New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-12-15

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.eHey2 what2' vos .ro look.
owe are all So glad TO see you io1 Or a,o,,,irc
ing so well!" shouted Mrs. roNenNaN'' 7'''"'
very red in the iaGe- ,be,,r said the cross
! - Do you tninK iOoH w.
Oh I. S 3 cbarmngly Twenty years younger than
when | last saw YOU.
~Yoa are looking SO much better than YOU did
.ou,e time back. Nobody would believe that you
were the same person | am sorry, however, to
see that YOU .re rather dull Of hearing
Dull of what p asked uncle JEFF.
&" a little deaf" shouted Mrs. Pokennarn.
Deaf who says that | m deaf? q set OF stu
,pid people. | sheuld like to know who told you
was deaf! parcel Of ignorant people"
40, | see that it was all mistake only
thought that perhaps YOU had got little cold
nothing more, nothing more, shouted Mrs 70
keuharn.
PIN no more deaf than YOU are" said ths
sour-visaged gentleman.
mo. no, uncle. see that YOU are net. do nj
know what could be thinking OF. said poor Mrs
Pokenhan. whose lung. began to complain al be-
ing put into such severe requisition. " But now,
uncle. take the easy CHART is such an cay one
we got il on purpose for you.
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easy TO healthy man ike ne. WHAT suppose
you think | am getting old 2
O no. dear uncle Jederv; YOU look full twenty
years Younger tEan when saw you last Here,
Fanny Carr, do take these slippers and this dre--
| sipg-sown away. don't know who could have
thought of treating m, dear uncle Jeiiery IS II he
were old or invaded. Pray, Fanny Carr, do move
this foot stool, and wheel this great unwieldy chair
away
The lutte old maid drew near much as If she
had been a little mouse approaching hon, and
proceeded TO do "a she was bid with OF the
most frish,ened airs in the world The great cross
man looked down like colossal statue on the d.
mnutive liltle thing who thus called upon to
wait upon his high mightiness.
Won't YOU 90 near the fire, uncle .eiery 1t
was made purpose for you; we thought You
nigh, be cold, shouted Mrs. Pokenham
Coldm speercd uncle JEFF, unbuttoning MS
coat.
" Do open the window, Fanny Carr, my uncle
Jefery will be ;ufocated -
Il wish you d let the window be-aad ne TOO,
growed uncle jeff
And now uncle Je2ery, will yoa take tea or
coffee we have them both ready
"Do you think m tee-toIaller hate
Stops -
. Uncle JefIery shall have rump-steak and oys
ter sauce. Would YOU like that ?" shrieked Mrs
| Pokenham
~ don't like to be plagued :" growlsd uncle
jeff.
Poor Mrs. Pokenham sat down in her chair,
pretty considerably exhausted with shouting, anc
proceeded TO lament herself and console herself in
a low vsice, perfectly comfortable in uncle JEFF
not being able 10 hear her in spite OF his assurance
that he was by no manner of means dent
l." Well. and so he S denf! deaf doof-nail
and how in the world am to go on making myself
agreeable don't know shall soon be perfectly
exhausted. And yet there is one llttle comfort in
tive need not be SO very particular what we say
One may be able TO express our sentiments with
out beng constantly in danger of stumbling over
some atiront or another.
Mamma, said Miss Pokenham the eldest, 81
suppose may speak, toe, as uncle Jeii IS TOO
deaf to hear a word that we can say
Say what you will. only don't look toward HIM,
lest he suspect that we are speaking OF him
% | was only going to give you m, opinion sithi-
new relation of ours; why, mamma, he Is anna
zingly ugly"
''What of that7n said Mrs.. Pokenham he il
as rich as Jew"
Did you ever see such thick lips-such thick
nose-and such thick head p said Miss Poken-
ham the second.
Don't make me laugh" said Miss Pokenham
he frat, " on elso deaf uncle JEFF will thin!
am laughing at him.
"What are you talking about ," asked uncle
Jet, placing his ear-horn ready for the answer
They talking. girl-like, uncle Jriiery,
shouted poor Mrs. Pokenham, " OF you. You
know that is so natural and they were saying
but you must excuse them-wha, a fneooking
man you are -
body much uglier in my life. and then for express.
sion why, he would certainly make vinegar with
a look
Hey what ~ said uncle jeff.
Margaret was only saying that you have such
powerful expression. Nor boys, il yon begin
10 utter, III turn you ont Of the room
" How mamma is sweeiening up deaf uncle JEFF!
Mamma, | had better help you to little more,
since i; answers so well. Look how he l. staring
at with his google eyes
"Hcy7 what ?" said uncle .ehary, tnrniug again
to Mrs. Pokcnham.
q Jane was only saying that YOU had such pecu-
liarlv fine eyes. Girls 'riH you hare dome 80
q No, mamma it il too good fun--we must have
n little more of it. Don't YOU 80. how deaf uncic
JEFF is looking at us and how red he is getting in
Inc face His compexioa and visage would DO
very well for sign-post at some village inn
''Hey WHAT Intercepted uncle jeff.
margaret was observing how iresh-complex-
| toned you are. uncle Jeticry, and what fine por
trait YOU would make. Humphrey. 20 om OF IT,
| room. Daniel, be qmst. Giris, girls heac
dare you say such things 5ctore has face / De
clare l SIT IN fear and trembling"
:" La, mamma, may say what one hkes-it' :
all safe enough. Uncle J fl i, TOO dsaf to hear,
never fear Besides, it does him good 10 hear
YOU interpret for US. You turn our SOUR into sweet,
and he seems To like the flavor. Better give him
little more.
= Feeding time Is not over. Give him little
mors. said Humphrey