The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-01-19
STINGY PEOPLE.

| CoLie we Tedu every line, duVerGlSe-
ments and all, and wonder how you
manage to secure so much interesting
news. The last issue contained an ar
ticle which referred first to the man
who borrowed his neighbours paper;
and then to the family who cooked
their dinner with the smoke from
neighbours chimney. Several other
cases just as economical were cited.
few days afterwards, SON Sunday
when people have the only day they
can give up to social visiting, about a
dozen of our friends happened in. Some
one CHANGED to pick up and read the ar
ticle referred to. OF course it raised
| laugh. One man said sit is a posi-
tive wonder how many really stingy
people there are in the world. There
is the man Who used the wart on the
back of his neck for collar button,
and the man who jumped the fence to
save the wear and tear of the hinges"
"Oh, they are chestnuts,-oldest sort"
chimed in another man.
J can tell you of some cases probably
you never heard of before. They are
genuine, too, happening some of them
under my own observation. Once while
was in Kentucky on horse trading
trip, l sat down to the table with one
of those Green River families. One of
the boys turned his batter cake over in
the syrup, and got clicking" for it,
The father of the young hopeful said it
was downright extravaganza to put
molasses on both sides of batter cake.
Anybody who started out in life that
way would land in the poor house. |
know that there was another man in
Kentucky who left his wife after three
days of married life because she cut
clear across loaf of bread. He thought
she should cut half across at time.
Did you ever hear of the man who
started on trip of two hundred miles?
He would leave his car at every station
and buy his ticket to next station, and
so on. friend noticing this peculiar
way of travelling, said to him: "Why
do you not buy ticket to your desti-
nation and save yourself so much
trouble and exposure? "Why, old
man, don't you think the interest on
! my money is worth something's" Some
one saying that they had heard this
before silenced the second speaker.
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man in Cobb county who skins her
dish water and adds to the soap grease
savings. Then very dressy lady in
Marietta utilities turkey and chicken
feathers for her millinery. Those
bronze turkeys have some really beau
tiful feathers. They are shaded just
to accord with the fashion, and hardly
any one but an expert would detect
the source of her supplies.
Lots of country women sew in the
day and knit at night, because they
can knit without a lamp. One case
of economy recall is one Judge Ham,
NETT used to tell, where two brothers
came to him and asked him if would
not knock off some for two marriage
licenses" They were to be united by
same ceremony to sisters.
Another man went to preacher and
asked him what he charged to marry
people. The reply was, II generally
get as much as dollar, often a great
deal more" "Wa'al" said the expec-
tant groom, 81 haint got but Jest rs
cents. Cant yon marry us seventy-fve
cents worth and trust me fur the bal
lance till cotton's sold?" The preach
er said that he never married people on
the installment plan, but in his case
would accept the seventy-cents. "Will
hit be jest as good, tight marryin'
as the regular dollar sort?" was the
enquiry.
Then knew of mani heard it with
my own ears-he went to Crosby's
drug store and asked which would cost
him the most, dose of pills or dose
of oil. Being told which was the least
expensive he accepted that.
I remember years ago there used to
be an old lady here, who when she went
to buy calico, always asked the mer-
chant to cut her off sample. She
chewed it and bit it and looked at it to
see if the colors stood fast. / heard
Mr.. Jot Lindley say to her, Madam,
don't you dislike to make washing
machine of your mouth?"
The conversation continued on" as
Josiah Aliens wife said, for some time,
and great many instances were spok-
en- of where strict economy or down.
right miserliness was the ruling pas
sion. The theme was enjoyed by every
one present and we decided when we
all met again we would relate instances
of wonderful extravaganza. OF course
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