The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-01-02

feast my husbands paternal uncle, Mr.
Benjamin Franklin Scuny, and such &
dinner as we had gotten up was never ever
thought Of by persons of our limited in
come. But, then, we had good reason fol
doing our best, for, after having taken nj
notice of his nephew since he was born, the
old gentleman had written to him that he
had made his will in his favor, and that
when he went where we can take neither
money-bags nor real estate with us, Ben
should have Scurry Park and all the money
in the money in the bank which he had
accumulated in his long years of bachelor
hood, during which he had paid close at
tention to a prosperous business. The let
ter ended with SIN order to become better
acquitted with you and your wife, | will
do myself the pleasure of dining with y on
on New lears's day"
We had instantly written letter such as
the occasion called for and my impression
was that we had been preparing for that
New Years dinner ever since. Ben's
widowed mother, who lives with us was
greatly excited by the prospect of Ben's
good fortune
81 did not think your fathers brother
would ever get over my having refused him
before | accepted your pa, my son." she
said. "We named you after him, all the
same, and when your poor pa died he was
most generous, but we have never had any
social intercourse since MY marriage No
doubt we have both changed"
She looked into the class, sighed, and
that very afternoon went to the nearest
hairdresser's and bought herself Psyche
knot quite another shade of gray from her
own hair. But what was the use of telling
her that, when she Was coutentcd? Since
then she had spent most of her time in
taking the grease spots out of the carpet
and furniture with a decoction she called
her 'eradicator" and which she kept in u
decanter on the sdehoard. 1t smelled
dreadfully, but it was effective, and GER
tainly the furniture needed renovating.
Besides, mothers-in law must be handled
carefully if a wife wants happy home,
But to 20 back to the dinner it was slpeu-
did: and there on the sideboard opposite
the decanter of ''eradicator, stood a de-
canter of the finest port. and Ben had just
run out to get some Of the hest cigars pro
durable for his uncle.
Nothing is too expensive for an uncle
who offers one such great expectations he
SAID. Though, Of course, | hope the good
old boy will live hundred years; I'm not
waiting for his Shoes
He had taken his wheel and whrled
away ON it, and had been gone so long IA
time that ma and | were nearly frightened
to death, remembering the long list OF
accidents that tfHed the papers every morn
ing, when the lower burst open, and we
heard him flying upstairs eve live on Il
second fat three at time. In moment
more he appeared, such a spectacle as |
shall never forget while live His nose
was swollen to twice its ordinary size,
there was great blue bruise on his fore
head he was covered from head to foot
with blood and mnd and one sleeve of his
coat was torn out at the armhoe.
In s,ot oosos ol,roro ofor first aid "a
the wounded by hiding my face in the
corner and screaming wildly. This | pro
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