Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-04-23

ment of the picture books and when she
was summoned to her work, she obeyed with
a cheerful a%lacrity that would have astonish-
ed her stern relative. When the labors of
the day were concluded, Mrs. Fairweather
accompanied her home, paid for all the hours
she had been absent, and warmly praised her
docility and diligence. at is lucky for her
that she behaved SO WE'LL" replied Aunt
Hetty. "lf ] bad heard any complaint,
should have given her a whipping and sent
Irer 10 bed without her supper"
Poor little Peggy went to sleep that night
With a lighter heart than she had ever felt
since she had been an orphan. Her first
thought in the morning was whether the new
neighbor would want her service again dur
ing the day. Her desire that il should be
so, soon became obvious to Aunt Hetty, and
excited jealousy and dislike of a person
who so easily made herself beloved. With
out exactly acknowledging to herself what
were her own motives, she ordered Peggy TO
gather all the sweepings Of the kitchen and
court into a small pile, and leave it on the
frontier of her neighbours premises. Peggy
ventured TO ask timidly whether the wind
would not blow it about, and she received a
box on the car for her im~perlinence. 1t
CHANGED that Mrs. Fairwealher, quite unin-
tentionally, heard the words and the blow
She gave Aunt lletty's anger time to cool,
then stepped out into the court, and after ar
ranging divers little matters, she called aloud
to her domestic, "Sally, how came you to
leave this pile of dirt herel Didn't | tell
you Miss Turnpenny was very neat! Pray
make haste and sweep it up. l wouldn't
have her see it on any account. | told her |
would try to keep everything nice about the
premises. She is so particular herself, and
it is a comfort to have tidy neighbors." The
girl, who had been previously instructed,
smiled as she came out with the brush and
dnst-pan, and swept quietly away the pile,
that was intended as a declaration of frontier
J war. But another source Of annoyance pre-
scented itself, which could not be quite so ca
silly disposed of. Aunt Hetty had a cat, a
lean scraggy animal, that looked as if she
were often kicked and seldom fed and Mrs.
Fairweather had a fat, risky little dog, al
ways ready for a caper. He took a distaste
to poor, poyerty-stricken Tab, the first time
he saw her, and no coaxing could induce him
to alter his opinion. His name was Pink,
but he was anything but a pink of behavior
in his neighborly relations. Poor Tab could
never set foot out of doors, without being sa-
luted with a growl, and a short sharp bark,
that frightened her out of her senses, and
made her run into the house, with her fur all
on end. If she even y~entured 10 do2e a lit
tie on her own door step, the enemy was on
the watch, and the moment her eyes closed
he would wake her with a bark and a box on
the ear, and off he would run. Aunt Hetty
vowed she would scald him. 1t was a burn
ing shame, she said, for folks TO keep dogs
to worry their neighbours cats. Mrs. Fair
weather invited Tabby 10 dine, and made
much of her, and patiently endeavored TO
teach her dog to eat from the same plate
But Pink sturdily resolved he would be
scalded hrst--that he would. He could not
haEebeeA-me ffRs in his-ep4eaaai.0s.,i e s@
and Tab had belonged TO different sects in
| Christianity. While his mistress was pat
ting Tab on the head, and reasoning the point
with him, he would at times manifest a de-
gree of indifference, amounting TO liberation.
But the moment he was left to his own free
will, he would give the invited guest a hear
ty cuff with his paw, and send her home
splitting like a steam engine. Aunt Hetty
considered it her own peculiar privilege to
cuff the poor animal, and it was too much for
patience to see Pink undertake TO assist in
making Tab unhappy. On one of these &C.
c~asions, she rushed into her neighbours apart
ments, and faced Mrs. Fairweather, with one
hand resting on her hip, and the toreiinger of
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tons. 81 tell you what, madam, | won't
put up with such treatment, much longer"
said she. "I1l poison that dog; you'll see
if / don't; and | shan't wait long either, |
can tell you What you keep such an i'm
pudent little beast for, / don't know, without
you do it on purpose to plague your neigh
bors."
81 am really sorry he behaves So" replied
Mrs. Fairweather, mildly. "Poor Tab !"
Poor Tab !" screamed Miss Turnpenny.
:" What do you mean by calling her poor!-
Do you mean 10 fling it up to me that my cat
don't have enough to eat!"
81 did not think of such a thing" replied
Mrs. Fairweather. 81 called her poor Tab
because Pink plaques her so that she has no
peace of her life. agree with you neighbor
TuInpenny /; it is not right to keep a dog that
+ disturbs the neighborhood. am attached to
poor little Pink, because he belongs to my
son, who has gore TO sea. | was in hopes
he would soon leave off quarreling with the
cat; but if he won't be neighborly, | will
send him out in the country to board. Sally,
: will you bring me out one of the pies we
baked this morning? | should like to have
Miss Turnpenny taste Of them"
The grabbed neighbor was helped abun-
dainty, and while she was eating the pie,
The friendly matron edged In many a kind
! word concerning little Peggy, whom she
praised as a remarkably capable industrious
child.
a. am glad you find her So" rejoined
Aunt Helty; Il should get precious little
j., work cut of her, ifI didn't keep a switch in
. sight"
. 81 manage children pretty much as the
man did the donkey" replied Mrs. Fair.
: weather. "Not an inch would The poor
! beast stir, for all the masters beating and
: humping. But a neighbor tied some fresh
: turnips to a stick, and fastened them so that
! they swung directly before the donkey's nose,
and of ne set on a brisk trot, in the hopes OF
!, overtaking them"
y Aunt Hetty, without observing how very
. closely the comparison applied to her own
. management of Peggy, said, "that will dc
!. well for folks that have plenty of turnips IA
! spare"
. "For the matter of that" answered Mrs.
Fairweather, " whips cost something, as well
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