The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-04-28
RAvENNA, Q. THURsDAY. APRIL q, l87o.5s55sa99

: Uncle Joseph lay counting The Sec
onds until his niece brought in, anothlE
.er bowl of cruel, this time so 3delic,-,| ;,
iously made that even he could not
find fault with it. o.. : - aiiils -.
" Uncle" said Theodoria, as she sat
it ON the little table al, the bedside,
".the doctor said yesterday that he
really thought, if you were to try you
could walk as well as anybody! 80,
The doctors, a fool,yy said Uncle
Joseph, sand You may tell him so,
with my compliments l"e @ yeh So;
aiaI will uncle, the next time he
comes."' qs "a IN s4gass 6ne 49,
|, g Z lTheodoEia.p 335qssT tsodiJg 60;
~ Sir ?"jta3 ~ 1E d5id75 -
9 eff you do. I'll disinherit yon y
lg.. 's. Very well, uncle!'II ~ y .:sro
Theodoria you'll haveto, feed me.
This annoyance troubles me terribly!"
: eyes. uncle. - ttiisaz toE o,.11-s{
u "stop-stopMit's hot you're ,chokT,
ing mep But Theodoria kept reso-
lutely on.tzso's i7 izs,is 7'iE -ljaf
/ z" Sto-o-p,1 spluttered uncle Joseph,
nimbly scrambling to the other side
| of tile bed. .ot1A What do you mean
Theodoria Didn't 1 tell you to stop?
i don't believe there's an inch of skin
ar
left on myfthroattiieb 81 Il iAis# ~.
G You toldime yourself, uncle, that
you don'tmean what cyou say; how
was / to know that this was an aex-
ception?" iits q ,uolissiaaeIo : .
+ iAn-ifaSe trembled on Uncle Joseph s
tongue, when suddenly he caught
sight of &c blue column of smoke
wreathing up under his window. o' .,n,
| i Whats that smoke 2Sjhe calculated.
.sntI think it's Mrs.,iP erkins, sir, put
| ting fresh kiadlings on the Skitchen
j fire. Tqs tsqit i .ioidW no aes4f2 IL
el. No it isn't" yelled Uncle Joseph.
), HThe houseis on fireH'I ~ .9i4 .aia
dgTheodo1ia dropped lspoonI bowl
4 and rushed out of thelroom, shrieKine
"The house is on fire Helpf murder
] l.ThievesiP' 10 AoiIBiossI ni7G71 40 !
j THE servants down stairs caught uI
the cry and echoed it in shrill dismay
Uncle Joseph'listenedh with brist1ins
hair and dilated eyes. 2ii5 io Eo'a S'a ,fei
" Help help r. he bawled, bpt ant
one responded. Louder yethea yelled
but rin vain. gof shiToT9 ,ZlEtEEl 2 ~
E. cam 1 to stay here and be burned
III my, bed?" he asked himself, ant
scrambled out with anragiity tha
fairly surprised himself. ts9ies5 ~ ~
ils1 The servants were arrayed on th'
7 lawn, staring in alt directions to as
certain, the exact, locality of the fire
when the gardner uttered a Shrek.
) ,Esf" If here amt the master, as hasn'
left his Bed for a year. a runnin' as
a tiger was after him 7, u .Jnsf al
.IEjtq" Where-where's the fire ~ pante'
5 Uncle Joseph, gazing wildly arounc
him. III '.3,z 'i ...i s.is ~, ,.a Ii.
/. Yrs. Perkins rushed TO the from
door, her capstrings streaming. S.
5"I never seen such a pack of Dor:
idiots in my lifel" she gasped. Ther
!, ant no fire-onlyia few bits of gree
: wood I put on the kitchen fire.!t On
{ would think you'd never seem smok
: afore, ,andNWhy,J if it ant master !" ..
/" Theodoria," said Mr, White, loob
: ing. somewhat sheepisb, ssswhere di
: you see a fire. ssd 7ssfq 9dl ans - +.
!, b q 1 didn't see it, uncle, but you sal
: the house was on fire. Theodore
: made answer =. demurely, Is /. and q
/ course / thought you Tnust know
Please uncle go back tolbed again
:, IL 81 won't Wsaid Uncle oseph, gait
: ering the skirts of his Wrapper elost
id aboutlhim. s3sagiaa7 Il lisaiii9ai. Il
% 51 .But uncle, you're asick.nse oat =
2 ,lfs3. No I'mmot!Y !Yiuiats noif9DTjz -.
"A 4 'sUncle, do you really meaniti {" IS
Fl 39Of course do, Theoi"ialG9s
iaI i And he didimean it, The cure ha
=. BEEN effected; and Theodoria menta
u ly congratulated herself on othe su
), cess of her plan of treatment. Al
. Uncle Joseph never alluded ITO tt
: day on which his, niece had taken hi
so implicitly at his word. .gsg :;
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