The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-28


* didn't give 'enl to her. I knew
what kim she'd bring back.
49, People who, buy marked-doWn
. GOODS 1or tne1nssNes aren't
goin' to pay fun price for other folks
That Mary from Stacy's brought back
the tea you loaned 'em, an l put 1t IN
that. brown cup in the pantry, so you can
give it back mex time they come borrow
in tea, as they re sure to do. what
folks don't have in their heads they mus
in their heels, an seems If I never look
out of the window but I see one OF the
Browns goin' to the store, an even then
they don't let the sun go down on day
It don't leave 'em in debt to some neigh
Dor.
dunno as ever worked at Edale's but
what one Of the Macy children d1dn'
come in for somethin'. Mrs. Macey's good
hearted, but she's lazy, an she uses her
neighborsa s if they were a grocery tstore.
Her sense OF smell s pretty well devel-
oped, an Wednesday, when l baked Tor
Mrs. Hale, she sent over to borrow q loaf
Of bread. I knew she wanted a 1resn
loaf, but there was a stale one In the pan
try an les sent that over. She wouldn t
speak to me when I went home, though
she was standin' at the door calm tc one
Of the Children.
.sMrs. Hale won't loan her thing II she
can help it, an she measures ev'ry egg
goes out Of the house an then gets her
tape measure out again when tn , re re-
turned. Mr. Hale isn't a bit that way,
an he'd loan his clothes an sit IN his
bathrobe. i'm he didn't have to go down
town ev'ry day. It was that same
Wednesday It one Of the Macy girls
came in to asst for the loan OF a pail OF
coal Mr.. Hale was goin' to let her nave
It, when Mrs. Hale came into the kitcher
an it wasn't long fore the Macy girl nae
her pail mex door,.
things from tooth brushes to shoe strings,
but it wasn't till Monday t knew any
bsdv to borrow a house. The Masons
went to Chicago las Friday night to spen
sunday. AS soon as Mr.. an Mrs. Hunt
knew they were goin' away they asteu II
they could borrow the house sat DAY nlgh!
an give a party. The Hunts live In na'
It's crowded tn jes the dunts IN ~,
though to hear Mrs. Hunt talk, you q
thin1S II was q stone mansion til a base
men laundry an a ball room on the th'1o
| hnnr Mrs. Mason was so s'prised she
couldn't think Of anythin' to say, an MRS.
I5unt had wit Enough to write the invita-
tions right away. She didn't like the
wav Mrs. Mason had the parlor furnished,
an she borrowed rugs n chairs an palms
until Mrs. Mason Id never have known
her own mouse. IueiS WASH ' " INNS
there It belonged to the Hunts, put you
Wouldn't have known 1T to hear 'eu
| talk.
AFTER the party was over Mrs. Hunt
| fo,1n,. she'd made a mistake an given q
dish It belonged to Mrs. Mason's great
gran mother for a pirze stead OF the
plate It'll roses on it t she'd bought. she
didn't saw anythin' to Mrs. Mason an
when Mrs. Mason spoke to her she says
to her. says she. We'll, I'll let you have
the new one I bought an It's the pretti-
est Of the two.
| There are ties and 'casions when 1T $
all right to borrow, but a woman don
show how much sense she has by tryln'
| 10. make folks think She's got things,
when It only let's 'em see t she's got
neighbors who haven't the courage to say
no body don't grow rich by lendin'
an, IFS the folks who borrow eggs when
they're thirty cents dozen an return EN-
| when they're down to fifteen who can buy
limited States bonds, seems II.
can, she SAYS to me, says she:' 'Livin'
in Mime polls isn't what It used to be.
| + can remember when we were comfort
able. on $1,000 a year but now It's genteel
poyerty on $4,000 year, jes' as Mr.. AL
! len says.
TIump,' says to her, says I, It may
he genteel to get along on $4,000 a year,
| hut ct isn't poverty says /. 'Genteel IS
| wantfn' more'n you We got, an poverty
| hayin' less N you need an you can feel
| the diff renee II you can't see It, says l.
..Whenever talk to Mrs. Alien CAM
| felu but think what q fine woman she'd
| been II she'd had to work stead Of spend.