San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-25
OUR EXPECTATIONS.
allow very unfortunatef"

ber morning as we sat at breakfast in the
dining room of our tiny, old fashioned cot
tage at Lowthorpe Before US each lay an
open letter, and it was the contents OF these
lerters-individually and collectively-which
had called forth the remarks set down above
To be more explicit, Elias letter was from
Der uncle, Gregory Carper, signifying his
intention of paying US a visit on the follow
ing Tuesday My letter was from my uncle,
simon Finicker, saying he intended paying
us q visit on the following Tuesday.
Nothing particularly alarming In that, you
think
Wait q little Old Gregory Carper was a
most eccentric and irascible individual Of
reputed fabulous wealth, who had more than
once distinctly stated that it was his inten
ton to make his only niece my wife) his
heiress Old Finicker, my mothers brother
was also rich in this worlds goods, and 1t
was generally understood that l. Charles
Danvers, was to be his heir And between
these two old men there was deadly teud
The quarrel had taken place six months ago
and each uncle after giving us an exhaustive
catalogue Of the enenys enormitles had
sworn in turn that il we, Ella aud Charles
Danvers, exchanged words letters or VISITS
with the said enemy in future. we should oe
ostracized by the remaining uncle forever
Now, for more reasons than one, Ella and
looked upon this as serious contingency;
and regret to say that we had recourse to du
plcity We gave each uncle to understand
that we held the OTHER as the scum 81 the
earth of we didn't exactly sag so. we Implied
itl and, so far, we had Kept on tolerably
friendly terms with both " g called our baby
we had baby-GregOry and Simon by
turns He had been chrlstened Simon Greg
orv in the presence of 10th uucles Just week
before the fatal quarrel took place. Poor
little SOUL | used " ShuGder when thought
Of mis- debut with such a name al the puDhc
school where his mother talked already OF
sending hinl
/ offer no excuse for our objectionable con
duct | acknowledge that | played the part
of a mean, affect sneak But | trust the
reader will see that, under existing clrcum
stances. the projected simultaneous visits 2t
these two uncles was, to say the least OF 1t.
sYBwsrd
= However there was no help for it. Io
write and put either of would offend the put
of one almost as mortally a. 70 allow the
dreaded meeting to take place
There will be fine scene" | observed
erimly. after short pause, by joye! there
whip
4. Ella stirred her coffee abstractedly; and
stuck nv eggspoon vindictively through the
smell of my third egg, with vague wish that
/ were INJECTING corporal injury on either
Objectionable relative
1Charhen said my wife, in piteous tones,
when some few minutes had elapsed, what
shall we dor
ASK me something easier, my DEAR" re-
piled gloomiy.
alt is so awkward in every way" she went
on Jane does not return from her holiday
until Wednesday" Jane was our housemafd)
"And cooks being SO deaf makes her SO
stupid And your uncle is so fdgety and
particular" she added.
did not reply, but reread both letters 81
lently No, there was no mistake, both
uncles were coming on Tuesday. MIR. Carper
proposed three days visit; Mr.. Finicker in
tended starting early on Wednesday morn.
ing TO attend a cattle show some twenty miles
from Lowthorpe- He would come down, he
INV unclep said, by the 5:15 from Waterloo.
aAs usual, Mr. Carper does not mention
the train he intends coming down by" OBJ.
served dryly. There only remains, as a
climax, that they should both elect to come
by the 6:1b."
10, Charliei Surely notr
81 think it is more than likely" | re
turned with the calmneSs OF despair, as
proceeded to unfold the newspaper had
inst ten minutes to read and digest il before
catching my train up to town
Charlie, how can you sit there cooliy
reading the paper" exclaimed my wife
almost In tears
MY dear. | remonstra Ell there are tiv,
DAYS to come before TUESDAY We don
know what may happen in that time One OF
the old fools may-er-ahem' We can tall
IL over when come home tonight" con
cluded hastily Then. with what have he'.,
told is the innate selhshness of the mascuiIn,
mind. plunged into the news OF the day
When | came home at night Ella met m
with beaming smile
Charlie she began gleefuIly. as | dl
vested myself Of my hat anu overcuat. "
have thought of plan"
"A PLAN echoed vaguely
Reader give you my word had torgoI
ten all about those two fendish Old men
.sOh. the uncles" ! groaned s:ter a inc
ment's reflection. "Let us aINe dinner first
Nell and indigestible relative atterward
Ella, as all well drilled little wives sheul
do, obeyed her lord and master, and Dime
proceeded as usual
When had lighted my postprandial pip
stretched myself ont upon the sofa, foide
my arms behind my head, and intimated tia
was ready to hear the plan"
Ny wife came and seated herself on 10y
stood beside me.
"You see, Charlie" she began, with round
solemn eyes fixed upon mine, 81 have though
and thought all day, and this seens'the onI
thing TO be done"
"Wen p / said exPectantly, as she pausec