Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-25
BORROWING RELATIVES

independent enough, little wine. Let's
go in the dining room and decide on
new plan of action
As they were about to seat them
selves on the couch, they heard a step
on the veranda- Belle met Raymonds
married sister at the door. She did
not perceive her brother, who had
stepped back, and as she entered she
held out a double rooster and ex-
claimed:
Lucy said you wanted this pan so
you could have roast for dinner. AS
you was in such a hurry for II, /
brought 1t over at once. In order to
do anything with IL, / had to use the
top for the bottom, and it is too rusty
to use, anyway"
WHY" exclaimed Belle. Il have
only used II once, and with good care
those roasters ought to last several
years"
We'll. il is as told Lucy, / should
be ashamed to lend such an article"
And we don't intend to again." in
terposed her brother.
What! You here!" replied his sis
ter.
Yes. am here!" he exclaimed. "and
| Sis, l wish to say to you, and / trust
that you will be kind enough to inform
| all the relatives, that we have deter
mined to go out of the lending busi-
| ness. and you will all OF you in the
future be obliged TO furnish yourselves
with everything that you need, includ-
ing household supplies, which my wife
has provided you with since we have
| lived here"
DO you mean to say that your wife
has furnished us with supplies for our
house? You. my brother. refuse TO lend
your sister and other relatives a little
| tea, sugar, cream OF tartar, etc. That
shows your generous spirit. and you a
Christian! She stopped for breath.
Her brother, with his gaze still upon
her continued:
we are no longer willing for you
to borrow as you have done. We will
make you a present Of the many bor-
rowed articles which you still have in
your possession. A little longer walk
will take you to the store, or n walk OF
twenty minutes, or the trolley, will
take you to the city, where you car
obtain everything that you require
You will remember sometime that
told you you would repent the day
, you refused to lend to your relatives,
: she called to him as she hurried down
the steps.
Her brother and his wife called our
. in unison:
I'VE shall be glad to have you com,
} and see US at any time"
/ Belle, looking up at her HUSBAND
with tears In her eyes, said:
{ What have we done?"
! Raymond replied: We are in for ii
For while they will all be very an
CRY. and we must bear patiently thet
. unjust and unkind remarks. wheI
3 their anger is abated they may still
= continue to talk, but after a time the,
. will realize how mean, unkind AM
unjust they have been to you"
D Il did so want them to love me
' and, oh, you loved them so," sobbe,
e his wife.
= And do still love them dearly. an
4 ere long they win love you" quiclSl
replied her husband, as she smoothe
her hair in a caressins manner. "Yo
was too easy, too understanding. an
d afraid to assert your opinion and {
r refuse their requests when you becam
s aware of their forgetfulness. OF course
they did not at first intend to liv
= upon US, but when they found that the
could do so. II was easier than to ope
8 their own purses. The deep. true low
T that existed between us will assert IL
T self and they will eventually love an
respect you better than ever"
= The clock struck IL times
Why 1t is IL O'Clock. and al
e here" he exclaimed. What shall
o do? My business out Of town was yer
= important"
n He hastily stepped to the phone. bt
u by his words his wife knew thai II
= phone Gail had been unsatisfactory Il
smiled at the upturned face OF his vii
It as he turned away and answered HI
inquiring look.
u yes, dear, I lost that deal by NJ
IS attending to business. and must NAL
= 1t good, for was adjusting our affai1
during work hours, when my time b'
w longed to my employers. But II oil
lie family troubles are ended I shall Re
:" repaid for this loss. Now good bye
Ig The borrowing ceased at once. II W;
~ hard at times to believe that all wou
Sc end well, but after several months NJ
Halliday's prediction became true al
m peace was again established betwet
re 4ars. Halliday and all her husband
re relatives.
DIANA.
Of N H