Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1871-01-25

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room; the draft, whirling through
caught up newspapers, huttered the
! leaves of books, and even upset Unel6
1 Joseph's pet bottle of medicine .s.
20 w-w-wp rOared the sick men with
4 vehemence, that proved his lungs al
least to be quiet free from disease; dc
( you want to blind me-tO blow. me
away p s--es.. ar a-.-
You told me to do it, Uncle Joseph |!
Shut the windows quick-dTaw the
I eurtainsp gFOaned Uncle Joseph
WHO'S that batteFing down the door,
It's only a very gentle knocking, unr'
cle.' - -.s.r. ~
Then Pm nervous. Go and see
Presently Theodore returned. e'
- It's Major CrowfOot, uncle; he. send;
/ his compliments, and wishes to learn
'Feiil him to 90 to the deuce
( 8 Yes, unele.h t-A @
iWelIJ said Uncle Joseph, as his nieeG
/ returned to his bedside after a momen-
! tary absence, what did he say p
He seemed very much offended, un'
! cla 90. -ta-t 81 L'
Offend ed at what pray?' demanded
1 Uncle Joseph. re-- a7-7 tzssor s-.--
p. i suppose at being told to go to the
deuce +? answered Theodore quietly.
'Girlr calculated the invalid, raising
himself halfway upon his elbow, .yoI
didn't tell him that 9'ra r- is1a --s
I Yes, / did uncle, You said sY9urseH
| Tell him to 90 to the deuce
q Joseph White fell back, fat and mo
tiOnless, among his pillows. 1880 "a
Theodore, you art fool W rs 81.
I'm very sorry, uncle, said Theodora
/ beginning to whimper,
4 Uncle Joseph stared at her IN surprise
Il Could it be possible that the ldreary day;
7 and weeks of her steadfast attendence
had weakened her intellect and turned
4 her brain. 8 --
4Giive me my water-gruel, he saiC
\ briefly, after a few moments pOnderins
over the unwelcome possibility
] Theodore brought in neat little Chi
ma bowl, with a silver spoon lying OF
the snowy, folded napkin that fankeC
it on the tray. e. -ElE 5E seE -ar
Uncle Joseph took one taste anC
4 threw down the spoon with petulan
sound not unlike bark.
Trash, trash! Insipid as dishwater
Throw it to the pigsr
Theodore took up the bowl and started
obediently for the door. .-.-.
- Here, here!' roared Uncle Joseph
Where are you going tO?'s e.
To the pig-peni uncle. ss7Ha. ~
/. Are you. crazy, girl2 The gruells wei
Il enough, only Mrs. Perkins forgot tn
Hutnlegl a.i1 5E ~ Hrs
f. But, uncle, said Theodore, tastinl
daintily of the contents Of the bowl; it:
insipid as dish-water. ef ~ser
| -tWilI you allow me to have an opinion
of my owh~ snarled Uncle Joseph. TT
very good, If that old crone down stair
\ will add the nutmeg and give it anOthe
boil. Quick, now, I'm getting hungry
A man must eat, even if he's at death
door .
A minute afterward Mrs. Perkins wa
surprised by Theodora's entrance.
/ We'll, said the housekeeper, what
awantin' now Z? z.-..s....=... 500
! A little grated nutmeg in this cruel
and uncle would like it warmed u
once more. 70 s He7a "A
What are you smiling about, Dora ?
I Was smiling@ r .- .-..-. -
i Your eyes was, if your mouth want
said Mrs. Perkins, keenly. at
'WiH you be as quick as you can, AIr;
Perkins p said Theodore. He says b
is hungry. --..,.---.. .sss-, IT,, -
uncle's room, the invalid had taken an
|
Why didn't you stay all day2' j
lIndeed, uncle, I hurried all / could,
pleaded Dora. Here's the Cruel a
smokiRg.T sga5hEsE557f 1isGt lai
But Uncle Joseph shook his head.
ITS too. late; I've lost all my appe
lite he moaned.-
'Won't you have the Cruel, uncle@ B
Ill MOL won't Ih
And Uncle Joeph closed his eyes as
to signify he was too weak to debate th
question further. He waited anXiousl
for Theodore to press the question, bU
she did not, and presently he opened hi
eyes the. least bit in the world.
tTheodora!, . q '' p
Sir q
'Tll try just one spoonful of that grut
before it gets cold5 l-..- s...---ss. q
why, uncle, / threw it away ~
, PIhrew-my-gruel away !! gasped tn
sick man, breathIessly,. ~ -s,5l
You told me you did not wantit ur
We. .Earzszz- .az-sr s..: EssG
X j told you sol Furies and fiddle
stringsI You might know by this tim
that ] don't mean what Isay, Get M
, more, quick If hadn't been sbedrio
den for a year, I could go twice as faI
as you dop he added grumblingly'
: never saw such a snail in my life. OIL
: dear !! to think that shall never wal
8 again !! s-s4iF EDS 20 -lzI-z1sEEslz zLg19
, Uncle Joseph lay yeoHnting thesecOnd
t until his niece brought in second bow
: of Cruel, this time So delieously ma
! that even he. could not find fault wit
it! r 7-+f sas ,s1grG- l;.5 es-9f8sl
Uncle sale! Theodore; as she setrit o
? the table at the bedside, the doctor sal
: yesterday, that heTeally thought, If yo
) We're 10 Try, you could walk as well q
]. anybody" ra 15l-4 -.4a- @
) 'The doctor's fool, said Uncle JOSEPH
r and you tell him with my eonpl
: ments.t .lHl
Twill, uncle the next time he comes
! Theodore I? Ts27 s-
E5ir e. - e iai f. ta- 80
, B IF you do, III disinherit you 2 .i25. q
tVeTy well uncle!' .
3 gTheodora, you'll have to feed me-
a This annoyance has weakened me terr
blyP s9ri5o Hoa sila gag. E - 1919. -.l
/ Yves. nBeIe., ssgoa 9li 1855 sffozg .
/ 'StoR-stop-it's hot-youire ehokin
2 tme p But Theodore kept resolutely OIL
: .'Sto-o-pp spluttered Uncle JOSEPH
nimbly scrambling to the other side {
r the bed. What do you mean, TheodC
J; ra? Didn't tell you to stop? don
believe there's an inch of skin left Q
8 my throatn $1,000. r.. -s5
: z'TYou told me yourself, uncle, that 70
!. don't mean what you say. How was
t to know that this was an exception"
An irate rejoinder trembled on Uncl
I Joseph'sl tongue, when suddenly
caught sight of a blue column of smok
D ,ry,or, ~, u, - I1y, r11,1ar h hfG IryfnTouy
4 whats that smoke? he calculated.
: 4 think it's Mrs. Perkins, sir, putin
2 fresh kinding on the kitchen fire.
, No it isn'tt' yelled Uuele Joseph,
/ The house is on fire' s. -H 81
Theodore dropped the spoon and bow
I and rushed out of the room, shrieking.
g THE house is on fire help murder
The servants below the stairs caugh
up the cry and echoed it in shrill dis
may. Uncle Joseph listened, with bri'
: tied hair and dilated eyes.
Here! helpn he bawled, but no on
i responded. Louder still he yelled, bu
r yet in vain. uE 500 siHaI
: Am to lay here in bed to be burne
! to death p he asked himself, and scran
I bled out with agility that fairly surpris
ed himself V aF-sl.oI .-- slg
The servants were arrayed on tn
/, lawn, staring in all directions to fin
the exact locality of the fire, when th
}, gardener uttered a shriek.37 yuaI3
tIt there amt master, he hasn't le
his be- for year, a runnin' as if q tigt
was after himV l21 pL-a5i. ."i
|. be- (Where---where's the fireP pante
d lUnele Joseph, gazing wildly aroun
i him. 1liotl rH.
i Mrs. Perkins rushed to thefront doc
her cap strings streaming. n9f fiti' t-