South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-12-21

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examining her hank ook. for she bad
regularly deposited whatever money
she bad not occasion TO use in one OF
these institutions, she found that che
bad $3.50 besides reimbursing herself
for The money expended during the
frst month, AID haviog enough left
10 last ano' her.
We'll Elizabeth, have you kept
within your allowances p asked her
husband 1t this time. j guess VOC
have not found it so easy to save ~
you had thought
y have saved something. however.
said his wife. But how 10 it with
your ar8 gFtE 49,
That's more than can say. How.
ever, have no, exceeded my income.
That's one good thing. Ifnd / have
exactly spent all. But / can't zee
Tow you have saved anything. We
have lived full As we'll, and I don't
know but better than last year, when
we spent $500
Irs a knsck, Ezra said HE wife,
smiling.
She Was not inclined TO mention
how much che had saved. She want.
ed some time or other TO surprise
him with |, wen It would be OF some
service.
She may possibly have saved up
$25, thought Dir. Newton, 'or some
such trifie, and % dismissed the mat.
ter from his mind.
At The end Of the second year Mrs.
New,on's savings. including interest,
amounted to $3.50, and she began to
feel quite rich.
! Her husband did not think to In
quire how she had succeeded, suppoe-
ing a. before that il could be bat
very .msll sum.
However. he hsd & piece OF good
news TO COMMANDERS. Ills sa'ary
had been raised from $1,000 to ST.
200.
He added: As 1 before allowed
you ons half my income for house
hold expenses, It 10 no more than fair
that should d. so now. TIA. will
give you better chance 10 save up q
part of it than before. InGeed, I
don't know how y.u have succeeted
IL saving anything thus far
As before, Mrs. Newton simply
said that she had saved something,
wi,hout specify ing tie amodnt.
Her allowance wss increased to
5000, but her expenses were not pro-
portionattly creased. Indeed they
we're not increased at all, 90 that her
ssvings for the third year swelled the
aggregate sum in the savings bank
10 5000.
Mr.. Newton, on the contrary, ia
spite Of his increased salary was no
better off at The end of the third wear
than before. His expenses bad in
creased by hundred dollars, though
he would have found it difficult to toll
in what way his comfort or happiness
had been increased thereby.
In spite Of bis csrel,saness Ia re-
gard 10 his own sfrairs. Mr. Newton
was an excoller man of busip ess, and
his services were valuable 10 his em-
ploycrs. They accordingly increased
biz salary from time to time, till it
reached 81. 800 He had standby
preserved the custom OF assigning
ono -baif to his wife for the same pur.
poses. heretofore. and this had be.
come such q habit that no never
thought to inquire whether she found
IL necessary TO employ the whole or
no..
THUS ten years rolled away. Dur.
Ing all this time SIR. Newton lived in
the same hired house. for which he
had paid an annual rental of $3.50.
La.terly, however, he had become dis
satisfied with il. IL had passed into
the hands Of new landlord who was
not disposed TO keep II in repair,
" hich he considered desirable.
Abeu, this time a block of excel
lent houses was erected by \ capital.
ist, wbo designed 10 sell or let them.
as be might have an opportunity.
They were mere modern ADD much
better arranged than the one in which
Mr. Newton now lived and he felt
strong desire to move TO one OF them.
He mentioned this TO his rife one
morning.
What is tho rent, Ezra ? inquired
his wife.
= 1926 for the corner house; 5000
for either OF the others
The corner one would be prefers-
ole on sccouot Of the side windows.
Yes; and they have n larger yard,
besides. think We must hire one
Of them. ] guess I'll engage one to-
day; you know our year 10 out here
next week
Please wait. Ezra, till to morrow,
before engaging one
For what reasonP
Il should like 10 examine the house
Very well I suppose Tomorrow
will be sufficiently early
Soon after breakfast Mrs. Newton
called on Squire Bent, the owner Of
the new block. AID animated bor de.
sire to- DO shown the cornor house.
This request he glad y complied with.
hrs. Newton vas quite delighted With
All the arrangements, and expressed
her satisfaction.
Are these houses for sale or TO let?'
she inquired.
Either, said the owner.
The rent is, understand, 1925
Yes, | consider the corner house