News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-30

Danu at tnlS Time. Il guess you nave
not found it so easy to save as yor
thought for"
81 have saved something, however,
said his wife. "But how is it witt
you?"
"That's more than I can say. How
ever, I have not exceeded my income
That's one good thing. 1 find 1 hav
exactly spent all. But can't see hoy
you have saved anything. We hav
lived full as we'll, and I don't know bu
better than last year, when we spen
$780,"
'It's knack, Ezra" said his wife
smiling.
She was not inclined to mention hov
much she had saved. She wanted som'
time or other to surprise him with i
when it would be of some service.
''She may possibly have saved VI
S25," thought Mr.. Newton, ''or some
such trife, Z" and so dismissed the matter
from his mind.
At the end of the second year Mrs.
ssntsd Msgafiti Il 49, and sfs began to fee fee
quite rich.
Her husband did not think to inquire
how she had succeeded, supposing as
before that it could be but a very small
sum.
However, he had piece of good news
to communicate. His sIlary had been
raised from 81, 900 to 81, 200.
He ided, 'As l before allowed you
one-half my income for household ex-
penSes, it is no more than fair that /
should do so now. That will give you a
better chance to save up part of it than
before. Indeed, don't know how you
have succeeded in saving anything thus
| far"
As before, Mrs. Newton simply said
that she had saved something, without
specifying the amount.
Her allowance was increased to 5000,
| but her expenses were not proportion
ately increased. Indeed they were
scarcely increased at all, so that her
savings for the third year swelled the
aggregate sum in tae savings bank to
$500.
Mr.. Newton, on the contrary, in spite
of his increased salary, was no better off
at the end of the third year than before.
His expenses had increased by hun
dred dollars, though he would have
found it difficult to tell in what way his
comfort or happiness had been increased
thereby,
In spite of his carelessness in regard
to his own affairs, Mr.. Newton was an
excellent man of business, and his ser
vices were valuable to his employers.
They accordingly increased his salary
from time to time, till it reached 81 600.
He had steadily preserved the custom of
assigning one half to his wife for the
same purposes as heretofore, and this
had become such a habit that he never
thought to inquire whether she found it
necessary to employ the whole or not.
Tins ten years rolled away. During
all this time Mr.. Newton lived in the
same hired house, for which he had
paid an annual rental of S160. Latterly,
however, he had become dissatisfied
with it. 1t had passed into the hands
of n new landlord, who was not disposed |
20 keep it in the repair which he con |
'idered desirable
About this time block of excellent
designed to sell or let him, as he might !
have an opportunity. They were more
modern and much better arranged than
the one in which Mr.. Newton nowlived |
and he felt a strong desire to move to |
one of them. He mentioned this to his |
wife one morning.
"What is the rent, Ezra2" inquired |
his wife.
"rwo hundred and twenty-five dol |
lars for the corner houses; 5000 for |
either of the others"
"The corner ones would be preferable |
on account of the side windows"
"Yes; and they have q larger yard, be- |
sides. think we must hire one of |
them. I guess I'll engage one to-day: |
you know our year is out here next |
week"
"Please wait, Ezra, till tomorrow, be-
fore engaging one."
''For what reason?"
81 should like to examine the house.
every well; l suppose tomorrow will |
be sufficiently early"
Soon after breakfast Mrs. Newton |
called on Squire Bent, the corner of the |
new block, and intimated her desire to |
be shown the corner house. This re- |
quest he cheerfully complied with. Mrs. |
Newton was quite delighted with all the |
and expressed her salts |
faction.
''Are these houses for sale or to let2''
she inquired.
either, said the owner.
'The rent is, understand, 1925"
''Yes. [ consider the corner house to |
be worth $25 more rent than the rest"
Sand what do you charge for the |
house, to cash purchaser" asked Mrs.
Newton, with subdued eagerness.
"Four thousand dollars" was the re-
ply; "and that is but a small advance
upon cost"
every we'll; will buy it of you, said
Mrs. Newton, quietly.
"What did 1 understand you to say2"
asked the Squire, scarcely believing his
ears.
81 repeat that will buy the house at
your price and pay you the money with
n a week"
"Then the house is yours. But your
said nothing of his intention,
md, in fact, did not know"
"That he had the money to invest, 1 |
you were going to say. Neither
loes he know it and L must ask you not
o tell him for the present"
The next morning Mrs. Newton invit-
e1> al her husband tn |