The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-22
Amt Annals Wisdom.
~ GRACE ETHEL WEEKEs.


two years her senior Miss Hodges.
being an orphan. was brought No by
an aunt who was very wise woman.
As soon as she heard Of the alfalr she
called The lovers into her boudolr aud
said to them:
In loving each other you two chill
dren are but following law OF ma.
ture. But you must have forethought.
Neither of you have any means. and
you. George, have but a meager sal.
AIRY. IL Is ali right II you viii be pa.
tiant Par be II from me to object to
this match because neither Of you are
rich. What l wish Tor you to do is to
wait uIl George has salary that will
enable you 10 live without having the
wolf continually proving about your
door. Besides this, you should have
little sam laid up in case Of sickness
or other mlsfortunes There ~ one
other matter that should be provided,
though don't think Il absolutely nee
essary-that 4, nest egg, snow
ball. neither the principal nor interest
Of which Is to be spent. That is for
old age and the children when you
Aeave them"
Eleanor was convinced; George de.
INJURED. He said be thought It better
to be married aud fight the battle to
Eether from the start The adviser
smiled upon him alphabetically and
drew picture Of married life with no
provision against the thousand and one
expenses that come ap continually to
make every day a horror George
Bhuddered. Then be went away re-
solved to devote every hour Of his eK-
istenoe when not slseping) to secure
all these provisions, including that
@sncwbal."
Ne kept bis word. In the morning
he was the 6rst man at the store
where he was employed and IN tho
evening the last 70 leave. He not only
did bis own work, but that OF every
one else who would permit. He open
ed a savings bank account and satur-
day night deposited everything he
could possibly get on without spending
during the foiiowing week, and every
Saturday be made ais estimate for the
next less In order that bis deposit
might be mepe His passbook became,
next to Eleanor. the all important
Ching Of bis life. In a year he had
several hundred dollars drawing later
est.
One day his employer told him Of a
chance to buy some shares OF stock
very cheap. He drew his money from
she savings bank and bought three
shares. Soon after he was paid a diyi-
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 be had enough !
80 bank to buy two mere shares Of |
stock.
"oh, George" said Eleanor when In
formed Of az this. aunt Anna viii be
delighted, especially as You are acting
en- her advice what Level head she
hasl At ti1is 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 per cent to be saved There Is the
fund for unforeseen contingencies and
the fund for old age Your aunt said
we must be patient
"Se we will" said the girl
Another year passed, with more adj
n A.. bel tA.aw 4
pected. and Georges salary was raised
TO snGdciency for q young couple to
live plainly. The next year the coRtin-
gent fund could easily have been put
aside, but ~ that event George would
have to begin at the bottom for the
s'xnowbali." The desirable thing was
60 wait tiiI the latter was big enough
70 furnish the former and a working
capital besides This George decided
upon. and Eleanor was disappointed.
When Eleanor was twenty-one
George had a fair salary. contingent
fund and his SNOWFALL" Aunt Anna
thought they might be married with
cut tTansgressing the laws Of pru-
dence, bat George bad his eye on some
real estate that could be bought very
cheap and preferred to wait another
year. The rental would pay Off merit
gage there was on 1t. He bought the
property before the year was out, but
figured that by two years mere OF
careful expenditure be could pay or
the mortgage and have the property
intact
Eleanor objected to these constant
defermeRts, but George wouldn't give
up his PLAZA. He said they eould live In
the house when paid for rent free, ana
be could have what the rental OF q j
home would be to make more money J
with.
When George was twenty-eight years
cid he was considered very well to do,
but be had the reputation of being one
Of the nneanest yeung men ia the place
where he lived. At this time he made
several neat turns in business way, t
clearing a considerable sum. For the
frst time he failed to report bis gain
TO his sweetheart Nor did he confide
It to any one else.
And SO the years went on. but the
wedding came not. II feel SO sorry for
that Miss Hodges said lady to an
other. II understand she's been en- t
gagged fer twelve or fifteen years to {
some one who isn't able to marry her"
Nonsense" said the other. Her lover Y
Is rich. That herrid old aunt Of Flea
nor's inocuIated him when he was
very young with the demon Of greed.
he went marry because he knows
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