The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-04

'sWefl, Joseph, we fathers do some
times make fools of ourselves. L hope
thee will do likewise, one of these
DAYS. H. -9-ti4i E .-.--..- s5ii- o ef-u -
Cousin Joseph turned his face from
the light, and said something about
the weather.sTu s3liflH Dbl lLAa
Grandmother expectations about
Uncle Fred's. inheriting granafatherss.
religious gifts, had not beenTeadized,i
but one thing he had inherited from
him. and that was tendency to con-
sumption. He grew thin and hollow
chested S1ank ing cohl shthat he made
light of, alarmed. US all and Aunt
finabIesfearJTHIt wasI nothing, be said;.'
all the Moofes had . cough; he would
be we'll dbyz EaHsas Rutdone day, in
working on building, he lifted too
heavy a stick of timber and ruptured
followedIa6d bel Vas br6dght home to
Tha FIRST stans had come to e the little.
cottage, and six years Of the, purest
happiness that falls to mortals ended
in sorrow. Serene as his life had ever
been was its close. At the age of
twenty,segsn Aunt Madeline found
herself widow. with three little
Children sf .i4II ~ 4Jfj II : J.. = sfi5 =
Uncle Fred Had newer been a fore
handedi q manq according to rIgrand-
mothers expression, nor had his
father BEEN better in that respect
than4he.l At mothers marriage, the
| place, of no great value. was much
| encountered. Father had paid the
debts and taken the farm, paying the
little surplus to- my uacfe and grand
mother, so, that the property really
| belonged to mother and me. La
year from Uncle 'Fred's death i left,
| home to .nahage some private affairs
I of my own, and Aunt Madeline and
her three boys came to live at our
house Deborah Rhaades was mar
ried to a travelling preacher. wild
over with seven children, and went
with him to- other yearly meetings,
prea ching powerful sermons, the
elderly Friends said =. g %" me. Ell -
| Five years passed Uncle Pred's
boys were needing more than could be
furnished Il. from mot theirs slender
| means; and Aunt Madeline felt. that
she was too much of a burden to her
friends. She proposed again to teach,
to which mother and grandmother
gave relueiaht consent: and to move
| back into the old house, which they
firmly opposed. Toward Winter, how
lever, they yielded, as the house was
so near the school and she was still
to teach Cousin Joseph was one of
the trustees, and he agreed to. give
her a mans wages during the Winter.
| Fred, the eldest boy, was twelve;
Philip, named for Aunt Madeline's
only brother,E IA sfaycaptain,. who was
| lost at sea. was ten; and black eyed,
curly headed, Walter, seven !; so they
would be company for their mother.
| The old house was reftted, the name
| less grace filled the rooms; but the
old happiness could never return.
Cousin Joseph. drew wood and sent
man to cut it for, her. drove one of
his lest COWS to the stable back of
her mouse, and was an. unusually fire.
quent visitor at mothers, though he
rarely went to Aunt Madeline's. ~
Mother had something IN her head,
[ knew by the way she acted once
when L was home on visit, and by
an air of pretended Indifference / got
it out of. her, at last, that Cousin
Joseph had informed her and grand
mother that he had felt it horne in
upon his mind TO marrH Aunt Made
line, and take care of her children.
| They were growing up and needed
more care and training than she could
give them y Madeline was becoming
carewern twas too much to provide
| for so many and he had thought that
when school closed he should ask her
kto marry him. True it would be
something of cross to him to. marry
out of meeting; but he thought that
possibly she might be br01ghBfo see
the light and Join the Friends.
" And now whatdees thee think of
it?" asked mother!n snssi11 N3E =. b e +. /.
I shook nay head gravely9 Il had
my doubts. = I wondered if the warm
| hearted Woman could -loEe-the-eeld
and demure man. J. knew the rich
,sionafs ioFe She had FELT for ID pcIe
Fred ,rand how easily she had led him
by her gentle winning ways. : But he
was young and more seasily,Iswayed.
I GousiHlhJbseph was bachelor. verg-
ingItomard- fifty, with his habits fixed
as rock; He haaaISays been. more
sstrict In his chliar vie VS. than Uncle
Fredt,i and / feared the result of such
marriage 2, az .sm ~ 80 - 10 q,9s t.1l =
Ea1 Before the Sumner close L attend
ed. the wedding Of Cousi n j o5seph and
Ahnt Madelineu Dressed inN a. sober
suit of steel-colored silk-the dark
hair, through which am occasional
thread of silver shonas bouraiNightiy
,back wathsa comb the lines of care