Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-09-14
THEM0RTGAGED HON.
ny Emma Garrison Jones.

hAA9 uoilhlh.
30 you did, John, but 1t is all gone.
ana THIS Is market morning"
IAN gone, OF course! You women are
Always preaching to us Of extraya-
sance' II we happen to indulge In a
quarter drink, or ten-cent cigar. but
you can get away with nifty dollars in
weeks time, and have nothing TO
show for H."
That's true, especially when one
has family like ours TO provide for
four growing children, besides ourseI-
yes and the servant, and provisions
all quite high. The money slips away.
ana, as you say, here's little 10 show
Tor u; but certainly do not waste a
cent You see, dear" and the little
woman counted ON her fingers, fifteen
dollars went for cloth for your suit.
70 begin with. i've more for the boys
then the material for your shirts was
nye more, and Lettys wages six.
making thirty-One; aud that left me
only nineteen for the table, and out
OF thai | bought coal"
"Oh, my dear, hush! 1 don't want
you 20 give an account of what YOU
spend nothing OF the sort, | assure
You. It's as much yours as mine.
Spend II as you like"
Mrs. BfaNton smiled.
Il always try 10 spend Il 10 the best
advantage, John, aud for such things
AS viii make my family comfortable.
Suppose for the coming week we both
take the same amount. and ON Satur-
day night compare notes
oh, pshaw. what's the useT'
To see who spends the most"
Why. you do. Bess. Of course.
spend little or nothing on myself.
There isn't more economical man Ia
town"
Very well. let's do as | say. How
much can you let nae have today"
Here's nifty more, Bess"
Thank you; aud how much have
your
I've thirty fye-thc sum total OF
my possessions till payday comes
around. and that's fortnight on. You
must make the money 70 as far as
you can, Bess. I wouldn't be hard on
yon for the world, but I'm afraid you
a blt eXlraNaRant. aud the times are
awfully hard
SIR. BaHton went down 10 his Of
hcc, and his wife went 10 market with
a quiet smile on her face.
The week went by. bringing the us
uai family casualties. Two 81 the
children required new school books.
one pair 81 shoes. Neddy's boots
had 20 he halfsoled aud baby took
the Group, aud incurred doctors bill.
aud all these suudrles were paid Out
0f mammals pocket In addition. Mr.
hfaAtun had company 10 dine, which
Involved some extra expense.
The week ended. aud Saturday night
came. Al supper the fathers brow
WAS clondcd. lie had no smile FOR his
wife, no pleasant word for his child
rem
What II II, deart" his wife asked.
when the table WAS cleared away. aud
the little ones were In bed. what
troubles your
"Oh. Bcss It's that confouudcd mort
gage; i'm bc the ruin 81 us yet. Ii
gives me the blues every time ! think
~ IT,
Its a great pity. John, we ever IN.
numbered ourselves with g."
That's fact II viii leave the
without roof 90 shelter them
one ~ these days. ltut how the dusc
could we help ~ We were compelled I
90 have money"
Yes, after the debts were incurred. /,
Some Of them might have been avoid /,
cd.
Some Of themf What do you meany I
Why IN thunder don't you avoid them. .
ihcnf You preach, but you don't prHc- +
iicc Bcss. How am ! to save money .
" hen you're always spending IT,
II don't spend cent more than Is
nccdful. John. rs yuu'U see presently.
Here's my weeks account. all down
In black and white. and I've Just
wenty dollars Now. for yours, John
Mr. BruNtnn drew forth his pocket
book with alacrity.
Dear me. I've spent little or moth
ug llcss assure you. Let's sec
now much had ~
"rhirty.nvp dollars. John"
$50 ! had. Well. here's ten, fifteen.
seventeen dollars. Where's the rcsty
By George, ! can't have lost Il"
at isn't likely, John"
well. what's become Of II. Bessy
haven't let you have itY'
NO; you have spent II, John
NO. ! haven't spent IL. ] tell YOU
we spent nothing this week.
"well. count up your expenses. John.
N put down the items. What did you
pend on Monday
ION Monday Well, had let's see
hrcc drinks usually have three
thinks day
How much was that? Seventy five
'entsY'
mo. Barnes and Packard were
With me I'm the morning.
And you paid for all! That was one
nd quarter. then; and how much for
igarsT
well we had half dozen
"'ren cents apieccT
mo. Bcss What do you take me
orr can't smoke common cigar
wenty cents
Very well: n dollar and twenty
more. sTell. what elscY'
Nothing Of any account-only
unrh. that's scvcuty-fve. And, by
;ec.acl | forgot the supper at Fritz
,it-s: that cost us five dollars
lead"
Eyes. and you've been TO the opera,
layon't YOU? Two dollars more
more than that. Bess. We dropped
nto WANTS for a drink