The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-09-27

10 SIT Ut my WINDOW. ana james sat Mt
his, | sewing, he looking out of the
window Mt what was going on in the
street. He seemed perfectly happy as
long as | WAS there. But then we can
never tell. | often wish now that
had done more for him or could have
learned better what he wanted"
What did the physicians say or dor"
| asked
"rhey said it was the breaking up Of
the system by old age | never felt
that they quite understood the case"
Poor little thing, Married to an aged
paralytic and yet regrettlng his death
as the breaking up of the one tie on
earth! What solation-what utter
desolation her case seemed to me! |
was moved to take her In my arms and
weep with her. which was IL great deal
for me.
Not only was the late Mr.. Knapp old
and imbccile and paralytic, but he had
other traits which must have rendered
him highly Objectionable Ms daily
companion.
Just about this time every afternoon
| always gave James bowl of cream
with fresh sponge cake In It, He would
not touch 1t unless II was In certain
bowl nor unless 1t was fresh from the
bakers And yet they tried to per,
suade me that no didn't know any
thing"
From which inferred that, added TO
his other peeuliarities, the late Mr.
Knapp possessed an extremely I'M
pleasant temper.
And, oh, Mrs. Curtisw she walled,
after the poor dear was dead and
gone, they wouldn't let me bury him In
the family lot" From which | infer
red that the dear departed had come of
family of unpleasant tempers. Such
heathenish dongs never heard tell
of. Surely, however they felt toward
him during his life, nothing hut flcnd
would deny him the family resting
plnee after he WAS dead!
But ! forgot my interest In Mrs.
Knapp and her affairs hy reason of
some of my own. had delightful
letter from Tom Dixon, saying he
IL
Tom was II favorte cousin of mine.
and spent n good deal of time fur
nlshing up my little belongings so that
| might look my very best when he
came. And then. | was putting finish
ing touches 10 Toms room, too, until
the minute he arrived, SO that | really
had no time to talk 10 Mrs. Knapp or
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me.
Dcar old Toni How good itwns to see
him that day with his blithe ways and
"banny brown halrH We talked and
talked till supper was called. and then
we still talked all the way To the dining
room door, and yet we found time TO say
nothing about any one hut ourselves
Az we seated ourselves mt the table
saw Mrs. Knapp's vacant place (for she
was n little latc) and realized that
had not mentioned her presence In our
household
'Why, We have boardcr. Tom"
began, In answer to his look of inquiry
ut the empty place. Just as spoke
she glided In.
"Why, who on earth would have
thought of finding you hcrcr and he
shook her hand In n grasp so hearty
that could see 1t was painful to her.
She colorcd family and said little
unsteadily, This Is indeed n surprise,
Mr.. Dixon" and | read between the
lines that the surprise was not an al
together agreeable one.
But Tom didn't seem TO notice my
thing (most men nre dumb about such
things. you know, SO | kept my eyes
and ears open and waited for develop
mcnts.
At last they came and in n most
startling manner.
SO | hear poor Jim Is gone Ut lastH
said Tom, turning to Mrs. Knapp as no
buttcrcd his seventh biscuit (rom al
ways was rather greedy youth and
enjoyed most heartily the good things
OF this life, mothers cooking among
them.
"Oh, Mr.. Dixon. how can you speak
OF him In that wayw exclaimed tho
widow, hurlyIng from the room In 1T
Of sobbng
Tom stared.
"WeIl, I'll be darned! What under
the sun Is the matter with the woman
anyway he exclaimed.
you ought to be ashamed OF your
self" replied | severely. mo wonder
the poor woman Is shocked to hear
you speak Of her husband IN that way
after he's dead and gone"
Tom stared again. And then he broke
into such spnsms of laughter that l
thought he had suddenly lost his mind.
| had heard of such things, but | had
fortunately been spared the sight OF
them so far.
"IIcr husbandw he exclaimed, when
he could catch his breath. as he wiped
bandl She hadn't any husband. She
never was married Jim was her old
black catw And then he went off again
Into spasms.
No wonder the hard hearted relatives
had objected to having all that was
mortal OF "the late Mr.. Knapp" laid
In the family lot!
Mother and / looked at each other
and said nothing. What was there to
say? But we thought things | don't
know whether they were the same
things or not, but we certainly thought
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