Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1878-01-31

: Without an instant's hesitation Tbood,
unoarred fhe blinds, and threw oncn /.
,our large windows and two doors r
l,ght from the western sky steamed lie
f nood OF heFy radiance into the room !
uratt' whlillng through, caught nm no,v
= papers hu''ered the leaves Of books NJ
ana ana. even upset Uncle Joseph's pet bottle
O-W-w-w" roared the sick man WI,
" .e4e'nenee, that proved his lungs at lea
70 nc qultfree from disease "do ysu way
10 Dl1na ..W N TO blow me away ?"
GU Il me to do it, Uncle joseph !
ohut fe windows. quick-draw n
curtains curtain sroaned Uncle Joseph, eWho'
'"at ,oatteTeg down the door p
y ~ oiF a very gentle knocking un
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les Tesenss NJ Z Crowfoot, uncle he send
his complfE Ents, and wishes to learn hor
you are,
"Yes urde.o
"Well, "sdid Uncle Joseph, as his neiee
returned tdhis bedside after monentarv
absence, "Yhat did he say?" }
He seeped very much offended, un-
Gle" 81
Uncle Joseph
Il suppose at being told to go to the
deuce answered Theodore, quietly.
Girl Circulated the invalid, raisino
himself halfway upon his elbow, you
"Yes, | did, uncle. You said vourself
Tell him to 60 to the deuce"
Nr. Joseph White fell back, fiat and
among his pillows
"Iheodora you are fool !"
" m very sorry, uncle, " said Theodore.
to whimper.
Uncle Joseph stared at her in surprise.
Gould it be possible that the dreary days
lnd weeks Of her stcadfast attendance had
Aer intellect and turned her
riefiy, after few moments ponderlng over
he unwe}come possibility.
Theodore brought in neat little china
'owl, with silver spoon lying on the snowy,
olded napkin that hanked it on the tray.
Uncle Joseph took one taste, and threw
lown the spoon with petulant sound not
mike bark
Trash, trash! Insipid as dish-water.
Throw it to the pigs
Theodora took up the bowl and started
for the door.
Here, herew roared Uncle Joseph.
Where are you going to-"
ITO the pig-pen, uncle"
"Are you crazy, girl? The grucl's well
enough, only Mrs. Perkins forgot the nut
neg
but, uncle" said Theodora, tasting
laintily of the contents of the bowl, ut
nsipid as dish-water."
"Will you allow me to have an oPIniio,n on
of my own?' snarled Uncle Joseph ~
very good if that old crone down stars ), WI"
add the nutmeg and give 1t another o'n, .n
Quick, now I'm getting hungry = y, ma"
must eat, even if he 5 at death door
A minute afterwards Mrs Perkins was
surprised by 1.s.'''''s~n0asakoaPer, b! ''whats
.''va"si" me W. grated Hutmeg in this Cruel,
and uncle would like it warmed up once
more"
"What are you smiling about, Dora 2"
"Was smiling"
"Your eyes was, if your mouth wasn't, "
said Mrs. Perkins, keenly.
"Will you be as quick as you can, Mrs.
Perkins 7" said TheoIora, lie says he is
hungry"
But when Theodore re-entered her un-
cle's room, the invalid had taken another
tack.
why didn't you stay all day" he
growled.
Isdeei, uncle, | hurried all | could,
pleaded Dora. Here's the Cruel, al
smoking
But unsle Joseph shook his head.
Its too late; Eve lost all ny appotiten
he moaned.
Won't you have the Cruel, uncle ?"
"No, wont"
Aud uncle Joseph closed his eyes, as
to signify he was too weak to debate tn
question farther He waited aaxieusly fo
Theodora to press the question further, bu
she did not; and presently he opened hi
eyes the least little bit in tle world.
"Theolora"
Sir p
"rll try just one spoonful of that CRU,
before it gets cold
Why, nnele, threw it away"
"Ihrew--aiy -gruel--away." gasped tn
sick man, breathlessly.
:" You toldme you did not want it, uncle.
Il told y)a 50! Fures and iddle-stringi
You might know by this time that | don
mean what say. Get M some more
quick, If hadn't been bedridden for
year, coud go twice as fast as you do
he added, g.umolingly. Il never saw sue
; snail in ny life. Oh, dear. to think
t shall neverwalk again"
: Uncle joseph lay counting the secon'