Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1849-06-09

wouldn't like to live in the world as
selfish as 1t would be if made after your
model, said Mrs. Armand.
No doubt it would be bad enough re-.
piled the husband but am sure that
borrowers would be scarce
I But what harm can my using Mrs.
Lovells cotfee-pot for a single morning
do, | would like to know {?
Mr.. Armand nswered this interroga:orv
not, however, conciusively enough TO sat.
isfv his wife. Mrs. Lovel's opinion on
the subject being much more to the point,
Will best enlighlen the reader, and So we
Will give that. Mrs. Lowell was prepar-
ing 10 go down to breakfast, when her
cook came to her chamber door, ard said
Mrs. Armand, ma'am, wants you 10 lend
her your coffee pot. She says KITTY melt.
ed the bottom OF hers, and it amt mended
yet. she lusts wants 1t for this moraing' ,
Very well, returned Mrs. Lowell
The tone in which II was said, did not ex-
press much pleasure. As the girl re.
tired Mrs. Lowell remarked, in u grum
bling way, 10 her husband
And no doubt, k,tty'Ii melt the bet,
Tom off Of mine before night
You are not going TO let her have that
handsome Britannia cofee.pol , SAID Mr..
Lowell.
Il have no other and she knows it,
You might say that you have only
one. She will think thai in use.
No, she won't; for she IS very we'll
aware OF the fact, that we don't make col-
fee, unless when we happen TO have COM
pany,'
As you had not the resolution to say
no. you viii have to take your chance
And The chances viii all be against
me, OF that | am certain. never loan
ed Mrs. Armand anything in my life, that
II didn't come home injured in some way
Then your coffee pot will hardly prove
an exception
I'm afraid not. Oh dear wish that
people would let their neighbors possess
the little they have in peace. I've had
that set of Briuania ware for FIVE years,
and there is not bad scratch nor bruse
upon any piece of 1t. If Mrs. Armand
lets the coffee pot get injured, ] shall be
too angrv,
Il almost hope che will, said Mr.. Lowell.
Why Henry y
1uu will, then, IN all probability, fall
back upon your reserved rights, and throw
Mrs. Armand, IN future, upon hers
w hat are your reserved rights =
In this case, yours will be to refuse lend,
ing what your neighbors should buy (; and
hers will be TO buy what she can't convent.
emily borrow
dom! wish TO offend her said Mrs. Low
ell, but if she does let my coffee pot get
injured, shall be TOO much put out
In other words. You will say something
sharp about it,
Very likely. I'm apt, you know, to
speak out on the spur OF the OCCASION
Then | shall be very we'll content to
see tie spout knocked of, the handle bent,
or bruise as large as walnut in the side
Of your coffee pot
Henry Why will you say so =
Because happen to feel all | say
This borrowing nuisance IS lutoIerable, and
lis suppression can hardly be obtained at
too dear a cost. How many umbrellas
has Mrs. Armand los: or ruined for us in
the last two years 2
Don't ask me that question. I've ne.
yer tried 10 keep the counts
Half dozen at least.
You may safely set the number down
at that. Bot, if could get off with UNI
breIas, Id buy case, and let ket have
one a month, and think the arrangement
a bargain. The fact is, have scarcely an
article Of movable household goods,o wear
,hat Jo.un'f phnU cnI az
dences Of having been used by some one
beside myself. You know that dear little
merno cloak Of CharIoy's, in which he
looked so sweet 2
Yes. What Oft!
Last Sunday Mrs. Armand had her ba
by baptized. OF course she had nothing
decent TO put on it, and Of course sent for
CharIey's cloak. What could do 2
You could have declined letting her
have the cloak
Not under the circumstances.
Hasn't her baby cloak !!
Yes, but rs full Of grease spots. not
FL to be seen
lis good enough for her baby, if she
don't think proper to provide better one'
All very easy said. But couldn't re
fuse the cloak, though let it 90 with
fear aud trembling. Now just look at 1T
Mrs. Lowell opened drawer, and taking
out the dove .colored cloak, with ITS white
and blue lining, slowly opened it.
Bless me = exclaimed her husband, as
the back Of the collar was displayed, and
showed several square inches Of dlscolora'
zion. What In the world cousd have
done that 7
Perspiration from the chld's head
Charley has worn il twenty ,fues, YET not
a SPOT was TO be seen before. But this Is
not the worst. To keep the baby from
CRYING in church, piece Of red candy was
pusbed into It's mouth.