Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-10-07
The Troublesome Nelghbor.
a Mint TO borrowers.

| hS"' uOiSHuuis. III luis fdu UeCD III t9(
city, they might have lived thus man,
years without making each others ac
| qnaintance. As, however, the vi .lagc in
which they lived was bu, small one
vicinity naturally led 10 iami lar ac.
qnaintances. and this 10 an Interchange
OF neighbor'y cour:esies 1t will not
do 10 cultivate exclusi,cness in coun
try village-'lo keep ones self to on. s
self as the sayingis. Every one makes
II point TO knew all about everybody :
else, and feels aggrieved if any impedi.
ments are thrown ia his way. This,
however, is something OF digression,
We have only further 10 premise ,ha,
Mrs. Albums had but lately become a
resident Of the village where my story
is located, and that her acquaintance
with Mss. Brown was therefore of but
recent date.
Bridget, said Mrs. Adams to her
Irish maid of all-work, entering that
lady's precincts one morning, .how
much sugar is there left in the ba cket?
Sure, ma'am, and there isn't more
than enough to last to-day
Is il possible I said Mrs Adams, in
surprise, and it was only go, last week.
What makes it 90 so fast!
I'm ihinkin', ma am, it's because
Mrs. Brown has sent 10 borrow it three
times
Aud hasn', she thought Of returning
il p
Well, first and last. she's borrowed
abou, ten pounds. and few days ago
she Sent in Two pounds Of dry, dirty,
brown sugar, full Of sand sticks, ,ha,
wasn't fit for any Christian a, all to
eat
Has she borrowed any thing else
lately q
| should like to hear what she hasn',
borrowed! Yesterday sh. borrowed
bar OF soap. and quart of milk, half II
dozen pounds OF -four. and a pin, OF
moas'es. Every day she sends in her
Jane to borrow something or other
Aud doesn't she return other things
better than she does in the case Of the
sugsrr
Faith, a'am, and its lucky you
may think yourself il she returns any
thing at all'
II that i, the case, Bridget, matters
must be looked into a little. When
Jane comes 20 borrow ANYTHING more.
jast let me know OF il be. fore you let i,
co.. r.l. '
i can, understand, thought Mrs.
Adams as she walked away, .wha. wo.
man eau be thifk;ug % 10 depend 50
eoaslsn,ly upon her neigh5ofs. TO nv
mind, IT is just as bad 10 borrow an
article without intending TO return il,
as 10 pick u persons pockets
Mrs Adams had hardly seated herself
TO her work, when Bridget popped her
mead IN the door, aud said
Please, ina'am, Jane is here. she saws
Mrs. Brown sends her compliments and
would be nuc!, obliged for the loan of
CASTOR a
'Ha>n't she one Of her own!'
'les. ma'am. bat It has got rusty and
she going TO have some company TO
dinncr. as
VERY welt-we can do without it for
one day-but you must tell Jaue to
return i before the dinner honr to-mor-
row. a
Yes. ma'am.' f
BrilSrt disappeared, blt returned in
the space Of minute, Jane forgo, TO
ask for the loan of a table clo,h, a dozen
knives and forks
'W hat can the woman mean r-said
Mrs. Adams in astonishment al this new
demand. Well you ma, give Them 10
her. bur tell her strictly that they mus,
be returned to.morrow.'
1T seems TO me- she con tinued when
bridget had lett The room, that Mrs.
brown must be strangely destitute
OF household convenien ces, or she would
NOT be Obliged to borrow by the whole
sale, as she has done la,ely.' al m
Bridget said Mrs. Adams. the next
evening. has Mis-. Brown re turned the
articles she borrowed yesterday =
Faith. not a bi, of il /! but, bark
there's Jane knocking al the door this
very minnie. Perhaps she's bringin.
them back ke -
Mrs. Brown sends her compliments,
said the young lady in question on
being limited, aud would be greatly
Obliged by The loan Of pail OF glass
lamps, Tommy broke ours to-day,
and she heint got none to burn
'Wcll,'t said Mrs. Adams, no, over
willingly. SHE can have ours for to
nigat. ! suppose, Of course, she will
provide Tomorrow. But you haven't
brought in the castor and other articles
lent you yesterday
La, no. said Jane, coolly nc more
| haven't Mrs. Brown though, as she
expected company day after To- morrow.
she'd jest keep EN-, and that would save
the trouble Of seadisg again
Very considera;e. upon nv word,'
thought Mrs. Adams. though she did
not say it. She couldn't help saying,
however. with some slight emphasis:
Isn't there anything else could lend
Mrs. Brown to-day2'
'There aow,' exclaimed Jane, with
sudden recollection, Il came near for
getting one thing, aud | should if YOU
hadn't mentioned it. Mrs. Brown
would like 10 borrow your gridiron.'
Z 'Gridiron! said Mrs. Adams in aston.
ishment
Yes, ma am: we've mislaid ours, and
can't. find it. and so. if you haint no OBJ
jections, we'd like to borrow yours, as
were going TO brie some steak to.mor-
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