Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-04-29

Mrs. Fleshly scene overjoyed at this Jiece of intelligence, as indicating some egree of sohdity in the family of hei proposed tenants but still she felt the | iecessity of being caut ous.
 What were 6ry-goods, provisions and ,roceries, after all? What were health md neatness? What was everything ,lse, if manners should prove disagreea- ble? She felt the necessity of enight- anment 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 ana spacious closets.
 "I hope you are not troubled with rats-I am glad you happened to speak of the cellar and closets, for they remind me of rats and mice."
 Not a mouse, nor rat, nor roach -Lut 1 was about to observe that some tenants, irreproachable 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 intercoifrse with those under the same roof as if they were enemies"
 ''I think you will find, Mrs. Fleshly, that, if we agree upon other things, we shall observe happy medium, from | MT. Prod down to Samuel. We shall never mistake our apartments for yours, nor allow you to lose sight of us alto gether."
 That's good answer, and very sat isfactory, so far but permit me to say one or two things more, by way of inter | atoYU I bouo mo i1p11 hi vO11r hOua are orderly for boys, but I am aware there is such a thing as unintentional rudeness, arising spontaneously from the natural exuberance of youth, and 1 should hope that your boys, in the over 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 call
 my sister Rebecca an old maid"
 1T 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 a model for emulation, es- pecially, l may say, in regard to the ] ladies. But then, let me see. What was I going to ask you? Oh, about borrowing, Mrs. Fleshly. I am glat ? you happened to call up the subject oi } habits, which, innocently intended sometimes cause considerable discom fort The habit of borrowing. Om $ family is provided with everything { necessary for housekeeping, and we hkt , to accommodate, but are much opposed : to the common habit of lending ant borrowing. I suppose, as your family
 are so particular in regard to others
 that you never indulge in the custom O . running ill, every now and then, to Dor
 row dish, or pan, or towel, or
 little milk, lard, molasses, meal or salt
 do you? feel sure you do not; but, a:
 you say, 1t is best to have these thing
 agreed upon and perfectly understood
 beforehand"
 Mrs Fieshly assured her that sh' never borrowed, and was now contenteC
 to ask but few more cautlonary ques
 tions and then, with smiles and cour
 tesies, Mrs. Prod withdrew, declaring
 that she had little doubt that Mir. Pro,
 would take the rooms.
 Mrs. Fleshly waited and wished il
 anxious expectation for several days } She was very eager to let those si, } apartments, she little cared which six , but Mrs. Prod never came back. Mrs. Fleshly, when all hope was gone ) was sorry that in her craving to be saf she had lost her surety. She felt tha
 she had been much too overnice Tine she wished and now she wanted. Sh > tried to console herself by the supposi , tion:
 "That minx was too perfect to b , real p
 } But, on the other hand, Mrs. Pro scornfully related the interview to he husband, glad of the timely inquisitive } ness which had led them to look else } where for parties not too exacting prove agreeable.
 l G I saw that she was very particular , Prod, she concluded, with animation $ but think gave her about as goo
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