, 1884-05-09

early days he had dussd msldly with rhubarb
md sAn@yArtlA- Then quintns became the
f1hion sAd1p disip~tsd % thst Linimonts
~ rhsuma1 - pAtsnt nostyuxns and altera-
fss puL capisesd tho Lit except that
thsrs wasno end to the domestic remedies.
saoh a. mustard and ginger, AMI other allie
Waiting Agents.
when 1 ann gone, " no would say mourn
July, give my medicines TO some deserving
poor person Thers'u never be another such
sufferer In the family a. | have been"
@Bst thsrv came a day when even Uncle
IAshAs Ailments were OF little account.
Aunt Nancy was sick, very sick. She had
been breaking down all summer, but no QUE
had been eoncerned, least OF all her husband,
who bad developed new symptoms that were
very alarming--to himself. Finally, she
won't to her bod and sent for the children.
Thsy at once called in . doctor, who on his
frt visit looked exceedingly grave. Upon
the second he Asked for q private interview
with Uncle 'Lisha-
"Your wife - . very alex woman, he said,
abruptly.
-Shs docs seem ailing.p said Uncle rLisha,
rubbing his lame knee. and forgetting at the
moment which .one 1t was: Abut, bless you.
I've bad tho same symptoms so long I'm used
TO them, doctor. She's well, compared to
me, actually well"
The doctor looked at the old man with some
oontsmpt.
Threatened lives Last long. " hs saia biuntly.
-But have Is your own way. I've tried to
prepare you-thAt's all
The doctor took Leave, and Uncle LishA
went into the sick room All was calm and
serene. Most of al, that pale, still face on
the pillow. The patent eyes held the same
kindly light In them that bad besn there for
thirty years when they met his Tho pinchod,
white cheeks were only more sunksn and
withercd.
-HAving a kind of spall, amt you, Nsncyr'
said Uncls I4sha- Nov don't git discour-
aged. I've felt jest 50 hundreds OF tmesi It's
nothing new and nothing to worry about
I'm not worrying" said his wife family;
Il am dying. Ldsha-
Nancy. you oughtn't to talk about such a
serious thing IS that 70 lightly. lit
makes my rhoumAtism uorse to hear you.
You ought to have soms consideration for
me. can't stand everything"
@Poor old boy said Aunt Nancy, shaking
his plump. strong hand. Poor 'Lishai you
viii mts mo for awhile"
-rhsre. thers. now said Uncls -Lishs,
soothingly; -Il give you 9 spoonful of my
tonic In the morning and you'Il come out like
. lark In tho ~sp<iugtime. Go to sleep, Nancy;
itn help you wonderfully. It always helps
me-"
Tho next morning Aunt Nancy had taken
the tonic Of . now life am going home
first, after ALL" she said with q smile, and
died
This upset all tbs calculations OF lifetime
with Uncle 'Ll.hAL He had nobody to COM
plain to. no on, who cared In the least whether
he had twenty ailments or ons. He was not
encouraged TO DO lazy. and helpless and selfish,
and he fell into complete ruin. He had
enough to live on. bot nothing to live for. as
he could not complain to himself. or discuss
with himself his own symptoms. He never
talked Of dying or sung AFm going home"
again. In fne weather he went up TO his
~ifs's grave. Doubles IL would nave dis
trosssd her had shs known that she Yves deaf
to his complaints In his room q dress and
shawl Of hers hung near his chair. When he
finally became III in earnest he made light of
It. For their mothers sake the children
tended him dudfully. One night he strstched
out . wasted hand and touched his wife's
drs<-
Nancy they heard him whisper, 1pm
going home. I'm going home tomorrow"
Thsy bu RED him besids her.