Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1883-08-03

MS own, "N' 'ilN VIII t'i Nttl|l uHs dt
single RELATIONS. But we've one very
well, every zone says. Here's the place. A
And here's Malvina" cl
Miss Malyina Wcland was diHgent- O
" hoeing sweet corn in a inaa S hat
and boots. She Was a tall, Amazon b
ian sort Of female With high check ''
bones, hair Gu. short anl Il masculine s
way Of leaning onherhye She looked /
sharply around at the s9lut Of foot J
steps. ]
rs Il the new luel man ." said
she. "Then, Desire, vou may toll him
that we don't want help that comes at
this time q day. lm have no eight
hour mensch my place
ooh, Malyina hush" cried the
younger sister, in despair. Its gen
tleman on business.
In came Brother Philo from the
back yard, with an auger in his hand /
"Eh n sad Brother Philo, a wr-nkled
hard-featuled man in a blue overall, |
and boots that looked as if they might !
have been carved out Of lignum Vita
BUS inessg 1t amt a sewin,machine
| s'pose? or a new patent reaper, nor
any O. these labor-savin' humbugsf
Because
4It's aboa your Cousin Rolf said
Mr.. Carey-ePaul Welland,4y-yd1. lies
come back fFcm Australia. lie re-
quested mesto come over here, as l hap
pened to be passing this way, and see
what his relations would do about Civ
ing him d home.
At these words, Mrs Philo Welland
emerged rom the currant-bushes,
where she vas picking the sparkling,
ruby-colored fruit to make Jelly. For
Mrs. Philo believed in always picking
her neighb6r's fruit before she began
on her own,
"A homes indeedp' said Mrs Philo
'It's what ! always, told you, Philol
Says j, that Hanu be sire to come,
back some day, poorer than poverty
says !. And he'll expect us to take
care of bin then. But we've worked
a deal too lard for our money-me and
Philo-qnd if he wants to be sup
ported, ler him just go to the poor
house. Fasl Welland always was a
ro@s4pi cfeetir', and Rolf amt no hot
ter, III go bailr'
Mr.. Philo Welland screwed UP his
face into an expression of the utmost
caution.
"P'r'aps you're his lawyer, sir p
said he.
Mr.. Carey nodded.
Il act for him" saidhe.
"Then tell him, said Philo, succinct-
ly, that if he expects we're goin'
to support him, he's considerably mis-
took We've always took care Of our
selves; he can do the samel Come,
Betsey, we'd better be goin'!"
'Philop cried out Desire; chow can
you be so selfish? Rolf Welland is
our cousin. If he is in want or trou-
bic, whom has he to look obut us ?
you won't be SO hard-hearted?
The old farmhouse is big enough for
our Cousin Rolf as well as for US
You never would turn a sickIy old
man adrift upon the world p
"No, I wouldn't" said Miss Malyina,
humping her hoe upon the ground.
look here, stranger, tell Rolf Well
and he's welcome to a home with US.
We live plain, but we're ready to give
him a hearty welcome. Tell him to
come here at once. The sooner the
better"
"Women is FOOLS" incidently re-
marked Philo Welland, chewing a stalk
Of currant leaves. "If you lost what
little you've got, do you s'pose this re
Iative o yourn would raise a finger to
help you? Let every man take care
Of himself, say Z"
and who knows" cried Desire
"Perhaps we can get him
the district school school to teach? l
heard Squire Loames say that the new
teacher wasn't going to stay more than
a quarter longer"
I'm glad You can afford to take free
boarders, said Mrs. Philo, acidly. Me
and your brother-we can't
"Do come in, now, and get the
coffee said Desire. "And a few late
Mr.-Mr.-''
"Carey is my name" said the
stranger, who had stood immoyable
beneath the fiery hail of this CON
yersational episode. "Thas is to say,
it is my name now. I CHANGED to
make myself useful to a rich old gen
tleman in the East, who took fancy
% me. and left me his property in his
win. The only condition appended
was that | should take his name in adj
lition to my own And Carey isn't
)ad name.
Certainly it amt" said Philo, with
eyes. 81 only wish we had
4 few of that sort of old gentlemen
out this way. I'd change my name
half dozen times a day if it would
be any accommodation to EN-. So
you're rich, Ell? Betsey,"-to his
wife-"if this gentleman would be SO |
1ind as to come and take dinner with
is to-day
NO said the stranger, in a clear, |
lecisive voice. ''Wln vou be so kind