Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-08-02
Nj I sc NY.
BACHELOR BROWNS couRrsHrp.


ness ior the rcmainder Of his nfc-greatly
20 The satisfaction Of has relatives the link
lee. With vhom he resided. for b. 4 known
Uncle Richard vas worth a cool half mill
ION. and tbs HinklS. we're b, only living
relations. and unlcss. as Mr,. Hinkles said.
some nsssy charity came in sor his prop
cTty. Who should b. leave IL to bot to his
own cousins or their children?
Hopeful a. poor human nature i Of lon.
gcvuy. Mr. and Mrs. ulnkle scarcely ex-
Pected 20 survive their cousin. Who vas
ibeir junior by tn year. bat Adelaide. and
Rose. and Charlcs. and William. might IN
All probability b. his heirs. and TO this end
the parents labored. Uncle Richard had
the bes; room in the house. the best chair.
The most particular consideration. His wish
e. ~crc deferred 20 and his adlEioe taken on
every occasion. ard he actually came 20 be
loved for. With al his quaint. old. sashioned
~Ays. and his habit of sitting a. utterly
silent as though be had been deaf ard duu,b.
he ~As a ioveable nan Matters progress
81 smoothly enough until IL was haist and
not hypocrisy which made Cousin Richard
actually master of the house
lie ~as vcry obliging wonderfully 80 in
most rc.pects. lie would attend 20 anv-
thiug iot any bod y--Snafch ribbons uhen no.
body elsc oould-cscort the girls 20 place.
of Arnusoment-go duGiully % church nth
theiT mAn'@a-attend 20 marketing and tl,e
posting of lcusrs. and the gas-raetrc. and
th' turning OF Of the water IN frosty wealth
cr- lie wAs always ready 70 search the
iouse nth poker a. the dead o. night.
uhen any one heard a noise
T lie vent 70 the dentists whh people Who
wanted their teeth drawn. AMI always seem
ed to have sugar pluubs in his pocket
Bot one thing Cousin Richard would not DO.
and that wAs to exhibit The least sigu ofpo-
liteness to lady visitors
IL never sa~ any one home. lie never
even spent tbe evening an their company
IL invariably shot himself up IN his Own
room and had h tea there uhcn one Of
these individuals uas reported 20 be IN the
house. and. vb.n travelling. had been
known IN a tram 20 shut his eyes tight uhsn
yoang LADY entered. ard remain Nth
them closed until she left the carriage. A.
a general thing. indeed. be al-Ays chose a
eaTisge uberc he need no, Be inirsdcd up
on.
Il vas Just a. well after sll. SAD Mr..
/ Hinkle. bot il Vas a poculiari'y not quite
a. agreeable 70 Mr.. n When b. found the
. pleasant task OF d" seeing Mrs Smith or
Miss Jones home" imposed upon himself
lie arrued thar such duties were Cousin
Dicks thoueh b. never told hiu -. It
would no, have been pleasant 20 provoke
hirn. and Il anything coull have ofendc,l
Bachelor Bro-n mor,a.iy. n would have
been 20 insist upou his Offering any gallant
attentions % The softer sex.
Hovcvcr. a day came ~ iast vbi,h set
ihc hous-hoid n commoiion.
Ne. Anania Dove hsd been iavitea 70
pend . week Nth the Ilinkics. snd Miss
Dove being q stranger. "a o. ~ait 81 The
station Until some one came for Der in a
carriagc.
The IIinkics resided some miles out a
town. ard hai not occupied their rcsideuce
for many months. % that people were not
sisays properly directed by thc neighbors
Il vas decided that NJ lIinkle should
escort Mis. Dove. but before the DAY of her
arrival dawned business had called that gen
tieman 90 Sheffield Moreover. Mrs.
Hinkie had the infacnza. and tie too boys
we're e. boarding school. No ore vas 90
D. found o. drive. and neither Rose nor
Adelaide coaid handle the reins. Miss