The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-12-31
Mr.. WILLIAMS ECONOMY.

Mr.. WILLIAMS ECONOMY.
did it ever occur to you that little
Victor is getting to be nearly three
years old?" inquired Mr.. Williams,
looking up from the newspaper which
he had not been reading for five min
utes.
"Well," said Mrs. Williams, "as we
have been celebrating his birthday
every month since he was six months
old, and as we observed it weekly up
to that time, suppose it would be
4 rather difficult for me not to remember
the boys age. Why?" with some con-
Germ. She had half an idea that he was
thinking of some wonderfully advan-
tageous scheme for the little ones ben
eft.
"Well," said Mr.. Williams, "it seems
to me that we ought to be calculating
upon his education"
"Oh, N.Y." his wife cried, laughing.
why, he isn't old enough by three
years even to go to the kindergarten"
Il didn't mean to send him at once" !"
said Mr.. Williams, looking proudly at
his offspring, now engaged in the high
~ educational pursuit Of building q
miraculous sort of tower out Of his
blocks, and knocking the edlfce down
and then laughing gleefully. "Of course
he's too young for that, but It seems to
me that we ought to begin providing
tor the future. We ought to start in to
lay by fund for his education. Iwant
him to attend college and ell that, and
OF course that costs money, and possi-
bly, misfortune might come Just at the
time when we wanted to give him edu-
scatioual advantages, and if we didn't
have . special fund to draw upon the
child would have to go through life il
literate."
II don't think there is any danger"
Mrs. Williams started to say, but Will
liams interrupted her.
Sometimes" he declared, II am
ashamed OF myself for my spendthrift
habits. Every little once in awhile
am confronted by the idea that am
paving the way for starvation for my
family by pandering to the needless lit
tie vices which have grown up around
me. I never deny myself anything, and
some time"
''Oh, you're dear old goose, and you
haven't any vices at oil, and we shall
get along nicely. Don't get blue about
nothing"
"I'm not blue; but look here" He
drew paper from his pocketbook-
paper covered with figures. Present.
Stng 1t to his wife, who was always ap-
.palled at the sight Of mathematical dis
plays, and never could get at the bottom
Ut them, he said: "Look at that"
"What IL 1t ?" she queried. helplessly.
Tho compound interest on the ab.
etract to the trust deed of our house ?"
ut 10 shaving" gloomily. 81 would
mot have believed it myself. But fg-
ssred it up on the train to-day, and Il
shows an appalling condition. have
squandered In the last Is years $7ee.5O
in shavipg-just plain shaving, COM
mon 16-cent shaving. No frills to It. No
mustache curling or anything of that
sort. Isn't that scandalous, and all the
time that boy not knowing where the
money was going to come from for his
education"
But" said Mrs Williams, "he wasn't
born until three years ago"
"The theory il Just the same" her
husband insisted. ut is o vicious waste
OF money and am going to correct It
)as far as can"
What are you going to do?
Il am going to shave myself and
apply the money to fund for little Vic
lors forthcoming education. / can do
It,"
4 The next day Mr.. Williams came
home in high elation. He had several
bunchy-looking little bundles In his
nvercoat pocket, and, unloading them
~ the dining-room table, little Victor,
- u the custom of speculative children
- his age. gladly seized upon them. cry
4se;
"Papa bling me this!r
Mr.. Williams, who had been hanging
mp his overcost at the moment of tho
seizure. came rushing In from the hall
Ike full-back rushing to get punted
6all
sHesvens and earth! He'll cut his
,hoad on WITH that razor. Grab him!"
~ esiled. The baby had been howiing-
~ Feecued from impending calamity.
~. Williams then explained the nature
q ~ psFchAses.
|. q h1G,- - sai1 ~ mug. Il eost
4 kP. bul seven shsves wilt save n
W 10 NJ. This brush cost another