Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-04-27
Nj sc IsLI.AN NY.
UNCLE INGOT

a man of my word.- 30 spoke Mr.. Iusos
Z BeArdmore. dry ,alter and commencement
mau o. thc city q London. 10 Dorothea
Elizabeth. his wiiosed sister-in. Law. who
had aPPi'cd 10 him Tor pecuniary suooor
about thrcc months after the deaih Of his
f younger brother Isaac. her husband. There
wcrv harsLncss and stubborn determination
enough IN his reply. bsi there ~as no a e
gard cruelty Mr.. Isaac wanted money.
Il j. true. bot only in the sense in Which &c
AL want "a. she was only poor IN compar-
ison 18th the great wealth Of this relative
by marriage. lIcr income was large erou-h
ior any ordinary-Mr. Ingot said '' legiii-
mate - purpose. bet not saiEcicni ior send
ing her boy 90 Eton. and enishing him ofI
a. the universities. A. i va the matern Al
~ish % 90. Mr. Ingot hated such genteel
intentious; Christ's IIo.pitai had been a
fashionable enough school for him. and BE-
bad finished Of a. clerk 80 forty pounls
year n that very respectable house of
uhich be vas nov The senior partner. With
the results a that edgcation. a. exempiifcd
IN himself. be va perfectly satisfied. ard IL
his nrpbcws only turned GOT half - vel.
'heir mother. h. thoughf. m gh, Ghink her
self uncommonly lacky. Her family bad
giVrn themselves airs upon the occasiou %
her marrS iug Lane allying herseli With
oomV,croe. :" some % tl-rm called t.-and
Ineot had never iorgivcn them. lie eloried
IN his own profvssion. aiihosgh governs, %
had never seen ff o. cnnoblo any member
% 4. ard perhaps al tie moro upon that
Accosnt for be- was one "a those raaurai.
ubo arc not "snobs" a. heart. but rather
aristocrats- lie honestly believed that
nobiemen and gsnfieucn ~ere the lower
orders. and those vho toiicd and strovc.
the upper crust q the haman Pee When
b. -as told thai the former cias.es often
toiled and sirove in thcir o~n Ny a. much
A. Tbs oihers. b. made a gesture % coa-
tempt. and b. blew" Ike AZ e1aspcrai.d
~haie. i as vulgar sort q rctort. OF
ooarsc. bat 80 emincuuy expressive. thai
his opPonent rarely Pursucd The subject.
Ilc rather liked his SISTER .n-law. in spite
oi Der good birth. anl ~osA have. doubt-
less. largely assisted her bal slc consented
TO bring up her childrcn according 90 b..
s's~s, bst sincc she preferred % take her
o~n usy. Le vitLdrys himself more and
more from her society. untii they sas noth-
ing ~ al q one another. lie had 10 So
teution q leaving bis money asay from Lis
brotLrT's eLilirca. BE- has uach too strong
a sense 70 lliy ior that, ani a. f5r mar
rage. that ~as an ilea that never entered
INTO his hard Oh hcai. lie bad not male
a fool oi himself by fading IN love IN mid
de age. A. Isaac had done (iu youth. BE-
hal noi lad iiac ior such iolacs). AMI 90
wAs not likely thai a. siAty-avc b. shoaiI
coalruit az such imprldcncc. - bis
usPLess AM nciees ieis confident ol being
provided ior in tbo future. H. The present.
hosescT. a. time seat on. AMI thc c,luca-
tion of both g,fis AL bows grvw more ex.
pcnsiFe. Mrs. lsascs inconic became great
f lY straitened. Hrr osn family verv maeh
aPplauded the expensive way In ~hich soc
~as bringing Up her children. snd especial.
ly brr .ulepcnlercc of spirit sifh relation
% hcr tradcslasn brother ir-ias. boa they
I neser ASSISTED her ~iL a penny. Tbe
I yoanc gcnf.cman az Cambriigc was there
fore keFi upon very short allowance, and
the yoang ladies. shose beauty was some
thing rcmarkabie. Affected sh'e muslin.
an sore % meretrici0ss jcueiry. Their
rin-mouey as very limited. poor thing.
All tbey made the.r ovn clothes a. bone
~ tLc help 81 a serrng- g-nachiue. ifUncie
lngot could have seen tberu thus diErrntlv
employed. his heart vouli perhaps have
sofiened to-ards hen. BOT. a. have sa.d.
they DOS rssrr cat thit chance. Jula. thc
elder had been bai six ycars Old vhsn hc
hai iast called at their h.-hiv-renfed -
4 d.minutivc habifaiiou in Mayfair. ard nor
she VS. eighfcen. ard bal never seen BIN
since. Alftourh she trd of oosrse rrouu
out of D. OF mans rccolIet -or. she re.
m.mherrd Do frarc-ieaI. al she uirkc,Iir
called his rgil i-liarcs urr.murrI. vel
an. indeed nobody vbo BAL ever Seen 6.
vas hksiy to forget b. Ils coart.ns-rs
was rot so nuch har.rn AL Erueoas AL
Ls profile Nrphes Ja.k haI arfaarr srr-
af.. cerfa.n nottig tree in ihe Eme.ss'.
.ofDare Hal at Can.tr.Ir,. .-ma.b o. usor.
/. Ese tlsr sry s..toaetfe ever cat OF o.
.blark P1rer. Iiey I'D iaueie.i 81 e. ca
rrrtiruaa ia etr.F ltys. anl snarpe.l fiei,
e-etr. at t.. ,t.r...l...s. Doe it hal Le