Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-05-04
T,1n DEAF AUNT AND WEE.

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the wickedness which perpetrated to
wards my wise and ancient relation.
"My DEAR said | to my wife on the
day before my aunts arrival, "you
know to morrow aunt Mary is coming
well, ! forgot to mention a rather an.
noying circumstance in regard to her
She is very deaf; and although she can
hear my voice, to which she is accus
toned, in its ordinary tones, yet you
will be obliged to speak extremely loud
in order to be heard 1t will be rather
inconyenient, but | know you will do
everything in YOU power to make her
stay agreeable
Mrs,-----amounced her determine
ton to make herself heard if in her
power,
then went to John ", who
loves a joke about as well as any person
| know Of and told him TO be at the
house at six p, m, the following eve
ming, and felt comparatively happy.
| went to the railroad depot with a
carriage next night, and when | was ON
my way home with my aunt, | said:
My dear amt, there is one rather
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ava: a W"',"""op anu '''c CONVERSATION con
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, ll'l @ l'el2i'ooFs !: lor DOCKS arou'l" n 'nusI
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III 'ne course Oh 'ne evening my aunt
'ooN 1cc"S'o" 10 say 20 mel me; -,
iIo% 'o"I your "lle '"lNS
l t11u ''cF ot'ti 'e.So'lS '"INeu io""'y
anu 'l,'' NY ~i'ti Oe'ns use" 70 1t, T"s ,
',o' "neo'eu oy 'I'c eAe''lo"' ana 'l!a' u!
sue sue was Se''l''s "'o"S very "lce'| VIII"
leI, g., =,
l. '.sen'Iy ,;c my "lic S'o' SolVIy ,
An' now very loWa your aunt 'aINS'
icS' '"lu y all oeal persons 4o'
ou arc Se'''nS aIolg WIN leF llhe'y ;
sue heaIs every "o1u you say ana l
ralnGF 'nlhk sl'e oio'
] hla'e1 i3 at Inelr success :, nj beng un
uer''oou, 1"ey wen. "' II hammer "no
longs 'Li everything on 'ho inaN'eI
piece clit''ereo aS"I4 a'lH was serious
y alFaIu Oh a crowd colIec'l"S IN lFon'
ol IL ,,'e mousse ~
b0C 'le e''u was liea'' Niy aunt oe-
ing OF an lnNestlSa'lnS turn OF mind,
was oeSlroos OF llhulhS OUT WheIher the
eNer'ioll Oh taking was injurious 10 my
Wlie. So
"Doesn t talking so LOUD STRAIN your
lungs! sad she III an unearthly WhooP,
Tor Der voice was not so musical as 1t
was Wnen she was young: =.
III Is an GNertIon, Sn'leEed my Wlie'
"Ihen why do you 10 1t! = was the
answering scream
rBerause-oecauSe-you cant hear
II don't, Squc4led my wife,
W nat !! sad my aunt ialrIy rival
the premises; and looking around and
seeing John cone. stepped into the