The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-02-10
HARD TO PLEASE.
No Use Trying to Be Neishborly With
Some People.

SSHe tooPtes
When Mrs. Galloway met Mrs
Deeson in the market one morning
and inquired for the news Of the
people in her block it came to light
that the Carolsons, who used to be
neighbors OF the Calloways, now
held that relationship to the Dee
sons. Naturally the character oil
the Carolsons as a family and as in
dividuals was shortly under discus
sion. Mrs. Deeson, who admitted
somewhat grudgingly that she sup
posed that the Carolsons were
pheasant enough" then turned con.
fidential and recited story, which
the Chicago News prints:
Mrs. Carolson is at Shadow
Lake now, isn't she?v Mrs. Galloway
had asked.
Eyes, said the other woman
"and she never said a word to me
about it before she went. ] saw Mr.,
Carolson wedding the pansies the
other morning, and / called out,
just to be neighborly, Your wife
gone away?
"He grunted something that
might have meant either yes OF
no. / went on:
YOU'D better 90 away, too, and
stay over Sunday with her. Ill
look after your house He gave
another grunt.
@sWhy not stay until the follow
ing Monday l asked.
"sThank you,' he growled. 4
wish my firm was as generous as
you are Then he went into the
house.
"A little while after that my
daughter met him on the street car.
rying a suit case, so l knew he had
taken my advice.
81 suppose he won't be home
for ten DAYS. He must have gone in
a hurry, for he didn't tell me a
thing about his going l said to my
daughter.
Il had so much work to do that j
could give Little time to their place.
Still, / ike to be neighborly, 50
early the next morning went over
and picked all their pansies. Then,
seeing that Mr. Carolson hadn't
stopped the milk or his paper, ]
helped myself to both. Afterward
/ telephoned to the millman not to
leave any more milk.
Il ran to the door every time /
heard their bell ring and explained
to the caller that the family had
gone away for ten days. 1t was a
lot OF trouble, for / had to keep
watching all the time"
"You always have such a sense of
responsibility when your neighbors
are away, Mrs. Deeson," said Mrs.
Galloway.
well, | try to do my duty by
everybody. Late in the afternoon
q boy came with a suit case. / call
ed to him that there was no use
ringing the Carolsons' bell, as they
wouldn't be at home for ten days.
az had special orders to bring
these clothes today said the boy.
wort you take them in--dollar 10
colIe.ts
81 don't NEEDLE with Mr. Carol
sons Clothes | said. Bring 'em
back in ten days. Then | shut the
door. Yoa have TO f. firm with
BOYS Ike that. They'd argue all
day il you'd let 'em, and | had my
dinner to get.
Eve had Just sat down to the la
BE when my daughter said, Who's
that picking the Carolscns' pan
siesg
Here, your | called. And If it
wasn't Mr. Carolson himself, look
ing maddcr than a halter.
".Some one has picked them all =
he snorted.
~ thought you we're away, I
said.
"sThat accounts for the milk and
the papers, j suppose. Perhaps
you've the clothes that I am wait
ing for"
81 sent them back ! began,
but didn't ret a chance 10 finish the
sentence. n told you what ne
said I could hardly believe my
earsl Some people are hard t.
please, aren't they, Mrs. Galloway y
An Honest Man.
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