A LANDLADY’S GENEROSITY.

Western Star, Issue 965, 18 July 1885, Page 1 (Supplement)

A LANDLADY’S GENEROSITY.

One day, when butter was scarce and high, Mrs. Wiggins hit upon an economical plan, which was to spread with her own hands the economical slices of bread for her boarders—merely to save trouble. Mr Jordan came home late to tea on the; first evening of this new dodge, and sitting down in the presence of all the other boarders received a nice slice from Mrs. Wiggins, who went through the "ceremony of buttering it nicely before his eyes. Mb. Jordan received the bread, and, eyeing it inquisitively, began to turn it from side to side, and scrutinise it through bis spectactles. “ What's the matter with your bread and butter ?” demanded Mrs. Wiggins. . “ Nothing, nothing, nothing,” said Mr. Jordan, still turning the piece over, and persisting in his sreutiny. “.-Dm positive, Mr. Jordan, that you see something.” “ No, no, no,” said Mr. Jordan.

. “ Now,” said Mrs. Wiggins, her face becoming flushed with excitement, “I want my boarders to tell me right out when their food doesn’t suit them. Mr Jordan what is it ?”

The old gentleman laid down the slice upon his plate, and raising the spectacles to his forehead, replied with great deliberation as follows: “ Mrs. Wiggins, there is nothing the matter with the bread, I assure you) but, Mrs Wiggins ’’—and here he glanced mischievously down the long vista of attentive faces—“ I have lived in this world eight and forty years, and I find myself this evening such a simpleton that 1 1 can’t tell on which side my bread is buttered!”