The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-02-12
Hishe, Of ali in Leayenng Peves-u. Covt Report Aug II 1885,
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Dean Thurlov and bis wife we're tiiiinf
81 breakfast Parker will BE- troublesome
ssid Mrs. Thurlow, handing back black
edged letter 10 her husband
Troublesonel replied the Dean. chsf
ing st the insdfquscy Of the word, Tfouh
lesomti She'll be al the plaques Of Esypl
roles into onei
4 shall miss Uncle Anioouy. rel lined
his wife. shs felt that death required oil
three syllsbles. though the deiupet had
been known ~ Uncle Tony for The last III
~ years
Methuselsh and Old P4rr we're missed
I've no doubt. answered the Dean, driving
bis spoon through the bottom Of bis emp
" egg shell. Anybody can be missed II
be lives long cue ugb; but Msris. for eood
nsss sake, don't expect me 10 express re
eret, for cant and won't. When . man
has the indecency TO live 10 be ninety.
ones only feeling is relief.
The Dean spoke with such irritability
that his wife perceived his thoughts dwelt
more on Parker than 0D his deceased rel
stive. TO recall his mind 10 The fact OF
the bereavement she rose from the tsbl~
and decoronsly pulled down the blinds
that faced the street. The Dean looked up
sharply.
Well. said he. suppose l must endure
that. but remember. not one particle Of
Grape.
Upcle Tony wss dead Ut last. at the pa
trisrcbsl age OF ninety. He had hunted
until be WAS eighty; everything in the way
Of bones tbsts man could break he broke.
but at eighty he gave up hunting and took
to falling down stairs. aud slipping on th,
oak flooring Of the hall. but lie then only
achieved dislocation. In money matters
Uncle Tony was perfect cbild. He had
a faculty for muddling money away; il
ran through his fingers like water. When
bis affairs became so complicated that be
did not know whether he was solvent or
not, be sent for bis ssiute nephew Desn
Thurlow,to put him straight. These visits
Of the Dean we're trrible discipline to
Uocle Tony. The unhappy old gentleman
went through hours OF sgony. They say
the art Of fcross.ex.minstion !, only to he
learnt at the bar. but this is ,manifsstly
incorrect. as the Dean possessed it 10 per,
fection. When he got bis uncle oil to him
self in The study be gave him many . very
bad quarter Of an hour, thus:
Thompson. see. paid off bis mortgage
Of 6ve hundred pounds in July last. thst
was principal; what have You done with
the money. Uncle Tony? He shock bis
fogsr at The Squire ill The old gentleman
trembled 10 his shoes. Uncle Tony always
said he was sure be had re.invested Il, but
he never had; than he swore it must still
be At his bank. but Il never was; ultimate,
ly, be Was compelled 10 own that be sup
posed he had used it, If man we're SO
blind to the ordinary rules OF morality -
to spend principle a. il IL we're income be
became at once suathema to the Dean, es
pecislly when that principle wss bequesth
ed by will TO himself and son. II was Of
ter twice convic,ing bis uncle Of this hein.
ous crime that the Dean scbieved bis great
coup: he swooped down On his unfortun
nte uncle. called in his M orteaged and out
laying Investments. snd clapped the en-
tire produce into Consols. triumphsntly
investing ii In bis nucle's and his own
name His vie slwsys said when he re
turned from that visit there was look Of
inetI.ble peace on his face She woke in
the night aud heard him singing softly.
Are you III, desr'
No. my love, rDly too happy TO sleep.
The Dean bad indeed achieved . good
days work; he had invested twenty thou
sand pounds OF bis upcles money 10 G u.
sols in his own and bis uncle's name.
The result Of this 10. Maria. be explain.
ed, Is be slipped his glass Of port over the
fre on bis returns. "the result OF this is
that when Uncle Tony dies / save sir hun,
dred pounds for probate duty. and take
the twenty thousand pounds - survivor;
bis will cannot touch that. nor oil the
Lord Chsncellors and cooks 10 Christen
dom
The slIusion 70 the cook ~ss in this
wise, When Uncle Tony vas eighty bis
fslhfnl old cook died sud be had TO look
about for successor Directly tn. Dean
heard Of the death Of the old historic lam
lily cook. sni that Uncle Tony vas hunt.
ing about for smother. he packed oGs 10
man from bis Own village to secure the
plscs. BE crsmmed Mr. Be.tous Cook
cry Book into her boH. aud gave her spec
isI letter OF rec mmends'iou. He said 10
bis wife:
! dare ssy she eau b.ke and boii; sud II
not she can i-si1, sud sh1'r tfty u she 10
: dsy, an l seli marked With The smsll.
pos; one can't have them too ugly when
The master IL eighty and unmarried.
Bot the best oi sch ms miscsrry; and
some extremely punseoi utiersrcss we're
10 be tesid LeIi day 81 the Deanery.
shsn tbs uulovrly c,ok returned snd re-
ported tbs,s Mr.. Parker Lsi BEEN be
With her spd sscurrd the place.
whs, is sue likef Asked Tbs Dean stern
~.
Abon, forty, sir. rstbsr veil favored
party, ssd very g-lsle snd fair spoken:
Tbst bisbt 10 = meispboricsi ssnee.
Parker Icy like lead upon tie Deans
chest TIE thought OF ber hsuuted him
- he shaved. and made bis bsnd uostesdy
The very neat day he iouraeysd 10 Cis1
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