New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-10-13
From the Boston True Flsg.
THE TROUBLESOME NEIGHBOR.
HINT TO BORROWERS.

HINT TO BORROWERS.
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Mrs Brown and Mrs Adams were near neigh
bors If this had been in the city, they might
have lived thus for many years without making
each others acquaintance. As however, the
village in which they lived was but a small one
vicinity naturally led to familiar acquaintance,
| and this to an interchange of neighborly court
| estes. 1t will not do to cultivate excusiyeness
| in country village to keep ones self to
| ones SELF as the saying is. Every one makes
| it point to know all about every body else,
and feels aggrieved if any impediments are
\ thrown in their way. This, however, is some
| thing of depression.
| We have only further to promise that Mrs
Adams had but lately become resident of the
| village where my story is located, and that her
| acquaintance with Mrs Brown was therefore of
| but recent date
bridget" said Mrs Adams to her Irish maid
Of all ll-work, entering that lady's precincts one
morning, show much sugar is there left in the
bucket 7"
| ''Shure, ma am, and there isn't more than
enough to last to-day -
lis it possible p said Mrs. Adams in surprise I;
'and it was only got last week. What makes it
go off so fast ~
Sim thinkin',' ma'am, it's because Miss
Brown has sent to borrow it three times
6 And hasn't she thought of returning it 70
| Well, first 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 fit for any Christian at all to
eat
| HAS she borrowed anything else lately ''
| 81 should like to know what she hasn't bor-
rowed. Yesterday she borrowed a bar of soap,
and quart of milk, half dosen pounds OF
| -four. and pint of molasses. Every day she
In hnr
other.''
| 'And doesn't she return other things better
| than she has done in the case of the sugar n
| 'Faithk ma am, and it's lucky you may think
yourselfh she returns anything at all''
eff that is the case, Bridget, matters must
be looked into little. When Jane comes to
borrow anything more Just let me know of ii
before you let it 60" nos Il
81 can't understand" thought Mrs. Adams
as she walked away, swhat q woman can b.
thinking Of to depend SO constantly upon he
neighbors. To my mind, it's just as bad t
borrow an article without intending to returl
1t. as to pick persons pocket - 's7,7 ai - s
Mrs. Adams had hardly seated herself to he
work, when Bridget popped her head in at tn
| door and said
''Please, ma am, Jane is here, and she say
Miss Brown sends her compliments, and woult
be much obliged for the loan of CASTOR
| I" Hasn't she got one of her own p
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going to have some company to dinner"
| every well; we can do without ours for one
day; but you must tell Jane to return it be
fore the dinner hour to- morrow"
'sYes, ma'am."
Bridget disappeared, but returned in the
space of minute. r
&c Jane forgot to ask for the loan of a table
| cloth and dozen knives and forks
''What can the woman mean p said Mrs.
Adams, in astonishment, at this new demand
Jewell, you may give them to her, but tell her
strictly that they must be returned to- morrow
| g 1t seems to me-" she continued, when
Bridget had left the room, g that Mrs Brown
must be strangely destitute of household con-
veniences. or she would never be obliged to
borrow by the wholesale, as she has done
lately"
g Bridget" said Mrs. Adams, the next even
ing, :" has Mrs. Brown returned the articles
she borrowed yesterday -
"Faith, not bit of it but hark-theres s
Jane knocking at the door this very minute.
Perhaps she's bringing them back
"Mrs. Brown sends her compliments" said
the young lady in question, on being admitted
=" and would be greatly obliged by the loan of a
pair of glass lamps Tommy broke ours to day,
and she haint got one to burn
" Well, said Mrs. Adams, not over willingly,
=" she can have ours for tonight. suppose, of
course, she will provide for herself to morrow
But you have not brought in the castor and
other articles lent you yesterday"
La, no. said Jane, coolly "Miss Brown
thought as she expected company to dinner day
after tomorrow, she'd just keep EN-, and that
would save the trouble of sending again"
"Very considerate, upon my word,'' thought
Mrs. Adams, though she did not say it. She
couldn't help saying, however, with some slight
emphasis, " Is there anything else l could lend
Mrs. Brown, to-day y
"There now,' said Jane, with sudden recol-
lection, 81 came near forgetting one thing, and
should if you hadn't mentioned it, Miss
Brown would like to borrow your gridiron.''
"Gridiron ?" said Mrs Adams, in some as
tonishment
''Yes, ma am; we've misaid ours where we
can't find it, and SO, if you haint no objections
we'd like to borrow yours, as we're going to
brile some steak tomorrow morning
Bridget" said Mrs, Adams, in tone of de-
spair, get the gridiron for Jane, and if "--she
continued, turning to the latter you could
make it convenient to return it in the course Of
a fortnight, l should be glad''
Oh yes" said Jane, simply, not noticing the
sarcastic tone in which she spoke. 81 don't
think we shall want it above a week.
81 don't see the CASTER" remarked Mr. Adams
| TO his wife at the next day at the dinner table
Bridget ought to remember to place it on the
table,
$50 she would, but Mrs Brown, our next
fdoor neighbor, has borrowed it,"
Borrowed the castor! rather strange re.
quest, / think. But why didn't Bridget cook
the steak | sent home"
"Beeause Mrs. Brown has borrowed the grid
iron"
s'Mrs. Brown again! You ought not to lent
her so freely. By-the-way, where are all tn,
umbrellas, 1t rained this morning, but coult
find none in its place"
"Don't know, I'm sure. Perhaps Bridget car
inform us. Bridget said she, when that youn,
lady had answered the summons of the bell
"do you know what has become of all the um
brellas 7"
"Shure, ma'am Miss Brown has got two q
'em, She borrowed them week ago.
"And hasn't returned them yet -
No, ma am, and i don't believe that's th
worst of it,
Just then the bell rung, and Bridget obeye
the summons.
'Mrs. Brown sends her compliments" sal
she reappesring, " and would like to borrow on
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