The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-05-31
UNCLE JosEUS ADVICE.
"FRoM WHAT HUMBLE SOURCES
WORDS OF WISDOM SOMETIMES
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Reuben Brown was in love with
blackeyed Kittie Perkins-there is
no doubt about it.
Kittie was the prettiest and at tho
same time the most coquettish girl
in Swanto, aud, woman.like, was
playing fast and loose" with poor
Reuben.
Reuben bad never openly avowed
bis affection, though it was rapidly
becoming soulfully intense when
after particularly exasperating in
terview with the fair Kittie, he re.
solved to lay bare his heart to his
old Uncle Joshua, and seek the lat
ter's advice.
Uncle Joshua was, in fact, his
nearest relative, and lived only q
short distance from where Reuben
was employed. Reuben had done
many little kipdnesses for the old
man-who, 10 return, felt almost O
fathers interest 10 his welfare aud
happiness so Reuben felt, when he
went to consult him concerning his
tenderness, that his advice would,
though coming from one who might
almost be supposed to have forgot
ten oil about the geotle passion, be
sincere and though1ful.
With this Conclusion, Reuben.
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the immediate result Of tho above,
mentioned interview with Kittie--
wended bis way slowly up TO the
little red house where the old mau
lived. The last faint traces OF the
s,n's glory were rapidly fading away
in the horizon, the bright stars were
just commencing TO twinkle merri-
ly, and all tho Dir held-a solemn
Stiffness as If waiting for night t
draw more closely her sable mantle.
AT such times, il ever, the human
heart turns to thoughts Of love; anC
Reuben's already turned in that di
rection, was actually filed to over
flowing with the gentle emotion
Gould he have done so, be would
without doubt, have woven thu
most 'woeful ballads to the fair Kit
ties eyebrows-but he was no poet
60 he simply yearned. -
As Reuben came up to the hous
he io"-a Uncle Josh, as he usuall.
caiied him, sesssa on tho stoop
His chair was tilted back his ven.
orable head, fringed with gray
scanty locks, was barred to- .Ls ~.
ming breeze and, like the ill-fate,
skipper of the Hcsperus, his pip,
was in his mouth
Wal, Reuben he said, as peeriny
through the deepening twilight, b
discovered the love.sick youth ap
preaching, 'haow de do come righ
up and set down. Anythin' new =
'Nything much replied Reuben
mechanically pulling up q rude chat
bottomed with stripes OF rawhide
and seating himself near by.
You Amt heared nothin' abou
the old man, anxiouly.
No. replied Reuben, slowly
came on quite q different errand
lhe fact is Uncle, LII might al
well telD I'm in love and came {,
ask your advice about it,
wal. naow, you don's say = sait
the old granger, and pursing up hi
v.lips, he uttered long, low whistle.
For . few moments he remained
silent, a far.off look in bis aged eyes
% II the revelation recalled old, al
,"..s so'setsen memories, aud the,
ht said. turning toward Reuben
and drawing bis chair q little nearer
to him, wal, tell the old man al
about it, thar amt nothin' to com.
~enoe with, that does 80 much gooi
as to let il aout.' So, leaning bacl
in bis chair again, he listened Will,
Reuben told (he old, old story, :.
how the fssliet bad gradually oom.
upon him that be loved Kittie with
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