SAVING

Take care of the pennies and the dollars will be blown in by your

heirs.--_Puck_.





"Do you save up money for a rainy day, dear?"



"Oh, no! I never shop when it rains."





JOHNNY--"Papa, would you be glad if I saved a dollar for you?"



PAPA--"Certainly, my son."



JOHNNY--"Well, I saved it for you, all right. You said if I brought

first-class report from my teacher this week you would give me a dollar,

and I didn't bring it."





According to the following story, economy has its pains as well as its

pleasures, even after the saving is done.



One spring, for some reason, old Eli was going round town with the face

of dissatisfaction, and, when questioned, poured forth his voluble tale

of woe thus:



"Marse Geo'ge, he come to me last fall an' he say, 'Eli, dis gwine ter

be a hard winter, so yo' be keerful, an' save yo' wages fas' an' tight.'



"An' I b'lieve Marse Geo'ge, yas, sah, I b'lieve him, an' I save an' I

save, an' when de winter come it ain't got no hardship, an' dere was I

wid all dat money jes' frown on mah hands!"





"Robert dear," said the coy little maiden to her sweetheart, "I'm sure

you love me; but give me some proof of it, darling. We can't marry on

fifteen dollars a week, you know."



"Well, what do you want me to do?" said he, with a grieved air.



"Why, save up a thousand dollars, and have it safe in the bank, and then

I'll marry you."



About two months later she cuddled up close to him on the sofa one

evening, and said:



"Robert dear, have you saved up that thousand yet?"



"Why, no, my love," he replied; "not all of it."



"How much have you saved, darling?"



"Just two dollars and thirty-five cents, dear."



"Oh, well," said the sweet young thing as she snuggled a little closer,

"don't let's wait any longer, darling. I guess that'll do."--_R.M.

Winans_.





_See_ also Economy; Thrift.