News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-08-09

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cts about your cousin Rolf" sale
Mr.. Carey" Paul Welland's son. He!
come back from Australia. HerequesteC
me to come over here, as / happened t.
be passing this way, and see what his
relations would do about giving him {
home"
AT these words, Mrs. Philo WelIand
emerged from the currant-bushes, where
she was picking the sparkling, ruby-coI-
ored fruit to make Jelly. For Mrs.
Philo believed in always picking her
neighbors fruit before she began on he1
own.
ga home, indeed" said Mrs. PhiIo,
"It's what I always told you, Philo
| Says I, that man'u be sure to come back
some day, poorer than poverty, says I.
And he'll expect us to take care of him
then. But we've worked a deal too hard
for our mOney-me and Philo-and if
he wants to be supported, let him Just go
to tie poor house. Paul Welland always
was rovin' creetur', and Rolf amt no
better, I'll so bail =
Mr.. Philo WeIland screwed up his
face into an expression of the utmost
caution.
"Praps you're his lawyer, sir % said
he.
Mr.. Carey nodded.
81 act for him. " said he.
"Then tell him, said Philo. succintIy,
"that if he expects we're goin' to sup
port him, he's considerably mistook !
We've always took care of ourselves ; he
can do the same! Come, Bctsey, we'd
better be goin' -
''Philoy cried out Desire, how can
you be so selfish? Rolf Welland is our
cousin. If he is in want or trouble,
whom has he to look to but rs ? Nal
vina, you won't be so hard-hearted d?
The old farmhouse is big enough for
our Cousin Rolf as well as for us. You
never would turn a sickly old man adrift
upon the world ?"
'No, wouldn't - said Miss Malvina,
humping her hoe upon the ground
'Look here, stranger, tell Rolf Welland
he's welcome 70 . home with no W.
Iiv.. rIoi, L,,+ ,.o,r, ,.ooI,- - c,i,.,, hi,,
hearty welcome. Tell him to come here
at once. The sooner the better %
"Women is fools" incidentally re-
marked Pbilo WeIIand chewing stall,
of currant leaves. "If you lost what
little you've got, do you s'pose this rcla-
tive o youn would raise a finger to
help you? Let every man take care of
say p
And vino knows, " cried Desire,
,! 1llSllIiE. 'l'erh"'S we can get him the
'iN'IIcl S'll",'l L" i+'''II L h'i'rd squire
;r - ,',.'' ar r,,, tI,a ',.' a,,.,.t.
- >,
I'm glad you can ailor" I" take lrCe
ooaroerS' S''ld MIS- mo- "cioly' NE
ana your pIo.l''l- We o3'n -. ,l,o aoo,o >,
.oiJ Dasiro ssAnd = few late strawber-
,ios 1Tr-11r-,
,n
carey Is my ll"ilie' '''i,' 'it0 . u az -
tho fio,.v baiI Of tbis conversational epi-
sode "Tbat is to saw. it is my name
now cboncad 70 make mvseIf useful
r;ob old oontIon,on IN +bn Fast who
fool, . fancy to me and left me his prop-
ortr IN his will The only condition ap-
pendad was that [ should take his name
- oddi+ion 70 own And Carey isn't
a bad name
..CertainIv if amt" said Philo. with
Watering ewes 81 ONLY wish we had a
few of that sort of old gentlemen out
+bis WOW tn chance nv name half a
dozen times a dav if it would be anv ac-
cor,rnodation TO 'em. So you're rich.
chi Rntsev TO his wife-''if this
gentleman would be so kind as to come
and take dinner with us to-day"
''No," said the stranger, in a clear de-
cisive voice. '"NilI you be so kind as to
hear me out? Carey, as 1 have already
told YOU, is only my adopted name. My
real name is Rolf Welland.
"What - roared PhilO.
A. Di,i1o soror,bIod co hastily tc
aLo ,,,,not 4lo ,,oil half f,,I1
- lIFl a,lrr,,,+s 1Ti.s 1TaIyina dronned beI
Loo. ond Dasira who had lust brought
I:.t,, 80. &c Lotto Irscious ROD
N.'. t,.,'.,,.:a. -, ,tao,7 o,,,ozod ot this rove
Io+ion
s.You - she cried, "om Cousin Rolf
And T nearly hit YOU with the stick
cbosino tbe COW. and half startled yor
ont Of vour senses, and
"Ard touobt me" said the old bache
1o, u,i+b . stropooIv-sweet smile. "tha
thnro i ve+ left \ spice Of unseIfishnes
in tba conplomerate called human nature
Cousin Desire. I thank you for the les
son. Believe me, shall not soon for
oct itr'
And before the day was over, he ha
beIned Miss MaIvina finish her patch G
swaat-corn and mended the defectiv
for.o-roiIe whore tbe offending COW ha
10, +bro,,ob besides stalking ND tn
sweet-wiIliams, and mailing the big rose
troa to fine frame from whence its ovel
bIossoming weight had dragged it.
81 declare" said Miss Malvina, che
q roal comfort about the place !"
..And he has Travelled so much
o,,;,l Dosira. "ond he talks so beaut
s,,II,,r only hone he'll he contepte