The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-03-04
THE PEOPLE next DOOR

door," said the woman with the ex-
pansive society smile. Il am sure that
/ have done all could to be neigh
borly ever since they took the house
let me see--two years ago 1t is now,
nearly. called on them In the first
place, although really don't believe
In being too intimate with people just
because they happen to rent house
next door to one; but In this case
Mrs. Glenwood spoke to me about
them She said they were really very
nice people and SO called.
They are very nice people In some
respects-at least Mrs. Park is-but
very peculiar, my dear. AS l say, l
did my best to be nice to them and
when they we're In their moving mud
die told them If there was anything
that | could do for them to be sure
and let me know. Well, they didn't
happen to want anything, suppose,
for they didn't say so then, but in less
than three weeks after that Mr.. Parks
came to the door and wanted to hor-
row my stepladder. You know ! 81
ways keep my stepladder down In
the basement and 1t was quite lot
of trouble to go down and get it, but
Mr.. Peabody happened to be at home
and he brought it up and gave it to
Mr.. Parks. | don't mind saying that
| was annoyed, but l am sure that l
didn't show it. And, my dear, they
kept that ladder over day before
they brought 1t back and then there
was a speck of whitewash on 1t that
am sure wasn't there when lent 1t
to them. I'm sure would have no
ticed II there had been. Mr.. Peabody
always tells me l am so particular
about my things, but good gracious!
II people didn't take care II things
they never would have things, would
they?
Then there was the lawn mower. !
was out moving the lawn one morn
ing. You know Mr.. Peabody isn't home
once q month hardly and I have to
NOW 1t myself or else get a man to
do 1t and that is 80 expensive, you
know. And then men are careless
with things. Well, Mr.. Parks was
sitting on his front steps and he vol
unteered to do 1t for me. I need the
exercise, anyway, he said. But do you
know, as soon as he got through with
my lawn he wheeled the mower across
the walk and moved his own, just as
coolly! And as II that wasn't enough,
he took 1t on to the Wespers'. next
door to him, and moved theirs. May
as we'll trim up the neighborhood
while we are about IT, he said, laugh
ing as II it was a good joke. OF course
the lawns aren't large. but just think!
And then l recommended laun-
dress to them and went In to give
them her address, and one time when
they were out let the express peo'
pie leave a package for them and took
1t in to them myself. assured them
that 1t wasn't any trouble-and 1t real
ly wasn't so very much, you know.
only 1t might occur too often.
But 1t was about the telephone
was going to tell you. They didn'l
have telephone put in. Mr.. Parks
said he didn't care to have one unit
he made up his mind whether ht
wanted to take the house for year
and l told them, Of course, that theI
| were very welcome to use mine at an.
time. They said 1t was very kind o
me, and SO II was, think, but didn'
think they would be making public
convenience of my house. They CAM
in--oh, several times. They Away
apologized, but that didn't make
any more convenient for me to be an
swering the door and letting them II
and letting them out again. Once o
twice was clear up to the top OF tn
house and had to go clear downstairs
! was always just as pleasant as coul
be, but l think they understood tina
didn't care much about 1t, and the
stopped coming until Mrs. Parks II
ness and then Mr.. Pa. ks began con
ing again--to call the doctor.
seemed to me, though. that he needn
have always left 1t until it became q
emergency. OF course in a case c
; sickness | wouldn't think of refusin
anybody and l like to be neighborl!
But aren't people peculiar sometimes
well. thank goodness. they ha
about stopped bothering me until las
week, when there came ring at tn
phone and somebody said: Is thi
Mrs. Peabody? l said Yes and the
the woman-it was woman-said
I I'm very sorry to trouble you, br
) could you get Mrs. or Mr.. Parks
D the phone? It's something very In
portant.'
q 81 thought that was about the limi
said: No, don't see how | can. II
very busy and | would have TO dres
and-no. I'm sorry, but can't do It,.
oh, very well; excuse me for tro1
bling you, she said in sarcasti
voice and the receiver was shut off,
Now, would you believe it? Ate
all the pains I've been to to be mic
to them those people are Just as COZ
as can be since then. | suppose the
are offended, but y don't know whit
they could have expected me TO do