The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-10-22
Uncle Pills Secret.

Claudia Haughton, my aunt Francis's
Youngest daughter, with her pretty face in
glow from exercise, and her fair hair knotted
IN in the most approved style under her
tall riding hat, appears to my admiring eyes
as the very beau ideal of fashionable ele-
gance as she sits smiling nonchalantly down
at us from the back of her horse.
"Are you surprised to see me in London,
Aunt Mabel?" She asks. "We are in town,
yoa know, on account of Maude's approach
ing marriage; or didn't you hear OF it?
Mamma came up to see about the trousseau
and such a fuss as we ere all in! Posi-
lively begin to think getting married must
be quite a serious businessW Claudia
laughs; ssbut Maude's future husband is
very rich. Therefore, the wedding is to be
quite grand affair-eight bridesmaids, and
the ceremony performed by bishop! What
the dresses are to be like is yet undecided, L,
believe; but both mamma and Maude are
worried about to such an extent by millin-
ers, jewellers and all sorts of tiresome peo-
pie, that have almost made up my mino
that when my time comes I'll run away and
get married in my habitP'
We offer our congratulations and good
wishes for Malde's happiness, and mamma
remarks:
s.There is one thing that you have not yet
told us, my dear. What is the name of the
happy man?"
HOh, it ia Mr.. Langton. He is qnite old,
and neither handsome nor agreeable, put
then you know one can't have everything
is the careless reply. HE Is very rlcn, as
perhaps you know-pelohgs 10 gool ianii-
ly, owns coal mines ana Things, anu LAS
grand old place down in Cornwall
Mamma, with the object of changing the
guhiect induireS.
''Do you know, dear, whether your mann
ma has received any tdlngs from Austraila
latelyr
YES, quite lateiy,s and not OF the most
gratifying nature, eltner, the Iair eques-
TRAN replies. You know, Aunt Mapei,
what strong impression we were an under
that uncle Fnlnp nad maze an lnl,ne1se
fortune out there? 30 nrmly, lnoeea' ul9
mamma eeleve tnis tnat she olteh regreteeu
that he ever married. 1t would nave peen
so convenient, she Thought, Tor Maude ana !
to have had rich uncle without cniidren Oh
his own; put ne dld marry, anu nau one
daughter, believe, as well as son, VINO
died in chlldhood years ago. as 70 lne
money, she contnues WIFE an airy 4ttle
wave OF her tiny riding whip, III must nave
been all a mistake ABOUT tnat, suppose, OF
else he has LOST II, 1or ne Wrltes 70 say tnaI
his daughter is dead, ana tnag ne ls coming
home poor, lonely ola man. -.
Coming nome! mamma repeats, ner
whole frame trembling with emotlon; -Oh,
Claudia, are you quite sure, dearT foor
Phillp! HOW many times nave longeu 70
see hlm-and can IL pc mat my WISH Is
about to be gratinedF he Is my only groCn-
er, ana IL Is SO MANY years Sinco e""
him.
wen, Aunt Mapel, can only say tnas
you ieei very alIerenlly apouS a. iloH mam
ma, is me Laughing reply. Sne IL ny no
means anxious for slght OF tnls long ao-
sent prother. On the contrary, sne was
very much annoyed Dy MS proposal 10 coniS
to us on his arrival IN England! IL would
be anything but convenient 70 nave a poor
relation quartereo upon US just as Mnuue 10
about to distinguish herse1 ana iamlly py
such prllnant marriage! Anu MS lotCer
says distinctly, tnat ne IS coming no.Ae
broken hearOeo ola man, VIM Ha S-1 Pc
ehceu great losses, III 9ls nope "a III nu la
friendly nresiue ny WHICH, W enu rio 100
a lettef aderesSed 70 4iln az 'le uansn .ssnt
noSel wiz Hnu LIN, DoiiIs 1IaSoi !, ~
WISH you good afternoon, Au !Ii Mapei, , anu
Win a wave OF Inc uaihtny sloteu manu-
Ciauala Is uasniilg uown ene lom az aO I;a aSe
lnat 1rlngs .ne nIlsHs ,t eotol Sor n Sn.rinr
t pionae aaos anu 'n0 iii' " '-e- sp''-
SAIo cyes. .. - ,.,,,,., -, 8,
ol lew ..a.n io, ' fano COO
snence, anu on Sian' a,s3, NY ne 10, i"11 s
tnat ner eyss arc ia az. y, sIale 1I r"Ie
nearu lne history VI 'nlS a1;" O 1n,,,,
fnlnp WHO WenI out 70 Aus.iaIa az o ti,
remote perloa, 700 often noI " hnom L i,o,'
deeply Ciauolas uolngs nave aneceeu a Iea'
DON'T cry, mamma, Whisper, snp-
ping my hand unaer her arm, ours 10 q
very humble nttle nome nuS very Happy ;y
one-and lnat Is more tnaH eau 1e say SAY
Tor many lar more prese a1 aoouG, anu
suppose we 20 seraignI pach " 1911 pi;i;,i
ana WINE Hlce ilo.le iesye, ~ nf m e,
l9se W te l.. nm $4,000 SHe 10 pio"'S IVA
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neasen oiSss WI icy, ond knaw yo,
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90, Is Ine reply' IN was sly ot. orq T,.s,
10 me IN tne old aays pelSae ., NC rs.' EI r.
lano, ana ealnot pear Ine enousnr " LIS us
returning 70 ms naIis s lalla' alSe[ an on '
yes ~ I'D NJ i i, troI,bIe toni He hos
celVe hlm-poor ana IN Trouble aooi h hG nas
not written 10 nie lol yeals, SUI W. Dela NV.
that was greatly my own laulC, =; mnen you ~
papa died, ana Iouhq Myseil ~ oI0d da re-
cuced circumstances, Iel. navus% Ie !,
caey WIN I by dor.i9os
The task OF writing 10 Oncie I'M ues9i 40
upon me, and as soon as Tea Is over anu JUG
lamps lighted IN the little henhing'oh par