The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-03-28
MIR. GkU MBLk'S CURE.


GRIM bled Mt the way his wife managed
the household. he growled over the serv
ice of His reals and snarled about til,
way his wife attended 10 his clothing ant
always complained that the baby cried III
cesssntly.
Mrs. Grumble's brother Tom decided
that IL was time to stop this state of af
fairs, and one night MIR. Grumble cam,
home and encountered an old man whom
his wife introduced rs Uncle Tompkins
Now, this hitherto unheard of uncle prov
ed himself extremely peeyish and irascibl'
from the start
Mr.. Grumble silently devoured his sup
per, secretly wondering how long Unc,
Tompkins meant to stay. No sooner wa
the table cleared than the irascible OLD
gentleman began again.
"Grumble," said he, ~ wish you'd stoG
that cracking of your chair. My nerve
are so weak, and il you could keep you,
children up stairs their racket wouldn'
disturb me so much. really don't know
how l am going to stand that baby
noise"
~ do not think It Is very noisy bu
by" said MIR. Grumble meekly. It's teeti
are very painful just Mt present"
/ Mrs, Grumble, who was poking the fire
In accordance with her unc,es petulant
request, said nothing, but smiled quietly
to hear her husband extenuate the baby I
| sins.
"Wcll, f" remarked Uncle Tomplins, al
babies are noisy. And, by the way. Grum
bic, | wish you would oil the hinges G.
that squeaking door. And don't like til,
smell of tnat geTHuium in the window
Halloa! You haven't any top button or
your shirt 'front.' l hope my niece isn't t
careless wife''
Mot at all, sir,n said Mr.. Grumhi
nervously, "but the care Of her child au.
housekeeping duties absorb great deal %
her time. The instant she finds leisur,
she will look to my clothes. =
81 don't see how woman can spenG
her whole time keeping house and looking
after pack of children, u observed Cucl,
, Tompkius incredulously.
About 10 o'clock the old gentleman wa
ushered to the spare room, accompanir,
!, by a procession of medicine Walls, a tn
/, of hot water, wooden dressing robes an
+. heated blankets for his feet, and his ali
sence occasioned very general relief.
"Whut an insutTerable old duffer tina
isW exclaimed Mr.. Grumble, throwing
himself, with y sigh OF satisfaction, int
: his favorite seat once more. My dea
Bessie, how could you endure his faui
J. fndingf"
> 81 nm accustomed to that, Henry. 1t |
lesson that most married women ar
D obliged to learn, replied Mrs. Grumble
with slight sigh.
r Her husband pricked up his ears littl
uneasily. Accustomed to it2' What di,
she meant
1t was not possible-it could not be pos
sible-that he was like that odiols oil
!, Uncle Tompkips And yet he wished Bcs
d sic had not spoken in that way. Somehoy
1t made him feel very uncomfortable
Three days passed away, Uncle Tompkin
II growing more intolerable the whole time
while Mr. Grumble improved the occasie
by making a sort of looking glass of tina
worthy old gentleman.
al Upon-my-word,' he said to hin
!; self, 81 must have made perfect nuisanc
( of myself all these years. Why didu
Il somebody tell me OF itti'
AT length Uncle Tompkins went ava,
flannel robe, medicine buttle and all, nj
on the evening of the SAME day Tom Can
n ton arrived from n temporary absence, ~
|, body knew where.
, so uncle has been visiting you?'' /
T, said gayly to Mr. Grumble.
ol "Yes," said the latter, with sligi
grimace.
"whnt sort of looking man is hef''
MT bTuIntIt wan silent Itir moment.
81 "Do you know - he exclaimed, burstin
N into a perple1ed laugh, Il Couldn't d,
scribe a single feature of his face He Wa
always enyeloped, like an Egyptian nun
d. my, in silk handkerchief, something Liz
that one you have in your hand.
THE most intolera BILE fault finder ev,
met with, absolutely the most Disagree
,f BILE man who ever numbered the earth
3 don't see how it is possible to growl at e,
r. erything as he did.
, That's not an uncommon thing, ~
II lieve,' observed Tom. demurely smiling
"Very likely, said his brother in la
emphatically, "but his visit Las been pr
ductive of at least one effeet-it has cor
pletely cured me of any tendency mig.
have had that way. |, for one, mean
leave off Rrum bling.
"I'm happy to hear 1t, Nephew Cruz
BILE" exclaimed cracked voice.
The victimized man started up in d
may. hardly believing the testimony
his senses as Tom twisted the silk han
kerchief skillfully round bis head and be.
himself nearly double, with an asthmat
sound between KroRn aud a grant,
] why, you don't mean to say that y
. arc Uncle Tompkinsi" exclaimed NJ
Grumble.
! pardon me, Henry" said Tom, smi
ing, "but saw that you had unconscion
, ly become a habitual grumbler, and
d judged that the bert antidote WAS fat
:. full representation of your own failing
Y, Was | rights"
His brother-in-law was half inclined
be angry, but thought better of it.
"Shake hands, Tom, said he. "You
y an irreverent young scamp, but forgi
y you. At all events the cure is complete
And 10 Bessie found it.-Exchange.