Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-11-07

SELECT STORY.
SMALL SAVINGS.

| "a PiISoioh.
"Docs what? ?" asked his wife, look
ing up from her sewing.
"Why, save so much money from
his wages, Of course"
"Then he saves, does he?"
"You know the half-acre corne
lot adjoining his house 2"
"Yes."
"Well, he has bought it for hun
dred dollars, and, what is more, pait
for it out Of money saved from hi
salary this year."
Glow does his salary compare with
yours ?"
"He has seven hundred dollars {
year, while | have eight. Then oul
families are the same each of us
have two children"
"Yet l am afraid that you do not
save near that amount"
"No, guess not. The fact is if
find myself square at the end of the
year I think myself lucky"
"And yet, John," said his wife
gravely, sit seems to me as if We
ought to lay by something"
at is easy enough to say that, but
the question is how are we going to
do it? There is Mary's music
lessons at ten dollars a quarter. That
is the only way l can think of, and |
shouldn't want to stop them.''
"No, of course not; but isn't there
another way?'
"Not that | know of
''Don't you think, John, that the
little incidental expenses cost more
than you imagine ?"
"Such as what ?"
"Cigars, ice cream, oysters, the
theatre and so on
John Stetson WINGED little.
"They are mere trihes,'' said he,
carelessly. ga few cents each time.
Pooh. They would make precious
little difference at the end of the
year."
"You know there is an old proverb
-'Many little makes a mickle.'"
"Pshaw! l hate proverbs. Be-
sides, these little things are really of
very little account. A man does not
feel the sum he pays out, and if it
didn't 90 in one way it would i'll
another"
GLOW many cigars do you smoke
in a day ?" pursued his wife.
"Three.
"And how much do you pay for
them ?"
"Four cents apiece"
"That would make twelve cents.
Not much in itself, but multiplied
by larger number, it amounts to
something"
"What are you driving at, Mary"
81 am going to make proposition
to YOU"
k.T
"You say you do not mind q few
cents day."
"Of course not
"Then | propose that sroall box
be obtained, with slit in the lid,
Just like the children's tin savings
boxes, in short, only larger; and for
every cent you spend for cigars, ice
cream, theaters, Or any such luxury,
you deposit an equal sum in the
box
John Stetson laughed.
Il dare say" he remarked, sit
would bring me out Il perfect Cr9sus
at the end of the year"
"Do You agree? ?" askrd his wife,
with some appearance Of anxiety.
"Yes, have no grear objection If
you desire it, though | acknowledge
it seems little foolish and childish" "
"Never mind about that. / have
your promise, and we will try the ex-
pertinent a year. If it doesn't
amount to enough to make it an OBJ
iect, then it will be time to give it
up"
"You must take ali the trouble OF
it. / can't engage to do anything
about it except to furnish the money
when it is called for"
"This is all l reqnire of you. But
l shall expect you to give an account
every night of all that you have dis,
bursed in the ways l spoke of, and tc
be prepared with an equal amount OF
change for deposit"
Every well, will try"
This conversation took place at the
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