The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-02-16
For the Advertiser.
Borrowers.

my one Except somebody else) that you
can scold by the card want you to give
particular fits to that class Of pests, de-
nominated borrowers. do not mean
those who occasionally borrow, use the
thing borrowed with care and return it
with thanks. This Is all right, and
neighborly, AMI on such it is pleasure
| to bestow favor. But I mean the hab-
itual, perpetual borrower; who never
buy, or own anything unless they steal
it, or what Is the same borrow and keep,
until they claim by possession. On
such, pour out all your Walls, and spare
not: few items of personal experience.
will serve you for text.
A deep snow has fallen lin tho morn
ing you are blocked In by drifts, your
wool pile invisible; OH opening your
door, a half cord more or less Of snow
tumhies in.
"Wife, please hand me the SCOOP"
Wife replies, tom Is. borrowed II
last week to move his corn, and has not
brought it back. He promised to return
it that day -
80, of course; but what reliance can
he placed on borrowers promise ?"
"Well let me have the shovel then -
"Sim T. got that to clean out his sta
BILE two days ago"
"Indee,l, that is pleasant. ! wish
well let me have the spade then: ?"
"Why don't you remember George r.
got that two weeks ago to chop up Iris
sausage meat within
"Ycs, but / didn't girc 1t to him
well, it would be little loss ifhe chopped
Off his ormented-- we'll, / suppose
must make a wooden shovel; just
hand me- the saw and will get board
and make one"
"Why Jim J.. has got that to fix his
sled, lie said he would bring it back in
an hour"
"Wcll then he 10 n liar, if nothing
worse, 30 + must chop the board In two
with an axe"
ado you know where. 1t is: left it
behind the door"
"Well that is provoking, Bill W., got
it yesterday to cut some wood, bccauss
his was SO dull"
$50 then we are in fine kettle Of fish,
kitchen filled with snow, stable aud hog
pen, boil. unapproachablc, wood pile
covered three feet deep, no axe to use
aud no wood to burn, and a cold break
fast, hard thoughts and hard words
against such worthless nuisan,cs To be-
gin the day with. and all because of
these unprincipled and soul vexing pests
of society, the borrowers. Lucky that
Job had no such characters to deal with,
else the rcsul. would at least have been
problematical
Another item. tits Thursday at noon
while tea - being prepared, propose to
see if there are any news. / look over
the papers on the center table.
"Wifc has not the ADVERTISER been
delivered yet?'
80 yes. but Mr.. d. sent for it; lie said
he would send it right back. lie only
wanted to read it,"
as it possible? only wanted to read
it, hey! Well that is about all l do
with it. Wonder if they would like my
dinner, just to eat it, that's all--anything
but u newspaper borrower.
"Wcll is the Post at home ~
"No OF course not, that went to Jones'
the day it came'
"But III look in the Magazine, where
is that?'
"Why Lizzie took that home, she has
got interested in that serial story, dud
cant wait for us to read it before she sees
how they get along" .....
80, no! Of course not, but I who pay
Tor it for our own use and benefit, can
wait, OF course l can. Well wife have
you some last years Almanack's that Il
can read? or are they lent too"
Now Mr. Editor, this is about the
way the thing goes with these vampires,
they never buy If they can borrow. and
never bring home unless pressed to it.
Never subscribe for paper, yet must
have tile FIRST use Of 1t, and If you are SO
lucky rs ever to get It back, 1t is so worn