One penny was Abe's hoard. "Children of the Tenements" by Jacob A. Riis

Where a man had a large household of children and several of these were old enough to be at work, and to put aside their wages or pay for their board; where such a man was of a thrifty and saving turn and a ruler of his household like old James Dow in the cloth- hall, he might feel sure of a comfortable hoard and be fearless of a rainy day. "A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and Sketches" by Sarah Orne Jewett