St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-04

even II we sent In some on that very day.
That was virtually giving US one months
lodging for nothing. Don't take that as
q precedent" said the plump young man,
hastily, to his impecunious friend. 1T
isn't one. Sissie was altogether extraor-
binary; she was extremely pretty, and it
IS an acknowledged fact that pretty girls
can do anything they like with
crabby old men. Well, as / said, l was led
from the house. and we walked over to the
East side. handed the sos to Sissie, per-
fectly satisfied by this time that the money
was Infinitely better In her care than in
mine And now let me give you a list of
the purchases we made on that and the
three Following days. They were numer-
Gus, but. as you viii see, to the point.
Don't think that any of the prices 1 men,
ton are at all out of the common. They
are not. They can be duplicated any day,
IL you only know where TO duplicate them.
We first OF all bought an imitation walnut
bedstead for So. 1t was by no means a
handsome article of furniture, but we were
sufficiently handsome ourselves to supply
the deficiency. A mattress took another
-; spring, 81; washstand, 50; dining
table, $3.50; a kitchen table, Sl.5O; a bu-
reau, 81; six chairs. So; a couple of pil-
lows, S1.50; a sitting -room table, s.. so. A
handsome rug, quite large enough for our
sitting room, was purchased for 50. This
was S33 worth OF goods in cold cash. A
gasoline stove. with several little accesso-
rleS IN the way of utensils. stood Us in IS;
kitchen safe, $3.50; set of china-not
Dresden, nor SevreS, but good. servieeable,
everyday articles-S5; a toilet set, So. 80:
silver-plated teaspoons, $3.50; knives and
forks, SITS, and wardrobe, $3.50. This
completed our purchases. Sum expended,
500. 10; balance in hand, S2.25. With that
we bought various sundries. A month from
that day, my dear fellows, we moved into
our apartment as man and wife.
''What pluck" said the impecunious
young man admiringly, while the slim
young man said he wished his wife had
known as much.
ITO housekeeping we went at once" re-
sumed the plump experience-teller. 1T
took US a little time to get everything down
10 system. But it was only a very short
time. My wife, / omitted TO say, received
the linen necessary for our small household
as wedding present. A considerate aunt
had been careful to state her intention be-
forehand. and that expenditure has there
fore, been spared US. Well, let me tell you
what l did with my $40 a week. / put
away regularlarly 1878 for the rent and So
with equal regularity for clothes, when we
should need them. Our food cost US 81 a
week. My wife was capital cook and
knew how TO make those cute little dishes
which never taste as though they were made
from the remains of yesterday. i can safely
say that during the while of the S10-a-week
period i never tasted one of those hashes
famous In boarding houses and called by
my wife 'stewed resurrection The dishes
l was served with were always dainty.
They were quite inexpensive, and were
simply the result of a skillful housewives
knowledge. They brought my expenses to
1918 week. The extra quarter | spent
for egarets and extras. | never rode in q
street car for many years in my life. Dc
casionally we trespassed upon our clothing
fund and went into the country. But the
ends never failed to meet, and never have
| spent happier time than had in those
days. Money is not everything, my dear
fellow, though 1t Is great deal"
Il feel better already" said the impe-
cunious young man joyfully. 'I-I-wilI
get married"
''rd like to get married over again." said
the slim youth mournfully.
"a good housewife is everything" re-
marked the plump experience teller, by way
Of corollary. Remember Dean Swift's
words. The reason why so few marriages
are happy, is because young ladies spend
their time in making nets, not in making
cageS'"