Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-10-21
COuRTING A GRUNBLFR:
Three Days at Homo.
BY OLIVER OPTIC.
CHiPER I-FIRST DAY.

Thompson wants a quart, and wished
me to get them for her. if the man
came along to-day"
"Humphl Now think Of it. want
them myself, and Mrs. Thompson can
not have them"
Never mind; l left quart to the
shop for luncheon to-morrow-she
can have them"
"Do without Yourself"
Certainly; if she wants them she
can have them"
"You take good care Of Mrs.
Thompson" added Mrs. Palcy. with q
slight sneer.
Because l let her have a quart oil
berries?"
That is more than any one would
do for you or me"
"Oh. no; guess not"
IL asked her to lend me her wash
tub, the other morning, and she
wouldn't do it," replied Mrs. Paley,
rather spiteiully.
wv ouldn't do it?'-
No"
wv ouldn't lcnl you a wash-tub?"
John Palcy was astonished and in
dignant Mrs. Thompson was wild
ow. who lived in the next house, and
he had frequently been called upon tc
perform sundry little chores which her
lonely condition required, and now to
have her refuse to lend his wife wash.
tub was the highest ingratitude, and
he resolved on the spot that Mrs
Thomson should not have the berries
"Shc isn't an angel" added Mrs
paley.
Il never supposed she was. She
would not lend you her wash-tub?"
mo, she would not"
IL am surprised. When was it?'
Last Monday morning"
Monday morning you did not &C
to her for tub on Monday morning
did you?"
Il did. And what other time
should | want a tub?" | only askct
her for it, and it was mean of her no
TO let me have it, after we have don,
so much for her."
Wei John wanted to say that we
like the editorial singular, meant onl,
himself; but he did not wish to stir ~
any more strife.
"Shc told me she had clothes in it, ,
continued Mrs. Paley.
"Well?"
"She didn't seem willing to lend i
to me; so when she offered to TAX,
them out and let me have the tub.
told her she needn't trouble herself
1T was very wrong. Mary. for yo,
to ask her to lend her tub on Monday
morning"
Il suppose so; if any one was
wrong, / am the one." pouted Mrs
Paley. disgusted with her husband
partiality and injustice.
Never mind, Mary; is suppe
ready?"
NO; that wood you got last is sucl
miserable stuff, it won't burn at all. ;
1T is the best could get, and tn
best there is, for that matter. ! CAV,
eight dollars a cord for it,"
"A fool and his money are sool
parted"
"A fool and her husband-'
But John cut the sentence short
thinking it little too wicked for th
occasion.
Just like youl II there is a foo
any where, am the one"
Never mind. Mary. Let us hav
supper as soon as You can. / am go
ing to the caucus this evening""
"You are! You never stay at hom
evenings. now"
why. my dear, l have not becl
out of the house of an evening for
month"
why need you go at all?"
Because | am deeply interested il
the election"
More so than you are in your wife.
she replied, petulantly, as she opene'
the stove oven to see if the biscuit
were ready.
Il declare This is the meancs
oven ! ever saw. 1t will not bak
worth cent"
Have You just found that out?'
asked John.
1T was never good for any thing.
And so Mrs. Paley went on fror
ono thing to another, regularly an
Systematically condemning every thin
upon which she set her hand. sh
was not suited. Every thing an
every body were out of joint. Moth
ing went right; nobody could do any
thing to suit her.
John Paley was not PARTICULAR