The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-02-21
NICE PEOPLE.
H c. BUNNER

"They certainly are nice people, I as
sented to my wife's observation, using
the colloquial phrase with conscious
ness that 1t was anything but mice
English. "and I'll bet that their three
children are better brought up than
most Of"
"Two children, corrected my wife
"Three, he told me.
my dear, she said there were two.
ale said three.
you've simply forgotten. I'm sure
she told me they had only two-a boy
and a girl"
We'll, l didn't enter into partiou-
lars.
IN, dear. and you couldn't have
understood him. Two children.
AL right said; but did not think
il was ali right AS near sighted man
learns by enforced observation to recog
nize persons at a distance when the face
is not visible to the normal eye, SO the
man with bad memory learns, almost
uncousciously, to listen carefully and
report accurately, My memory is bad;
but had not Ind time TO forget that
Brewster Brede had told me that after
noon that he had three children, at
present left in the care of his mother in
law, while he and Mrs Brede took their
summer vacation.
1.-TWO Chi Iren," repeated my wife;
"and they are staying with his Aunt
Jenny"
"He told me with his mother in law, {"
put in. My wife looked at me with a
serious expression. Men may not re-
member much of what they are told
about children; but any man knows the
difference between an aunt and a mother
in law,
But don't you think they are nice
people?" asked my wife.
"Oh, CERTAINLY" 1 replied. @Only
they seem to be "a little mixed up about
the children
"Ihat isn't nice thing to say, re-
turned my wife
could not deny it.
And yet, the next morning, when the
Bredes came down and seated them
selves opposite us at the table, beaming
and smiling in their natural, pleasant,
we'll bred fashion, l knew, to a social
certainty, that they were mice" people
He was fine looking fellow in his neat
tennis ilannels. slim, graceful, % or 30
years old, with Frenchy pointed beard
She was mice" in all her pretty clothes,
and she herself was pretty with that
| type of prettiness which outwears most
| other types-the prettiness that lies in a
rounded figure, a dusky skin, plump,
rosy cheeks, white teeth, and black eyes
le might have been %; you guessed
that she was prettier than she was at 90
and that she would be prettier still at 40.
/ was not surprised when, after break
fast, my wife invited the Bredes to walk
wi us to "our view. The Hoogen-
camp Bicycles Tabb- Hall5it contingent
never stirred off Jacobus's veranda, but
we both felt that the Bredes would not
prOfane that sacred scene. We strolled
across the fields, passed through little
belt of woods, and as l heard Mrs
Brede's little cry of startled rapture,
motioned to Brede to look up.
"By Jovel" he cried, "heavenlvI"
sand so that is your view2" asked
Mrs. Brede, after moment; "you are
very generous to make it ours too.
All, how much better was this sort of
talk than the chatter and gossip of the
Tabb and the Hoogencamp--than the
mayors dissertations upon his evorlast'
ing circularsl My wife and exchanged
glancss
"Now, when l went up the Matter
horn. Mr. Brede began.
"Why, dear" interrupted his wife, 81
didn't know you ever went up the Mat
terhorn.
"It--it was five years ago, said Mr..
Brede hurriedly. "I-didn't tell you
when l was on the other side, you know
it was rather dangerous-well, as
was saying, it looked-oh, it didn't look
at all like this
A cloud hoated overhead, throwing
its great shadow over the field " here
we hay. The shadow passed over the
mountain brow, and reappeared far be-
low, a rapidly decreasing blot, flying
eastward over the golden green. My
wife and ! exchanged glances once
more
Somehow, the shadow fingered ovei
us all As we went home, the Brede!
went side by side along the narrow
path, and my wife and walked to
getheE
aShould you think" she asked me
that a man would climb the Malterhorr
the first year he was married."
II don't know, my dear answered
evasively; "this isn't the first year have
been married, not by good many, ant
wouldn't climb it-not for farm.
"You know what mean, she said.
did.
When we reached the boarding hous'
Mr. Jac0hus took me aside.
"You know, lie began his discourse
"my wife she used to live in N York;
didn't know, but said yes
"She says the numbers on the streets
run crss cross, like. Thirty -fours o
one side o the street and 85 ON t'other
How's that9"
THAT is the invariable rule, ] be
lieve"
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