Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-11-30

read me that article was talking
,Aout-"
The reader will suppose that week
aas elapsed since the conversations
just recorded. and that the gout has,
to use an expression of Johns, got
de ole man Aoorcd." In this condition
ais temper Is not angelic. John and
he cook have agreed on that point.
and the family have been equally GER
.ain OF the fact i'm question. Leonora
has heard the changes rung ON her
ixasperating and undutiful and un-
grateful conduct, every day. and has
been reminded, many times over. OF
The awful fate that awaits her IL she
persists in her present most astonish-
ing and unwomanly course.
But having made this assertion for
the hundredth time. until Leonora
may be supposed 20 have grown some
what accustomed TO IL. the govt gave
him an extra twinge one day, just as
! Miss Leonora came in. smiling and
rosy. and heard of this desperate fu-
ture without "a tremor.
But why should 1 care?" reared
the judge. nursing his foot and his
wrath with equal tenderness. AS
you make your bed. so you must lie.
Marry anybody you like, miss Marry
the dew"
"Oh. Uncle ADJ" cried Miss Leonora.
rushing at him jubilantly. "Do you
really mean that you are not going TO
| try 20 make me marry Frank"
Make You marry?" shrieked Uncle
Ad, wild with rage. Don't be fool,
| Leonorai'
"Oh. Uncle Ad, I'm so glad. because,
/ you know. / like Frank-and think
| he likes me--in fact. we like each 9TH
err"
What do YOU mean? What do you
AS I live. You mink. you are in love
with Frank."
Miss Leonora. with a prim and
| fetching air-"But, Uncle Ad. YOU
know was not going 10 be made TO
marry anybody"
Uncle Ad. limpinF wildly around
the room-"Ha. Ia. hal The cunning
| little rascal. Mrs. Martin. come herei
! Think of her fooling her old uncle that
way! Where's Ethel? John. call
! Ethel want her-I want her this
minute. How surprised she'll bel
| You little hypocrite, That's one time
7 was taken in. I'll admit that. John
| You idiot. what are you grinning t?s
John. sober on the Instant wan't
a-grinnin'. sch. Please. sch. heah's a
note dat was ies' lef' at De do by a
white man. sch"
| Judge. searching yainly for his spec
tacles. and unable TO find them be-
cause they are on top of his head
! "Confound those glasses! Here, Mrs.
/ Martin. read this letter."
| Mrs. Martin. reading-"Dear Uncle
| AID. Morris and 1 were married this
morning at ST. Paul's. We have been
engaged ever since a month before
| Leonora came. and We didn't want TO
run away. but what else could we dog
We know that You can never forgive
us. so we won't ask il: and. OF course,
wen be poor, but we don't mind that.
SO. good-by. dear old Uncle Ad, and
dear Auntie and LeonOra.-Your Lit
tie Ethel"
The sensitive reader viii please ex-
cuse himself for few moments and
leave the room until the worst Of the
storm ha. blown over. BY this means
he viii return just in time 10 see the
/ Judge raging up and down with limp
and "a lCok OF agony. and 10 hear him
roaring. lion-wise:
Ethel Ethell That childi Why,
/ could have told every thought she
ever had. from her crude up. She was
as transparent as glass. madaml And
here she has been engaged for months,
under my very nose, Where did she
meet him? When did she see him?
| How did they ever have chance 10
talk about love? And ! believe Leo
nora knew all about it.! Al. look at
Ter face, II makes q man doubt the
| evidence OF his own senses when he
can bc circnniys nted. hoodwinked. de-
| ceived. by these girls in pinaforesi
| And 10 deceive me met"
Mrs. Martin, inuocently@"But. Mr.
| Martin. ! thought il was LeOnora that
you didn't want 10 marry Mr.. Gray.
Yeu never said word about Ethel.
! II YOU didn't wal Ethel To marry him.
why didn't You say so?--and then. of
course. / would have tried TO prevent
il, for anybody might have known that
he and Ethel were in love with one an
other"
Judge, staggering back and sinking
into a chair-"Ha. Another! Mrs.
| Martin. do ! understand anybody2
Does any man understand any wom-
| an in the wOrld2 Are YOU woman
! with n mania for fancy work?-or are
you a female Sherlock Holmes, with
pebble in one pocket and red eye
lash in the cther?"