The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1890-11-01

DR.. WI was retired physician, living IN
the great ty where both his nephews were en-,
gagged in bsiness. He was widely known anu
esteemed Aong the profession, ana hau .
large acqua'tance, with whom ne was eAoeeO'-
"A man ofNare principles, he felt that ne
should regar0is nephews equally iavororaDiy,
but despite til fact of Herberts being mucn
more assiduouin his attentions than Arcnlpaiu
he yet felt morsnearly drawn to the iaI,er.
As these nepkws were the old doctor near,
est living RELATIVES, it was perhaps only nattral
that both gentlenen had vague expectations
that it might tralspire at some future DAY, Inat
they had been generously remembered When
the old physician should have done with all
earthly wants.
entering his Office, he suddenly encountered
his cousin Herbert, who said, smilingly:
so you didn't think it best to appear at our
good uncles, last night"
What do you mean ?''
why, mean you didn't present yourself to
ask after him.
"Why, what's the matter ?"
How You didn't see the account in your
mot word of i'll Did your"
"Why, certainly. Uncle seems to think
your absence somewhat marked, fancled, IN
the pi6st Qt is such lagge assem- Rlage OF lTlenos;
his cousin went hastily to the nearest news
1t took him but moment to find that the old
gentleman had been injured and narrowly es.
capped death, and that many citizens had called
to congratulate him on nhaving attained his 8Oth
birthday in safety.
At the large gathering the previous night,
when Herbert Wise was about taking leave OF
his uncle, the genial old gentleman remarked
liam disappointed in not seeing Archie here to
night. Have you heard that he was away OF
indisposed"
"Oh, no." replied Herbert hesitatingly; "he
might not have known of it."
"But think he must" rejoined his uncle;
"the occasion was noticed twice in his paper.
Perhaps he takes no paper regularly" sug
gested the newhew, who seemed to have deyel
Oped sudden aptitude for drawing conclusions
"And perhaps he does, )" said the old gentle
man serenely. At the same time he thought 9
keen, forbidding thought concerning the mar
he felt had cast rather slur towards his sfavor
ite nephew.
Rejecting on the subject later in the solitude
of his chamber, Uncle Erastus soliloquized
audibly:
ut looks to me as if Herbert might have sale
that for the purpose of alternating me from
Archie. can recall having heard him speai
slightingly of his cousin on former occasions
wonder if he thinks"
But there the old man sank into profount
reverie. After moment, however, he aroused
and added emphatically-
mo, indeed. That would not be Arcnle a
all! I'd be ashamed indeed, of relative O
mine who would go without daily paper fol
any cause except extreme poverty, but :
believe there is no danger that Wise would
do foolish thing!'
At noon Mr.. Archibald Wise was emerging
from the newspaper Office when he met hi
| uncle Just going in. In eager, sincere terms
the nephew began explaining his absence tn
night before. q
II entirely missed hearing of the accident
he said," simply.
81 see you have your paper" said his uncle
| glancing at the ample sheet in his nephew
| hands.
"Yes. 1 have just been into pay for my sub
scription."
"And am going to renew mine; wait a bit
Archie, and we'll 60 to dinner to together"
True to the latent manliness of his nature
Mr.. Archibald Wise told the whole story t
his wife that night and added what seemed
redeeming confession he said:
| "Why is it man seems possessed to perslS
in what he knows is only damaging and haz
ardous, simply because he has determind to d
so, 1 can't tell. 1 only know Pm done wit
trying to economize in such costly way as
discover involved in doing without my walt
able paper"