The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-23

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In body, too.
st thank you, We are extremely so,
because we are so careful. And now
there is another thing. May ] ask how
you obtain your supplies-whether prin-
cipally by good many errands daily,
seeing that you have two boys-which
would cause much disagreeable going to
and fro-or would your goods mostly
come by weekly. monthly or yearly re-
plenishment?
"Of course our fresh meat, milk,
bread and newspapers do not come year
ly, but by the day, said Mrs. Prod, with
a blush and smile, under the close cat
echism "but I'm proud to say that Mr..
Prod has both the will and the way OF n
good provider, and buys his family
stores by the hundred and two, and
sometimes $500 worth !"
Mrs. Fleshly seemed overloyed at this
piece of intelligence, as indicating some
degree of soliddty in the family OF her
proposed tenants but still she felt the
necessity OF being cautious
What We're y-goods, provisions and
groceries, after all2 What were health
and neatness What was everything
else, if manners should prove disagreea-
BILE p She felt the necessity of enlight-
eminent in that respect, and SO cautiously
felt her way into the Prod family with
continued persistency.
"You will find plenty of store room"
declared she. "Fuli half dry cellar and
spacious closets"
81 hope You are not troubled with
rats-I anu glad you happened to speak
OF the cellar and closets, for they remind
me of rats and mice"
Not mouse, nor a rat, nor a roach
but i was about to observe that some
tenants, irreprcachable in other re-
spects, are sometimes over-sociable, and
running into each others rooms all the
time; and some are so reserved that
they hold as little intercourse with those
under the same roof as If they were
enemies"
81 think you will find, Mrs. Fleshly,
that, if we agree upon other things, we
shall observe a happy medium, from
Mr.. Prod down to Samuel. We shall
never mistake our apartments for yours,
nor allow You to lose sight Of us alto
gether."
"That's a good answer, and very sat
isfactory, so far f; but permit me to say
one or two things more, by way of inter-
rogatory. l have no doubt your boys
are orderly for boys, but l am aware
there is such thing as unintentional
rudeness, arising spontaneously from
the natural exuberance of youth, and L
should hope that your boys, in the over
flow of their animal spirits, would never
SO far forget themselves, and what is
due to the dignity OF age and the delica-
cy of our common womanly
character, as to salute Grandmother
Fleshly by the title of granny or cali
my sister Rebecca an old maid"
81 should hope to be by and box
their ears if they did" replied Mrs.
Prod. "But I never have occasion to
correct them for their department to
their elders. They are much like their
Uncle Joe, who never tears around
much, and is model for emulation, es-
pecially, L may say, in regard to the
ladies. But then, let me see. What
was 1 going to ask you? Oh, about
borrowing, Mrs. Fleshly. 1 am glad
you happened to call up the subject of
habits, which, innocently intended,
sometimes cause considerable discom-
fort. The habit of borrowing. Our
family is provided with everything
necessary for housekeeping, and we like
to accommodate, but are much opposed
to the common habit of lending and
borrowing. I suppose, as your family
are 30 particular in regard to others,
that you never indulge in the custom of
running in, every now and then, to bor-
row a dish, or a pan, or towel, or a
little milk, lard, molasses, meal or salt,
do you? feel sure you do not; but, as
you say, it is best to have these things
agreed upon and perfectly understood
beforehand. "
Mrs. Fleshly assured her that she
never borrowed, and was now contented
to ask but few more cautionary ques-
tions and then, with smiles and cour-
tesies, Mrs. Prod withdrew, declaring
that she had little doubt that Mr.. Prod
would take the rooms.
Mrs. Fleshly waited and wished in
anxious expectation for several days.
She was very eager to let those six
apartments, she little cared which six
but Mrs. Prod never came back.
Mrs. Fleshly, when all hope was gone,
was sorry that i'll her craving to be safe
she had lost her surety. She felt that
she had been much too overnice. Then
she wished and now she wanted. She
tried to console herself 10y the SUPPOSE
ton:
"That mink was too perfect to be
real II
But, on the other hand, Mrs. Prod
scornfuily related the interview to her
husband, glad of the timely inquisitive-
ness which had led them to look else
where for parties not too exacting TO
prove agreeable.
" L saw that she was very particular,
Prod" she concluded, with animation
" but I think l gave her about as good
as she sent"
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