The banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1844-1847, 1846-05-06

~, ,''c meal winch we borrowed from Mr..
Black few days ago is almost out, and
VIC must bake tomorrow.
Well, said her husband, "send and
borrow half a bushcl at Mr.. Whites, he
sent to mill yesterday"
And when it comes shall we return
the peck we borrowed more than a
month ago, from Widow Gray?"
NO." said her husband gruffly, "she
can send for it when she wants it.
John, do you go down to MIR. Browns
and ask him to lend nc his axe, to chop
some wood this afternoon, ours is dull,
and | saw him grind his last night.
And James, do you go to MIR. Clark's
anu ask him to lend me HANNAH
and do you hear: you may as we'll bor-
row few nails, while you are about it,"
a little boy enters and says, "father
sent me to ask if you had done with his
hoe; which you borrowed week ago
last Wednesday; he wants TO use it."
Nants his hoe, chiId2 What can
he want with it? have not half done
with it yct-but if he wants it, suppose
h. must have it. Tell him to send it
back though as soon as he can spare it."
They sat down to breakfast "Oh
mcrcy!' exclaims Mr. Green, there is
not Il particle Of butter in the house.
james run over to Mrs. Notable's; she
always has excellent butter in her dai.
ry, and ask her to lend me plateful."
Alter {; few minutes James returns;
Mrs. Notable says she has sent you the
butter, but bcgs you to remember that
she has already lent you nineteen plate
fuls, which are scored on the dairy door.
"Ninctccn platcfuls !" exclaims the
astonlshed Mrs Green, holding ur both
hands, Kit is no such thing-I never
had half the quantity; and if had,
what is little platefnl2 1 should never
think of keeping an account of such
trifling AFFAIR." declare, | have a great
mind never to borrow any thing of that
mean creature again as long as live"
SPEAKING cRoss.-You gain nothing
by rash word What if that little bow
broke the pitcher, or put his elbow
through the glass, do you mend either
by applying harsh epithets to him2
Does it make him more careful in f1-
turc2 Docs he love you better? Hark!
he is murmuring. What says the boy2
elm glad Of it don't care how
much l break"
He talks thus to be even with those
who scold him. 1t is very wrong in him,
we know; but j. is human nature. and
the example has been set before him by
you.
Say to the careless boy, II am sorry
you must be more careful in future; :"
and what will be his reply? cit was
an accident, anSI will be more careful"
He will never break another pitcher or
glass if he can help it; and he will re-
spect and love you thousand times
more than when you flew in rage and
swore vengeance on his head. Remem-
Der this, ye who get angry and rave at
trihe.
FEEDING OF Professor
Gregory of Aberdeen in letter to a
friend, observes" AS l suppose you
keep poultry, l may tell you that it has
been ascertaincd that if you mix with
their food sufficient quantity of egg
shells or chalk, which they eat greedily,
, they will lay, cnteris parabus, twice or
| thrice as many eggs as before. A well-fed
fowl is disposed to lay vast number of
eggs, but cannot do so without the ma
terials for the shells, however nourish-
ing in other respects her food may be;
indeed fowl fed on food and water,
Eroo from corbooet of lime and not find.
ing any in the soil, or in the shape of
mortar, which they often eat Off the
walls, would lay no eggs at all with the
best will in the world. Lay this to
heart, and let me know in the spring if
the hens lay two, or two for one"
"You are from the country, ere
you not, sir ?" said dandy clerk
in bookstore to a homsly-dressed
Quaker, who had given him some
trouble.