| Show the troublesome neighbor mrs brown and mrs adams were near neighbors neigh bors jf if this had bad been in the city they ibey night have bave lived thus many years without mak ino ing in geach each others acquaintance As however the village in which they lived was wag buta small smail one vicinity naturally led to familar ac quain and thus an interchange of neighborly courtesies it will not do to cultivate excle ai si veness venesa in a country village to keep ones self to onee ones self as the saying is t every very one makes it a point to know all about aboul everybody else and anit feels aggrieved aggrieved if annii maedi ments are thrown it in the way this however is something of a digression I bridget said baid mrs adama to her maid of all worl work entering that thu ladys ladyn ladys precincts its one morning hori how hovi ciuch sugar ia is tharin in the ahe bucket j apalain and there moie mote than 1 en enough agli d day a y 1 1 I 1 4 la Is it possible iv said saia mrs lA adams dams li insure 11 prise and rivas it was only got last week what makes es it go so fast A im thinking inglam its because mrs browhaw Bro sent to borrow it three times and she thought of returning rpy rby it well weli first and last sheb ashes borrowed about ten pounds and a few days ago she sha bent sent in two pounds of dirty brown sugar full fuji of sand and sticks that was not fit dorany christia at all to eat 11 i I 1 I 1 1 I 1 has ab bhe she e b borrowed anything 1 4 else la later lately teP ter 1 I should like to irow know liow what she borrowed yesterday she borrowed a bar of soap a quart of milk half a dozen pounds of lour pour and a pint mint of molasses every day she bends sends in her jane to borrow something or 11 and band she return other things better than she did in the cabe case of the sugar bugar sij gar I 1 fajth Faith Al fath maam inaam and its lucky you may think yourself if she returns anything at all 1 4 if the case bridget matters must be looked into a little when jane comes to borrow any thing more just let me know before you let it go ja 1 I cant understand thought drs mrs adams as 69 she walked away what a woman call can be I 1 thinking to depend so constantly upon her to my mind its just as bad row an article without intending to return it as it is to pick a persons pockets 2 mrs adams had hardly seated herself to lier her work when bridget popped her head bead into the thi door and said 1 liase please maa mJane is hene here and layo kayo mrs airs brown sends her compliments and would be much obliged for the loan of a castor she got one of her own yes maam but its its ita got rusty ands and hes going goine to have company to dinner very welt well we gan ran do without ours for one day but you must tell jane ganeto to return it before ti the dinner hour tomorrow to morrow 21 yeti yes malam nilam ni aam lam 71 bridget disappeared but return returned edin in the space of a minute 1 jane forgot to ask the lo 10 loan ioan an of f a table cloth and a dozen knives and forks what can the woman loean dinean i mean nean sald said mrs adams in astonishment at this thia new der demand nand well yow you give glye them to her but tell her strictly they must mast be returned tomorrow to morrow 11 it seems to ibe moe roe she continued when bridget had left the room that mrs mra brown must by be strangely destitute of household conveniences I 1 n c e or blie she would levei never neven be obliged to borrow llo r by t the e wholesale as sh she e hi has don done lately tely B bridget rj d e t 11 said mrs airs adams the next evening chas ehas I has ihas mrs mra Brownye brown turned returned the articles she bile borrowed or rowl aelerd yesterday av cial faith th not a mei MCI bit but hark harki theres a knocking in P at the door this minute perhaps chos br bringing 1 ning them back 1 mrs browh browl sends her compliments said the young lady in question on hein pein being heing admitted and would be greatly obliged by t the joan loan of a pair of glass lamps tommy broke ours today and she bhe got any to burn avell arvell well weil said mrs adams not oer over willing ly asbe sha she can have ours oura for tonight to night I 1 suppose P e of course she will provide tomorrow to morrow but you brought inobe in the castor and other articles I 1 lent 3 you yon ou yesterday la no said jane coolly no nomore more chavent mrs brown though il as she expected company to dinner day af after ter tomorrow to morrow she would just keep keels erm emm em ero and that would save the trouble leof of sen sending din again 11 46 very considerate upon my word thought mrs adams though she did not say it gibe she sho could clotild ilot pot help saying however with some slight emphasis there anything else dye I 1 could lend mrs brown today to day dav there now 5 1 said jane with sudden recollection 1 I came nean near forgetting one thing and 1 I 1 should le if you mentioned it mrs i brown irown brown would like to borrow your gridiron I 1 gridiron said airs A in astonishment yes maam weve millaid mislaid ours uhe where rewe we cant find it and so if i you laina any objection jecki jec jed tion loi lor il weyd wed like tp to borrow yours as were wera aein apin agon to broil some steak tomorrow to morrow morning 0 brig Bric bridget get 11 said mrs airs adams in a tone tofie of despair get the gridiron for jane and if ohp continued turning to the latter litter you could make it convenient to return it in the course of df a foit folt fortnight night I 1 should be glad f cb ab c b yes pa simply rehl rehi replied I 1 adjan Jane e not noticing abe the sarcastic tone in which she spoke 1 I dont think we shall want it above a week 1 I dont see the castor remarket remarked mr ad ams a tabla tabia ms ta obis his wife the next day at the dinner tiia tila table taa ilia bl e re remember to place plade it on ahe the tha table 1 4 so pho phe would but bat mrs brown our next door 0 neighbor has borrowed I 1 it t 22 borrowed the castor f rather a strange request I 1 think but why bridget cook the steak I 1 sent home because mrs airs brown has borrowed the gridiron ers erb mrs airs drown brown n again you ought not to tend hei berso so freely by the way where here are all the he umbrellas it rain rained ed this morning but buti I 1 could bind find none in the place 1 I dont know im stile sure perhaps beidget ban ian can anfor inform m us bridget 7 sald bald sa id she when that youn glady had answered the bell beil belldo do you know what has bas become of all the umbrellas cesh ure in maaen ayam alam and mrs brown ha hab has s got two of them she borrowed two awo of them a week ago and she returned them yet jno maam and I 1 dont donl believe thata the worst of it just then the bell ran rang W and bridge bridget obeyed the summons mrs airs brown bends sends her compliments said she rhe re appearing and would like jike to borrow rw your largent astl wash asti tuba tub will wail sai sal said bail althe the ferme i 1 atle at length ilith klith ier fon non for subi bubi I 1 cey coy ainaly be awarded warded to sirs rs brown it issa tareo removes are as bad as a fire to know mow how bow many a for owing neighbor bor 1 aam am I 1 to tell jane lane that eliat sir vir said sald bridget a little lutle mischievously no no said mr air adams laughing yon you cary give her the tub and you anything about returning it it wont do any aily good seriously daid raid s aid mrs adams after bridget had bad left the room soi sor something or very boon soot the house bouse will be empty you od dont know hait half the tile extent to which mrs brov brol brown browa vik rrt carn tarn carries ea her borrowing propensities within the liast past week she has borrowed tea coffee milk sugar flour eggs frying pan knives table tabie na napkins plans a castor gridiron shovel and tongs and other articles as the auctioneers say in their advertise advertisements merits too numerous to mention this is bad enough but mrs brown in addition to tj 0 this seems td tut regard the act of borrowing as investing her with permanent possession Atle atie at least astl asti I 1 judge so 6 from the fact that she seldom or never returns the borrowed articles Is it possible said mr Adam siri astonishment IsIl ish ment certain certainly ly some end must roust vet ut to this il robbery suppose we m 6 begin bekin to borrow of her herl its a bad rule that aona gont lon ion work both ways and perhaps if yoli yoh rna make e her feel a little of the annoyance to which she has dub gub subjected you it may be productive of benefit aia A enod anoe idea said sald nis his wife laughing and it is better botter to try this course than to refuse directly lending leading any f further urther that would only produce bai baj feeling add and arid yet said amr adams adami we must como come to that finally unies unless s the present course bac succeeds 1 I 1 alid arid next morning bridget t w was wab hassent sent e it to mrs browns to borrow borro iv a llo bozen ze R tumblers els eis nutmeg graten grater and add a couple of sheets airs brown bmw n was tras surprised ea she llad had never before received such an application from hirs mrs adams and could not help wondering besides at the miscellaneous the thie loah requested her surprise was waa increased the following da day hen ihen bridget brought brough Cher her mistress compliments pil ii 1111 ments ants and would like to borrow he her r cloche borse horse 1 I 1 yes yes you may take it but bui meshall we es shall haill want it early next week but you b ayent abent brodi brought bt back I 1 the tumblers s no maam 11 said bridget mistress expects considerable kompany company company in a day or ya two and it will save tile the trouble of a again ain aln it if she ehe return them till afterwards after afterwards warTs 23 V well thought mrs airs B quite unconscious of the beam wit nr iber her own eyet hough bough she readily discovered the mote in that of her neill nedri neighbor bor 1 I must say that is decidedly coo cool every very new england housekeeper house bouse keeper keener knows tuesday is ironing day in all well regulated famil families leti ieti r 1 I should like to know 22 re remar marled ked hirs mrs brown on that morning why mrs adams return my my clotheshorse clothes horse sh e emust must know that it will be in use lase today to day aay jane go over and ask for it jane did her errand 2 give in to mrs brown biown 1 replied liea ilea aa mrs mis edams dams adams and land tell her that since bince e bho eho borrowed 0 our ur clothesline clothes line weve had bad to dry our clothes in the house and therefore were obliged to borrow her clothes horae we I 1 should have been through using as she has got our largest cubit tub it takes more than a day to get jet through with our 0 mrs airs drown brown took th the e hint the clothesline clothes line was waa returned the tul tub and nd other obber articles were sent back and she never borrowed of mrs adams again |
