she
" came to the conclusion that out of her
n allowance she could be able to make IL
& daily deposit equal to that she exacted
B from her husband. or this, however,
81 she thought best, on the whole, not to
M inform Charles-enjo in anticipa-
ton, the prospect of being able at some
& time to surprise him with the uncxpec-
ISted amount Of her savings.
s& AT the close Of every month the tin
s@ box was emptied and the entire contents
s# transferred to a more prctcntiOus say
sings bank, where interest would be al
lowed. When the sums deposited there
became largo enough Mrs. Lynford,
a6Who had considerable business capacity,
zEWlthdreW and invested in bank and
Ihsother stocks, which would yield a large
l,Hsper cent. or her mode Of investment
:SSher husband remained in complete ig-
norance. Nor did he ever express any
sSHd desire to be made acquainted with his
sWlfe's management. He was ain easy,
careless fellow, spending as he went,
enjoying the present and not feeling