The morning call., 1892-11-23

slipshod fashion-littIe packets here and
there.
II buy a sack of -four at time and do
my own baking, which makes a great saw
ing on bread, which is an important item Of
expense.
my husband can't afford to drink beer.
We don't have that expense in the house.
"DoctoIs' bills? That is a rich mans
luxury. Poor people lead too healthy lives
to fall sick under ordinary everyday circum-
stances. Hard work is great help to-
ward health, and children don't get sick on
plain. substantial food"
A chorus of laughter from the juveniles
bade defiance TO Ill health and the baby
crowed vigorously.
Now. l am afraid must go back to my
cooking. MY husband works very hard
and wants his meals regularly to time. If
talk with you will serve to help anybody ]
shall be very glad.
Business? Why my husband was en-
ployed in buying goods for city firm, but
they collapsed, and now he is working in a
tannery till he can get anything else to do
Times have been hard these last two years"
With a pleasant smile she babe the re-
porter adieu and returned to her work.
of numerous persons who are doing COM
fortably, If not luxurously. on limited iu-
comes Of not more than ST. IS or 81 a day.
1t seems always to depend upon the
magic woman.
II manage on 50 day with three chill
dren," said woman at the far end of Cas- :
tro street. "Over there is family of five
children. They manage equally well and
| own their own cottage. How they manage
| is incomprehensible to me. The wife is
| clever German woman, and | guess she can
| whip me In housekeeping all round. It's
| born in people. One wants head as we'll as
| hands.
Ppm always too busy working with my
| hands and thinking about the work in
| progress to have any time TO think about
| cheaper and cleverer ways than doing 1t.
MY husband is employed in the car
! house. and he's generally pretty tired when
| he gets home. Her husband is clever at
carpeDtering and tinkerng, and i guess
| that saves them good deal in the year."
| Without doubt of it there are several hum
dreds of families who can give an aft rma-
| tive reply to the opening question of this
article.
They can live on $50 a month. but one
and all are unanimous on the point that
they could live more comfortably on a
| larger income.
There is no doubt of that.
All humanity suffers from dissatisfaction
| with its lot and wants something more or
something else other than what it has
| already.
The best way TO become satisfied with
| ones lot is TO make a constant study Of the
lot of othersinot so we'll off.
| Scan families live on $50 menth ?" re-
| peated a robust young car conductor south
! of Market street In accents of the deepest
| scorn.
go and see my brother. He's got wife
| and six children. He gets $50 month
down at the sugar factory. How long has
| he done 1t? Well. say two years. He began
on less when he started with a wife and no
| children.
HE saved enough to OWN his own cot
tage and furnish it before the children came
in quantity.
You see, 1t isn't question of can man
do so and So" ontinued the loquacious
student of human nature.
tits just question Of has man got to
| do so and so.
eff he's man, he just lives and does it.
If he's only shalt a man, he goes off and
suicides.
could do TIP Well, don't know. I'm
| bachelor and make 81 a day. II all
goes geewhiz in the month anyway. Maybe
If / married | could save.
"Why don't /? Well, you see this man
| agement depends altogether on the woman.
and | don't care to take chances just yet
| Marriage is a lottery. and lotteries are ille-
| gal" he added with a wink as he went for
ward 10 gather up car fares.
"rhe city is scattered round with such
people as you are talking about" remarked
solemn old mechanic who had been listen
! ing to the conversation. The trouble with
| the majority OF them is that while the men
are willing TO talk, t2ey don't know much
| about details OF expenses.
THE women are posted in those things
| but there's stupid vanity about them which
| makes them reserved.
They don't like to admit their husbands
amt making as big wages as the average
skilled laborer, and instead of being proud
to claim their own thrift and economy are
full of false pride al the shrine Of the dollar.
II remember the time when / only made
81 day. while my wife kept things cheerful
as l studied to train myself for higher
wages-and I've got 'em now.
I'm just as proud Of those early days rs
| l am of the present. perhaps prouder."