Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-10-07

| Adams 10 his wife' the mex, day al th
dinner table. Bridget ought TO remem
ber TO place it on the IA ble.'
so she would, but Mrs. Brown, ou
next neighbor. has borrowed IT,
Borrowed The cas.orl Rather sirang,
request, think. But Why didn't Bridg
ct cook The steak sent home?'
Becaus- Mrs. Brown has borrowed
the gridiron.'
Mrs. Brown sgain? You ought no
to lend her so freely. BY the way wher re
are all the umbrellas7 1t rained thi.
morning, but could find none i'm place,
4 don't know, I'm sure. Perhaps
Bridge can inform US Bridget said
she, when that young lady had answered
the summons Of the bell, do you know
what has become of all the umbrelas?,
Sure. ma'am, and Mrs. Brown ha S
got two OF 'em She borrowed them q
week ago
Aud hasn't returned them ye,7'
No, ma am, and dom, believe that's
the worst OF it,
Just then the bell rang. and Bridget
~ w thC SuUD!IOUo.
Mrs. Brown sends her compliments,
said she, reappearing, 'and would like TO
borrow our largest wash tub
Mr.. and Mrs. Adams looked at each
other in astonishment. We'll, said the
former at length. for sublime audacity
the palm must certainly be awarded TO
Mrs. Brown. /. is SAID that three re
movals areas bad as fire, but would
like TO know how many removals are as
bad as n borrowing nciahbor''
Am to tell Jane that, sir, said Brido
eft, little mischieviously.
No, no. said Mr.. Adams, laughing.
You may give her the tub, and you
needn't say any thing about returning i,
1t won't do any good.'
Seriously she continued, after
b idgel had left the room, something
must be done or very soon the house
will be empty. You don't know half
the extent to which Mrs Brown carries
her borrowing propensity. Within the
last week she has borrowed tea, coffee.
sugar, milk, flour, eggs. frying pans. Ia.
bic ma pkins, knives, a castor, gridiron.
shovel and tongs, and other articles. as
the aGctioneer say in their advertise
ments, too hume rons 10 mention. This
is bad enough. bat Mrs. Brown in addi
tlon 10 this seems to regard the act OF
borrowing Us investing her with the
ilSht OF permanent possession. AT least
J Judge so from the fact that she seldom
or never returns the articles borrowed
is n possible?' said Mr.. Adams. in
amazem cni. Certainly some eDd mus;
b. put 10 this wholesale robbery. Sun
pose you begin to borrow of her. It's
bad rule that Won't work both WAYS. and
perhaps il you make her feel li,lle of
The annoyance to which she has subject.
ed!ou, il may be productive OF hene fir.'
4 good idea. said his wife, laughing:
and II is better 10 try this course than
to refuse directly lending any iu.thers
that would only produce bad feeling
And yet, said Mr.. Adams. we mus,
come 10 that finally. unless the present
course succeeds
And next morning Bridget was sent
TO AIRS. Browns TO borrow dozen tum
biers, nutmeg CRATER and couple OF
sheets.
Mrs. Brown was surprised She ha
never received such an application from
Mrs. Adams, and she could not, wonder
ing, besides, at the miscellaneous nature
OF the loan requested. Her SUNRISE was
increased on the following day when
bridget brought her mistress com,li
meats, aad woaid like 10 borrow her
clothes horse.
Yes, you may take il; but we shall
want it carly next week. But hayn't
you brought back the tumblers!'
NO, mu'am.' said Bridget; mistress
expects considerable company in day
or two, and il will save the trouble OF
borrowing again If she doesn't return
Them tll aiterwardss'
WELL thought Mrs. Brown, quite un-
conscious Of the beam within her own
eye, though she could readily discover
the mote in shat OF her neighbor, Il
must say that's decidedly cool = aa
Every New England housekeener
knows that Tues6ayis ironing day i'm
all we'll regulated families. ~.
Il should like TO know. remarked Mrs.
brown, on tAat morning. 'why Mrs. }Ad
ans doesn't return nv clothes horse
She must know i, will be in uss TO day.
Jane, go over and ask for it,
Jane did her errand. n
Give my compliments to Mrs.
Brown,' replied Mrs Adams, and tell
her that since she borrowed our clothes
line we have to dry our clothes in the
house, aud therefore were obliged TO
borrow her clothes horse. We should
have ben through using il, but as she
has our largest tub. il takes more than
one day 20 get through with the wash
ing
This message produced little sensa-
uon IN the house oyer The way. The
resul, was the immediate return of the
articles mentioned by Mrs Adams
Mrs. Brown began to open her eyes to
the fac. that she too was not al,oge ther
sui!tiess In respect TO the faults she
condemned in ot.e,s
She was not cured, however. The
next day Jane made her appearance, re
questins the loan of The gridron.
Tell your mistress said Mrs. Adams,
with suayi;y. that nothing would give
me greater pleasure, but 1t is out OF my
power, as she had borrowed it month
ago, aud has not yet returned it,
Mrs. Browns eyes were opened still