The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1853-11-22

may 9ive her the tub, and You needn't say any
thing about returning it-it won't do any good
Surely she continued, something must be
done, or tho house will soon be empty. You
don't know half theextent to which Mrs. Brown
carries her borrowing propencity. Within
| tho last week she has borrowed teo, coffee.
milk, sugar, -four, eggs, frying pans. table nap
kins, a castor gridiron, shovel and tongs, ard
other articles, as tho auctioneers say. too nu
merous to mention. This is bad enough but
Mrs. Brown in addition to this, seems TO re-
gard the act of borrowing rs investing her with
| the right OF permanent possession, at least
| Judge so from the fact that she seldom OF nev-
or returns the articles .shc borrows.'
SIS it possible? said Mr. A. in amazement,
Some end must bo put to this wholesale robbie
| ry. Suppose you begin to borrow of her
It's a bad rule that wont work both ways
ard perhaps if you make her feel littlo of tho
annoyance to which she has subjected you, il
may be productive of benefit.
"A good idea,' said the wife laughing; 'and it
is better to try this course than to refuse direct
| iy lending any further--that would only pro-
duce bad feeling botween US.
'And yet,' said Mr.. A., 'wo must como to
that finally, unless the present course succeeds.
And next morning Bridget was sent to Mrs.
Browns to borrow half dozen tumblers, nut
meg crater and couple of sheets
Mrs. Brown was surprised She had mover
before received such an application from Mrs.
Adams and she could not help wondering, be-
sides, at the miscellaneous nature of tho loan
requested. Her surprise was increased on the
following day when Bridget Brought her mis-
tresses' compliments, and would like TO borrow
her clothes-horse.
Yes you may take it, but we shall want it
early next week. But havnt you brought
back those tumblers?'
NO, ma'ar, said Bridget; Mistress expects
considerable company in day or two, and it
will save tho trouble of borrowing again If she
don't return them till afterwards
'Welp thought Mrs. Brown, Il must say
that's decidedly cool!
Every New England house keeper knows
that Tuesday is ironing day in all we'll rsgula-
ted families. Il should like to know, said
Mrs Brown on that morning, why Mrs. Ad-
ans don't return nv clothes horse. She must
know that it will be in use to day. Jane, 60
over and ask for it,
Jane did her Grand Give my compliments
to Mrs Brown replied Mrs A. 'and toll her
that since she borrowed her clothes-linc. we
have to dry our clio hes in the house, and there
foro we are obliged to get her clothes horse
We would have been through using il, but as
she has our largest tub, it takes moro than one
day to get through with the washing
The message produced little sensation in
the house over the way. The result was the
immediate return ofthe articles mentioned by
Mrs A.
Mrs. BIS eyes began 10 open to the true state
of things, bu, she was not yet cured, however;
for the next day Jan, made her appearance,
requesting the loan OF the gridiron.
Tell your Mistress said Mrs A., that it is
out of my power to do so, as she borrowed it a
month ago, and has not yet returned it.
Mira. Browns eyes we're opened still wider.
The next day Mrs A. was requested, by mes
sage, to send list Of the articles which had
been borrowed by Mrs Brown, and the latter
would return them
With Bridgers help Mrs A. made out list
Of thirty seven articles, which she sent without
comment
Mrs Brown was petrifed With nstonishment.
She was really very sorry for the trouble and
Inconvenience which she must have occasion
ed her ncighbor. She sent message to that
effect, when, after two days diIligent search,
she contrived to get together all the articles
mentioned in Mrs AS list.
Sho was now thoroughly cured IF borrow
ing.
Reader, have you borrowed the paper from
which vou read tho above, or arc you regular
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