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Lesson TO Newspaper BorroWers.- Time
Saturday morning s o'clock, Scene: the break
fast table, A rap is heard at the door. aud the
newspaper is for a few moments opened before
the fire. Come, John, it won't do to dry it SO
long, for see neighbor Snooks is sending his SON
after it, Another rap at the door. "Father
wants to know i! you will just lend him the
paper five minutes, if you amt done with it, he
vii! send it right back. lie only wants to sec
if the brig Star has been heard from, what our
Tom went in!'' "Tell your father the brig is
not reported" Home he trips, and as speedily
returns: Mother wants to know who was buried
yesterday, cant you lend it to her Just two mi
nutes!" Tell your mother that all the deaths
this week are Mr.. ~---, and a child OF Mr..
-" In a few moments another tap-"Sls-
ter Susan wants to know il any body's married
this week, and uncle Joe wants to know if
there is any auction to-day, and father wants
to know what the news is from Virginia, and
aunt Snooks wants to know if there are any
more pretty stories about that Jarvis woman
if you can't spare the paper, why can't you
write down what there ls--lust cause | don't
want 10 keep running back and forward So"
.Here, my lad, take this paper to your father,
and round to all your uncles and aunls, and have
it back, whatever is left of it, next Sunday ,uorn
ing at o'clock, precisely, when you come to
borrow the next. Ten applications on Sunday
bv borrowers, all sent to neighbor Snooks with
a particular caution to return it there wien done
with. Monday morning. rap at the door, and
the boy with the paper is ushered in: "Moiher
SAYS it is too much plague TO keep the paper all
the week, people keep coming arter it so


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