West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-07-09
TOO MUCH HURRIED.
Why Uncle Joel Failed to Set the
Old Speckled Hon.

All the good people of Pogannac
would have told you that Uncle Joel
Potter was one of the best mon that
ever lived; but even those who liked
him most were forced to admit that he
was lest little slow" But to- his
wife he was far beyond the .little. 8"
AS she emphatically asserted, he was
''as slow as molasses in January"
1t must have been one of natures
strange laws of attraction of oppo-
sites" which brought this couple to-
gether; for while Uncle Joel was slow
plodding, dreamy, Aunt Hannah was
quick, energetic, ambitious-a notable
housekeeper, who could do the work
OF two women while others were plan-
ming what to do; whose washing was
on the line of a Monday morning look
ing like riffs of snow, long before most
OF her neighbors had finished break
fast
10 her energetic nature, her hus-
bands slow movements and lack of
ambition were thorns in the flesh not
unworthy, perhaps, to be compared
with the Apostle Paul The fifteen
years more of life which Uncle Joel
had seen, and crippled limb-the re-
SUIT OF an accident in boyhood may
have had much to do with his lack Of
energy; but more of it was nature. an
inheritance from his mother. an in
tensely religious woman, who. the
nelghbors said, could work all dav i'm
half bushel an never git ont ont. ="
And Uncle Joels highest dream of
happiness was to sit in his armchair
by the south window, i'm the spacious
old kitchen, and read aloud to himself
by the hour from the big Bible lyino in
his lap, his low, droning monotone
driving Aunt Hannah to- the verge of
distraction.
Here Joel, / want pail of water,'
she called, one morning when be was
thus reading, and she was elbow-deen
IN the tioury mysteries of the bread
bow ian don't be all day about II:
I'm in a hurry"
''Yis, yis, Hannah" Uncle Joel re-
marked, reading along softly, his FINGER
Following his eyes over the page. "And
they that wait on the Lord shall re-
new their strength, they"
AN they that wait on their wives
shall renew their youth. / reckon -
Aunt Hannah interrupted. sharply
81 IN certain sure you'd have to be
born agin afore You did IT, Come. cit
that water, I'm in hurry / tell We,
''fis, Hannah, I'm a-cominp."
AN SOS Christmas, an it'll cit
here first ! reckon I wonder il there
ever was another SIGH a slow mortal in
this wOrldl'
And rubbing her hands free from
me dough. she caught mp lhr pail and
had drawn the water and returned ba-
fore Uncle Joel had finished hit all-i,,-
portant chapter and rising SLOWLY
from the chair limped across the
Kitchen
Why, the pals full Hannah" he
"IaIl, Of course it's mur Ann,
Hannah snapped. Did We .po.e
was a-2oin twait AN dave Tratber
CUES they'd be a lot . work done I'm
This house IF body was 90 wait for
But go shouldn't Doe in SIGH "a hurry
Hannah. Uncle joel inicrposaJ
mildly "tho Lord took sis dav. fmakc
tho hoavcu, and the earth. ap' faint
best try am do every thing in min
j should think he took six wears d,
Hiahe YOU dn Then didn't finish vr on
tlli saturday afternoon Jest at NIGHT
You So been bch.udluj ever since vc
was born
VOL we'll Hannah. we won't quar-
rc. about i'.cy'rv body CAN'T bo ,o .pry
you nc. an tho race isn't allu- tothc
swift
But ye b find the batueI be q the
strong I'm right here ia this kitchen
u SO don stir yer tump- HroIv.
But what shall do Hannah2' and
Uncle joel booked around in hplpIess
bowiIlarrrut
Dos Why just go ont ou a, fhe
old nn.k'od bon. I've toIdtctamsrr'p
a,zrH times She'd bad Gme & a.t
d0 &c.
And Aunt HANNAH catching up The
hrs' thing that came handy. which
proved 20 boz Uncle joel soft foH bad
proceeded 81 hII b. with cgys.
Here they De-, and apu G Doc all day