Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1914-01-03
DRIHLETe.
by Aunt Serena.

Young Mrs. Blake sat by her desk.
her pencil pressed to her lips. a frown
on her brow. and her eyes bent
thoughtfuily upon her account book.
which lay open before her. 1t was
very evident that something was
wrong, at least so thought her friend
Ida Lee. as she came down from her
apartment upstairs and stopped by her
friends door.
What's the matter Elsie?' she ask
ed, Aren't you going down street with
me this afternoon Why make wrin-
kles in your face by poking over old
accounts? This afternoon is too love-
ly to spend indoors"
For answer Mrs. Blake held her open
purse upside down over her lap. Sew
eral papers and two or three pennies
were all that fell out.
isn't that reason enough - she ask
ed Pay day two days way, all my
allowance spent and the shoes 1 need
ed and meant to get still unbought.
Fortunately 1 have groceries enough
to last until the end of the week and
luckily you returned this morning the
food might have been savorless for a
few days.
well then. don't worry over it any
longer. Put en- your hat and come on.
I'll lend you the price Of moving
picture show"
Yes, and probably for an ice cream
soda or a pound of candy, and then
I'd be out a quarter or more on my
shoes. No. thank you, think I'll stay
at home. Stay with me. won't you.
Bring your embroidery down, and I'll
tell you what I've been thinking about
in the last hour"
Maybe I'd better" laughed Ida.
I'll save by quarter, too; and per-
haps learn something through your
wise conclusions
She ran back upstairs to dispose of
her hat and coat, and in a few min
utes was down again with her work
bag in her hand.
Now" she said, I'll sit here by the
window where can kill four birds
with one stone, namely, look, work,
listen and learn
You may not learn much" respond
ed her friend, but 1 have and 1 hope
/ know enough to profit by my lesson
, You see l was always running short
OF money. but couldn't see what had
done with It so Jim gave me an &C
count book and suggested that l sci
down every penny spent. This first
week has shown me something"
Just what, for instance?" asked Ida.
THAT 1t isn't the expense of house
keeping and clothes that keeps my
purse empty, it's the driblets''
"The dribletS " exclaimed Ida.
The driblets, the little things which
only cost a few cents, so I don't think
of the expense, but which I do MOI
really need and which really count VI
so fast
IF you would mention a few" sale
Ida, 81 might catch your meaning bet
ter"
u will Elsie answered There was
that hat pin I bought the last time
we were down town. Pretty. but haG
plenty. An apron pattern. 1 don't lik1
1t, and shall never use 1t. Moving
pictures three times, two ice cream.
and several sodas, candy and peanuts
Then at that bargain sale / bought {
number of things that I didn't need
| just because they were cheap. anC
| besides I find that some of them arr
t altogether too cheap.
That's true" said Ida thou ghtfully
Il bought cloth for 9. dress that FIND
is spotted ana moth-eaten. But 1t il
moving pictures, ice cream sodas, anC
/ embroidery silks that take a great dea
of my money. I believe I'll buy Z
! child's bank and drop into it all thu
pennies I'm tempted to spend foolish
! ly. Wouldn't 1 have pretty sum II
! Probably returned Mrs Blake
But l shall keep the price of tn
bank and see that my money stays II
my pocketbook, until take it on
/ for something needed, or that is worJl
! while"