The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1881-09-02
Learning a Lesson.

~ can get along with him. Tn yer
sure, said Joscelind Darkridge.
Nobody could get along with him
chorused the three other Miss Dark
ridges in unison.
Uncle Black was the parsonage o
whom they spoke-a grabbed, ill-tem
pered, little old man-who lived in
superb old country seat among the Cats
kills.
He had money to leave, but hi
nieces and nephews secretly believes
that it would be deal easier to go t,
California or Golconda, or some of thos
fabulous places, and dig fortunes out
nugget by augget, than to stay at hom
and earn them by making themselve
acceptable to an old gentleman who ha,
as many angles as rose-diamond, ant
as many prickly spikes of temper ant
disposition as porcupine.
Naomi Darkridge had tried il first
Naomi was soft-voiced, slender girl
with head which reminded one Of
dropping lily.
No one can help loving Naomi" sale
Mrs. Darkridge, as she kissed her daugh
ter goodbye.
But in three weeks Naomi came back
1Ha eool5s colds 50 "a, dreadfullv % .F w,sS, so;d No
mi. aAnd he looks AZ me- az tba VOL vol
mnst have lookad at Tittla Pad Ri5;n, n,
Hood Ol, mamma + canldn,t sta,
there. not Il 7 was 10 he made ,;cbe.. he.
than Miss Rnrdatt- Co1t+s borseifI p 49,
Ma0dalen Darkridoe went naTt In
Maodalen. althouoh finas tall oirl
With a spirit Of her own. was cowed 5,
Uncle Blacks savage ewes ii less than
week.
sI'd sooner sweep crossings for ! l;v
ing.D said she. sstban X, be Tnele RJacls,
heiyess {, 4
And SO she came home without iosso
time.
Rhoda Darkridge, IN no wise abashes
by the successive failures of her sisters
was the third one to try Black Grang1
and it's possibilities. But she also sue
cumbed before the terrible scourge o
Uncle Blacks tongue.
ssIt's scold, snarl, snarl, scold, from
morning till nightl' said Rhoda, as il
three days' time she tearfully related
her experience to her parents. "Oh
you don't know-nobody can know
what dreadful man Uncle Black is 7
ssOh, hang the old scampr' said Mr.
Darkridge, who was of a free-and-
nature. and thought his girl a great dea
too sweet and nice to be snarled at b,
any rich old miser. ssIet him alone
nv daughter needn't 90 begeing for an,
mans money"
But here ,ioscelind. the Youngest. tall
est and prettiest of the four Girls. spolx
M:
aI,ll ootn said she
.sYon don,f know what vo,, ara ,,ndar
taking - said Naomi with a sbnddar
eHe'd wear ont a stone /" said Maoda
Ion - : : - - ''S' '''-N- -'-''e -
ssHa,s q obo,,l y, sbuddarad Rboda
ssI con ,yot . oIono WITH b;r, I so's ~, ro,,
snre said Toscal;nd hr;gbtiv -
'ul IA la ata voSI, = - -, as I;ttio -
and went to Rlack Gyanoa -
I'll r. Nos snnsota 90 ro5 Sorino srnsot
I;ka one Of C;fford,s n;ct1,rasNybe,, sb
oo,,,o c. ~, tbe tarrocod A;@bt of sso,ss +bo
I led 10 tba M old bonse 7 Eyerrtbin, ',,,,
bls,sbad h1oo5.red i, tbo doon i;obi
and Joscelind could see how lovely Wa
tbe scenery. how Substantial this 81,
ryrov bo,,se With ;ts sonora towers on,
SEM semyi-circnlar colonnaded norcb incl
Black stood on the stems. in q WIG an,
LIacL gill stooLinos rrno,,nted h
bnOa silver lnaebncelIes-
$50 Won are ,Toseelind p, said Uncl
Black Surveying her with little twink
ling ewes. like black heads.
Eyes. / am Joscelind = said the bright
checked girl. giving him . kiss
sYou're late I, said Uncle Black.
sT am late.D said Joscelind. ss
thought the old beast Of q stage neye
would have got here. The horses fairl
crept and the roads were horrid.n
ssIts dreadfuIly warm day.,, growle
Uncle Black.
"I'm almost roasted" sighed Josce
lind.
ssThe whole summer has baan intol
erably warm" said the old gentlemar
eve might as well be in the tropic
and done with il" retorted Joscelind
fiinging off her shawl and tanning hel
self 7ehementlv.
Uncle Black gave her the KEYS tha
night, just as he had three times befor
given them to her three sisters.
81 shall expect you to take charge {
the whole establishment said he. ssTh