South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-03-01

Seconu cup cI couee. Jobn Stetsou
put on his oyercoa', and took his
~ay to his place of business. may
o. we'll mention. in this connection,
hat he was cashier of small coun-
try bank. AMI. as his duties occupied
bim only few hours in the day, he
was more likely. from the leisure
which be enjoyed, TO indulge in small
expenses.
Ny ~ife is an enthusiast, thought
he. as he was walking down town.
However, her hobby won't cost much,
so might as Vel indulge her in it,
lie stepped Into a store and OBJ
tanned his daily allowance OF cigars.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Stetson proceeded
to tho shop OF a cabinet maker.
Il want you said she, to make me
a mahogany box twelve inches long,
the other Dimensions being four inch.
es each. In the center Of the top is
10 be si', large enough TO sdmit the
largest silver COIN
"A money box said the cabinet
maker.
Yes
Pretty large for that. isn't i. p
Rather sail Mrs. Stetsop, smil-
'ng; but better too large than TOO
small
John Steison fell iu with q COM
panion in the afternoon. with whom
he had social CHAT. AS they were
walking leisurely alorg, they passed
an oyster saloon.
St,tson was particularly fond OF the
bivalves. and he proposed that they
should go in and take seine.
To this his friend dill not denpr,
and they accordingly entered. Two
plates of oysters came 10 Thirty c.nts.
Bes d s this, they took u glass of 20.
ia each, which ma lie ten cents N ire.
This brought up tue ILL to forty
Gems. which Stetson paid. Acccrd.
ingly. adding TO this fifteen cells for
c'gar-, he deposited ff,y-fve cents
IN his wife's hands that evening.
i might as vel make il sixty, lie
said, smiling.
No aaid she. Mt cent ovc..
want tue savings to represent eX,
actly What ) u spend IN these little
luxuri, 6, ard 10 more.
Tie next evening he had nothing
to deposit except the usual amour,
of cigars.
1t wont amount up very fast al
this rate, said he, triumphantly.
Never mind said his wife. i
don't want you to increase your OK
peDdiiures on my account. | am
inclined to thii.k they will not often
be as small as this
She vas right.
The next day, being Wednesday,
John S e!son brought home II couple
of tickets for the theatre. 1t was a
benefit night, and he was auxiou.
that bis wife should go.
certainly, said size. shall be
glad to 20 but you renenbcr our
compac,?'
'Wha 2
How much did you pay fer tie
ticke's!'
Fifty cents apiece
'Tbul will make u dollar. Please
hand that amount for our FUND.
Was tho theatre inc.udtd?' said
job y, a little reluctantly.
Certainly; that wes expressly
mentioned
'oh, well, Cheu, so lei it be. Here
is a silver dolla'.'
Tue doll4r was at once dropped
into the box.
The next cay, in passing a slop
widow, Stetson noticed some fine
oranges.
Just What Mary and he children
would like thought he. IL go in
and inquire the price
They were four cents apiece. dc
bought half dozen, at cost of
qnaiier which, with bis cigar money,
left him tbirty.seven cents 10 deposit.
lie succe ding day lie spent MOI b. !
ing kept for cigars. On Saturday
nc stepped into confectionery es.
tab,ishment With friend aGd bad a
lunch.
When Ills wife .dded up the daily
sums, she found to her own surprise
even, that she bad received from her
husband two dollars and sixty. two
cents. He would have been aston
ished 10 hear IL, but she thought IL
best not TO say anything about il.
RE would have alleged that IL was a
special case, as they all not 90 10 tho
theatre every week. This was true
but then something else was sure TO
come Of equivalent cost, such as O
ride or a concert.
So Time slipped away. The neces.
siiy. according TO tho compact, Of
giving bis wife as much as lie spent
Tor incidental expenses, no doubt
contributed 20 check bin somewhat,
80 that probably ho did not spend
more han two. thirds IS much in
this way as he had done before the
agreement. Still. be kept up 10 the
average Of the first week.
We will COW suppose the year TO
have glided by. John Stetson came
into The sit,ing-room with pre-occu-
pied air.
y la. ore you thinking abcu'Y
asked bis wife.
About the bali acre lot adjoining
the one Holmes bought last ,oar.
Did you wish 70 purchase ~
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