The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-02-06

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In another part of the suburban city where
Mr.. Archibald Wise resided, lived his cousin,
Mr.. Herbert Wise. The cousins had no great
fondness for each other, and seldom met, ex-
cept occasionally at the house Of DIR. Erastus
Wise, an uncle.
DIR. Wise was retired physician, living in
the great city where both his nephews were
engaged In business. He was widely known
and esteemed among the profession, and had
q large acquaintance, with whom he was ex-
ceedingly popular.
A man Of rare principles, he felt that he
should regard his nephews equally favora-
bly,, but despite the fact of Herbert's being
much more assiduous in his attentions than
Archibald, he yet felt drawn moro nearly TO
the latter.
As these nephews were the old doctors
nearest living relatives, it was, perhaps only
| natural that both gentlemen had vague ex-
pectations that it might transpire at some
future day that they had been generously re-
membered when the old physician should have
done with all earthly wants.
One morning as Archibald Wise was about
entering his Office he suddenly encountered
his cousin Herbert, who said, snailingly:
good stacle,s last nightsn
sNhat do you meanf
why, Imean you didn't present yourself
to ask after him."
why, what is the matterin
Howl You didn't see the account in your
paper yesterday
"Not word of It'll Did YOUR
why, certainly. Uncle seemed to think
your absence somewhat marked, fancied, in
the midst of such large assemblage Of
friendsn
As soon as Herbert Wise's back was turned
his cousin went hastily to the nearest news
stand and bought a paper Of the day before.
1t took him but moment to find that the
old gentleman had been injured and narrowly
escaped death, in runaway accident, and
that many citizens had called to congratulate
him on having attained his S0th birthday in
safety,
At the large gathering the previous night
when Mr. Herbert Wise was about taking
leave of his uncle, the genial old gentleman
remarked:~
II am disappointed at not seeing Archie
here tonight. Have you heard that he was
away or indisposedan
sOh, no. replied Herbert hesitatingly, che
may not have known of it."
sBpt think he must, /" rejoined his uncle;
'the occasion was noticed twice in his pa
per.
Perhaps he takes no paper regularly, sug-
gested the nephew, who seemed to have de
veloped sudden aptitude for drawing con-
illusions.
"And perhaps he does,m said the old gentle
man serenely, at the same time he thought a
keen, forbidding thought concerning the man
he felt had cast rather slur toward his
favorite nephew
Rejecting on the subject later in tho soli-
tude Of his chamber, Uncle Erastus solilo-
quized audibly:
81 looks to me Us If Herbert might have
said that for the purpose of alternating me
from Archie. can recall having heard him
speak slightingly of his cousin on former oc-
casions wonder if he thinks'--
But there the old man sank into profound
reverie After a moment, however, he
aroused and added, emphatically:
'No, indeed That would not be Archie at
all Id be ashamed, indeed, of relative of
mine who would go without daily paper for
any cause except extreme poverty, but be-
heve there's no danger that q Wise would do
so foolish a thingn
Ataoon Mr. Archibald Wise was emerging
from the newspaper Office when he met his
uncle just going In. In eager, sincere terms,
the nephew began explaining his absence the
night before.
II entirely missed hearing Of the accident, y
he said, simply.
~ see you have your paper,n said his uncle,
glancing at the ample sheet in his nephew's
hands.
Eyes; I've just been in to pay for my sub
scriptionn
sand I'm going in to renew mine; wait a
Bit Archie, and we'll go to dinner together"
Triie to the latent manliness of his nature,
Mr.. Archibald Wise told tho whole story to
his wife that night and added what seemed
o redeeming confession. He said:
"Why is it man seems possessed TO per-
slst In resolve he knows Is only damag-
ing and hazardous simply because he has de
tcrnined TO do sof can't tell; only know
I'm done with trying to economic in such
costly way as discover Is involved in doing
without my valuable paper"
A few years later, when Uncle Erastus' viii
was opened, II was found that Herbert Wise's
prejudicial hints had not injured his cousin Ia
tho least. For besides stubbornly nppor-
tloning a. large sum to the city hospital, Of
which hc had long been the senior visiting
physician, tho old doctor had further demon
strated the contrariness OF human nature by
leaving to his nephew, Archibald Wise,
twice as much money as he left his moro ann
bilious cousin Herbert, who unconsciously
displeased his good uncle by base yet per-
fectly truthful insinuation, only its truthful
ness was fortunately ncealcd. Harriet A.
Cheever In Boston Transcript.