Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-04-26
Mr.. ONsRLL'S MATCH MAKING

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Nv uncle, Alexander McFarlane, was
was wsitiug breakfast, an event very un-
common with him, for Aunt Nancy was
ibs soul Of punctuality. Nevertheless
Sire WAS IA little late this morning. Eight
o'clock was the breakfast hour, and IL
vis now fully ten minutes nast.
Aunt Nancy as not my Uncle MeFar-
'nc's vile lie was "A widOwer of some
teen years. standing. Fifteen years
fore his wife lad left him delicate
iillc boy for a Keepsake, aud had gone
way Whispering with hor last breath
that she was very happy. Her mother
AND sister, who had come 10 the house to
iHitc hir, remained after her death, ac-
Drilng to Uncle McFarlane's particular
quest. He would he SO glad, he said,
Ilit were not cxactit z too much of eac-
fee, TO have Mrs. Howard and Nancy
,iay with him, keep up his house, and
attend to his little boy. SONirs. Howard,
WbO was a widow with Very siraitenCd
Income, rented heI little house in the
N'w England village where she had al
ways lived, and came TO preside over Mr..
NcFsrlane's spacious mansion and liber-
a house keeping in Greenwich Street,
New YOrk-my Uncle McFarlane lived
Zoo Greenwich Street, fact which marks
ihe date OF my story with sufficient ex-
actness.
Mrs. Howard bad been dead three
months, aud ftill Amt Nancy presided
over Uncle McFarlane's household.
Neither Of them had ever thought of
change "a either necessary or desirable.
Nancy hnd been n fair priin. and some
what ouiei.pirl when she came 10 live in
bvrruRlch Street She wns still "A fair
p. .mewhnt prim wo,nan Of thirty 1--WE
with prrtrv an btn,,n hnir violet blue
n...arl II ,t,te. eort. somewhat CHANGE
tu romrlcL. an. She wns nrt in the
l... lilnn nn,l,rn Noung In1V's brr,ine.
Slr had no nariicui,rnsn;rntiops bevond
Nh, limited ,rd old-f,shionrd ono nf do.
nsbrr 1ntv in tlat stot,. nr iir, A., v,birh
u DIl pirnsed God ia cali her she did
ior consider herself n matter In uncon-
raninl circumstance. hrcouse She made
r.re NrFntlarc's shins and meudpd
Ii. sfocl irs. and even tie fact of voing
rn INTO Inc kitchen. Ia do nm his I'M.
m.culate rutlles. when old Mrs. Browns
t.,nds were too lama. and the chamber-
spid's too unskilIlul to I've trusted Win
rrm. did not awaken in hcr mind nnv
. ire TO rush out into the world in search
Ola car. er. M such fancy had ever
,t..,d Nancy IInwo-d's head. she was
al.,lutely ucont.ntel with her nr.sent
cos5iiop.n willing TO 20 on making
rfre McFarlane's shirts. Keeping his
hcase. spoilfng his child, and ''makipg
Hpleasant for him." as she simply said.
iier great pleasures consisted in doing
muslin IN hio dtiy. Vi iing the poor,
going clurch, ana reading the English
ras.ics. Win ow and then novel. If
.Ac had any trials she KEPT them to her
-Gf. cmliing them to no spi itual direc-
f.r. newspaper editor, or female friend.
such was Nancy Howard at five and
iuuty.
Nv Uncle McFnrlane was a fine gentle
man in the rue sense Of the phrase. lie
uaS uuimpeachah'o in integrity, unspot-
ted In Morals, in manners absolutely
prfect-a little Sc, in his way, and pos.
shlv somewhat particular in eating and
blinking. lie was also given TO amusing
himself in a quiet way with the peculiari-
ii.- Of those about him. But he never
willingly hurt or neg erted any one, and
boz had a certain genial graciousnsss of
mtnucr. which made all his employees,
tom Mr.. saunders, his confidential clerk
doRn To black sam, the carman. aud
D4vv. tie erinnd boy, feel better when
"lliss Nancy !. itilr late this morn
iugln observed Uncle McFarlane, as
brown, his man, brought him the paper.
"Yes, sir. She was out till after
twelve last night, at Sans sir :"
Indeed how was that 70
"Weu, YOU see sir, Sam's pirl was
took with quick consumption last
tpriug, and his wife ain't very rugged
r;her Miss Nancy she's been there q
good deal, and when susy was struck
with death last evening, She sends fur
her. So Miss Nancy. she went and
-tsyed till It was all over. Il was a preai
comfort to t}cm sir. YoI see sam's
wife, she's got little young baby, too
and altogether ii comes hard 20
81 should say so indeed. We mus
see that every thing is done, Brown. ,
Find out whn the funeral is 10 be, ant
le me know, and tell your wife to sen,
them something comfortable when shl
Loes 10 market. But here comes Miss
Nancy. Send mp breakfast, Brown"
Breakfast was usually somewha
lent meal, save for Alexis chatter will
I.> amt for Mr. McFarlaue alway
nids tie paper, invariably asking Mis-
N,ncy's permission.
Why do you look at me so closely
Alick asked Miss Nancy, as she caugh
lerreph VS. gazed fixed upon her.
50 was thinking how pretty YOU are
answered Arick, with his II. ual frankness
81 think YOU are a hundred times pref
tier than Miss Regina Schuyler, that the
make such fuss about. And DON
want her for a stepmother. So there
"What is that about Miss Schuyler
asked my.unclc, laying down his paper
1t strikes me that you are taking rathe
liberty with that young lady-to sa
nothing Of myself"
II wasn't me, father Il was Nj
honsall," answered Aliek, I" Mr.. BoI
sall asked me II woulden't like prett
young lady Ike Miss Regina Schuyler
come Into the house and told him no.
didn't want any one but Aunt Nancy
Ihen he said Aunt Nancy was an oil
maid and ! said, If she was forty Ol
maids she was n hundred times prettil
Than Miss Regina-and so she is
We won't discuss that matterl" sal
my uncle, annoyed, but represslug his al
noyance, as usual. "You need not min
MI. Bonsall. We all know bis ways
There was something In his father
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