The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-10-11

tive old maids, Fanny Carr, everything
was at length in perfect readiness the
carpets were all down, and the curtains
were all up the floors were dry, the fires
were lit the covers were stripped from
the best chairs the sofa wheeled 10 the
best place, the FIRE was blazing In all the
beauty of concavity, convexity; and con.
tiguity and every iace arranged 80 as to
look delighted at the arrival Of tiresome,
troublesome. snAppish, cross, old uncle
JEFF.
There came sound Of brilliant blowing
Of horns ever body strained their eyes.
The Royal Blew few past in grand style,
the horses prancing aud capering; and the
guard making melody with bugle horn !;
on it whirled and whirled, never stopping
tor any body, and of course, no uncle JEFF,
could be there, and so two tedious hours
were spent IN hdgelings aud guessing and
then the slow coach was heard coming
numbering and trailing along, and it stopped
at the steps of the respectable house where
had been all the dustng and mOpping aud
brushing and brooming. and great mas.
culine head, with thick, heavy features
and bushy eyebrows. and large lips, poked
itself out Of the window, and looked up TO
the house in question, surveying its well
hearthed-stoned step, and its clean windows
aud the scarlet moreen curtains through
them, and the bright blaze of the cheerful
fire glowing and hickering over the win.
| dow frames, with q most morose, unpleas-
ant look; whereupon Mrs. Pokenhnm, and
all the tribe of Pokenhsms, little and big,
rushed out OF the parlor into the hail. aud
out OF the hall on to the door steps, and Mrs.
Pokenham began to delight her own benev
olent heart by assuring herself aud her
uncle, and congratulatiug herself upon the
information, that her dear, kind, good uncle
Jeffrey was really looking full twenty years
younger than when she last saw him.
Dear uncle Jeffrey how kind of You to
come and see us how delighted | am to
receive you to the bosom of my affection
ate family My dear Mr.. Pokenham will
be much rejoiced to find you are among
us, and all my darling children have been
SO anxious to welcome you that they could
neither eat, drink, nor sleep, for thinking
and talking about you. But pray take care
OF the steps. they are so slanting, and slip.
perry, aud dangerous--no that you are in
the least infrm, but myself had an awk-
ward slip from them one day. l declare
you look more juvenile than any of us.
Daniel-Humphrey- the servant to
take care of your uncle's luggage. Hum.
phrey, call somebody. There. cant you
take it yourselvesP Ny dear uncle jeffrey,
pray, wait till a servant can come. Dan.
iel Humphrey why don't you mover"
Daniel and Humphrey stood with their
hands in their pockets, staring very con-
temptuously as the cross.grained old gentle.
man took up q small hair trunk and leather
hat.box in his hands, and, under the run
ming cannonade of Mrs Pokenham's speech,
proceeded to ascend the fight of steps,
taking as little notice of the lady proprie-
tress of the mansion as though he had
heard her not, which suppostious case ap.
peared to be pretty nearly the true one, az
on their entrance into the parlor, the mo.
rose old gentleman, laying his luggage
very deliberately on the floor, proceeded
to draw from the depths of his capacious
pockets very serious looking ear-horn,
which, having adjusted to his ear, he turned
a sour look upon Mrs. Pokenham, and Tor
the FIRST time opened his lips.
"Well, ma'am, told you I'd come some
time or other, and I'm here"
Had all Mrs. Pokenham's energy and elo-
quence gone for nothing? Had it all been
wasted on deaf old mau, who had not
been able to hear syllable of her melli-
fiuous accents? Was it all to do over
again, and that too, TO the detriment Of her
seemingly 30, and accordingly. the poor
hard. worked lady began again shouting as
loud az possible:
"My dear Uncle Jeffrey, we are all de-
lighted to see you, and looking so we'll
younger than ever"
Hey ? whatf"
I'VE are all so glad to see you'll You
are looking 30 well ?" shouted Mrs. Po
kan Mi ad in tha
"Do you think look well, theni" said
the cross old gentleman.
40 eharmingly. Twenty years younger
than when last saw you"
Hey ? whstr"
"YOu arc looking so much better than
you did some time back. Nobody believed
that you were the same person. / am sorry
however, TO see that you are rather dull of
hearing"
"Dull of whatf"
"A little deaf" shouted Mrs. Pokenham.
"DeafI who says that Pm deaf set of
stupid people. should like to know who
told you was deaf parcel of ignorant
people"
40, see that II was all mistake only
| thought that perhaps you had got lit |
tie cOld-nothing moro" shouted Mrs. PO-
kenbam.
I'm no more deaf than you are - said |
the sOur-vissged gentleman.
No, no, uncle, see that you are not. |
| don't know what could have been think
ing of" said Mrs Pokenham, whose lungs |
began to complain at being put into such
severe requisitiOn. "But now, uncle take
tho easy ehair-it is such an easy one-we
got it on purpose for you"
81 don't want your easy chair any
chair lie easy TO healthy man like me
suppose you think | am getting old :"
90. no, dear uncle Jeffrey you look full
twenty years younger than when ! saw you
last. Here, Fanny Carr do take away this
and slippers. don't know
who could have thought of treating my
dear uncle Jeffrey as if he were old or an
invalid. Pray, Fanny Carr, do move this
loot stool, aud wheel this unwieldy chair
away"
The little old maid drew near much as if
,he had been a little mouse approaching
! lion, and proceeded to do as she was bid
With one OF the most frightened airs in the
world. The great cross man looked down
ike q colossal statue on the diminutive
title thing who was thus called to wait
lpon his high mightiness. |,
Won't you go near the FIRE, uncle JEFF
rey 7 il was made on purpose for you wO
hought you might be cold" shouted Mrs. {
'Okenham. Ia
"Cold !" sneered uncle JEFF, uhbuttoning
lie coat.
Do open the window, Fanny Carr, my
Incle Jeffrey viii be aulfoeated"
IL wish you'd let the window be-and