The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-11-25
THE TROUBLESOME NEIGHB0R.
A HINT TO n iRRowERs.

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they might have lived thus for many years
without making each others acquant'
ence. AS, however, The village in whcl
they lived was bu, small one, visiting
naturally led TO familiar acquaintance
and this TO an interchange Of neighborly
courteses. 1t will moi do 10 cultivate ex.
cusiveness in county village-to
"keep ones self TO ones self" as the
saying is. Every one makes il point to
know all about every body else, and feels
uggrieved ifany impediments are thrown
in their way. This, however, is sone>
Thing of DEPRESSION.
Mrs. Adams had but lately become a
resident of the village where my story is
located, and her acquaintance with Mrs.
Brown was therefore of but recent date.
"BGidgei," said Mrs. Adams, 10 her
Irish maid>ofsulI-work, entering the lady's
precinct one morning, show much sugar
is there in the buckei?"
"Sure ma'am and there isn't more than
enough to last 10 day.
sis it possible!" said Mrs. Adams in
surprise; "end il was only got las! week :
What makes ii go so faslG"
"l'm thnkn', ma'am, its because Mrs.
Brown has sent 10 borrow il three tines"
"And hasn't she thought of returning
h2o.
"Well, frs. and last, she's borrowed
about ten pounds, and few days ago
she sent in two pounds of dirty brown
sugar, full Of sand and sticks, that wasn't
fiji for any Christian at oil 10 eat"
elias she borrowed anything else late>
lyw
nI should like TO know what she hasn't
borrowed. Yesterday she borrowed bar
Of soap and a quart Of milk, half a dozen
pounds of -four, and pint Of molasses.-
Every day she sends in her Jane to bor'
row something or other"
"And doesn't she return other things
better than she has done in the csse off the
sugar."
"Faih ma'am, and it's lucky you may
think yourself il she returns anything at
all"
"If that's the case, Budget, matters
must be looked into little. When Jane
comes 10 borrow any thing moro, just lei
mo know of it before you let ii CO."
81 cam, understand" thought Mrs.
Adams, as she walked away, "what a
woman can be thinking of TO depend SO
on her neighbors. To my
mind it's just as bad 10 borrow an article
without intending 10 return il, as 10 pick
a person's'pocket."
Mrs. Adams had hardly seated herself
to her work when Budget popped her
head in at the door, and said
"Please, ma'am, Jane is here, and she
says Mrs. Brown sends her compliments,
and would be much obliged for the loan
of CASTOR"
"Hasn't she got one of her own9"
ayes ma'am, but it has got rusty, and
she's going to have some company for
dinner"
"Very well, we can do without ours for
one day; but you must tell Jane to return
it before the dinner hour Tomorrow"
"Yes, nia'am."
Bridget disappeared, but returned in
he space Of minute.
"Jano forgot TO ask for the loan of a
table cloth and dozen knives and forks"
"What can that woman mean?' said
Mrs. Adams, in establishment at this new
demand.
Well, you may give them TO her. but
tell her strictly that they must be returned
tomorrow"
"It seems TO me-" she continued, when
Bridget had left the room, "that Mrs
Brown must be strangely destitute OF
household convenienccs, or she would
not be obliged TO borrow by wholesale, as
she has done lately
"Bridget," said Mrs. Adams the next
evening, "has Mrs. Brown returned the
articles she borrowed yesterduyW
"Failh, not bit oft; but hark-there's
Jane knocking at the door this very min
ute perhaps she's bringing them back.
"Mrs. Brown sends her compliments,
said the young lady in question. on being
admitted Sand would be greatly obliged
by the loan ofa pair Of glass lamps
Tommy broke ours to>day, and she haint
got none 10 burn."