Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-10-23
JAMES sURPRIsR.

It had always puzzled jamie Jen-
nings why her husband had never
spoken much about his mother. They
had been privately married, and al
though he had given Some excuse for
his mother not being present,it seemed
strange that she had not come TO see
them since,
jamie felt longing to meet her, so
she contrived to get the address from
her retioent husband and forthwith
wrote pleading and affectionate letter
I beseeching her mother-in- to come
down and visit them secretly and stay
as long as she would.
The provoking thing was that JAMIE
only knew the last name of her un-
known relative, but at last In despair
she wrote down Mrs ]. Jennings,
Parsley Hollow, New York, and sent
it oil.
How she did count the days after
hat missivo was sent, figuring how
she should receive her and what she
SHOULD say when the lovely, silver.
haired lady she had pictured would
PIT. in an appearance.
She Ias dreaming over her sewing
one day, and thinking about her pros
pectiye guest, Observation-Disclosures
Knock came vigorous tattoo Of the
door. jamie started up all cried,
: tome in" with vague dIelms Of
Z SIC, the hOusemEid, on sonc house.
/ mol crTRnd intent. And 10, ana be
, bold, there stood stout, red-laced
j old woman, with a c)rpulent wicker
basket on one arm, q faded cotton UNI
brela in the other hand, and trucu
'ant-loOking bu.l-dOg attached 10 hel
lelt by substantial chain.
who are your" cried JAMIE, very
y ldignRn, and rather alarmed.
J. "pm Johns mother, my dear, !" sait
q the old woman, in q fat, bcery voice
u you writ for me to come and settl
u down and make myself to home ant
y here DO. The furniture's comm Of
'' behind the cart, 81 John is marriet
after all, on tic slyl And never Il
on
y Didn't he tell you?p faltered JAM
= in tremulous voice.
=, Not word" croaked the old We
:, mrn, 81 always knoWoi he was goin
= to make fool of himself, sooner (
= = later So this ere is your house, oh
All stuck over with crinkum Graz
~ ~ kums, Gs must have cost no end {
n money, when he pretended that h
:, couldn't rake and scrape enough L
:. gethCr to send me new gown. 81
~ John always was selfish creetur-
f, never thought about anybody but hin
y, selG."
AZ II assure you" began jamie, flusl
ing Gngrily TO the roots Of her hair
Oh "0h, you needn't tell me-" said u
u old lady; 81 guess l knoWed all abo
r.. John aiore you was born OF thought {
he I'd like a mutton chop, my dea
en- Drilled with the juices IN, and botl
.ly Of porter for my supper | has to
Al hearty, my dear, since that last attat
ms Of malaria fever. P'r'aps you Dol
7h object to tobacco. | has my bit o
IN smoke, reglar every evening.
jamie stood looking Of this terril
9f old dame as Faukenstein might la
a. eyed his Monster when it took to its
Ills lite and yolillou, when all at or
u there was quick, swinging tOOtss
rs in tha hall, and John himself came
rs all and handsome as young Apol
~ 'Illl loa" was his surprised clat
l4ti0n, "Whom have you hcrc?o
jamie flew to his arms. "Oh JOIN
ots she cried, ''its-it's your mother"
sry 'No, it isn'tl' declared John, m
zee decidedly. 'My mother, indie
! O. Whatever put such ridiculous j
uv into your head, little glrl2
EAs motherw
rbe "Im Mrs. Jacob Jennings, OF Pc
bu} ley Hollow, Orange county, N