Wit and Humor of America, The Vol 04

<h2><SPAN name="THE_ECONOMICAL_PAIR" id="THE_ECONOMICAL_PAIR"></SPAN>THE ECONOMICAL PAIR</h2> <h3>BY CAROLYN WELLS</h3> <p>Once on a Time there was a Man and his Wife who had Different Ideas concerning Family Expenditures.</p> <p>The Man said: "I am Exceedingly Economical; although I spend Small Sums here and there for Cigars, Wines, Theater Tickets, and Little Dinners, yet I do not buy me a Yacht or a Villa at Newport."</p> <p>But even with these Praiseworthy Principles, it soon Came About that the Man was Bankrupt.</p> <p>Whereupon he Reproached his Wife, who Answered his Accusations with Surprise.</p> <p>"Me! My dear!" she exclaimed. "Why, I am Exceedingly Economical. True, I Occasionally buy me a Set of Sables or a Diamond Tiara, but I am Scrupulously Careful about Small Sums; I Diligently unknot all Strings that come around Parcels, and Save Them, and I use the Backs of old Envelopes for Scribbling-Paper. Yet, somehow, my Bank-Account is also Exhausted."</p> <h3>MORALS:</h3> <p>This Fable teaches to Takes Care of the Pence and the Pounds will Take Care of Themselves, and that we Should Not Be Penny-Wise and Pound-Foolish.<span class='pagenum'><SPAN name="Page_603" id="Page_603"></SPAN></span></p> <hr style="width: 65%;" /> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />