The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-11-04

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the rest; while aunt Louisa dcvourec
lobster salad al EiJttien, and kept ol
sending up her cup for green tea
until trembled for her nerves.
While my wife, careful and troub
led, like Martha of Old, with many
things, looked ready to drop with, thc
hospitablc cxertions she Lnd made
and J, sitting mere cipher at the heaj
OF my table, felt as if ware keeping
a boarding house without any of the
pecunisry emolument there from.
"AIy trunks viii be up in the six o
clock train, said the lSeyeiend Mr..
/ Speakwtll. "PH trobble you, cousin
/ Poyntz, to send an exprossrnan to the
depot for 'cm And if there's any
apartment in this domiciIe, cousin
Poyntz, that could be ftted up as a
study for my temporary use, 1t would
! greatly facilitate my intellectual occu
patiua during my sojourn III the sub
urbs Of this great city. And I must
| beg tLat you will keep the house very
still during the hours which l devote
to study"
Here my wife looked at me aghast,
thinking of little Johnny and the
baby.
Never mind my dear" I remarked,
soto roce, ''we can easily get 'cm board
ed out somewhere.
And" went on the Reverend Mr..
Speakwcll, Il should esteem it a favor
if a honse and buggy could be procur-
ed for my daily use when gong to
Doctor Doscm, in the city, as the mo-
ton Of the trains diagrees with my
nervous system"
Il don't happen to own carriage
said /. ''But I might buy one.
Thank you, Thank you, cousin
Poynfz, said Mr. spcak9elI bland
ly.
"And if there's any other little thing
you should want" I added, pray
don't be backward IL mentioning
it."
'sNo, I won't, cousin poyntz," said
the reverend gentleman, with the ut
most gravity.
And l am bound to say that he kept
his word.
For three days I endured the swarm
Of visitors which literally infested my
home, and then | made up my mind
shat patience had CEASED 10 lie vi
tue.
I'm put a stop to this thing said I
came home one night with a trag-
ical expression on my face.
Katherine" I said to my wife, 1
am ruined"
''What!" cried all the company at
once.
'.Thosc shares in the Western I'M
on, you know" said l, shifting my
f,rehead'
Yes, dear" gaaped poor Kitty,
They have gone down" said I.
''Not worth a penny"
cob, John~
- wish I had taken your advice,
and let 'cm alone" said [. 'But af-
ter ell, it doesn't so much matter, as
tel had no friends"
/ looked EcamingIY around at my
wifo's relations. They returned the
glance by the blankest of stares.
.'IfI b=rrow two hundred doilara
apiece Of all these dear kindred, said
1, with obtrusive cbcerfulucss, "and
request uncle Silas 10 cndoIsc nay bus
mess notes
81 cou.Fnt think of such a thing, ="
hurrie,IIy interrupted tAa5 gentle
man.
Il should be most happy 10 obIigc, -
said cousin Joab, but am quite cut
OF funds at present"
".And !, said the Reverend 1fr.
! SpelkwelI, pushing hac., his chair,
"must save what little share I possess
Of the worlds filthy Iucre to pay my
passage and that oG my family back
tta Minnesota.
Surely" criolI you wouldnot go
away ami leave me in such pecuniary
-trti,s as these.
The Reverend Sir. speaswoll sig
niiican;ly buttoned up his pockets.
i; IS every mans business 10 look
after himself, cousin Poyntz," said he;
''and don't @cruple to say that it is
down right honesty for 4 business man
/ like yourself to get iuto such financial
difficulties.
! And inf fteen minutes every cousin
/ the lot had, upon one excuse CT anoth-
er, vanished from the room, to pack
and prepare f3r Immediate depar-
! ture.
/ Hooked at my wife: my wife looked
at me. I burst cut laughing; Kitty
began to cry.
''AIv dear" said I, "Its an easier
job than 1 tnought 1t would be. I