Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-06-16
UNCLE GEORGES VISIT.
The Relative" Whom All Delight.
ed to Honor.

lOu NOt4A AiAOAAt III Alt ~ d. AH0
prince of Wales, or at least lord or a
duke. by the way they treated him.
But he wasn't There was nothing
blue-blooded or princely about him.
lie was only plain George Lewis, a
rough. hardened old miner, who had
gone 10 the Black Hills when he was a
boy. and by long years Of toll had
amassed fortune
And now he had come east to enjoy
and visit with his fashionable but by no
means wealthy relations
Mr. Leslie" that gentleman's wife
announced one evening at the dinner
table. my uncle George, whom have
never seen, is coming to visit us within
few weeks, and he says he may stay
a month or two. and may conclude 10
+ make his home with us if"
Make his home with us?" snorted
Mr. Leslie, putting down his cup of
\ coffee with a vicious jerk. Well.
guess not don't object TO your poor
+ relations coming here once in awhile
/ for few days, but as for one quarter
/ ing himself with US for the rest Of his
natural lifetime it's too much. Haven't
/ | told you-"
I III it's agreeable" went on Mrs.
Leslie. calmly resuming at the point
where she had been interrupted by her
irate spouse, as though nothing had
happened.
And he says that he has made
/ large fortune and thinks, as he is over
sixty years of age and in rather poor
health, he wants to enjoy few years
of rest before he dies"
No stage transformation scene was
ever half so wonderful as the change
that took place on the chubby face Of
Mr. Leslie. His gray side-whislsers
fairly bristled with new-found Joy
But he tried hard to conceal his
change of sentiment That was diplom-
acy And one Of Mr.. Leslie's fondest
delusions was that he was a second
Machiavelli
Well, guess we can find room for
him How would it do TO put him in
the front room upstairs? Don't you
think it ought 70 be repapered, Mrs
Leslie?" said the husband
And, Of course, Mrs Leslie, who had
been asking for such an Improvement
for some weeks, eagerly assented and
thanked her stars for more than one
reason that her uncle was coming
won't it be splendid to have him
here2" said Miss Florence Leslie,
rather tall, stately young woman,
whose ideas ran much TO society.
Maybe now IN get that pair Of dia-
mond earrings / have been waiting for
so long
"He may be such horrid old guy we
shall all be ashamed Of him, suggest
ed slangy MISS Bessie, year younger
than her sister Florence. Fancy him
sitting on our veranda with big SLOUGH
hat and his trousers tucked into his
boots when the De Goodleys drive 10y.
How they viii laugh at u.s.
DO you think Uncle George would
buy me a pair of ponies, mamma?'
queried young Robert, who, though but
nine years Of age, appeared keenly
alive to the situation.
Uncle George came. He was very
modest. uuassuming gentleman, with a
bronzed face and the quiet ways Of
man who has been an exile from so-
ciety for years. And. strange to say,
he was rather averse 10 talking about
the family history
Hes a very modest man, Uncle
George is" said Mrs Leslie, explaining
this popularity to a neighbor But do {.
you know" She said. in a mysterious
whisper, 'he must be very wealthy. !
know he must be getting ready TO make
us some splendid present. For ! saw
him counting over an enormous roll of
bills the other day, as though he were
studying what to buy"
Mr. Leslie. too. was likewise eagerly
sxpectant He had really begun to
like Uncle George-at least he thought
he did
And so ii went down to the youngest
member Of the family. Uncle George.
il must be owned. Jared pretty well
They even gave a grand party in
honor of the newly arrived relation
from the west All their friends were
invited The caterers were given carte I
blanche Il was really fine affair
I'VE wish 10 spare no pains to make
my dear uncle feel at home" said Mrs
Leslie 10 her friend. Mrs Gordon, that
night
To make him feel at home. echoed
Mr. Leslie. 1t IS our aim to make his
last days as pleasant as possible-you
know he IS getting old-for he has seen
rough times ont in the west, and has
earned a good rest. I'll warrant"
The fact IS this was trife hypocrit-
zeal on the part Of Mr. Leslie Truth
was be was beginning 20 get little
anxious over the fact that Uncle George |
was not making any lavish expendi-
lures of his vast wealth.
In another part Of the house that
night there was another interesting lit
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