The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-01-20

just as if he had been an inmate of the
house for twenty years, said with n
sort of grunt: This is the sort of
rubbish people in the country hang
on their walls, instead of having one
or two good pictures. Ugh! 1t is
only fit for a poulterer's parlor.'
But, dear uncle, Frederick and /
cannot afford pictures. But how are
you2 How long it is since we have
seen you'll Why don't you Come Of
tener? What happy Christmas we
shall spendr Aud all the time she
kept saying to herself: Only think
of his comingn
Uncle Godfrey watched her from
under his terrier eyebrows for mo-
ment or two in suspicious silence;
then he took her hand, and looking
scarchingly in the face, he said:--
Jane, you are sensible girl; you
didn't keep me waiting while you put
on n lot of fincry. Don't thank me
| for coming down to see you, for
only did it because / thought you
! didn't mean il, and thought it would
teach you lesson; and as TO pictures,
| suppose you cant afford them. /
know / cant / sell mine rs fast as
/ buy them-ugh! and at good
profit, too. Where are the children
Plenty of them, l suppose; the poor
cr a man is, the more children Prov
idence always sends him. Ugh!
Where's Latimer?
Gone out, dear uncle, to see the
poor, and how to distribute the Christ
mas charities; and | ought to be out
with him; but, you see, we poor peo-
pie have to wash at home, and do
many things
There; no ostentation of poverty
and economy. Stuff about Christ.
mas: Why give any more than usual
ut Christmas? Is man more hungry
at Christmas, or colder, or poorer
Aren't there other times TO give?--
Bah! hate Christmas--al ones bills
come in then
'Oh, there's Frederick coming -
I'm so glad!' said Mrs. Latimer, look
ing out of the window. 'Oh, how
glad lie will be TO see you, uncle!'
Not so sure Of that, though | All
! rich. Now, mind, I'll have no fuss
made about memo extras. AS 70
wine, I've brought down some of my
, own. Don't like port that's hal
catchup, and the other half logwood
No, don't go; III open the door
Away stumped the strange being
, to open the door, Mr.. Latimel
: started, horror struck, ut the woodel
legged apparition
, Il thought it would knock You down
said Uncle Godfrey. 'NeVer ask
man again you don't want to see
But l am delighted. My dca
| sir
'There; no flummery. Here ] an
and you must make the best Of m,
, for week. You're quite right t.
| ask me- The Fitzsimmonses askeC
, me too, and / generally 90 there
Confound Christmas! wish IL wa
I abolished. Festivity, indeed. Why
, I'd rather be eating my chop alon
at the Rainbow or the Cock in Flee
f street, than share the best christina
e dinner in England.
+ Mr.. Latimer did not know whethc
! to be offended or not but, rs h
) had expectations from Uncle God
frey, he thought; on the whole, h
G had better bear it, so he smiled, anO
4 took him by the hand.
f In rushed the children, but whcI
they saw the stranger, they Dire,
c back. Dora seated herself in sh
h state on distant sofa; George com
c coaXingly up to his father, and too
5 his hand; while Willy, the tot, nestle
/ up TO his mother, and half hid him
p. self in her gown.
5 George used to be your fayorltC
/ uncle said Mrs. Latimer.
+ Uncle Godfrey looked at him, an,
e growled: Time he went to sea-,
{ Ugh!-Do you send that girl t
4 school? Why don't YOU cut her hal
/, shorter! she'll be bald at thirty
r Mr.. Latimcr was indignant; bu
y nothing made any impression on th
K rich uncle, who, turning his back o
G her, proceeded to question her hus
| band.
: well, Latimer, said he, still grul
e bing on as curate, / suppose. Me
+ profession; its prizes so easy to get
G and so evenly distributed. Bishop
G so humble and active--no pride. Ugl
c Sixty years work for a curatc, and
] hundred years the end Of it. Ever
y one on you for aims, and obliged t
}; give more than the squires with te
|, thousand year. Better be laborel
a Ugh! Any head clerk in merchant
e office could buy up three curates
+ Ugh!'
u Mr.. Latimer deprecated Uncl
Godirey's severity. 'Our life,' II
c said, lis humble, but il is happy, an
y free from temptations. There is tim
j. for study, and quiet for domestic hal
piness. Grand people are too bus
II for domestic happiness; houses a
J; ways too full to enjoy the society {
g their wives and children. Your cler
p might buy me up, but he could nC
II buy my happiness
G 'Good-something in that. BIZ
d suppose you live above your income
h and debts press. Responsibilities {
S the rich without their means, to
J. proud to put your children into trade
3, Strange pride. Ugh! thought chris
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