Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-04-15
MISCELLANEOUS.
How Quakeress Stopped Borrowing

The subject of horrowing and lending came
mp in the course of conversation with n sub
scrtber living near fthica New York. when
he suddenly reoollectAd funny Renaissance
OF that character which had happened in his
own n"ighhnrhnod. Tie said lie had neiob,
h"r whose family were great borrowers. but
not $" distinguished as v-mastcrs-thex
were always borrowing, hut seldom. if ever
feturnin. the exact am0unt borrowed An
old quaker lady. another neighhor. who had
endured these invasions for long time ma.
t'ently. hit upon very philosophical mode of
eventually putting a stnn tp the nuisance.-
heeplnc her own cnnnsel, tho next time her
good man vent III town he had sennrate and
express order tt purchase pound of the best
tea and also n NV canister TO pms it,in. AS
he knew she already had plenty of tea and
also canister, he was rnZzled to determine
what the old lady wanted Of more tea and
new canister, Int his questioning and reason
ings elected nothing more than repetition
of the order
''J'r, did rot tell thee t, get me pound
Of the best ten and now canister? Now GO
along and do so bid thee
And go along he did, and when he c1nc
home at night the tea ard new canister were
ms companions. The old lady took them
from him with unused exnressinn on her
usually placid features. and iepo<iting the tea
IN the canis'er set it ou tho shelf for special
use. it had NOT long to wat. FOR the borrow
ing neighiur ia! frEqnert Use for the aroma, ic
herb. The old lady loaned generously.
emptying bnck intr the canister any remit,
tence of borrowed t'as which the neiehhor's
conscience inclined her to make Time wen,
On. and after somcthin" less than the one
hundred'h time of borrowing. the neiYhhor
appeared for ''irst another drawing Of tea"
when the oft visited tea canister was hrnu,,ht
out and found to he empty. aud tho coed old
lady and ohliging nei.hbor was lust one Mound
of tea poorer than when she bought the new
canister, which nnw only remained t. toll the
story. Then she made a little characteristic.
sneech. perhaps the first in her lie she eaid
- h0ugh seest that emrtv cnni<ter I filled
II tor thee with 81 pound nj nv hpsr te,. aud
l have lent it NIL to thee in drihl.tS aud NIT
into it ail thnr has sent me in return. and
none hut thyself has taken therefrnm or added
unit" II, and now thou srest it empty; there's
lore will say tn the", thou has borrowed
thyself out and can lend thee no more :"
A Ham LrcK--A German paper contains
reply tr"rn clergyman who was travelling.
and who stopped at Il hotel much frconented
10y what are termed 'drnuImnrs' Tic host
not being used t" havr.. rlcrgvmen at his
table, looked at him with surprise. the clerk
used all their artillery Oh Wit u2nu him, wirh-
out eiIcttIng a remark i'll scif,delence. The
worthy clergyman ate his dinner 1uictly, an.
Parently without observing the rihes and
sneers OF his nelghbors Omc Of them mt t,st
In despair at his t"rhearancc said to him:
tWell, wonder your patience! Have
you not heard all that has bceu said against
you?
Oh. yes, but I am used to it. Do you not
know who amp
tNn. sir
Well, will inform you I am chaplain
ct innetic asylum; such remarks have no
effect upon me-.