The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-11-25

"Very considerate, upon my word,
though she did not say il. She could MOI
help saying, however, with some slight
emphasis, "Is there anything else could
lend Mrs. Brown to,day"
"There now," sud Jane, with sudden
recollection, 81 come rear forgetting one
thing and should if you hadn't men
toned it. Mrs. Brown wants 10 borrow
your gridiron. p"
"Gridiron?" said Mrs. Adams in some
astonishment.
"Yes.dna'am; we've mislad ours where
we can't fud i, so if you havn't no OBJ
jectons, we'd like to borrow yours, as
we'er going to broil some steak tomorrow
morning."
"Bridget," said Mrs. Adams, in tone
of despair. "get the gridiron for Jane,
and if"--She continued, turning TO the lat
ter, "you could make i, convenient 10 re-
turn it in the course Of a fortnight, | should
be glad"
ooh yes" said Jane, simply, not no.
Iicing the sarcastic tone in which abe
spoke. | don't think we shall want ii
above a week."
81 don't see the CASTOR" remarked Mr..
Adams the next day TO his wife at the
dinner table. "Bridget ought to romem-
her and place il on the table"
$50 she would, but Mrs. Brown, our
next door neighbor has borrowed it,"
Borrowed the castor?-rather strange
request think. But why don't Bridget
cook The sreak sent home?'
"Because Mrs. Brown has borrowed
the grdiron."
"Mrs. Brown againa You ought no,
TO lend so freely. By the way, where
are all the umbrellas? 1t rained this
morning but | could find rone in lis
place."
81 don't know, I'm sure, Perhaps
Bridget" SAID she, when that young lady
had answered the summons Of the bell,
''do you know what has become of all
the umbrellas"
"Sure ma'am, Mrs. Brown has got two
of 'em. She borrowed them q week
ago."
sand hasn't returned them yel?"
"No ma'am, and Idon't believe that's
tho worst Of it,,
"Just then the bell rang and Bridget
oboyed tie summons.
"Mrs. Brown sends her compliments" :"
said she, reappeariug' sand would Ike TO
borrow your largest washtub."
Mr.. and Mrs. Adams looked al each
other in astonishment.
"Well," said the former al length, "for
sublime audacity the palm must certainly
be awarded 10 Mrs. Brown. 1t is said
that three removes are as bad as fire,
but would like to know how many re :.
moves are as bad as borrowing neigh
bor?"
Gam | TO tell Jane that sir?" asked
Bridget little mischievously.
"No, no." said Mrs. Adams, laughing.
"You may give her the tub, and you
needn't say anything about returning ii
it won't do any good.
"seriously,''she continued, "somelhing
must be done, or the house will soon be
empty. You don't know half the extent
10 which Mrs Brown carries her borrow.
ing propensity. Within the last week she
has borrowed tea, coffee, milk, sagar,
-four, eggs, frying-pans, table napkins, a
castor, gridirons, shovel and tongs, and
other articles, as the auctioneors say, too
numerous 10 mention. This is bad enough
but Mrs. Brown, in addition TO this, seems
10 regard the act Of borrowing as invests
ing her with the right of permanent pos
session, at least l judge so from the fact
that size seldom or never returns the artl-
cles she borrows."
sis it possiblc!' said Mr.. A. in amaze
ment. "Soms end must be put 10 this
Wholesale robbery. Suppose you begin
to borrow of her. "Il's a bad rule tina,
won't work both ways" and perhaps if
you make her feel little OF the annoy
ance to which she has subjected you, it
may be productive of benefit"
"A good idea," said the wife, laughing
"and it is better to try this course than to
refuse directly lending any far,ller-that
would only produce bad feeling between
u.s."
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