The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-02-04

4 Il should like to know what she hasn'
borrowed Yesterday she borrowed
bar of soap, quart of milk, half doz
en- pounds of flour, and pint of molass
es. Every day she sends in her jan
| to borrow something or other
sAnd dosen't she return other thing
better than she did in the case of th,
sugar p
Faith, ma'am, and its lucky you may
think yourself if she returns anything
at alp 80
IF that's the case Bridget, matters
must be looked into a little. When
Jane comes to borrow anything more
just let me know before you let it CO.
Il can't understand thought Mrs.
Adams, as she walked away, what a
woman can be thinking to depend SO
constantly upon her neighbors. To my
mind it's just as bad to borrow an arti-
Gle without intending to return it, as it
is to pick PERSONS pockets
Mrs. Adams had hardly seated her
self to her work, when Bridget popped
her head into the door and said {:
tPlease ma'am Jane is here, and says
Mrs. Brown sends her compliments, and
would be much obliged for the loan of
a castor essg-. 81 /,
Hasn't she got one of her own?'
'Yes, ma am, but it's got rusty, and
she's going to have company to dinner
very well; we can do without ours
for one day; but you must tell Jane to
return it before the dinner hour toner
row. @
yes, ma'am.'
Bridget disappeared, but returned in
the space, of minute.
Jane forgot to ask the loan of a table
cloth, and a dozen knives and forks
What can the woman p said
Mrs. Adams, in astonishment, at this
neg demand Well, you may give them
to her, but tell her strictly they must
be returned tomorrow
TT seems to me- she continued, when
Bridget had left the room, shat Mrs.
Brown must be strangely destitute of
household conveniences, or she would
never be obliged to borrow by the whole
sale, as she has done lately
Bridget said Mrs. Adams, the next
svening, has Mrs. Brown returned the
articles she borrowed yesterday?'
Faith. not bit but bark there's
i knock at the door this minute. Per
,aps she's bringing them back
Mrs. Brown sends her compliments
'aid the young lady in question, on be-
ng admitted, and would be greatly |
obliged by the loan of pair of glass
amps. Tommy broke ours to-day, and
he hasn't got any to burn ?
WELL said Mrs. Adams. not overwil
ing, she can have ours for tonight. I
uppose of course, however, she will pro-
,ide for to-morraw. But you havn't
brought in the castor and other articles
lent you yesterday
La, no. said Jane coolly, I'VE are to
AVE company to dinner day after to-
she would just keep 'em, and
hat would save the trouble Of sending
Igain.'
Very considerate, upon my word
hough she did not say it. -a
She could not help saying, however,
nth some slight emphasis-'Isn't there
;nything else could lend Mrs. Brown
o-day ?N Tag
There, now,' said Jane, with sudden
ecollection, Il, came near forgetting one
hing, and should if you hadn't men
ioned it. Mrs. Brown would like to
orrow your gridiron.'
'Gridiron,' said Mrs. Adams in aston
shment.
sYes, ma'am, we've mislaid ours
here we can't find it; and so if you
amt any objection we'd like to borrow
ours, as we're agoing to broil some
teak to- o-morrow morning
Bridget said Mrs. Adams, in a tone
f despair, get the gridiron for Jane;
nd if she continued turning to the lat
er, you could make it convenient to
eturn it in the course of fortnight, I
hould be glad
'Oh yes,' simply, not noticing the
arcastic tone in which she spoke, Il
ont think we shall want it above
Ieek.' '..-ns
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