Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-05-19

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tender nurse, were ont OF
his sight for an hour.
"Utterly incapable Of attending
to the simplest matters connected
with his businessl" cried open-eyod
Everybody, lowering, hsrpy.like,
about the human wreck. "Wby,
he couldn't count one hundred to
save his life. OF course, they will
get q certificate of lunacy from the
court, and sell the house, lots, and
whatever they can realize anything
upon; put all they have together,
and live as prudently a. possible.
The girls ought to marry before
long. They are pretty and popular,
in spite of their little eccentricities.
1t isn't to be expected that they will
make brilliant matches now, Of
course; but they must bring down
their ambition to . reasonable level.
Beggars mustn't Do choosers- 1t
10 unfortunate that poor Mr.. Corwin
has those two children. But they
may not live. Twins are more like.
IL to die than other babies. And
il they should be taken, she'll DO
likely to pick up another husband.
Her little property would he q con.
sideration to some men,"
Even the true friends Of the
sorely tried family wished sincerely
and aloud that 'each Of the dear
girls had husband to take care Of
herr" recommended them warmly to
the compassionate and favorable
notice of their bachelor acquaint.
snces, and devised pious plans Of
matchmaking for their relief from
the inconvenience OF their altered
circumstances.
1.-THE worst part of it all was that
poor Emma was encountered with
the children, who would be more
and more expensive every year, and
that poor dear Mr.. Hitler would be
a helpless imbecile all bis life. And
what mistake in them to refuse to
treat him az such, and have him
examined BY commission who
would give his family the right to
dispose of his property
IL the Ruler of the intellects and
lives of men had hearkened to these
benevolent economists, the crippled
man and the brace of ''unfortunste'
infants would have been taken
speedily and comfortably out OF
this present evil world.
"Thank heaven for the babiesl'
uttered Blanche, throwing her arms
about Emma's waist. "You darling
sister! l bless you for them every
hour. What should We have done
through all these last fearful weeks
without them-and youf Touch
their weeny teenty patrimony! In.
deed you shall not! And more than
that, we'll make it q big one BY the
time they are ready to enter col
lege."
The mother, as chief counsellor
had her plan ready for that consid
GRAFTON. The house-a large dou
BILE one-was still TO be occupied
BY them. The front parlor was te
be used for the millinery depart
ment, aud put entirely under
Blanche's care. In the back, limo
gen should hold sway; and small
er apartment in the rear Of the hal
should be the fitting and trying OF
chamber. The library across thu
hall, adjoining the dining.room, ws'
to be the family parl0r. In every
other part of the house things wer'
to remain unchanged.
"Who deserves to live more com
fortably and luxuriously, to rest Il
soft chairs and sleep upon elasti'
mattresses, to have generous foo'
served elegantly to tempt the ap
petite and strengthen the body
than she who purchases all thes
with her own toilf" said the strang
logician whose daughters were to
used to her "queer notions" to b
startled BY them. ~ do not "a
that you will make money fast, o
at once. l do contend that Gavin
rent, bookkeepers and saleswomsn'
wages, a. you will do, you ought t
be able to clear your business an
personal expenses the first year
nothing more"
"If the customers come" suf
gested Emma.
Mr.. Hitler nodded conhdentl.
"They will come! In the beginning
out Of curiosity and the love Of nov
city. 1t will depend upon you
skill whether they continue the1