The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-04-05
A Tin Safe.

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had taken to himself a wife, Caroline
Eustis, the daughter of a neighbor, VIII o
had nothing to bring to him but her
own personal merits, which were many,
and habits of thrift learned in an eco
nomical household, under the stern
teaching of necessity.
1t was we'll perhaps that Charles Lyn-
ford should obtain wife of this char
acter, since he himself found it diff
cult to save anything from his income.
1t was not long before Caroline be-
came acquainted with her husband S
failing. She could not feel quite easy
in the knowledge that they were liv-
ing fully up to their income, for see
ing that a time would come when the
family would grow more expensive,
and perhaps her husbands business,
now fourishing, might become less so.
Accordingly, one day she purchased
of tin peddler who came to the door
a little tin safe, such as children fire.
quently use as savings bank. This she
placed conspicuously on the mantel-
piece, so that her husband might be
sure to see it on entering.
"Hello! Carrie, what's that?" he
asked curiously.
"Only little purchase l made to-
day." said his wife.
feBou what is it meant for ?' he asked
again.
"Let me illustrate, said his wife play.
fully. "Have you ten cent piece
about you?"
Charles drew dime from his pocket
His wife taken it from his hand, drop
ped it through little slit at the top.
Charles laughed
$50 you have taken to boarding, Car.
rieP My little wife a miser ?"
"No, only little prudent. But,
seriously, Charley, that is what I want
you to do every night
"What drop dime into that new,
tangled arrangement of yours ?"
"Exactly."
every well ; that will be easy enough.
A dime is a small sum. But may
know what you are going to do with
this newly commenced hoard ?"
clay it by for rainy day." answer
ed Caroline.
Charley laughed merrily.
'sAnd what will dime day amount
to p he inquired.
'In a year it will amount" COM
menced his wife seriously.
"Oh never mind-spare methe calcu
lation. 1t sounds too much like bust
ness and 1 have enough of that during
the day." -.
"But you don't object to my plan ?
'ENot in the least. have no doub
it is very prudent and commendable
but you know Carrie, Inever was gifteo
with much prudence. J"
81 am quite aware of that" said nj
wife smiling.
This ended the conversation for th'
time. The plan inaugurated by the
young wife was steadily carried out
She was not one of those of whom there
are so many, who enter upon a plar
zealously, but soon tire of it. In the
present case she was throughly satisfied
Of the wisdom of her purpose, and re
solved to carry it through. Ever.
evening she called on her husband for ;
dime which was quickly added to th'
accumulation. Frequently he had moi
The exact change, but would toss her
1uarter instead. She would assure hin
IouohinoIv that this would answer he
purpose as we'll.
More than once Charles bantered he
on the subject of the little savings bank
but these were not the only accession
the funds received. Her husband earl.
arranged to make ample allowance TO
Dress. l say ample, though 1 dare sa
some of our city readers might no
consider it so. But Caroline, who wa
in the habit of making her own dresses
provided herself with a good wardrobe
at a much less expense than some no
so we'll versed in the. science of manag
ing could have done.
After calculation she came to tn
conclusion that out of her allowance
she could be able to make daily de
posit equal to that which she exacted o
| her husband. Of this she though
best not to inform Charley-enjoying
| in anticipation, the prospect of beinI
able some time to surprise him with tn
:. unexpected amount of her savings
At the end of every month the I'll
oox was emptied and the entire content
transferred to more pretentious bank
where interest would be allowed. Whe
he sums deposited there became larg
enough, Mrs. Lynford, who had con
siderable business capacity, wlthdre'
and invested in bank and other stocks
which would yeild larger per cen'
Of her mode of Investment her husDan
remained in complete ignorance. NC
did he ever express any desire to
. acquainted with his wife's management
He was an easy, careless fellow, spen(
ing as he went, enjoying the presei