Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-19

suburbs OF this great city. And | mus
beg that you keep the house very still
during the hours which l devote tc
study"
Here my wife looked at me aghast
thinking oflittle Johnny and the baby
"Never mind, my DEAR" l remarked
soto voce, I'VE can easily get EN-
boarded out somewhere"
"And," went on the Rev. Mr.. Speak
well, 81 should esteem it favor il 4
horse and buggy could be procured foi
my daily use when going to DR.. Do
sem, in the city, as the motion of the
train disagrees with my nervous sys
tenn.
~ don't happen to own carriage
but / might buy one" said l.
Thank you, Cousin Poyntz," sale
Mr.. Speskwell, blandlv.
And if there's any other little thins
you should happen to want, pray dom
be backward in mentioning it. | add
ed.
No. l won't Cousin Poyntz," sale
the reverend gentleman, with the III
most gravity.
And l am bound to say that he KEEP
his word.
For three days / endured the swarm
to visitors which literally infested my
me,and then | made up my mind thai
patience had ceased to be virtue.
IN put a stop to this thing" said l
came home one night tragical ex
preston on my face.
Katherine" said to my wife, %
am ruined"
Whatw cried all the company Al
once.
"Those shares in the Western Union
you know" said I, shifting my fore.
head
"Yes, dear" gasped poor-Kitty.
They have gone down." said J.
Not worth q penny"
ooh john"
81 wish had taken your advice, and
let 'em alone" said l. "But. after all
it doesn't SO much matter, as If / had
no friends"
l looked beamingly around at my
wife's relations. They returned the
glance by the blankest of stares.
"IfI borrow 5000 piece from all these
dear kindred" said |, with obtrusive
cheerfulness, "and request Uncle Silas
to endorse my business notes"
81 couldn't think of such thing
hurriedly interrupted that gentleman.
l should be most happy to oblige
but am quite out of iunds at pres
ent," said Cousin Joab.
"And l." said the Reverend Mr.
Speakwell, pushing back his chair
Unjust save what little possess of the
worlds filthy lucre to pay my passage
and that of my family back to Mime
sota."
Surely" cried l. "you would not &c
away and leave me in such pecunlarl
straits as these"
The Reverend Mr.. Speakwell signifi
cantly buttoned up his pockets.
at is every mans business TO look
aft, himself, Cousin Poyntz," said he
ana 1don't scruple to say that it is down
right dishonesty for business man like
yourself to get into such financial diff
culties."
And in fifteen minutes every cousin
in the lot had upon one excuse or an
other, vanished from the room, to pack
and prepare for immediate departure
looked at my wife; my wife looked
at me. burst out laughing; Kitty be-
gan to. cry.
"My DEAR" said l, "its an easier jot
than / thought it would be. l didn't
know but what it would be necessary
for me to catch the smallpox before !
could get rid of your relations.
"But we are very poor John and we
must give up this dear little cottage? Oh
how cruel it is of cousin Joab, and MIR.
Speakwell and uncle Silas, and all OF
them not to help you'll knoU Mariana
Wilmerding has IS, 900 that she wants to
put out on interest, for she told me only
yesterday and"
Eyes, exactly" said |. "But proba-
bly, she dosen't regard me as safe in
vestment.
"After all have done for them" sob.
bed my wife.
"Relations are only human my dear"
said I.
The company took their leave with
out much ceremony ofadieux and that
afternoon my wife came to me with
tears in her eyes.
John" said she, twill you tell me
how much money you have lost in that
horrid Western Union stock! Because |
would rather know the worst at once. F."
"Lost?" repeated looking up from
the newspaper, which | was reading in
uncle SIas' favorite chair, now vacated
for the FIRST time in many days, "Why
who aid | had lost anything
you did,"
Excuse me, my dear, | said nothing
of the kind. Imerely stated that the
Western Union shares were notworth II
penny. Neither were they to me, as
had sold all | possessed week ago.
"John!'
Eyes, my dear"
Chow could your"
"Very easily" said with laten-
smile. my dear | think il y ur rela
tiyes had staid mere another week /
should have committed suicide"
"And you told that horrid story just
to get rid of them?"
u made that unimpeachable state
ment with that precise intention"
They are rather trying" confessed
Kitty. "And | think they might have
helped YOU little when they thought