The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-01-11
UNCLE cALfB's WILL

esme whi.llitg sroubi the corner. liite
the cid mats faded eomlorlef's Gods sn
turnea lis blue nose . shade blntr ssii
shile Mr.. LartiBs. bis eldest nieee. s,oo
10 her dootssy. nillrg up the speriat
vita htr snple sersor 10 such way =
q sugges, tbe I.milis leseod. No adni
tsros.
l'm very sony. said Mfs Lnkins Il I'll !
bot We have bot ODE spare room. sod ths
is II resent occupied OF course sbonl'
be sl.d TO o al cJuld Tor You but =
understspd. pndsrs!aud. ssii Uaei
Cheverel, tnrning colily away. IN 20 y
my niece Jenny. wish yon very goo
evening".
Mrs LIkius closed tie door With sisi
Of very evident relief.
| dare ssy Jenny will take care OF hin
she said philosophlcslly. Jenny has
smaller family than h,ve. Bot don
s,e Why he came up TO London, instesd o
s,syipg pescesbIy down 10 TortoIce ho
low where be beIougs.
Mrs. Jenny Eldertop. Mr. Chez rel''
younsest niece, had smaller family thar
her sister Rsbeces, bui, then. sbe bad
sm sller income Is we'll She had just ti1
uished . vigorous days cleaning whel
Uncle Caleb was announced.
Oh. dr.i the msnl said Mrs. Eldertop,
wringios her psrboiled fingers ont OF q
basin OF STAINING soapsuds, What sends
bim here OF oil the times 10 the world2
And sue went down stairs grsclously
enough to the rect door, where her bus
band Was welcoming the old stranger.
Come in. Uocle Cheverel, come in, said
honest Will Eldertop. Were all upside
down here we mostly are, nov that the
spring cleaning is going on. But there's
room for you II You don't mind the
children aud their noise. and little smell
Of whitewssh In the spare room
Mrs. Eldertop's welcome was by no
means 80 cordial. She looked, to use q
expression, Vinegar and darniog
needles OF the visitor, while in her inmost
s)al she calculated the probability of the
cold boiled ham and turnips holding out
for one more at supper.
Come, Benny. doL't scogl so, said Mr..
Eldertop, when Uocle Caleb had gone up
stairs TO wash bis hands aud face. Amt
be your uocleY
A good for nothing old vsgsbond, said
Mrs. Eldertop sciily, without hslfpen
ny laid up ahead.
For all that he's your guest and you are
bound to be civil to him. And here's his
oysrcoat now with big ziezig rent in it
Just meod il while you're visiting fer the
kettle TO bell.
won't said Mrs Eldeitop.
All right, retorted her lord and master
Then P,l take il next door to Aexia Allen
to mend.
Now Miss Allen, the tsiloress, who lived
10 the adjoining bouse, was pretty and
buIom to look upoD, aud Mrs. Eldeitop
had nnrsed comfortably jealousy Of her
or the last four years.
You'll do no such thing said Jenny
isrtly. Hand it berel
Add che dreaded a needle With black
ilk and thrust her fioeer into g thimble
very much as determined crusader OF
night have donned sword and shield for
ome encounter with the Moslem.
What's tbst2 said Mr.. Eldertop, for
olded paper fell from the pocket OF the
.srment as hIs wife turned it upside down
Some tonioolery or other. answered Mrs
emmy trusq q1ely.
fancy you are mistaken, said Mr.
,ldertop, It's the ronsh draft OF a will.
But he's nothing TO leave retorted Mrs
,Idtrtop.
I'm not so sure OF that. retorted Will.
ost look here. Jenny give aud bequeth
, my beloved Dieces. 10 eq1slly divided
arts. The sum Of el0.000 ct present invest
a 10 console, spd -
Go OIL ssid Mrs Eldertop bresthlessly. |
lead the rest.
Toere is no rest. ssi1 her husdsnd.
hats tie end OF the paper. LIS onlyis
,ush draft. tell you Aud now what is
our OF inion OF Uoce Cheverel's foitunesi
he hss been q mi,er sll slope, ssid Mrs.
.ldertop. ber face growing radiant, max
~ up poor mouth ark travelling ell sbou,
be counlry With oil this money 10 the
,pds, reguhr old character lnst like
lose one reads about 10 novelsl Pot II
sck, VIII; pot II back We have no busi
ess to be pryius toto Uncle Caleb's
.crets. Bat shat blessing it is he came
ere instead Of stopping 9. Rebeccs Lnrk
ls.
Aud when Uncls Cheverel came down
airs be was surprised at the sweet smiles
iih which bis niece Jenny welcomed him
Beeo mendirg my cost, eb2 said Utcle
heverel. Tbsnk'se kindly, Jenny.
.us ht il Cd u nsil yesterday, snd ives
debating to sew il up myself when ]
,nld b1rrov 9 needle aud thread.
I'm GLAD to be OF use, Uncle Caleb
,smed Mrs. Eldtr op. Johnny, pu, CD
,ur cap aud ruu to the erocer's for
uoked nseksrel Ter your uncie's break
st. | hops you iounJ your room CON
rtsble, Uncle C.lebl
Before The slept the, night Mrs Elder
% pa, on t,r boret and shawl snd ran
ouna 10 the L,rksns msnsion 10 impair
. xoadefinl tisings to Sister Rrbeccs.
You dom, s'y col cried ou, The ssionisb
mstroa.
90 pel trutLl ssid Mr. Eldeffop. III