The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-05-26
HER NEW NEIGHBOR.

When one morning Mrs. Chickwit,
sewing at her cottage window, observed
that family was moving into the near
est house to hers, in the country place
where she resided, she dropped her work
and lifted up her hands in delight No
body had lived in the house since Mrs.
Barley had moved away, and Mrs. Bar
ley had been gone six months.
Somebody is moving in, and / shall
have neighbor to chat with without
having to go quarter of mile every
day. Mr.. Chickwit is away to the city
every day, and little knows how lone
some am, having nobody to speak to
till he comes home, except the children.
AS soon as they get settled little, I'll
go right over and invite them to come
aud see me. How pleasant it will be to
have such near neighbors away out here
in these lonely woods 1 only hope
they'll be more neighborly than Mr..
Barley was"
The new neighbors proved to be Mr..
and Mrs. Bah, with two children not yet
in their teens. When, in due time, Mrs.
Ohickwit called, she found the house
not in order, but was highly gratifed to
see that Mr.. Bah was very easy-going
sort of q person, who see cd to refer
everything to his wife, while he took his
comfort on two chairs, smoking his pipe
and letting his offspring shout at him
and pull his hair.
What nice disposition that man
has /" thought Mrs. Chickwit. "Mrs.
Bah must take good deal of comfort
with him."
Mrs Bah appeared to be an equally
easy natured being, troubling herself
little about the children, who turned ev-
srything topsy-turvy, as they pleased,
while she occupied herself in reading
novels and newspapers.
"I do hope" says Mrs. Chickwit.
snow that we are acquainted and such
close neighbors, that you will be more
neighborly, and give us call often and
not do as Mrs. Barley did, who was here
before you. She and her husband sell
dom came in, as if they thought they
would be shot if they came to see 9
body. Now do call !"
so, III call, " said Mrs. Bah, smiling;
"and | know we shall be the best of
friends and neighbors. There's no half
way about me. Where I like, [ like"
Next day Mrs. Bah returned the call
OF Mrs. Chickwit, and complimented her
upon appearing to have everything COM
Portable about her.
''Your husband must be an excellent
provider."
" He is indeed" replied Mrs. Chick
wit, pleased.
And what beautiful children YOU
have And that blessed baby 0, it's
. cherub-beauty- yes it is-little dar-
lingl"
And, in sudden spasm of love, she
took the infant in her arms and kissed it
passionately, as if it were the first baby
since The Christian era.
"Mother's idol Yes it was I"
"Thats what Mrs. Barley never did,"
said the gratifed mother. "Never SO
much as took one of my children up, or
said coaxing word. What difference
there is in neighbors /"
" What, indeed conceded Mrs. Bah.
" Some are proud, and some are tat
Ting, aud some are quarreling, and some
are thieving, and some are lying, and
II
don't know what"
"1hst's just the way it is" agreed
Mrs. Bah. "Were you ever troubled
with a neighbor that kept borrying all
the timer"
"Well, I can't say as I ever was. {"
returned Mrs. Chickwit, trying hard
to reoolIeet, out of politeness.
I" I've been pestered and ANNOYED in
that way sometimes" said Mrs. Bah.
rolling up her eyes, "that it seemed as
ii my head would go off, and I couldn't
he \. nothing together. The neighbors
would bomy, borry, borry, all the time.
Now, think it's Christian grace to
lend things occasionally, when you now
who you're q lending to. and are sure
they'll fetch things back; but l don't
like to lend everything have, and then
never see 'em agin."
81 shouldn't like to myself"
Anything you would like to borry of
me, Mrs. Chickwit, you're entirely well
come to-"
"Well, I'm sure ~
You may borry my clothes off my
back, if you want to, pursued Mrs. Bah,
"and TIL never indulge myself in an un-
kind murmur."
Mrs. Chickwit looked rather obviously
At the slattern dress worn by the accom-
modating Bah, and assured her that
she should never think of such a
thing."
You must, you must--anything that
l have" insisted the generous Bah: "for
when 1 have any particular friends. nv
neighbors, I've always held to it that
what was mine was thine, and what was
thine was mine. Fla, In But I must
be going. Now think of it, our pota-
toes isn't coming this morning, and do
you think could borry the matter Of a
peck till our'n comes ?"
go, of course" said Mrs. Chickwit,
glad of an opportunity to prove the
friendship she felt for her new neigh
Dor.
And, after kissing the baby once more,
off went Mrs Bah with peck of pota-
toes in Mrs. Chickwit's basket.
She's q pleasant creetur, unused
Mrs. Chickwit. 81 hope she'll come
over agin to-day. There's a knock; per-
haps that's her."
Mother wants to know" said Mrs
Bab's oldest girl, Adeline, "if you won't
be kind enough just to fill the bag With
flour, for our'n amt come"
With the greatest pleasure" said
Mrs. Chickwit, filing the bag and off
went Adeline in high glee, but returned
Immediately, and said she had forgotten
half of her errand.
"And which half was it, dear pp said