Please Stop My-What? by The Christian

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 7, 1874

Please Stop My—What?

By The Christian

“TIMES are hard, money is scarce, business is dull, retrenchment is duty—Please stop my—” Whisky? “Oh! no; times are not hard enough for that yet. But there is something that costs me a large amount of money every year, which I wish to save. Please stop my—” tobacco, cigars, and snuff? “No, no, not these; but I must retrench somewhere; please stop my—” ribbons, jewels, ornaments, and trinkets! “Not at all; pride must be fostered, if times are ever so hard; but I believe I can see a way to effect quite a saving in another direction—please stop my—” tea, coffee, and needless unhealthy luxuries? “No, no, no, not those; I cannot think of such a sacrifice; I must think of something else. Ah! I have it now. My paper. It costs five cents a month; sixty cents a year;—I must save that. Please stop my paper! that will carry me through the panic easily. I believe in retrenchment and economy, especially in brains.”—The Christian.