The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-31

''The man lives there" said this
business man. ''He desired me to
send you to him, whenever you came.
His name? Oh, just go to the house.
You'll find him there"
Then the man turned away TO attend
TO customer. Jonas, both perplexed
aud worried, drove of TO hunt up his
new creditor. The address led him to
a neat cottage villa, with trim garden
before IL, and general air of ease and
comfort around. The door was opened
by little girl, at whom Mr.. and Mrs.
Wray stared in astonishment. A new
and stylish frock, jaunty hat and
feather, long black stockings, but
toned boots--surely the fairies must
have transformed their former house,
hold drudge.
'Law me |" exclaimed Aunt Harriet.
''if it ain't Judyw
whats the meanin' of all this?"
demanded Jonas severely, for he was
angered as well IA anxious over this
unexpected transfer of n debt that had
embarrassed him good deal of late.
"WheD i get you home, I'll learn you
to run off from your aunt, after she
had sent for you to come back, see If
/ don't"
Without replying Judy ushered her
uncle and aunt into n finely furnished
sitting room, where they beheld Uncle
Judson, seated in an easy chair and
dressed like gentleman. In his hand
was slip of paper, and in his small,
shrewd eyes was an ambiguous twinkle
Mr.. and Mrs. Wray were overcome
again. Was their once shabby relative
really rich? Had they in their selfish
ness made fools of themselves, after
oil?
"Sit down, Harriet, said UnclcJ Jud,
motioning towards couple of chairs
''Make yourself comfortable, Jonas
Glad you haven't forgotten Judy and
me. What do you think of my new
house? Judy is my little housekeeper
Hope you haven't missed her very
much"
Jonas had seated himself on the edge
of chair and was looking around as
il he could hardly believe his eyes
Harriet could only stammer:
"Wcll Jud-you see-Judy helped
us about the work. But we had no
idea-that-that you-were so-so-"
so well fixed, eh?" Uncle Jud
smiled knowingly. "Guess you didn't
or you'd taken more pains to kept
me up your way. You took it for
granted l had nothin' and-you acted
accordin'. That is, all Of you, except
judy"
He drew the girl to his side and eyed
his sister and brother-in-law with an
mir of amused defiance.
81 soon saw that | wasn't welcome"
he continued, land that Judy was
havin hard time amongst yOi. /
didn't mean to take her away against
your wishes, but when saw how she
dreaded to go back when Jonas told
her that you, Harriet, had changed
your mind about her goin', it come all
over me to once that the poor child
needed me, more perhaps, than / need
ed her. Come now-you'u give her up
1 reckon"
''We couldn't thinkSI5f it, Jud, re-
turned Jonas, his covetous instinct ut
once aroused to vague possibility of
profit.
"You hain't no idea, Jud, what store
we set by Judy" remarked Harriet
| eying the child as if she were so much
precious metal.
Judy turned to Uncle Judson with
frightened look. She could not bear
the idea of leaving this new, bright
existence for the old hard life at her
aunt's.
Don't worry, child" said he sooth-
ingly us he took her on his knee then
turning TO his sister, "It's true that
am what you callwell off, Harriet. Yet
| came to you as Il poor man, mainly
TO see if my nearest kin would care for
me at all, aside from my money. Thank
the good Lord-one of EN- did"
He patted Judys head, while Jonas
resolved to try the effect OF little
buster.
"We've raised her" he insisted,
land we've spent money on her. How
are we to get ii back onless she works
1t out? tell ye, she's got to 50 back
long of us.
''See here" Uncle Jud, looking
somewhat stern, held out tho slip OF
paper. ''Do you see this? Well, be-
fore | came ont to your house heard
you were in debt, and bought up this
note intendin' to make you present
OF it, if you showed any signs of carin'
for Il poor old man. Tou didn't, so I
fetched 1t away. 1t holds you for two
hundred dollars and your stock and
place are good for the amount"
Jonas cast despairing glance at his
wife. Uncle Judson regarded the pair
with grim smile.
You've showedyour hands, you and
Harriet" continued he. "But don't
want TO he too severe. You did make
out to keep me IA few days, and bear
NO hard feelin's." He took Judy,
placed her on the floor, and said very
gently; "There is your Aunt Harriet
and here i am. Now don't forget