The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-01-16
THE JOSSLYN
REUNION
Showing How Desirable 1t
Was to Be a JossIyn and
Possess the Josslyn China.
BY HARRIET CARYL COX.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


my name, but | must say the folks I've
seen bearing that name weren't any
thing very remarkable. And now
there'n be a whole gang Of them-a
whole gang of Josslyns." She shifted
scornfully. mo, really don't fee
called upon to go to their old reunion,
she repeated decisively.
Il don't suppose you do" Amelia
agreed. 'sOf course there wouldn't be
anybody you ever knew or would want
to know. 1t amt as if it were fathers
family"
Elmira reared her head proudly. Il
should say not" she answered emphat-
ically. "Why, there are governors and
senators and lawyers and-and every
thing in grandfather's ancestors"
"They might have some among all
the Josslyns," Amelia suggested; per
haps Just senator or something in
some branch of the family"
Elmira shook her head decisively,
"Do you remember Great-aunt Sarah, "
she demanded, land Uncle Job and
and the apple treeY- This she spoke
IN whisper.
Amelia nodded.
aAnd did you ever see such lot Of
nobodies in all your life as you used to
see at the funerals and weddings? You
felt as If you'd got to apologize to your
neighbors for them. Ancestors, indeed
You needn't try to tell me they ever
had any ancestors at all, any of them"
She took up the paper and glanced it
through again.
at is proposed to gather together G ii
the genealogical lore and traditions, to
separate tradition from fact and final
" to publish book in which shall be
complete history of the Josslyn fam
lily from Adam to the present genera
ton. To do this it is necessary that all
branches of the family be represented,
and it Is earnestly requested that, as
far as possible, all persons in whom
flows any drop of the Josslyn blood
gather at this reunion and contribute
their share to the fund of informa-
tion.'
Il suppose l might 60" she said
thoughtfully after a few moments
pause. "Of course I'm not called upon
to, but it wouldn't hurt me any, and |
might find it kind of interesting just
to look on"
She looked inquiringly at her sister
Il would if We're you" Amelia re-
piled promptly. I'D go if had the
chance. It's dreadful thing to be so
lame" She sighed dismally.
II s'pose you'd like to hear about it, y
Elmira remarked. 81 might go on your
account, so as to amuse you talking
about it afterward 1t mightn't be so
very bad, because I'm not very much
Josslyn, you know. They always said
/ favored fathers side, anyhow. The
Bumsteads were all dark, and grand
father used to say he didn't believe I'd
a drop of Josslyn blood in me at all.
You got it all, Amelia. You ought to
be the one to go; but, seeing you can't,
s'pose will. You'll be glad to have
me, won't you, Amelia?'
Amelia sat by the little side window
and peered anxiously out. The train
had come some time ago She had
heard its whistle and seen long puffs
of smoke over the marshes, and she
knew it ought to be time for her sister
to appear.
II never knew her to be so long COM
ing before" she murmured fretfully to
herself. Maybe she's stopped at
Sarah's to get some eggs. hope she
hasn't, because Sarah brought some
over Just after she went away"
There was sudden peal at the front
doorbell.
Amelia rose and hobbled to the door.
my landw she exclaimed as Elmi-
ra's face confronted her. Then she
dropped her voice as she saw a strange
man by her sisters side.
81 forgot my latchkey, you know"
Elmira said airily. "or wouldn't have
troubled you, Amelia This is our cous-
in, Bradford Josslyn. He's come out
to see the Josslyn china and has got
to go back on the next train, so We'll
have to hurry. You take him into the
dining room while go and get it. We
have to be very careful Of it, you
see, because we think SO much of it,"
she explained to the stranger as she
departed toward the attic.
Amelia led the way silently to the
dining room. The parlor was cold. Ell
mira had evidently reasoned that out,
and then, too, the dining room was
the best place to show china of course.
But just what was the china?
Thus she reasoned as she passed
through the long hall and ushered the
man into the old fashioned dining
room.
"You are very fortunate in having so
much beautiful old furniture" their
guest remarked ~In so many fami-
lies it gets scattered, but you seem to
have a mine of it here, and the china,
If 1t is the china
He stopped. Elmira was fumbling
at the doorknob She entered proudly
and walked across to the table, where
she deposited her burden. There were
a pitcher, some cups and a platter,
with dull red pattern running over
them.
ut isr' he cried exultlngly.
"Of courser Elmira assented care
lessly. Il knew it as soon as the pa
per told about it and wanted to find
the other pieces. There are more up
stairs, but this is ali | could bring at
once"
There was some more conversation
and search in the family Bible, and
the man departed.
Elmira saw him to the door: then she
slammed 1t hard and fairly ran back to
where her sister was waiting and drop
ped into the old rocker and began to
rock violently TO and fro.
1--WE are somebody" she announced
triumphantly; 1--WE are big somebodies,
Amelia. We can be Daughters of the
Revolution and Colonial Danes and
Descendants of the Mayhower and
and She was fairly out Of breath
''rd cool Off little If were you,"
her sister suggested. kind of slow up,
can't you, Elmira, and tell me all about
1t? You know | couldn't go.
"0f course not, you poor dearg' Ell
mira leaned forward end kissed her
tenderly. "But you're JossEyn just
the same, Amelia, and you've the looks
nloren any one there. always said