Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-07-02
Stlett Storp.
THE NEIGHBOR~IN-LIW.
ny MRS. LYDIA NJ. CHILD

Who b,v,,c, other, m hl. dAii, deeds
VIII und ,hc hesins thai h.s ,rirt ncv'i,
For rvc~y flower ia otaers pathway sucWn
Cauirys Is fragrant be50t, on ourowu
80 YOU arc going 10 live in the .amr
buiiIing with lIctIy furnpemy,' ,aid
Mrs Lane TO Mrs. Fairwrathrr "iuu
will lind nobody 10 envy You. Il hrr
temper does not prove too much even lny
Your good nature. 1t viii surprise al - IA"
know her We lived there >caf, aud
that i ~ long us anybody ever tried ii 90
Poor lIct,y! replied Nj F.,.
weather, "shc has had much 10 htrlrn
her Her mother died too carly lnr mrr
To remember; her father was very sc
rc,e with her; and the only lover SIC
ever h;.d borrowed the saving a. ir :
Years ot toll, and spent them IA d.s,ipa
,iuu But Hvtty. wthSlanlnE nrt
| sharp features, sRj sharper words cci
tainly hal kind heart. la tho nuts =
her greatest poverty many were ihr
stockings she knit, and tho warm waist.
coats she made. for the poor drunken
lover whom she had too much sense 10
marry. Then you know she leeds and
clothes her brothers orphan child"
"It ,ou call it feeding and clothing"
replied Mrs. Lane. Tho poor child
looks cold and pinched, and frightened
all the time, as il she were chased b.,
the east wind used 10 tell Miss Turn
penny she ought 10 DO ashamed OF her.
self to keep the poor thing at work aIl
the time, without one minute 10 play II
she does but look at the cat, us it runs 10y
the window, Aunt IIctty gives her " rap
over the knuckes used 10 tell her she
would make the girl Just such another
sour old crab rs herself"
That must have been very improving
Ia her disposition" replied Mis- Fair
weather. with good humored smile.
but. III Justice To poor Aunt lletty. YOU
should remember that sh. had jus, such
cheer less childhood herself Flower.
grow whrre there is sunshine
"l know you think everybody ought
10 I've in the sunshine replied Mrs
Lane; land il must be confessed that
y"u carry it with ,Gu wherever YOU "a.
Il Miss iulnpcnny hn. IL heart | dare ~
oU will find il out, though never c"uld,
aud never heard OF anybody that could.
All the families within hearing OF her
tongue called her the neghbor in-hw."
Certainly the prospect Wa. not very cn
coursging; for the house Mrs. Fair
weather proposed to occupy Was not only
under The same root with Miss Turn
pcnny, but the building had one common
yard in front The very first day she
took possession ot her new habItation she
called ON the neishhorin-law. Aunt
Hetty had taken the prccantion 10 ex-
tinguish The tire, lest the new neighbor
should want hot water, before her own
wood and coal had arrived Her first
salutation Was. III you want any cold
water there's pump across the street;
don't like to have my house stopped MI
over
Il am glad YOU ale SO tidy, neighboi
Turnpeuny," replied Mrs. Fairweather.
1t is extremely pleasant to have neat
neighbors. Twill Try 10 keep everything
as brigh. as = new live cent piece, iol |
see that will please you | came merely
to say good morning, and to ask YOU il
YOU could spare little Peggy TO run up
and down stairs for me. while / am
getting my furniture in order. will
pay her sixpence an hour"
Aunt Hetty began to purse up her
mouth for q refusal; but tho promise al
sixpence an hour relaxed her features al
once. Little Peggy sat knitting stock
ing very diligently. with rod lying on
the table beside her. She looked up with
"A limid wistiulness as il the prospect OF
any change was like release from prison.
When she heard consent given. a bright
color flushed her checks. She WAS evil
IDENTIFY OF an imprcssible temperament
Tor gooL on evil. Nov mind, and bo
have yourseli," )" said Aunt Heity; "and
see that you keep at work The whole
time; ii hear one wsrd tt complaint
you know what you1i get when you
come homen The rose color subsidized
ilom Peggy's pale TACO. and she answer.
ed "Yes, ma'am, - very meekly.
In the neighbor's house all went quite
otherwise No switch lay on the table.
and instead OF mind how you do that