Sharp County record., 1885-04-16
THE TIN SAFE.
A Little Lesson in Domestic Econ
Omy.

Charles Lynford was a young me-
chanic, in good business. At the age
of twenty-slx he had taken to himself a
wife, Caroline Eustis, the daughter Of a
neighbor, who had nothing to bring
him except her own personal merits,
which were many, and habits of thrift
learned in an economical household,
under the stern teaching of necessity
1t was well, perhaps, that Charles Lyn-
ford should obtain a wife Of this char
acter, since he himself found it difficult
to save anything from his income.
1t was not long before Caroline be-
came acquainted with her husbands S
failing. She could not feel quite easy
in the knowledge that they were living
fully up to their income, foreseeing that
time would come when their family
would grow more expensive, and that
perhaps her husbands business, now
flourishing, might become less 50.
Accordingly, one day, she purchased
of tin pedler, who came to the door,
a little tin safe, such as children fire.
quently use as a savings bank. This
she placed conspicuously on the mantel
piece, 50 that her husband might be
sure to see it on entering the room.
Halo, Carrie! what's that article?"
he asked, curiouslY.
"Only little purchase | made to-
day." said the wife.
''But what is it meant for?'
'Let me illustrate" said the wife, in
playful tone. Have you a ten-cent
piece about you?'
Charles drew a dime from his pocket.
His wife, taking it from his hand,
dropped it through n little slit at the
top.
$50 you have taken to boarding,
Carrie? My little wife become a
miserP"
mo, only little prudent. But, Sc
riously, dear, that is what l want you
to do every night"
What! drop dime into that new
tangled arrangement of yours?'
Exactly"
"Very well; that will be easy enough.
A dime is no great sum. But may |
know what you are going to do with
this hoard?"
Lay it by for rainy day." laugh
ingly answered Caroline.
Charles laughed merrily.
"And what will dime day amount
TOP" he inquired.
''In a year it will amount
"Oh, never mind-spare me the cal
culationl 1t sounds too much like busi-
ness, and have enough of that during
the day."
"But you don't object to my plan"
Not in the least l have no doubt it
is very prudent and commendable; but
you know, Carrie, 1 never was gifted
with much prudence" D."
II am quite aware of that, Charles, "
said his wife, smiling.
This ended the conversation for the
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 new plan zeal
ously but soon tire of it. In the pres
ent case she was thoroughly satisfied of
the wisdom of her purpose and resolved
to carry it through. Every night she
called on her husband for a dime, which
was quietly added to the accumulation.
Frequently he had not the exact change,
but would toss her a quarter instead.
She would assure him, laughingly, that
this would answer her purpose equally
as well.
More than once Charles bantered her
on the subject of the little savings bank;
but these were not the only acCeSsons
tho funds ranniund- Her husband carly
arranged to make her an ample allow
ance for dress. l say ample, though [
dare say some of my city readers might
not consider it so. But Carrie, who was
in the habit of making her own dresses,
provided herself with good wardrobe
at a much less expense than some not
so versed in the science of managing
could have done.
After considerable calculation, she
came to the conclusion that out of her
allowance she would be able to make a
daily deposit equal to that she exacted
from her husband. Of this however,