Whereupon he Reproached his Wife, who Answered his Accusations with
Surprise.

"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."


MORALS:

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.




THE TWO PEDESTRIANS

BY CAROLYN WELLS


Once on a time there were two Men, one of whom was a Good Man and the
other a Rogue.

The Good Man one day saw a Wretched Drunkard endeavoring to find his way