New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-17

And mntcovcr his own kith and Kin 40 All tunes
had 40 elbnwcd him aside 40 discountenan'eu anu
rcpusod him.
fonnd him kind of sweotly loqnAclons Ola e'u-
,emnn. discovered that he liked very much I"
talk. after his own rambling. granmar'Ss' Wv
wholly human and genuine, fashion
"My eyes Amt very smart he presently told mo
and Of read the papers much have to pay Tor ~
used alus to read three or four q the papers VI
d,v Dut don't miss 'cm. somehow. AIN ~ ln''r-
e,,cd IN stock no more aud I've ecttlcd most NY
! money .tealin's In sulid. scur way. le'' c""'
! No here { please my folks. | dcssay you ~no" "n'
or two of 'cm. chr
al think that know them all answered.
| Mr. pn,const nut his head ON one side while ne
nnv payc,l nc ne. There WAS pointivone'S ana yet
| pride in hi. mauuer and gaze guess You "','
found lady in this country more yuSh II NY WI.
H." he SAID "Dont YOU think she's pretty stylish
| Come, now.
81 ,hnk she's very stylish indeed" | answered.
| pr,nitiatmsly. though not quite untrpthiuily.
| And Maud :" Mr.. Pancoast proceeded "Shes
| regular picture. aims shcF"
"Oh. of course"
| younp raa, al don't know aiut worth forgctun''
oNout son certainly scc'us 10 have had n very
| great cxpcricucc' conceded.
| Nit rancnaSt gave u little suggestive hod' "lon
| Won mako any mistake" he sad, lie now ruhnou
| both his wrnklcd banda together with sloctn'
rrstlossnraN lilo also wnkoI at mo, ana Ho'h Fl
| oe,yod that he had u great capacity for ~ihk'ns ~
| ths same time there was u decided ondcIonrent OF
| melancholy Ia his demeanor. "They don't allns
tr,t mo right any Of ON. ami como M tn Their
| elIergant habits, You sues I'm Trad ih"y kihuer
| impose on mo. Yes. sir lm good deal fra'd thry
| do but doa't kick much. guess don't KICK I
| all s'poss | begun wrong with the Children
Maud and Gussie, got married little later n
| ought. p'r'aps aud felt 80 proud OF 'em wheh Il
bad 'em that they kinder got the upper hand % me
'fore know it. amt the same y as | used TO he.
| neither BIN sick ST. for three or four years MY
wife don't b'leve it. nor the children either; but
| ,,v,nv head amt what it, was and 81 | can't show
| ,nuch spnnk sick most allus can't; yoa
| know how that is But I'm proud OF 'em all I'm
| genoome proud of EN- They all cut dash.
! watch EN-. and can that. It's as plain rs the
| nOse your face
| A moment later Mrs. Pancoast joined hcr husband
| and my self The former relapsed into meek silence
Az soon as she appeared. She had evidently heard
the recent words of her husband. from some unsus-
| pected ambush.
81 A,nas,." she said IT'S time you took your nap"
| oh vesr exclaimed Gussie PancOast. who
strutt ted and lounged up to almost Immediately.
| You had better go and take your Uap. dad. Ihls
mir makes you sleepy. The doctor says you ought to
| 20, all the rest you can.
| Mr. Gussie Pancoast and his mother MOI each TOOK
one of the old genteman's arIuS, assisted lin 10
| rise and cooly led bin away.
| lust as they were doing Miss Maud appeared at
my side She gave little high and shrIll laugh as
| she liked her black eyes upon me-
| sYou mustn't mind that pa SAYS" the young lady
| now declared 70 mo. "Pa's little qneer." And
Maud significantly touched her forehead, where the
| bandolincd curlS were
| As MI Pancoast was disappearing with his wife
| and sau | noticed that he walked uncertainty
| msccurely in one leg. But just IA he was passing
| into tho house he turned aud looked ut Maud and
| myself where We stood together. HIS face OK
| pressed great kindliness.
| 81 have not seen that your father is queer, IN
! the way YOU evidently mean | said to Maud. and
| no doubt | spoke rather scorniuly. but know
! what | would do if / were he. wouldn't be taken
| into tho house like that. wouldn't 90 anything
against my will"
aWho says it's against his wlf" exclaimed
| Maud with not little heat
say So" was my RESPONSE
Maud cave a toss of the head Then she measured
mo with hostility. from crown to sole. Her voice
was now sullenly defiant.
guess wc know how 10 take care OF him better
than you DO" she affirmed. goouy and doggrdiy
| smiled "No doubt you do SAID. "Or.
| ~, n
| good doctor might know better than either of M"
| ooh. pshaw." declared Maud. Don't tell M
| about d1ciorG We've tried lots of doctors for pa.
| lIe isn't half 50 sick ~ ho loOks He'll drop otl
| SOME day of course HE'S had one stiukc and he's
| bound to have another. we've ~ KIND tO him ~ we
| know how Here Maud dr'w herself M hanghtiy.
| Upon my wot,l' she continued. do believe that
! ma knows how tu manage her own husband. and
| Gussie and know how to manage our own iatherT
ali
| Inundated.
uNour father needs meical attendance" sail
40 nolitnl, ~ / could frame tho words. There ia a
vriv shiltul dpriot here IN the hotel hat have not
! ever srpn him eppak 81 Mt fancoast'
! Maud finWurd "fhats oBf husnrss" she 20.
| tnttud, sweeping away ffuhi ne With excessive aia
| dani
thought oyrf the faueaasts that evening, while
| | smoked oigar at mi window hulpie goina to h"d
"lhey want him to do" | told myselt with a
shudder. d" It's horrible but its true Hos worth
soVeral millions, and though he does not hug them
| oiosely though ho lots that daring wife Hare with
them that protentioua daughter pretend with them,
! that dissipatcd disslpate with them, he STILL
guards them from actual POSSESSION 10y sort OF pro
nr.ctlry instinct which none of these three haTpes
can destroy lie il I'LL. and they know it. and b. ey
| would be glad if death ended his ILLNESS and un-
earthcd the will which leaves each one of them in
dorendontly rich II isn't murder-oh, no. oil course
| it IS not! skilled physicians have prolonged lives
for years after they have been manned and hurt
inst as his life has been. But the three PancoastS
| do not concern themselves with skilled physicians,
or with unokicd They watch and wait. They
| have never exchanged word together OF what they
| mean and what they want. But they watch and
| wait. 1t is horrible but 1t is truo"
| In the following autumn Mr. Asa G. Pancoast
| died somewhat suddenly. HIS three bercaycd rela-
| tiveq went abroad very soon after the funeral.