The daily Alaskan., 1909-07-12
Aunt Anna's Wisdom.
By GRACE ETHEL wEEKEs.

n two years her senior. Miss Hodges. being an orphan, was brought up by an aunt who was very wise woman. As soon as she heard of the affair she called the lovers into her boudoir and said to them:
 Tn loving each other you two chil- dren are but following a law of na- ture. But you must have forethought. Neither of you have any means. and you, George, have but meager sal ary. It is all right If you will be pa tlent. Far be 1t from me to object to this match because neither of you are rich. What l wish for you to do Is to walt till George has salary that will enable you to live without having the wolf continually prowllng about your door. Besides this, you should have a little sum laid up in case of sickness or other mlsfortunes. There Is one other matter that should be provided, though l don't think 1t absolutely nec- eSsary-that is, n nest egg, snow ball, neither the principal nor interest of which Is to be spent That Is TOT old age and the children when you leave them"
 Eleanor was convinced; George de murred. He said he thought 1t better to be married and fight the battle to- gcthcr from the start. The adviser smiled upon him sympathctically ana drew a picture of married life with no provision against the thousand and one exncnSCS that come up continually to make every day horror. George shuddered. Then he went away re- solved to devote every hour of his ex- istence (when not sleeping) to secure all these provisions, including that snowfall"
 He kept his word. In the morning he was the first man at the store where he was employed and In the evening the last to leave. He not only did his own work. but that of every one else who would permit. He open cd a savings bank account hd Satur- day night deposited everything he could possibly get on without spending during the following week. and every Saturday he made his estimate for the next less iu order that his deposit might be more. His passbook became, next to Eleanor, the all Important thing of his life. In year he had several hundred dollars drawing inter- est.
 One day his employer told him of chance to buy some shares or stocS very cheap. He drew his money from the savings bank and bought three shares. Soon after he was paid divi' dend. Here again was money produc- ing money. He put his dividends into the savings bank, where they drew in- terest. and cut his expenses to the quick. In few months he had enough in bank to buy two more shares Of stock.
 "Oh, George" said Eleanor when h. formed of all this. Aunt Anna will be delighted. especially as you are acting on her advice. What level head she has! At this rate perhaps we may be married in another year."
 Possibly, but since We have begun to act as your aunt advised We should complete the proposition. There Is the salary for necessary expenses and, say, 10 Der cent to be saved. There is the fund for unforeseen contingencies ana the fund for old age. Your aunt said we must be patient"
 'So we will" said the girl.
 Another year passed, with more ad- ditions to the fund than had been ex- pected, and Georges salary was raised to a sufiiciency for young couple to live plainly. The next year the contin- gent fund could easily have been put aside, but in that event George would have to begin at the bottom for the "snowball." The desirable thing was to wait till the latter was big enough to furnish the former and n working capital besides. This George decided upon. and Eleanor was disappointed.
 When Eleanor was twenty-one George had a fair salary, contingent lutlu slllu HIS SuOM Dall' AhNAN -hN'A thought they might be married with out transgressing the laws of pru- dence, but George had his eye on some real estate that could be bought very cheap and preferred to wait another year. The rental would pay of mort gage there was on 1t. He bought the property before the year was out, but figured that by two years more or careful expenditure be could pay on the mortgage and have the property intact.
 Eleanor objected to these constant defcrments, but George wouldn't give up his plan. He said they could live In the house when paid for rent free, and he could have what the rental of home would be to make more money with.
 When George was twenty-eight years old he was considered very well to do, but he had the reputation of being one of the meancst young men In the place where he lived. At this time he made several neat turns in business way, clearing considerable sum. For the first time be failed to report his gain