Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-02-24

| / have to take it off of the fire"
80 no, no, no, not for the world,
Hannah 20 Aunt Mary replied, to her
indignant help. ave will try and wait
for her, though it is little hard TO have
ones things always a-going, and never
be able to put your hands on them when
you want them
All the next day Aunt Mary suffered
the jars of lormenting preserves 10 re-
main OH the kitchen table. Every time
her eye rested upon them, unkind tho'ts
would arise in her mind against her
neighbour, Mrs Tomkins, but she used
her best efforts to suppress them
About the middle of thu next day, as
the preserving kettle did not make its
appearance, Hannah was again des-
patched, with directions to urge upon
Mrs. Tomklns the pressing necessity
there was for its being returned. In
due time Hannah re-appeared, but with
out the kettle.
"Well ," enquired Aunt Mary, in n
tone of disappointment.
"Mrs. Tomkins says, ma am" re-
piled Hannah, "that you needn't be in
such fever about your old preserving
kettle, and that it is not at all neigh
borly to be sending for thing before
it is done with. She says she wont be
through with her mamlet before day
after tomorrow, and that you can't
have the kettle before then"
"Wcll, it is downright shame 20
Aunt Mary said, with a warmth of man
ner unusual to her.
"And so told her, responded Han
nah.
"You did And what did Mrs.
Tomkins say :"
80. she fired right up, and said she
didn't want any of my impcrdence."
"But you oughtn't to have said that,
Hannah"
elbow could help it, ma am, when
my blood was boiling over 1t is
shame, that's the truth, and there is no
harm in telling the truth"
Aunt Mary did not reply, but she
thought all that Hannah had said to
Mrs. Tomkins, and good deal more
Indeed, her lorbearance was sorely
tried. Never since she could recollect,
had she felt so unkindly towards any
one, as she now did towards her neigh
Dor and fellow church member. Often
did she try to put away these unkind
and troublesome thoughts. But the
effort was vain. Mrs. Tomkins had
trespasscd so far upon her rights, and
then put such face upon it, that she
could not help feeling ineonsed at her
conduct.
After while, "day after tomorrow
came, which was Saturday.
81 must have that kettle to-day,
Hannah, ," she said, and Hannah start.
cd off to Mrs. Tomkins.
"You needn't come after that kettle
to-day" Mrs. Tomkins said, as Hannah
entered, "my marmalade is not all done
yet"
"But We must have it to-day, Mrs.
Tomkins. Mrs. Peirce says as how
mustn't come home without it, The
preserves arc nearly all ruined now,
and all because you didn't send home
the kettle when we first wanted it,"
ST want none of your impudcnce, "
Mrs. Tomkins said, going off at once
into passion, for she was rather a
high tempered woman "and so ust
shut up at once If Mrs. Peirce is so
fussy about her old, worn out kettle,
Snc can nave u, dhu lldhe lnc iHOst out
of it. A pretty neighbor, indeed
Here, Sally" calling to her "help,"
"cmpty that kettle, and give it TO Han
nah. "
"Whcre shall empty it :" asked
Sally.
Empty il into the slop barrel, for
what | care ! The whole kettle Of
marmnlado will be spoiled any how
a pretty ncighbor, indeed : llumph -
Sally, who understood her mistress
mood, knew very well that her orders
were not TO be literally obeyed. So
she took the preserving kettle from the
fire, and poured its contents into large
pan, instead of the slop barrel.
"llere's the kettle, she said, bring
ing il in aud handing il to Hannah
II was black and dirty on tho outside and
within, all soilcd with tho marmaladc,