The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-01-25
MISCELLANEOUS.
TIIE ECCENTRIC N.iBOH.

TIIE ECCENTRIC N.IBOH.
some two OF three miles from the little iuwn
Of i!iesbury. England :herc once lived three
cousins, 90 the family name of Barrett The,
were all married and settled on Farms. within -
milt. ct each other aud each Of them bad gown
up rhildfru around ihen Thry Wtfc not tirh
bat .n iR,t circumstances -caeh had expectations
An eccentric unc, bad gone uu' 90 India Whe..
quite Young man. aud tImor 'uld them that
be- bad h'rumc very wealthy. and would lf"'.a-
w., die "a btchelot
Who then but 'h,m.rl,rs Nouli BE- heir. tu
tie property they. ~ the time hi. nrirr.t kiu
onr dHy th. ihr'e f,mies we're ihfVau into
great cuuiino'iun b, each one receiving letter
which ,onihiu,d. b,-iics date aud .snntufc un
lt thcse words
am rich Fools here cali ~. a naLob
Nuuldu give such q til, 10 cat Nu matter
u shnn iye always-and when I lie ny prul.-
crly must 20 10 somchod, am coming 10 end
nn hcit ! hall come aud s,e YOU aud hot.
YOU will please ~ hope you are no, troubled
with hrgFafs. do DOT like 10 sec them about
uue dafA RAINY night about ihre, wccA. a.
icf 'he reception o. ih'. letters hy the cousins. IL,
family ~ Mus'- hAf'ct was thrown into great
state q excitement by ihc npiearanc, At the door
OF two ncu 70 liver. Who announced thrmseises
As he drinp' r.ar"f, % h,s e,cellency Joshua
haffc'i, u India. who woYld claim their hospi-
ialiit for ihs night.
Saying which the u,c.-eugrrs put spurs 60
their horses and dashed away without giving
III, asionishei .''ner- time 70 asa even single
question
Nov Moss. Barrett Va. hunks b.. Nii-
shf,Ni aud b.. 'hfe, children chips ~ the tNo
blocks but al undertook 20 changr ihcm ou 10,
APPEARANCE ofihe rich lnclc-fof wha, Was tie
use of acting with the curtain down
Now. Nose. you sungy old brute said hs
wiie, " you know on which side your bread is
buusfcd d. 20 DEE hoicf you D have some chicA.
sus Killed ior h., eic.llcucy super. which j.
nnf' O. you iil ior Christmas and some of iLai
Nit fetched ~ tbai tou vr aat in ihs cellar
,incr the 81 ear aud FIRE made To- the best room.
that ha.n tccn there ibis ten years AMI 40 ouf
nice clothes pot on that ain inuch--'of YOU
never allow u AHy y'hins decent 90 wear
Aui u ). TO te hoped. old woman, replied
the angry husband. iha' sou soften down that
.cf~ hirs voice q y0uf. art twist your Wfiu-
aies into smiles. au4 that I b. something ! ve
revtr seen siuos ihc first Wcck o. our marriage
Great activity 0As di-playei by al IN gr;iius
really 90 give the rich uncle the best reception
pos-ltr. and al rcj1ic,d much a. a hopeful
hsl.l, could fejoice. ,hA; they wogll be The frsi
'orec,ve await from is-hopng % course that
they nis' ihas fotcsiaii the other relations ia
his good sfAcc
1, would have h,vn a strange ~ay for An, 9th.
e. Icrson - have made his first visit but then
they knew tue utclc was very eccentric. aud hi.
being So vtr, wealthy made /, all right 10 their
ewes D. NJ sh; come aud stand on BIZ head
provided le paid for his Aniics
ln ih, m.ist OF their hurried PREPARATIONS ~.
p~ar,d ~ ihe door an old icctl, looking, white
hatred u.au. ihiuy clad aud With hs soi.cl gar
menis cursing 20 Lis shiVcriug form
Va you b. Kind cnough good people b.
saii 90 give the something 10 eat and place
70 sleep O. night
View 90 nothing 20 spare and tive lad
", Ion ha,hor teggars' replied the master OF
tie housC 10 q coarse. brutal tone
But ! ~ old. and feeble. and hungry and vet.
aud tired sA.l the aged applicant IN pleading
tone aud u you drive tnc away ] may perish
Wei that's hat you ought a. have done long
ago put in ,he cross Old iAme When people
e, too la4! 20 work for an honest living ani
start on, begging a. my opinion they re better
dead nor alive besides We expect company
soon-A rich gentleman from lndA-and hahn {
got DO room for the likes of you
We'll then. said the old man with a sor.
toWfgl look since you cant keep me over nighi
will you please give me a something To eat aud
/ | n 20 on further
The dame brought up piece Of brown bread
with an angry look, asd was about 10 hAnd IL
10 The meiicAni more for the purpo-s a. IL -esfn-
Il Of getting fid of him, than from auy feeling
Of compassion. hut her misesly husband !n,err0s.
ed and said sharply
told you We hf fln anything sor YOU and
- travel on
IN set the dog You il YOU don't you old
bcggHr. cried LAD Of ten Ny rich uhole is
coming here 20 nigf, and De can hear heggars
30 you bad better be going while your bones are
whole "
May Heaven be- more merciful than you,
sighed the old man, a. he turned and disappear
ed Ia the darkness
Some half an hour later, he knocked at the
door Of Stephen Bauet-Ano,her Of the nrphcws
and asked for food and lodging
IL ism convenient for Us TO keep OF you to-
night said the master u the house, In q mild
digniied tone Besides We don't like TO en-
courage beggafs. II you are poor aud not able
10 work the parish where you belong Is bound
| to support YOU. No one need siarve 10 this coun.
| Try, which the Lord, praised be His name, has
50 bOuniifully blessed. trust am not wanting
| in eharity-as an humble follower of the Lord
Jesus Christ, hope ! am not-but what with
taxes the support OF the goverernmen, and the
poor, donations e. the benevolent societies and
hrathen missions, Il is as much as ] can do 10
live and give my family respectable mAinte-
nancc. Now my friend, " you are poor, and
not able TO work Though don't scc why you
may not work a. well as travel, you had better
throw yourself on the parish where you belosg.
hut am tired, wet and hungry, aid the
old man, and all the pafiahes IN the world can I
do me any good tonight
but you should have thought of that before
you left home, now chimed In the house wife
with a sanctihed air II Is sinful TO tempt PROV.
ideace a. Il SCALED aud whoever sins must ex
pect punishment. I never leave home without
providing for the journey, and u course ! don I
expect anybody 10 feed aud shelter me- for moth.
ing II Is q sin, too, To be idle when man is
able 10 work and Il Il against my principles, ~
true Christian TO encourage any one In sin
ming
Then, suppose, I'm 10 understand that you
refuse me both food aud lodging, ald the old
man.
'As TO the food, said the pious dame, glanc.
ing at her husband. II you are hungry ! sup
pose We can do something for you In that way;
but lodging u out Of the quesllon--for two
mounted couriers have been seni here 10 sAy that
a very rich uncle Of ours from India will be here
very soon and be wrote some time ago, that
be didn't like 10 have bcggars about where he
was, and VIC would not like 10 offend him. True
We hardly expect him tonight but then, be
night, you know, aud We wouldn't like TO run
any risks
We'll, then, said the old man wiih o Sigh, !
will take The food u you please, AAd 20 ON even
/ u perish.
! Put your tTus, in the Lord, my freud, put
your trust In the Lord . said Stephen Barrett,
iolemnly.
yea echoed his wife put your trust in the