Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-07-13

! Dd-We find the following article in the
| Charleston EUening Ners, and transfer ii to
our columns for the special benefit OF the host
of newspaper borrowers, who are continually
Journal, before the owner can have an oppor-
tunity of reading it. We understand that we
| have goodly number of readers, who never
think of any other way of patronizing us,
except by borrowing the paper, and then per-
haps abuse the Editor for not having more
! interesting sheet We would advise those of
our patrons who are troubled with this sort of
nuisance, to adopt this course-as soon as
they have received the paper-make mark
at the top and bottom of the article, so as to
! draw attention 10 it.
| PLEASURES OF TAKING A NEW SPAPER
Mr.. Editor Did you ever enjoy the ex
quiste pleasure of taking newspaper-for
the benefit of your neighbors But presume
not; they would scarcely send to you TO bor-
ro1C Allow me 10 give you the history of
one afternoon in my daily experience. have
bnt one male servant-a man of all work
who answers calls at the door as well as at
tend IN other departments OF my household,
and, as be is the chief actor in the daily drama,
| take the liberty of introducing him to you
by his name Tom
Well, sir, have made comfortable dinner,
and feel little more amiable than did an
hour previously, and am amusing myself with
the pranks and prattle of the little ones, I'M
til the usual time arrives for your very pune
tual carrier to leave my paper. 1t has come
and am in the act of unfolding the interest
ing sheet
(Rat-tat-tat, at the knocker.) Wie.--My
gracious there is company, and the children
have made such litter ! am ashamed 10 see
them. Tom, go 10 the door. (Tom happens
10 be out OF bearing, and one of the children
seeks him. After while the door is atten-
ded to-
Tom entering.-Mr Smith will be much
obliged to you, if you will lend him the pa,
per,
Tell Mr.. Smith have just received the pa.
per, and as soon as can look over it, he can
have it.
The answer is duly forwarded, and in a few
minutes the knocker is again heard.
Tom from the door.-Mr Smith says he
has got 10 20 out in great hurry, and if you
will let him have the paper now, he will send
it back in minute.
Mr.. Smith is very good sort of neigh
Dor and dislike disobliging him. The paper
passes into his possession.
Rat-tat lat, again. Tom enters.-Mr. Win.
kles sent TO borrow the paper. told his boy
, that Mr.. Smith had it, and he went off But
he came back before | left the door, and say.
his master asks you if you can't send TO MIR
, Smith and get it, as he wants to see some.
thing about funeral.
| oil ~ =
with ii, and give it to Wrinkles boy.
I Tom returns.-Mr Smith says he has Jus
: got through with the foreign news, and will
, send it over in half an hour.
The half hour passes, and true 10 The time
Wrinkles boy knocks at the door. Paper mo-
: yet received from Smith. Send again. anc
, Tom brings short message from him, intma
: ting that was disobliging in not letting hin
keep the paper till he could read it. Wrinkles
r however, now gets it, and keeps it in spite O
: numerous calls and messages until lea time
when II once more gets within my reach
Well, set by my tea 10 cool, and in the mean
} while am in the act of opening the paper t.
glance at its contents. But futile effort Rat
tat-tat goes the knocker, and Mr.. Jones want
e the paper. Now Jones has had his supper
l and fairly bid good bye to the paper unit
e bed time. drink my tea and take up booI
10 amuse myself until can have an opportu
e nifty OF reading the news of the day; and wher
s the last bell rings the mutilated paper is be
e fore me, with message from Mr.. Jones tina
t be is very sorry the paper was torn BY one o
the children. But he supposes | have real
: it already, and it will make no difference :
!, Torn indeed it was, and the column that coz
: tanned The foreign news was irretrievably lost
e Now, MIR. Editor, cannot you devise som
S plan, by which can be rid of these annoy
ances, without giving offence to those VIII
are, in all other respects, good neighbors
have already limited the advantage it would
. TO them TO take the paper, and would you be
: lieve il ?-the reason they give for not doin,
e it is, that all their nsighbors ,cou.d be troub
!. ling them by borrowing.
/ know of but one way of securing mysel
u against this confined tax upon time and pa
tIence. and that is to follow their example an
E. borrow from them. 1t is my turn to stop IA
king the paper and theirs to begin, and thi
they will have 10 come to, as know they can
not do without 1t.
Fs Your suffering patron,
TlMKINS.