Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-06-07

BoRRowING.-There is no class Of people
more annoying in community than those
who are eternaly in the habit Of borrowing
who though extreme. parsimony neglect to
provide themselves with various articles,
which are considered indispensable in well
regulated family, and subsst almost entirely
at the expense of their neighbors. But il is
notorious fact, which we dare say many Of
our readers will bear witness to, that there
nre many families, who seem TO make it the
chief business of their lives to borroto.
MY DEAR said Mrs. Green to her husband
one morning, the meal we borrowed from
Mr. Black few days ago, is almost out, and
we must bake Tomorrow
'Well,' said her husband, send and borrow
half bushel at Mr. Whites he sent to mill
yesterday
'And when it comes shall we return the
peck we borrowed more than month ago,
from the widow Gray?
No. said the husband grufIly ,'she can send
for il when she wants il. John, do you 60
down to MIR. Whites and ask him to lend me
his axe to chop some wood this forenoon,
ours is quite dull, and saw him grinding his
last night. And james do you 20 to Mr..
Clark's and ask him " lend me hammer
and do you hear? you may as well borrow a
lew nails, wnile you are ABOUT H..
A little boy now enters and says: Father
sent mo to ask you if you have done with his
hoe which you borrowed a week ago last
"Wednesday: he wants 10 use it,
wants his hoe, child ? What can he want
with il? have not half done with it yet-but
il he wants it, ] suppose he must have it,
Tell him to send it back, though, as soon as
he can spare it,
They sat down to breakfast. 'Ola!' ex-
claims Mrs. Green there is not n particle of
butter in the house-Jamcs run over to Mrs.
Notable's she always has excellent butter in
her dairy, and ask her to lend me platelull'
After a few minutes James returns Mrs.
Notable has sent you the butter, but begs you
to remember that she has already lent you
NINETEEN platefulls, which arc scored on the
dairy door,
Nineteen platcfullsp exclaimed the aston
ished Mrs. Green, holding up both her hands;
1T is no such thing-I never had half the
quantity; aud if had, what is little plate
tull of butter? never should think of keep
ing an account Of such trifling affair." de-
clare, have great mind never 10 borrow
anything of that mean creature again as long
as l live.'
After breakfast, Mr.. Green must shave
Ills raizor is out Of order-John, where is
MIR. Smiths hone and strap?'
'IIe sent for il the other day, sir, and said
he should like to have the privilege of using
it himsel sometimes
Sent for it? Impertincnt! He might at
least have waited for it till was done with
IT. Well, go down to Squire Scarn's, and
ask him to lend me his best raizor; tell him
mine is so dull can do nothing with it. /
know he has an excellent one, for saw him
buy it last week at Mr.. Grants store.-Bc-
sure to get the new one.'
A little girl snters-sM other sent me to
see if yon had done with the second volume
Milman's History of the Jews, which you
borrowed of her several weeks ago. She
says she would like to read 1t berself'
My dear child, why did not your m other
send for it before? declare don't know
where il is now. lent it to somebody Il
forget who III make inquiry, and if find
it, will send it to her in the course Of few
weeks
In the afternoon it rains-sWife, where is
my great coat p
My dear, your great coat has got two
great holes under the arm.pts besides it is
30 shabby am ashamed TO see you wear it.
Cart we borrow one somewhere? Here,
James, go to Deacon Davis's aud ask him if
he will lend your father his new surtout as
u rains, and his is not iii To wear. lie will
take good care Of il. and return it when he is
done with it,-and SO on 10 the end OF the
c'i,pter.
a friend once informed us that about ten
o'clock one cold stormy evening in the month
of February, when bis family were about re-
tirIpg TO their respective apartments, loud
rap was heard at the door, which on being
opened, there entered a little urcbin, who
said his mampy who lived but few PAGES
distant had sent her respects, and wished TO
borrow q warming pan 10 warm her bed, as
the night was cold, aud they had none in the
house: The warming pan was forthwith
brought from the kitchen and handed over tn
The little fellow hut he was not vet satisfied
--'Molher says if you lend us the warming
pan, perhaps you would lend Us some coalr |
io''. Ia pot into II, as orr fire has almost gone
outv
The above are few specimens Of the |
vcxntious practice ofborowing, which though |
they msy seem exaggerated, in point Of fact |,
frll actually short Of the reality in very many
instnnces, as long experience aud observation
fully demonstrate. - fl-