Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-10-29

THE TROUBLESOME BORROWER.
Df CARL CANTAv.

city, they might have lived thus for ma
ny years without making each other:
acquaintance, As. however, the Wiling
in which they lived was but small one
vicinity naturally led to familiar &C
quaintance, and this TO an interchang,
of neighborly courtesies. 1t will no
do to cultivate exclusiveness in coun
try village-to keep ones self;o one
SELF" as the saying is. Every one
makes it point 10 know oil about eve
rybody else, and feels aggrieved if any
impediments are thrown in tho way
This, however, is something of q di
erosion.
We have only further to premise tha,
Mrs. Adams had but lately become O
resident of the village where my story
is located, and that her acquaintance
with Mrs. Brown was therefore Of re.
cent date.
Bridget said Mrs. Adams to her
Irish maid.ocall.work, entering that Ia.
dy's precinct one morning, how much
sugar is there left in the bucketi'
Sure, ma'am, and there isn't more
than enough 10 last to-day
is it possible!' said Mrs. Adams, in
surprise, 'and it was only got last week.
What makes it 60 so fast 7
'l'm thinkin', ma'am, it's because Mrs.
Brown has sent to borrow it now three
times
And hasn't she thought of returning
itr
We'll, first and last, she's borrowed
about ten pounds, aud few days ago
she sent in two pounds Of dirty brown
sugar; full of sand and sticks, that
wasn't ft for any Christian at all to eat.
Has she borrowed anything else,
lateIyl
Il should liketn know what she hasn't
borrowed. Yesterday she borrowed a
bar Of soap, and a quart of milk, half q
dozen pounds offiour, and pint of mo-
lasses. Every day she sends in her
Jane to borrow something or other
And doesn't she return other things
better than she has done in the case of
the sugar.
Faith, ma'am, and it's lucky you
may think yourself if shO returns any.
thing at ALL
'lftha, is the case. Bridget, matters
must be looked into a little. When Jane
comes TO borrow anything more. just let
me know Of it before you let j, go
Il can't understand thought Mrs.
Adams as she walked away, what NO
man can he thinking of to depend so
constantly on her neighbors. Tomy
mind. it's just as bad to borrow an arti.
Gle without intending to return it as to
pick porson's pockot.'
Mrs. Adams had hardly seated her.
selfro her work, when Bridget popped
her head in at the door and said
please, ma'am, Jane is here aud she
says Mrs. Brown sends her compliments
and would be much obliged forthe loan
of q CASTOR
Has she none of her ownp
'Yes, ma'am, but it has got rus,y,and
she's going 10 have some company to
dinner
Very we'll, *e can do without ours
for one day; but you must tell Jane to
return it before the dinner hour to-mor-
row.
Yes, ma'am.'
Bridget disappeared, but returned in
the space ofa minute.
Jane forgot to ask for the loan Of a
table cloth and dozen knives and
forks
What can the woman meant said
Mrs. Adams in astonishmen', at this new
demand. 'Well,you may give themsto
her, but tell her strictly that they must
he returned To- morrow
1t seems to me- she continued when
Bridget had left the room. that Mrs.
Brown must he strangely destitute of
household conveniences, or she would
never be- allowed to borrow by the
wholesale, as she has done lately !,
Bridget said Mrs. Adams, the mex,
evening, has Mrs. Brown returned the
articles she borrowed yesterclayY
Faith, not bit of it; but bark
there's Jane knocking at the doorlhi.