The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-04

in accordance wilh her uncle peJuunl
request. said nothing. but smiled quietly
TO hear her husband cNtenuate the baby -
We'll" remarked Uncle Tompkins. "an
babies are noisy. And hy the way, 6ruiu
BILE. / wish you'd oil the hinges Of that
squedking door, ana | don't like The mel
of that Eeyunlum in the window. Ilullua.
You haven't any top button on Your snir'
'front.' ! hope my niece isn't a careless
''s,ot at all. sir said Mr. GrImblc nerv-
ously. but the care OF her child auQ
housekeeping duties absorb great deal
Of her time. The instant she finds leisure
she VIII look to my clothes
II don't see how "a woman can spend
her whole time keeping house and looking
after "A pack of children" observed Uncle
Tumpkns uCredulJusiy,
About 10 O'Clock the old gentleman was
ushcrci intu the spare room, accompanied
by procession of medicine ph'als' - tNb
Of hot water, wooden dressing robes an
heated blankets for his feet. ana mis- abe
sruce 0ccasioncd very general relief
wv hat an insunenble Ola outer hc i7i
exclaimed Mr. Grumblc, throwing himself
with "a sigh Of satisfaction into his tayDrltc
seat once more My dear Bessie. how
81 am accustomed 10 That Henry; u is
a lesson that most married women are
obliged % learn, replied Ais Crumhle
Her husband prlclsed up his cars a little
uneasily. ACCUSTOMED TO itH Wha, iid
sine mcanE
It was not possible-it could not he pos
sihc-th1t he was Ike nat yli2us old
Uncle Tompkus ANA yer DE wished Bees
size had no., spoken IN that way Somehow
it made him feel very uncomfortable
Three days passed away Uncle TpmI-
kus growing more intoleraple the whole
.lma. while MI; Grumhle improved the be-
casion bv making a sort of looking glass
Of that worthy Old gentleman
'J-psn-my-word he said 10 himself
"a must have made a perfect nuisance OF
4l1 these AhN DIDN'T
body tell me of itE'
At length Uncle Tompklns wont away,
flannel robe medicine bottle ana all ana
Ju me evening of the same day Tom Carl
ton arrived from a temporary absence, no
"S1 uncle has been visiting YOU" he
said gaily 10 Mr. Grunble.
Yes" said the latter wih slight grim
what sort OF looking man is hec"
Mr. Grumble was silent for q moment
"Do YOU know" he exclaimed, bursting
into a perplcNrl laugh. 81 couldn't de-
scribe "A single feature OF MS face, Tie wa
always cnvelopcl. ike an Egyptian mum
my i'm d silk handkerchief. something like
hat one YOU have in your hand.
.rThe most intolcrabie f3ult-hnder / ever
mot with. absolutely tine most disagree
able man who ever encountered the eatth
don't SO how it Is possible 70 growl az
everything as he did
taIbat's not an uncommon thing I he
ievc" said Tom. demnraly smiling
.,,r,baficaiiv 'but hls visit has been pro- /
4,,ttI,s "a IN lpa-t one enect-it has COM
pictcly cured me Of any tendency 1 migat I
bg ~ had that way. II. for one, mean 10 I
lin nanny 20 near fl, Nephew Grum-
1.l. - Exclaimed q cracked voice
me yictimIzed man started 10 ln Us
may hardly believing the testimony OF MS .
In l.,s NJ Tom twisted ne SILK hapdker- (
csi.f sEiilfully around big head and pent
himself nearly double, with an estimate
s5uud between o .gr1an ana q 5ftil
,'yyhy. YOU don't mean TO say That you .