New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-12-16
From the Metropolitan for Nov.
DEAF UNCLE JEFFERY AND THE LITTLE
OLD MAID.
BY ABBOTT LEE.

JeRery Of Mrs. Pokenbam, as they were LETT to-
gether in the evening" pray who IS that i'ue
thing that has just gone out Of the room ,...,.
"Do you mean Fanny Carr o, she Is it.e
creature that has seen better days, and we iel ne
be here because my feelings wo mt let me ss'i nv
away She is so happy, md 40 aua Ir -,
poor thing, and she just makes hei'e'' CT I.ao'
doing any tIihe that falls IN hef va!
Tho Ie,s &c The stere-room and the tea caddy, ana
.iie Ia and the beer, and the cel.aret, and
10 en-. -, her time with sewing Tor the girls, and
80 has The cnre of the linen, and she makes all
10 n,s,rv and does the prese rves-but what !
roo.. nrize Fanny Carr for i5, that she is such
aaod nurse-she nursed the children through all
,be;, rnalndies. and never left them when we had
the scarlet fever every body said that she would
cstch il but she never did, though she was with
them DAY and night. Yes, Fanny Carr is a most
excellent nurse
$50 she is your housc-kcepcr, and your cook,
and your plain-sewer, and your nurse
go, no, uncle, dc Mt give her any wages
Z" A servant without wages ?"
"Unole see that you do nj like TO see Fanny
Carr sitting at the same table with YOU ! am
sure beg your pardon, but did not think OF IT,
do nj much think that she would like to eat with
the servants, but II see. At all events, can
send her her dinner up to her own ROOM
Let the little thing stay" SAID uncle JEFF
But my dear uncle, | confess it was very
,houghtless Of me to seat her at the same table
with you, and can very well make her go.
Then .hall go too ~ said deaf uncle JEFF
Ms. Pokenham of course Immediately with
dew her prefer She could only regret that she
had been so nadyeuent To- place her highly
respectable, and highy.endowcd, and fortunately
rich uncle Je4.ry, at the same table with poor
little minikin fnkn old maid Fanny Carr was
s,ill tolerated and uncle Jciery seemed 80 far TO
overcome his aversion to her as to permit various
little Offices which she was constantly perforHing
for him in her character of general usefulness Sse
arranged the cushions i'll his easy chuir-tor alter
the first fit of sullennsss, uncle Jefery permitted
himself to be installed into its comfortablcneSs-
she fetched him his slippers, and reached him his
fpot-stoo and got bin the newspapers, and handed
him bis hat and his stick when he went out, and
took them from him whsn he came IN, and always
met him with smile and, some way or another
deaf uncle JEFF could hear Fanny Cars gentle
voice almost without the help Of his car-horn, bet
ter than he could understand other people with IT,
Il wish had deaf uncle Jef's money said
Master Daniel. How would make it fyl He
has not the heart to do anything with it but keep
it to get noth-eaten and rusty.
There he is under the window, said Hum
phrey.
NO matter what one says, he can't hear 1t
is such fun to lock him in the face and hoax him
telling him what an old curmud geon he is, and all
the while making him think tkat you arc paying
the greatest compliments. Mamma does that III
fine style Now II show you her honey, milk,
and sugar way"
And so saying, Master Daniel walked M 10 his
deaf uncle Jeff and, with an insinuating look and
soft smile, sad Z" 1t gives me the greatest pleasure
to assure YOU that | think you have not sense
enough to enjoy either your life your msney."
Hey What do you say 2" said deaf uncle
jeff applying his ear-horn.
40 fie!.' exclaimed the little old maid, turning
very rcd-"how can you mock his inhrmlties IN
that manner ?"
al ii tell you what, said Master Daniel, turn
ing sharply round upon the poor dependent-l'l II
tell you what--mamma ordered you to make the
amiable to old deaf uncle Jea' here for our sake,
bat she begins think you are doing it for your
own"
90 Master Daniel" exclaimed little Fanny
Carr "you know that l try to be kind to every
body-indees ought for feel what it is to wish
for kindness myself; and when see how YOU all
play upon this poor gentleman, because he hap
pens to be deaf, | can't he p feeling the more
pi6fu over him; but it would be just the same if
he were poor"
"Hey heyl What does she say ?" asked uncle
Jefery.
"She says that she is quite exhausted with the
trouble of speaking to you, sir, you are so very
deaf"
deaf! deaf" exclaimed the old gentleman
Z" am not deaf told you all before that was
not deaf
80 Daniel" exclaimed Fanny Carr, with the
tears in her eyes" how csn you so msrcpre-
sent me :"
"Hey hey What does she say ~ asked UNI
Gle Jefery
"She says, sir that she is quite worn out with
the trouble of shouting and running errands.
40 Daniel" calculated the little old maid.
And she says that if you don't 90 away very
soon, she must But mamma Is very angry with
her for grumb!ing and l should MT wonder if she
were to show her the way TO the doer."
The little old maid burst into tears
Hey heyl What all this I" CALCULATED the
deaf gentleman.
o mamma, you are here, and it 5 high time, "
said Master Daniel, as Mrs. Pokcnham entered.
of had not been here to NEEDLE, Fanny Carr
was managing deaf uncle jeff in fine style
Fanny Carr" said Mrs. Pokenham, your con-
duct HAS been more and more extraordinary every
day"
''What have dOncl" exclaimed the little old
maid.
"You have been trying to manage my poor silly
uncle-,hat has been plain enough in my eyes Tor
long time You ,antle after him, and 60 about
fetching, and carrying, and cosxing, and looking
like lamb, and you know that YOU have your own
private ends in il ALL
"What ends can have ," exclaimed Fanny.
"Why, Miss Carr, if l must speak the plain
,ruth-and am plsin-spoken person, you know,
Of IN tatta thar -a,N
clearly enough what you are aiming at. When
one party is foolish, and The ether i. arfu it does
not need much discernment to see what is in
,he wind -