Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-02
THE GAZETTE.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH :. 1859.
TIE LENT PAPER.

TIE LENT PAPER
John. what has become of last weeks pa
per-" inquired Mrs. c., of her husband.
Surely. wife, cannot tell; il was brought
from the Office, think.
"Yes, James brought it home on Saturday
evening; but neighbor N--and his wife be-
ing here. he laid it on the parlor table"
'Oh, N has got the paper, remember
now Of lending it to him.
IL am very sorry for that think you do
very wrong. husband, in lending the papers
before we have read them. He who takes Il
paper and pays for it. is certainly entitled to
the first perusal Of it,"
Il know it, wife. but neighbor " don t
take paper, and can't refuse when he asks
to borrow ours.
Don't n takea paper" inquired Mrs.
c. with surprise.
"N0."
"Why not? he is, he says, always very fond
Of reading"
"Yes, but he seems to think himself I'M
able to take One."
"Inable He is certainly as able as We
are He pays much larger tax, and is al
most always Dragging Of his superior cattle
and -"
Hush, wife, 1t is wrong to speak of our
neighbors' faults behind their backs. He
promised to return the paper to-day"
81 hope he will 1t contains an excel
lent article which | desire very much to
read"
Mrs. c. was on excellent lady, and
probably possessed as liberal feelings as her
peace-loving husband. but she could not be-
1ieve il to be their duty to furnish free pa
per TO their more wealthy and covetouS
neighbor.
n had formerly taken a paper; but
thinking it too expensive, to the no small
discontinue of his wife and little ones, he had
ordered its discontinuance. He, however,
dearly loved to read, and had, for year or
- more, been in the habit of sending little
Joe" on the disagreeable errand OIL borrowing
old papers from his neighbors.
Mrs. C waited patiently through the
day, expecting to see little Joe" coming
with the paper, but the day past as likewise
did the evening, and no paper came.
The next morning, after breakfast she was
"Well, John, the paper has not been re-
turned yet"
"Ah. inded; guess neighbor N has
either forgotten his pomise or is absent from
home" replied c.
II think" she continued, 1--WE had better
send James after it."
"Would it not be best, wife, to wait until
afternoon! may return it before that
time"
"Asvou think best" was the reply.
They waited until nearly dark, but no pa
per made its appearance. James, a smart
4 4 .fnH t,,
coed to neighbor Ms and get the paper.
He soon arrived and made known his GRAND.
lie was very politely informed that IT was
lent to R the blacksmith, who lived half
q mile further on. James, unwilling to re-
turn home without it, Notwithstanding the
lateness of the hour, continued on to tho
blacksmith's.
1t was quite dark when he arrived, but he
soon made his business known, and was III
formed by Mrs R that little sis got hold
of the paper and tore it up"
I'll take the fragments" said james, who
was for having nothing lost.
"The fragments, Jim exclaimed Mrs.
R, "Old Donk. the pedler, came along
here to day, and sold 'em with the rags
James, somewhat dispirited by his unsuc-
cessful mission, and not being very courage
GUS in the dark, silently beat hasty retreat
for home where in due season he arrived,
and reported the result of his errand.
"Ah," very composedly remarked MIR.
c., II suppose X. asked neighbor ~ to
lend him the and he dI mot s st to
or Of doing intentional wrong; and one pa
per." continued he, lis of little value"
You may argue Ms case as you please,
replied Mrs. C., "but be assured Of one
thing" =, -,
"What is that" asked Mr.. c. with evident
fear.
"Nothinc. only neighbor n. will not long
be at the Inconvenience oftroubling people tor
old papers" -.
In about three weeks after this CONVERSE
ton, n. was informed by the postmaster that
he had a paper in the Office. He was highly
nleased at this announcement, but could not
think who was so very kind as to send him
paper. After many conjectures. however,
he came to the conclusion that it was from
friend whom he had assisted in former years:
One year had passed: the paper continued
to come and N. was still ignorant from whence
it came; but one day at hauling he inform
ed his neighbors of his good fortune, and ex-
nressed some fears that he would have to do
without paper soon.
mo You shan't," said James c. in loud
tone ofyoice, "for mother sent on two dollars
for you last week."
"Well done, JIM" shouted dozen voices,
while simultaneous roar of laughter rang
along the line Of Transfers.
NJ, who had previous to this announce
ment been remarkably cheerful and taikat'e
became suddenly silent, while deep req o% TSi.
was good lesson for n. .,u
Early next morning he went and paid Mrs.
C. the 81, acknowledged his error. and was
never known afterwards to take less than two
county papers.
tsVNHE Truth Is MIGHTY AND Must rRt,
vAIL-"-To IL. Afflicted Of Alexandria ana
its cicinity.-Ons of the most extraordinary cases
of scrofula cured after nine years standing, was
that Of the boy John Francis Walker. who was
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