Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-10-25
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led to the separation.'
TO the
The separation. Didn't you know ?
She cane to live with me year before
she died. Phineas couldn't get along
with her, no how. She drank, you know,
and she snufed, and she wasn't no great
housekeeper at her pest. Phineas was
dreadful Disappointed in her. Well,
well we're all mortal tanning herself
with an enormous fabrication of rusty
wire and turkey feathers, and poor Phin,
eas had dreadful trial with our poor
Mehelabel!'
The roses had come back to Georgia's
checks, the magnetic brghteess to her
eyes. She took aunt Eunice by both her
black, mittened hands.
Dear aunt Eunice,' said she-'I may
call yol 50 mayn't I?-do come in. l
am so glad to see you Shall | make a
cup of tea for you ? or would you prefer
coffee? And I'll broil a slice of ham for
you directly, If you'll make yourself
quite quite at home.
We'll, / declare |! said aunt Eunioe.
quite melted with the warmth of this
reception 81 didn't expect no such well
come as this : Phneas used to be dread
ful worried, because Mehclabel never
warn't in no order to have company. She
was poor cook, Mehetable WAS. and she
didn't seem TO have no faculty to learn.
The waste rs went on here, Phneas used
TO say--and he said truly enough would
a-kept tavern in victuals and drink. /
amt goin' to extenuate her faults because
she was my brothers. child added aunt
Eunice, with flourish of red and yell
low bandarna handkerchief for l al,
ways did allow that she was a dreadful
trial to Phineas.'
Georgia Primrose tr;pped around, as
lightly as if her feet were shod with
humming birds wings, TO light fire in
the best parlor, and get out her choicest
silver and china, for the honor Of her hus>
bands first wiGe's relative and, MS she
moved about, she burst spontaneously into
fragments Of rgs.
Mr.. Primrose came home to tea as
usual, but MS he crossed the threshold his
glance fell on aunt Eunice, wuh her
snuff box and her spectacles, and his
forid face grew pale.
Yes, Phineas, it's me- said the old
lady, rising, with smile. I've come
to visit your second wile-and brl.k,
stirring little body she is, as any man
m2ht be proud off,
Mr.. Primrose look obviously at Geor-
gia.
Yes said she, with the mischievous
dimples playing around the curne's of
her lips, as she set the chairs up to the
table, I've heard the whole family his
tory, Phineas, dear. Aunt Eunico is
Sttch good company =
Mr.. Primrose murmurcd n few unine
telliglble words of greeting TO aunt Ea-
nice, and sank down into his chair like u
child's jumping-jack, with The string
broken.
And its such lucky thing for you
Pbineas, added aunt Eunce, butterng
her first muffin, 'to get wife like Geor-
gia, here, arter the tria! you had with
poor MehetaLel. I'VE been telling what
a hand she was to waste, and how she
pawned the silver spoons when you had
gone to the pgislatue, and how that
dreadful habit OF drink grew on her,
nnd-'
Yes said Mr. Primrose, wiping his
damp torehead-'Yts. But perhaps,
aunt Ednice, the less said about it the
better. Ny poor, dear, first Wife the
words somehow seemed to stick in his
throat as they had never done before
is dead and gone. Perhaps it would be
wiser and kinder to let her faults rest with
her.
Aunt Eunice Meeker stayed a month,
ard during all that time the first Mrs.
Prmpose was never again mentioned. -
Georgia was merciiul, and made no com
ment. Aunt Eunice was discreet, ard
held her tongue.
Mrs. MxeI's plan bad proved brill
liant success. The ghost of Mr.. Prim.
roses FIRST wife haunted the domestic
hearth 70 longer saturday Night.