The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-07-20

thlS morning that sue nau lalieu 10 90
so. never saw such careless forget
ful creature in my life."
"It's no matter" Mrs. Lowell forced
herselfto say, at the cost of departure
from the truth.
"Oh. knew it was no difference, be-
cause you don't make coffee regularly"
responded Mrs. Armand; "but, then, |
never like to be using other peoples
things Yhen I can help it. Besides our
Kitty issuch a careless creature, that eve
rything she touches is in danger; and Pm
afraid it might get injured. l noticed a
little dent in the spout this morning"
"Not bad one?" said Mrs. Lowell
thrown little off her guard by this ad-
mission. The tone in which she spoke
expressed some anxiety.
"Oh, mol" replied Mrs. Armand quick
ly. you would hardly see it unless it
were pointed out. But even for so tri-
fling an injury | assure you | scolded Kit
ty WE'LL As soon as go home, will
start her off with my coffee pot if she has
not already taken it to the timer"
Days passed but the coffee pot still re-
mained in the possession of Mrs. Armand.
In the meantime. Charley's new cloak of
very fine light blue cashmere was finish
ed, and as Mrs. Lowell was little proud
of her baby--what mother is notl-the
cloak went out to take an airing, the ba.
by inside of course, every day for a week
afterwards.
One afternoon some friends came in,
and Mrs. Lowell persuaded them to stay
and spend the evening. Shortly after they
arrived, a messenger came from Mrs
Armand with request for the loan Of
Charley's cloak. as the mother wanted to
send her baby down to Jones' HOtel, that
friend ofher's,wb was passing through
the city might see him.
Mrs. Lowell said, Every WE'LL" and
took from the drawer the dove colored
merino cloak that had suffered so at the
christening and handed it to the girl who
had come from Mrs. Armand.
In few minutes the girl returned with
the cloak and said
at isn't the one that Mrs. Armand
wants. She says. please to let her have
the blue one. She'll take good care Of
it,"
Mrs. Lowell took the dove colored cloak
and turned it to the drawer slowly, deba-
ting in her mind what she should do. She
must either offend Mrs. Armand. or run
the risk ofhaving the new cloak, which
cost ten dollars, besides her labor, spoil
ed as the other had been. She did moi
wish to do the former; but, could she sub
init to the latterl-Just as, in her doubt
and hesitation, she laid her hand upon
the new garment, a thought struck her
and turning to the girl she said
"Tell Mrs. Armand that she can have
the light cloak in welcome; but Char
ley is going out and will wear the blue
one"
The gill departed, and Charley got al
extra airing that day. Mrs. Armand wa'
exceedingly indignant, and wondered i
Mrs. Lowell supposed she was going &c
send her child out in that "soiled and
greasy thing!" ...
Towards supper time, Mrs. Lovell's
cook asked her ifshe wished coffee made
"Oh certainly" was replied.
"Mrs. Armand has our coffee pot"
al know. You must go IN for it,"
: The cook took off her apron, and raj
into Mrs. Armand's for the coffee pot. II
few moments she returned, and said
"Mrs. Armand can't lei you have it be
fore tomorrow. Hers is not mendec
yet,-and Mr.. Armand always drinks cof
fee for supper"
"But 90 and tell hei that Ihave com
pany, and cannot do without it," replied
Mrs. Lowell, little impatiently.
The girl went back. When she en-
tered, the coffee pot was in her pos
session. As she set it down before Mrs
Lowell, she said:
"Mrs. Armand didn't seem to like i
much"
Like what much?"
"Your sending again. She says he
husband never drinks tea, and she don
know how she is going to make him cot
fee." ...
"But that isn't my coffee potl"
"Yes ma am"
"Oh no. Never!" And Mrs. Loyel
took up dingy looking affair that he
cook had brought in, and eyed it doubt
ingly. She remembered her Britauni
coffee pot as beautiful piece of ware
Without scratch or brujse. and brigh
, as silver. But this was as dull al. pewter
: part of the bottom, an eighth Of an incl
: wide and three inches long, had bee
> knocked off or turned up; there wer
, several large dents in it; the mouth of tn
. spout had received disfguring bruse
and the little jet knob on the lid was en-
= tirely off! No, no--this was not her col
fee pot. But the cook insisted that
s was, and soon proved her assertion.
"This was too much for Mrs. Lowell
and the forbearance Of that long sufferin
v lady yielded under the two heavy press
!. ure it was called to sustain.
!. THAT my coffee poll" she exclaimed
with most indignant emphasis. and lit
It ing it from the table on which the COO
had placed it, she set it down upon te
tray which contained the other pieces be
longing to the beautiful set of Britannia
IS The contrast was lamentable.
}, "There," said she, with a CLOWN
cheek, and voice pitched an octave high
J. er than usual. "Take the whole set il
Q to Mrs. Armand, with my compliment
y. and Gnu that I rnaka her a nrasant of it.