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young men and young women the life
plan includes the gradual accumula-
| ton of a fortune. If the word grad
ual" is objected to it is enough to say
that, as a rule, the accumulation is
gradual, even though the imagination
may picture a rapid rise. And gradual
accumulation is better, after all, than
getting rich in haste. That which
comes easy goes easy" We need the
discipline that struggle brings"
Of course, some young men will
marry rich, and busy themselves with
the care of the wife's property; while
some young women will marry a for
tune and be relieved Gf relief it can
be called) of the necessity for careful
saving But rules are made for the
| multitude rather than for the excep-
lions, and to the multitude long years
of patient self-denial and rigid res
| traint upon expenditures precede the
years on Easy Street."
1t is not necessary to dwell here
upon the demoralizing influence Of
great expectations, or to philoso-
prize upon the Strengthening effect of
wholesome poverty 1t is sufficient to
take the situation as we find it and
consider life as it presents itself to
| the average young couple. The hus-
band and wife will make their plans
ogether, or should; they enter heartily
upon their work: she as willing to
| sacrifice as he is to labor-and her
willingness to save is as important a
factor in their success as is his ability
to earn.
The first rule that they need to
| learn is to live within their means In
fact, this is SO important a rule that
| for the purpose of this article it may
| be considered as the only rule neces-
sary. Without it's observance other
rules are useless No matter how
| much money man may make, he will
| finally become a bankrupt if his in
come is less than his outgo. 1t is
possible, of course, that one may by
| extravaganza purchase business
! standing that he does not deserve, and
| by lucky ventures retrieve what he
| has spent. But such course has in
it all the elements Of lottery, and
usually brings in it's train the ruin that
overtakes the gamester. 1t is not for
the gambler or for those who would
| written The honest, well-meaning
| young man who is willing to give to
society service equal in value to the
reward which he asks, and the real
helpmate who becomes his wife be-
| cause she is willing to share his sor.
rows as we'll as his joys, his trials as
we'll as his triumphs - these are the
! ones whom have in mind.
When a family lives beyond it's
means the cause can generally be
| found in one of three reasons: in false
| pride, in lack of honesty or in an un-
| willingness to make present sacrifice
for future gain. Of these three q
| false pride is probably the most fire.
quent. The young people want to
commence where the parents left off
| The first generation begins modestly,
! rises slowly, and, by the time the chill
| dren are grown, lives in comfort The
second generation is often ashamed to
! begin in the same way, but wants to
| start with the comforts and then add
| the Injuries at once. Sometimes the
young lady of manageable age feels
that it would be beneath her station
| to marry one who had to commence at
| the bottom of the ladder as her father
| did, and the poor young man, knowing
| the sentiment that prevails in society,
hesitates to ask her to share his pri-
vations. He may have ambition, good
health, good habits and high ideals:
he may feel sure that in a quarter of a
| century he will be able to provide her
| a better home than the one she has at
present, but will she be willing to wait
for these things and endure the slight.
| ing remarks Of her girl-companions
who are looking for more "eligible'
| suitors?
This question has caused many a
lover to pause, and it has prevented
many more from reaching the lover.
stage. Possibly an injustice is done
the girl in assuming that she demands
all the comforts of modern life, and It
is not straining the truth to say that
many maid has been so hedged about
| by the influence of her fathers wealth
| that no one but an adventurer will pay
court to her
Even when love has led them into a.
| union the husband and wife sometimes
| lack the moral courage to admit be-
| fore the world the meagreness of
| their income. They pay more rent
than they can afford to pay, dress bet