The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-03-13

haIrcrown, and in very short tine found
| that had lost five pounds to my relative.
This sum. of course, was mere 'rlile to HIN
i but il was more than could afford, and had
/ To decline to ante up IN future
One thing gave me serious annoyance.
Uncle Joe had contracted habit OF using
very powerful explosives; and Tommy, who
| is n very obsrryant child, began TO repeat
some of these most unnecessary words.
One day heard Il dispute between the hoy
and his mother
\ Il want some more CAKE, ma.
! You haze had enough. TOO much cake
is not good for lilte boys
\ will have some more cake. If you don't
give it TO me | will say dam like uncle
joe
i | had a private interview with the child
and, after an argument which involved some
! slight physical cXertion on my part, think
i | convinced him Of the improperly of saying
! dam
/ Another matter gave me great uneaSincss.
was IN daily expectation OF Il visit from my
wiirs aunt A mectil r between her and my
uncle seemed inevitable. How were two
such contrary elements to be brought togeth.
er without collision? | feared the most dis.
astl Gus results, and | looked forward to the
meeting with much trepidation. But one
evening, on returning home from my bust
ness, found Aunt Jane, my uncle, and my
wife in the parlor together, conversing most
amicably. Uncle Joe was smoking as usual.
1 | had told him of Aunt James expected arri-
j val and had asked him not to smoke IN her
presence looked frosnlngly at his pipe.
'Oh, its all right, Sam my boy he said,
Miss Lillicrap don't object She rather likes
smoking in a single man
La, I &c I had a Mt I,
smoke in nay own house she would have gone
into Mysteries, at the very least. And here
was Uncle Joe pouring his foul tobacco.
smoke almost into her very face, and she was
sitting opposite him, smiling graciously, |
learned atterward that, on Aunt James FIRST
arrival, my wife had explained to her pri.
vately the presence of Uncle Joe in the house,
She had described my relative as aman long
unused to civilized society, but Of a kind and
generous disposition; and-oh! so rich And
these were the two people had been afraid
I to bring together Fool to think that any
difference in mere social usages could dis.
sever the bonds Of sympathy which Unite
the possessor Of money wth-the possessor
of money Oh, Mammon, Mammon.
| find the reflections here suggested have
run out into the form of an essay of some
length, and of far too valuable nature to be
! lnSpTtcu III mere ShelCil tlhc inc PRES
emit They are therefore omitted.
i Uncle Joe and Aunt Jane became great
! friends and the change that this companion.
ship wrought IN the old lady surprised me.
! Hitherto had found her TO be of stad and
sober disposition, with fondncss of tea and
gossip, but with horror of all lighter and
more frivolous amusemcnts. Now she would
| accompany Uncle Joe to the theatres and con.
,n and G, o rnl M triv ~ ,ng
at which music, cards and whisky and water
were leading features. And in the two latter
! departments Uncle Joe distinguished himself
! i say, Courcy,' said my friend Flathedc,
during one of these gatherings, that uncle OF
yours is Il regular old sharper. He has just
swlnded me out of thirty shilings at the
three card trick
looked grave at this announcement
And look here Courcy, my boy, think
you know me-
] I said rather thought did.
My names Flathede, and I'm a man OF the
world
Nobody more So.
Il fancy know whats what and can put
two and two together as well as most people
l. Better
4 Well better than some, perhaps. Now
j look here, my boy. You'll have a marriage
III tulS nDuSC NNNho tlN VNNi'
! started.
! what do you mean? | said
II Then this great observer simply nodded hi;
} head, and gave utterancc to a monosyllable-
i 'Twig|
looked in the direction indicated. a
number of people were gathered around The
II piano, at which a lady was seated, evidently
about to sing; and gentleman was bending
over her aflcc,ionately, and pretending to turn
over the music. TIE lady was Aunt Jane
and the gentleman was Uncle Joe.
! Ofthc performance which followed will
j say nothing. am charitable man. The
idea of marriage between Aunt Jane and
Uncle Joe did not give me unalloyed pleas
ure. spoke to my wife about it. She treat,
ed the announcement with contempt
AT their age she SAID 1T would be too
ridiculous Nevertheless that night Emily
said to me:
i Couldn't we persuade Uncle Joe 20 take
! lodgings sOmcwhere-at least while ny aunt
is here? His habits are so unciviized and
Aunt Jane is such sensible creature, you
know
failed to perceive that Aunt James scnsa.
! tive nature was shocked and | could not see
my way clear to turn my uncle out OF the
house but my mind was troubled.
/ was in the Office one morning when | was
surprised by visit from our family solicitor,
Mr.. Sawyer.
'Yol have n person calling himself Joseph
Courcy residing with you at present he
sail
Yes, of COURSE nClc joe
Hum! Are you sure he is the person he
represents himself TO he|
why, of course | am. lie is my uncle,
He told me So himself
Indeed Then allow me to inform you |
have the strongest reasons to believe that this
man is an imposter'
Gracious powers you don't say SO How .
In the first place this is much younger
man than your uncle would be: and in the
second place happen TO know that your un-
Gle has been dead for ten years
Dear me! And for these reasons you think
this man cannot he my uncle"
For these reasons think this man cannot
be your uncle
reflected seriously for some minutes and