The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27
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me to come over here. as / happened to
be passing this way and see what his re-
lations would do about giving him a
home"
At these words Mrs. Fhilo Welland
emerged from the currant bushes where
she was picking the sparkling, ruby col
ored fruit to make jelly. For Mrs. Philo
believed in always picking her neigh
bor's fruit before she began her own
"a home. indeed !" said Mrs. Philo.
''1ts what always told you, Philo. Says
!, that man'll be sure to come back some
day, poorer than poverty, says /; and
he'll expect us to take care of him then.
But we've worked a deal too hard for our
money-me and philo and if hc wants
to be supported let him just go to the
poorhouse. Paul Welland always was
rovn creatur', and Rolf amt no better,
I'll 20 bail"
Mr.. ihlo Welland screwed up his face
into an expression of the utmost caution.
"l 'r'aps you're his lawyer, sir, "said he.
Mr.. Carey nodded
81 act for him." said he.
"Then tell him." said Philo, sue
ciuctly, "that IL he expects we're gon'
to support him, he's considerably mis-
took We've always took care of our.
/ selves; he can do the same. Come,
Beisey, we'd better be goin'."
| "Philo" cried out Desire. "how can
you be so selfish! Rolf Welland is our
cousin If he is in want or trouble, whom
has he to look to but us! Malvina you
won't be so bard hcartedl The old farm
house is big enough for our cousin Rolf
as well as for us. You never would turn
,.I Ii gt 81,
"No, | wouldn'th said Miss Malvina,
humping her hoe upon the ground.
81 ook here, stranger, tell Rolf Welland
he's welcome TO come to home with us.
We live plain, but we're ready to give
him a hearty welcome. Tell him to come
here at once. The sooner the better"
"Womcn is fools" incidentally re
marked philo Wcllaud, chewing Il stalk
of curmnt leaves. "lf YOU lost what
little you've got, do you spose this rela.
tive q yOurn would raise q finger to help
yol, ct every man take care of him.
self, say ~
"And who knows2' cri d "reirc,
brightly, "Pcrhaps we can get him the
district school to teach. heard squire
Loamcs say that the new teacher was
not going to stay more than Il quarter
longer"
''l'm glad you can afford to take free
boardcrs,' said Mrs. Philo, acidly. "Nle
and your brothcr-w9 can't"
"Do come in and get the coffee" said
Desire, 'and few late straw berries,
Mr.. -, Mr.. -"
Carey is my name, " said the stranger,
who had stood immovablc beneath the
fiery hail of this conversational episode.
THAT is to say, it is my name now.
chanccd to make myself useful to rich
old gentleman in the East who took a
fancy to me, and he left me his property
in his will. The only condition ap.
pended was that should take his namo
in addition to my own. And Carey isn't
bad name"
Certainly not" said Ph;lo, with
watering eyes. II only wish we had u
few of that sort OF old gentlemen out
this way. I'd change my name half a
dozen times u day If it would be any
accommodation to 'em. So you're rich
ehl Eetsey"--to his wife-'if this
gentleman would be so kind as to come
and take dinner with us to-day "
mo! said the stranger. in clear, de-
cisive voice. "Will you be so kind as
to hear me outl Carey, as have al
ready told you, is only my adopted
name. My real name is ROLAND We'll
land"
What" roared philo.
Mrs. phlo scrambled up so hastily to
her feet that she upset the pail, haif full
Of currants. Miss Malvna dropped her
hoe, and Desire, who had just brought
out "A llttle saucer of late, luscious, red
Strawberries, stood amazed ut this reve-
lation.
"louw she cried, '"our cousin Rolf.
And nearly hit you with n stick, chas :
ing the cow, and half startled you out Of
your senses, and ~
And taught me-" said the old bache-
lor, with a strangely sweet smile, "that
there is yet a spice Of unseiilshncss in the
conglomeratc called human nature
Cousin Desire, thank you Tor the lesson
Believe me, shall not soon forget itr'
But before the day was over he had
helped Miss Malvina finish her patch of
sweet corn, and mcnded the defective
fcnce-rails where the offending COW had
broken through, beside stacking up tho
sweet et-wiliams and mailing the big rose
tree to the frame from whence its weight
had dragged it,
Il declare" said Miss Malvina, she's
real comfort about the place.
"And he has travelled so much !" cried
Desire, 'and he talks so beautifully. |
only hope he'll be contented here"
There was no sort of doubt about that.
Rolf Welland Carey was very well con
tented lie had always hungercd and
thirsted for the details of home life
here it was to perfection.
But Mr.. and Mrs. Philo were not SO
well satisfied. All their spasmodc efforts
toward friendliness were checked with
arctic frigidity.
ats too bad" said Mrs. PhiIo, al
most crying.
He'll be certain sure to 90 and make a
fool of himself by marrying Desire, and
we shall never get cent of his money
Desire ought to be ashamed to think OF
such thing at her age.
But desire was only 40, and there arc
late roses as well as carly ones. At least,
so Mr., Welland thought; at all events he
married Desire, and the Philo Welland,
were disconsolate.
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