Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 January 1889 — A Small Economist. [ARTICLE]

A Small Economist.

A little boy whose parents were always discussing ways und means in hispresence, was constantly reminded of the expense of everything until the early lessons of domestic economy were sunk deep into his soul. When he was 3 years old some friends visited thefamily, having with them a year old baby. This was such a fund of delight that the small boy’s parents remarked that they should like such a baby in their household, and they looked at him to see how he would take the suggestion. What was their surprise when he answered gravely: “You know you couldn’t afford it!”— Detroit Fret Press