Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-07-10
''If you bad your living 70 Cet. sir


"Oh, no. ma am.
"A fancy farm producer, like my
Too much work in that"
a lawyer doctor! merchantf"
Nc. ma'am.
Sailore carpenteri bootblackf"
mo, indeed!"
We'll, sir, there seems scarcely any
occupation left you. unless it's pepper
ing tom cats,
Aunt Josephine went off looking as
II she were for once vexed. l won.
dered why it could be.
But at dinner she was as comforta-
BILE aud easy as ever. We had straw
berry shortcake. She kept passing
the cake to me until thought | should
burst II there was anything | was
fond OF il was strawberry shortcake.
After dinner she said To me, patting
me under the chin as il l had been a
baby instead of a boy over thirteen:
well. sir, it's lucky you have not
got TO take up trade or profession,
as you declare, since you are SO fond
of goodies, and it requires lots of hard
work for poor man to get them.
So. too, again, when she had been
working over an hour nursing a sick
calf. which was at last comfortable,
she burst out with:
Gould you do anything like that,
sir7"
"Oh. yes, if had to. aunt" / re
piled.
"Humphi Think you have the pa
tiencel"
.'The perseverance,"
Takes those things to learn to
swim, TO play baseball well. and such
things"
Yes, but there's fun in them. That
makes a difference"
Il don't know about that, aunt
You look as much interested in these
things as if they were fun TO you"
She laughed There is something
in what you say. But ii remains TO
be seen il useful things could interest
you"
How you do hang around mel' she
said another day. II don't suppose
you learn anything, either"
'Yes, ma'am, do. From watching
you | learn TO do about everything on
the farm"
"Pshawl Let me see you weed here,
then"
"Oh, auntl I'm off now for swim
could do il If il was needed.
Away ran.
really cared great deal for Aunt
Josephine There was something in
her gray eyes that held me fast TO her,
aud sometimes could not help throw
| ing my arms about her and telling her
/ so.
Then she would give me one Of her
quizzical smiles aud ask:
Why do you love me, sir1'
why, you're SO nicer
Suppose hadn't cent. sirl"
THAT hasn't anything to do with
your being nice, has it1'
.Humphl No, | suppose noti"
We were "A good deal together, al
though she was a middle aged, busy
woman, and fun loving, half grown
boy. | think she liked 10 have me
around. and know there was no one
| enjoyed more-not even Dick Haw.
ley. when we were on one of our cai
raids.
remember all these words of Aunt
Josephine very well because they were
said the last summer | was with her
The next winter she died very sud
denly. II was dreadful news to hear
and. although | was expecting To b,
her heir, wasn't able TO keep from
crying most of the time | couldnf
help thinking. Why couldn't sh,
have lived and let me come into tht
property all the samef What is Tn,
reed of people dying in order tina
somebody else can have the money
Aunt Josephine and |. we could hav'
always got on together.
There was the funeral and then the
gathering of the family together il
her large parlor to hear the reading o.
the will. Luckily no one was presen
but the relatives. Mr.. Green, til,
lawyer who had drawn up the will
was a cousin. Such will was nevel
heard before First, there was a lis
of articles to be given away, one tC
each relatlon-a picture. n chair, ol
something Of the kind. But for tn,
property A couple of hundred dol
lars was given apiece To each. and tn,
rest was placed in trust with the law
yer. The estate was Ia be carried OF
as usual, the annual income to be uset
in helping support large charitable
institution in Boston. This To last fo
three years, at the end of which tim'
further letter OF instruction was Il
be opened and its contents carried on
} according To- the wishes of the deceased
NV name was mentioned last Of all
and as follows:
Il will and bequeath to my nephew
Joseph Hedden Wingate, my bes
wishes for his success in life. especiall,
i'm his chosen ayocation of pepperinl
tom cats. also will and bequeath d
him my dog Peter. which may be o
aid to him in his efforts and constan
reminder OF his aunts interest in hi
welfare. There will also be found il
my letters of instructions, To be opene'
three wears from the date Of my death
a further expression Of my wishes a
! To my nephew Joseph.
| | must have turned very white oi
hearing this strange bequest, for
heard my mother call quickly 10
'tcamphor
Get away said to some one VIII
wanted TO put IL To my nose. There
nothing the matter with me. In
going right out now TO find Aun
1osephine's cat and Try my hand a
pcppering her!'
didn't say that with any malice
r but only 10 throw off my feelings. Il
a tell the truth, il came over me wit
$ more of rush than ever, how Aun
G Josephine had left everything she ha
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