The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-07-21

| truuble yourself about them. will make II
all right with Aunt Hetty,' replied the
friendly one. Thus assured she gave herself
up to the full enjoyment Of the picture
books; and when she was summoned to her
work, she obeyed with a cheerful alacrity
that would have astonished her stern relative.
When the labors of the day were concluded.
Mrs. airwether accompanied her home, paid
for all the hours she had been absent, and
warmly praised her docility and diligence.
1t is lucky for her that she has behaved so
well replied Aunt Hetty; If ] had heard
any complaint. should have given her
whipping, and sent her to bed without her
supper
Poor little Peggy went to sleep that night
with lighter heart than she had ever felt
since she had been an orphan. Her first
thought, in the morning was whether the
new neghbor would need her service again
during the day. Her desie that it should be
so. soon became obvious to Aunt Hetty, and
excited an underlined jealousy and dislike Of
a person, who SO easily made herself be-
loved. Without exactly acknowledging to
herself what were her own motives, she or
dered Peggy to gather all the sweepings Of
the kitchen and court into a small pile, and
lie ave il on the frontier line other neighbours
premises. Peggy ventured to ask timidly
whether the wind would not blow it about
and she received box on the ear for her
impertinence. 1t CHANGED that Mrs. Fair
weather, quite unintentionally, heard the
words and the blow. She gave Aunt Hetty's
anger quite time enough to cool, then
stepped into the court. End after arranging
divers little matters, she called aloud to her
dornocfsr tSali,, ha, IN laava
this pile of dirt here! Didn't tell you Miss
Turnpenny was very neatl Pray makeh haste
and sweep il up. i wouldn't have her see it
on any account. told her l would try TO
keep everything nice about the premises.
She is SO particular herself, and it is COM
font to have neat eighbors.-The girl who
had been previously instructed, smiled as
she came out with brush and dust pan, and
swept quietly away the pile, that was inten-
ded as a declaration Of frontier war. But
another source of annoyance presented it
self, which could not be so easily disposed
of. Aunt Hetty had cat, lean scraggy an
nimal. that looked as if she we're often kicked
and seldom fed; and Ms. Fairweather had
fat, frisky little dog, always ready for a
caper. He took dislike TO poor poverty
rtricken Tab the first time he saw her, and
no coaxing could induce him to alter his
opinion. His name was Pink, but he was
everything but pink in behavior to his
ueighboily relations. Poor Tab could never
set foot out ofdoois without being saluted
with growl and sharp bark, that fright
ened her out of her senses, and made her run
into tie house, with her fur all on end. If
she even ventured TO dose little at her own
door step, the enemy was on the watch, and
The moment her eyes closed. he would make
at her with bark and box on the ear, and
offhe would run. Aunt Hetty vowed she
would scald him. Ii was shame she said,
for folks to keep dog TO worry their neigh
boris cats. Mrs. Fairweather invited Tab
by TO dine, and made much of her, and pa
liently eudeavored TO teach her 10 eat from
the same plate. But Pink sturdily resolved
to be scaIded first; that he would. Hecould
not have been more firm in his opposition, if
he and Tab had belonged 10 differents sects
in Christianity. While his mistress was
patting Tab on the head, and reasoning the
poin, with him, he would at times manifest
degree of Indifference, amounting TO toIer-
alton but the moment he was left TO his
own free will he would give the invited
guest hearty cuff with his paw, and send
her home splitting like small steam engine.
Aunt Hetty considered it her duty 10 cuff the
animal, and it was too much for her pa
thence TO see Pink undertake to assist her in
making Tab unhappy. On one ofthese &C.
casions, she rushed into her neighbor's
apartments and faced Mrs. Fairweather,
with one hand resting on her hip and the
fore6ngeriot the other making very wrath
full gesticulations. Ttell you what, madam
[ won't put up with such treatment much
longer said she; I'll poison the dog /;
you'll see i'll don't; and 1 shan't wait
much longer, either. can tell you. What
you keep such an impudent little beast for.
don't know, without you really do it on
purpose to plague your neighbers.'
81 am really sorry he behaves go, replied
Mrs. Fairweather, mildly. 'Poor Tab +
sPoor Tab p screamed Mrs Turnpenny
What co yon mean by calling her poor !!
Do you mean to fling it up to me that my
cat don't have enough to eat p
q did not think ofsuch thing replied
Mrs. Fairweather. q called her poor Tab,
because Pink plaques her so that she has
no peace of her life. agree with you.
neighbor Tunpenny:; it is not light to keep
dog that disturbs the neighborhood. !
am attached to Poor little Pink because he
belongs to my son, who has gone to sea.
| was in hopes he would soon leave of
quarrelling with the cat but if be won't
be neighb0rIy, will send him out in the
country to board. Sally, will you bring
me one of those pies we baked this morn
ing should like to have Miss Turn
penny taste of Them
The grabbed neighbor was helped sbun-
dainty, and while she was eating the pie.
the friendly marron edged in many a kind
word concerning little Peggy, whom she
praised as a remarkably capable, industri-
Gus child.
i am glad you find her so, rejoined Aunt
Hetty; Il should get.precious little work
out OF her, if didn't keep switch in
sight
4 manage children pretty much as the
man did the Donkey replied Mrs. Fair
weather.-sNot an inch would the poor
beast stir, for all his masters beating and
humping. But aneighbor tied some fresh
turuips to stick, and fastened them SO
that they swung directly before the dom
KEYS nose, and offhe set at brisk trot in
the hope of overiaking them
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