Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-03-11
THELENrPAPER.

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| John, what has become of last week S
paper7' inquired Ars. c., of her has
band.
Surely, wife, l cannot tell; it was
brought from the Office, think
yes, James brough, It home on Satur
day evening; but neighbor N and his
wife being here, be laid it on abe parls
| Ia bAe.s s f-.-a
| sOh. N has got the paper, renem
bef now OF lending it to.him.'
! 4 am very sorry for that; think you dc
very wrong, husband, in lending the papers
before we have read them. He who take:
a paper and pays for il, is certainly entislec
TO the first perusaIof it,''-e.--..-..s
Il know il wife, but neighbor " DO M
take paper, and I cant refuse when he
askssfo borrow onFs.'ssg asaaassse sss gs
sDon't N--ataks a. papera' inauired
Mrs, c. With snrPrise.ssvsa 81 Fsg
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why notl he is, as he says, always very
fond OF reading. =
aYes, but he seems 10 think bimself an.
able 10 take sne.' iss;sas.t sia g@ vzsa
Unable! He is certainly as able as we
are. He. pays a much larger tax, and i
almost always Dragging Of bis superior cat
lie. and -'3@@ = aazfa 1zss3.i4i
Hush. wife. 1t is wrong to speak of our
neighbors' faults behind their, backs, He
promised to return the paper to-day
i hope he will. It contains an excel~
lent article which ] desire very much to
read.'
Mrs. C-was an excellent lady. and
probably possessed as liberal feelings as her
peace-loving husband: bat size could not be-
leve it TO be their duty to furnish a free pa
per to their more wealthy and covetous
neighbor.
N had formerly taken paper; but
thinking il too expensive, TO the no small dis
coHflure Of his wife and little ones, he had
ordered its discontinuance. He, however,
dearly loved 10 read, and had, for year or
more, been in the habit of sending little
joe on the disagreenele errand of borrowing
old papers from his neighbors. a 4 1i-
Mrs. c. waited patiently through the
day, expecting to see 'little joe coming
with the paper, but the day passed, as likes
wise did the evening, and no paper came.s
The next morning, after breakfast, she
was heard to say gsaea3
We'll, John, the paper has not been re-
turned yet.' ssa3-
sAh, indeed; Iguess neighbor N has
either forgotten his promise or is absent
from home, replied c. a.ss#
Il think she continued, I'VE had better
send james after it, us
Would it not be best, wife. to wait until
afternoon! N may return it before
that time.' .sE.as
'As you think BEST was the reply
They waited until nearly dark, but no pa
Per made its appearance. James, smart
lad oil ten years, wss now instructed to pro-
ceed to neighbor Ms and get the pa
per- He soon arrived and made known his
errand. He was very politely informed
that it was lent to R the blacksmith,
VII, lived half a mile farther, on. James
unwilling 10 return home without if, nor
withstardng the lateness of of the hour,
continued on to the blacksmith's.
II was quite dark when he arrived, but
soon made his business known, and was in
formed by Mrs R-that 'little sis got
hold of the paper and tore itup-' --,
IN take the Fragments said James, who
was for having nothing lost.
The fragments, JiIn!' exclaimed Mrs.
R, 'Old Dork,. the peddler, came along
here to-day, and sold 'em with the rags.
James somewhat dispirited by his unsucccss-
ful mission, and not being very courageous
in the dark, silently beat a hasty retreat for
home. where in due season he arrived, and
reported. the result of his .errand. -..---e,
'Ah,' very composedy remarked Mr..
C--,'l suppose R asked ncighbor
N to lend him The pnper and he did not
like to deny him. We cannot, think, ac-
cuse either of doing intentional wrong; and
one paper,' continued he, SIS of little val
Y ou may argue Ms case as you please
thing
fear. :zrss
Nothing, only neighbor N will not long
be at the Inconvenience of troubling Peo-
pie for old papers, $3.50 esf r. fzrs vrz BE-.
In about three weeks after this conversa-
lion, N was informed by the postmaster
| that he had paper in the office. He was
highly pleased at this announcement, bu
could not think who was SO very Kind as tc
send him paper. After many conjectures
/ however, he came to the conclusion that i
was from some friend whom he had assisted
| in former years.
One year had passed the paper continu
ed to come and N. was still ignorant
| from whence it came; but one day at
hauling he informed his neighbors of hi.
good fortune, and expressed some fears tha
he would have to do without paper soon
No you shan't,' said James u. ina lout
voice, for mother sent n=t~o dollars for. yo,
Hast week. s.59 20 es:ss=E5 s#i