Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-03-16

DO for the notifying position 1t placed me IN to-
ward a neighbor'
"Upon my word" exclaimed my husband
That is beautiful Illustration, sure enough, OF
my remark about what people may suffer in the
good opinion of others, through the conduct of
their servants in this very thing No doubt Mrs.
Jordon, as you suggest is guiltless OF good
deal of blame now laid at her door. 1t was
fair opportunity for you to give her some hints
on the subject. You might have opened her
eyes little, or at least diminished the annoyance
you had been, and still are, enduring"
" Yes, the opportunity was good one, and
ought to have improved it. But did not, and
the whole system, sanctioned or not sanctioned
by Mrs. Jordon, is in force against me-"
And will continue unless some means be
adopted by which to abate the nuisance"
"Seriously, Mr. Smith," said |, :" am clear
for removing from the neighborhood"
But Mr. Smith said,
Nonsense, Mary" A form of expression
he uses, when he wishes to say that my PROPOSE
ton or suggestion is perfectly ridiculous, and not
to be thought Of moment
What is to be done :" l asked. Bear the
evil 7"
Correct it, if you can"
"And if not, bear it the best can p
Yes, that is my advice"
This was about the extent of aid | ever re-
ceived from my husband in any of my domestic
difficulties lie is irst-rae abstractlonist, and
can see to hair how others ought to act IN every
imaginable and was going to say unimaginable
case but is just as backward about telling people
what he thinks Of them, and making every body
with whom he has any thing to do toe the mark
as | am,
AS the idea of moving to get rid of my borrow
ing neighbor was considered perfect nonsense by
Mr.. Smith, | began to think seriously how
should check the evil, now grown almost insnf-
lerable On the nexs morning the coffee-mill
was borrowed to begin with.
Hasn't Mrs. Jqrdon got coffee-mill of her
own?" l asked of Jane,
Yes, ma'am," she replied, but it is such q
poor one that Nancy won't use it. She says
it takes her forever and day to grind enough
coffee for breakfast"
! Does she get ours every morning y
; Yes, maam"
Nancy opened the kitchen door at this mo
ment-our back gates were side by side-anc
said
"Mrs Jordan says, will you oblige her St
much as to let her have an egg to clear the cot
fee! forgot to tell her yesterday that ours wer
all gone"
i, "Certainly," said Game, give Nancy al
=, egg"
r "Mrs. Jordan is very sorry to trouble you, Mrs
Smith, said Nancy, reappearng little while
4 and finding me still in the kitchen, but she says
: you will lend her bowl of sugar it will be
great accommodation. forgot to tell her yes
terday that the sugar was all gone"
e "You appear to be rather torgetful of sue
matters, Nancy" | could not help saying.
It 81 know | am a little forgetfu," the girl sale
n good humoredIy, "but | have SO much to dc
that hardly have time to think"
5. "Where is the large earthern dish that yo
II use sometimes for making bread in!' | asked
Is after Mrs. Jordans cook had withdrawn, missIn
d it from its usual place on the shelf.
S "Nancy borrowed it last week"
"Why don't she bring it homer"
it "I've told her about it three or four times"
Nancy opened the door again.
a, "Please, ma'am, to let Mrs. Jordan have al
er other half pound of butter We hav'nt enoug
to do for breakfast and the butter man don
lie come until the middle of the day.
N OF course, couldn't refuse, though | belieN
lie | granted the request with no very smiling grac
d, heard no more of Nancy until toward dnn
time. had given my cook orders not to ler
OF her any thing more without first coming to me
it "Mrs. Jordon has sent in to know if you won
lend her two or three scuttles full Of coal" sa
~ Jane. "Mr Jordon was to have sent home co
a long before this, but it hasn't come, and all Il
IN fires are going down"
"Certainly,,' replied, "let her have it, Jan
h. but | want you to see that it is returned"
re GAS to that, maam, I'll do my best; but
n can't get Nancy to return one half what she be
lie rows. She forgets from one day to another"
mt "She mustn't forget" returned, warml
Mt "You must go to Mrs. Jordon yourself. 1t is
:" right"
Or II shall have to go, guess, before am ah
Id to get back dozen kitchen things of ours tn
ed have never saw such borrowing people. A,
ed then, never to think Of returning what they g
tn They have got one of our pokers, the big sau
pan and the cake board. Our muffin rim
:" they've had these three months. Every Mond
1g they get two of our tubs and the wash boil
at Yesterday they sent in and got our large me
ad dish belonging to the dinner set, and hav'nt Sc
he it home yet. Indeed can't tell you all they
to got"
mt LET Nancy have the coal, Jane" said
in "But we must stop this in some way, if it be pt
nd sible." CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.