The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-06-12
MY case exactly" Annie respon

My case exactly, ANNE respoh'
ded.
"You see," said Dud, looking
anxious, che means it all as a favor,
a benefit to us; and to 60 and
knock all his plans endways in that
style-I'd just as lief be let out of it,
for my partr"
Precisely as l feel, murmured
Annie. "What shall we do ?"
"Don't ask me-" said Dud cntreat-
ingly.
A rustling sound from Mr.. Dob
sons armchair.
"Are you awake, Uncle Dohson ?"
said Annie, getting up slowly to go
to him, Dud following.
"Wide awake, my dear, said Mr..
Dobson promptly.
"Does your head ache p said
Annie, bending over his chair and
feeling deeply hypocritical.
Mr.. Dobson turned upon them
abruptly
$50 you've gone and encouraged
that good-for-nothing young Candy,
have you, miss ? Thrown yourself
away on that young upstart-eh ?"
"And you, sir" turning to his
nephew-"you've tied yourself to
some chit of schoolgirl not out of
bibs yet, | suppose =? A nice pair
you are ?"
"Did you-overhear us ?" muir
INJURED Dud.
Not a word, sir-not word y
said Mr.. Dodson coolly.
you're a clairvoyant, then p
calculated the young man.
Mr.. Dobson laughed, enjoying
their confusion.
"And you were afraid to tell me,
eh ?" said he. "You were going to
deceive II poor, helpless old man ?"
'No, no |" said Dud in weak pro-
testation.
"How did you know, Uncle Dod-
son ?" said Annie beseechingly.
For answer, Mr.. Dobson took up
the Observation-Disclosures birthday
present-and motioned the two to
look into it.
"It reflected the rear of the room
including the chairs in which they
had sat.
"When I saw you my DEAR" said
Mr., Dobson, "when 1 saw you exhi-
biting a ring which appeared to be
a recent acquisition, and bringing
up the album to show-well, let us
say old Mrs. Presley's picture-and
when I saw you, sir, whipping out
an absurd little tin-type and actual
ly talking about it as though it were
something worth looking at drew
my own conclusions" D."
"You arnt angry, dear Uncle
Dobson ?" said Annie timidly.
"But 1 am," said Mr.. Dobson,
with a smile which refuted his
his words, "and I think I shall
leave my money lowell, say to a
Home for Destitute Dogs. Neither
of you deserve It'll"
"But neither of us want it," said
Annie tenderly. you'll enjoy ii
yourself for long time yet"
Dud echoed her words.
81 suppose l shall divide it equal
ly between you," said Mr.. Dobson
musingly, "but you don't deserve
itp
Mr.. Dobson was the iveliest oi
the gay gathering at Annie's we'd
ding, few months later.
He gave tway the bride, he made
stirring speech, and he led quad
rifle.
"You owe it all to the hand-mir-
ror, my dearp he said to Mrs. Can.
by.
Good manners is the art of max
ing those people easy with whom
we converse.
Be pleasant and kind to those
around you. The man who stirt
his cup with an icicle spoils the tea
and chills his own fingers.
1t is always good to know, if only
in passing, charming human be
ing it refreshes one like flowers
woods and clear brooks.
There can be no study without time
and the mind must abide and dwell
upon things, or be always a strange
to the inside OF them.
He that procures his child goo(
mind makes a better purchase fol
him than if he laid out the money fo
an addition to his former acres.
Fame is an undertaken that pay
but little attention to the living, bu
, bedecks the dead, furnishes out thei
funerals, and follows them to I'll,
grave
To-day is king in disguise. TIC
day always looks mean to the thought