The citizen., 1901-08-09
ROUTING
AN AUNT.
She Had Settled Herself to Stay
but Means Were Found to
Get Rid of Her.


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Sweetheart" said my husband one
evening soon after our marriage as we
sat n The pleasant twilight chatting with
his ull college chum, it is always well
TO %, prepared for the worst. Forcwarn-
ed You know the rest. And have an
uncomfortable sense of impending doom
which will completely ovcrwhclm our
selves if we don't meet it with a brace.
Au.rvous shock is always an unwclcome
visitor even in Il doctors family. So |
thin. il only fair to warn YOU | have an
9unt-solc survivor of her species. hone.
Hg most marked characteristic is an un-
couualablc desire to regulate other peo-
rts affairs. She appears suddenly in
your midst, takes YOU in hand and until
son. more favorable opportunity turns
m keeps on crushing you. your spirits
and yaur habits. fear this devotion 10
her family will lead her to take us in
hand And if she does were in for it.
for she is not likely to find a better field
for action in some time, for | haven't an
unmarried relative left. So prepare for
thc ol~laught''-
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.u ...,..,lo,.s If ebn did sbo,l ,,a,.o,
Ia.,.. G.,no Anybow tbonc, tbo artl.,aI.
;sI. n.,.ro tIroo 70 an, onI -.
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- If ;rrortior r,n ,,o Iii ta.,
nj. Ir.,,L won't Won Frodq,,
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tsn ,v,s dumfonnd,J ~. tl,o .,'ito
t.y. ,,,o fnllou-e disnIovel tbo ,,,,rd 80
o,1 ,l....J sno,u crad,nca i, a.. 80,
49,, '' 'N"7
mo .f Apnt Jem'S nncpliorit;o. u.os
soor f.. I,a npdecoivad Tnss' tLar a wool,
n artpr I'll. conversation linn anneare5 in
tba El.r.,rv with a doI.ful cnnptononco
and m anon Iettar
~ tNl van so Annie Amt Io,, :
con,ir., sr9 I'm +o moot bn,.at +I', 100
trsi, mo rrooned
lin doDarted monfrIlv 70 b;s rrnIoos-
,ni t,.. ma Fred and ! sront tba frt''s ;ltas
rgI nacrin, curiorslv bot,roon tbo boif
closed blinds tho oSSprs y 4 patfla
aver c,bblestones and an innat;ont
"Wboa" announced nv brshand,s no.
~, ''i'i'"iio'u III! nNS""Hi re-
shawl strans hays mocl,intosbcs and
umbrellas. tbree trunks crowded fbo .rnnf
Of rcEetv cab and a rod foced drivor
was onoaord in obnvinr thn diroction. of
sbriu yoico tbot dominated tbo scoro
And at 2st from out of tbis co,freior
Dosed him linned vr,nneJ in . b;doorJ
brown shawl Prudeoce cnnouerinc do.
sire. came forth to grept nv nnvalco,no
s, suesJ, con1lnced on the instant aat jim 5
tee.
$50 this is vour wifoY I thongbt sbn'd
be very different You used to bn 50
fond If strapnino bIonds lin 10 ran
remember tho ono Won rushed o+ ~.
more? And she cipglod rnnloasontlv
Nyealin, = sot of ohvin,,sl,, fnI,, xxx
that reminded mo of no+b;n,, 50 ,,,,,nb as
row of tomhstonos -
Ny husband grew white with roca
"Ncyrr mind. NV dear" confirmed
Aunt Iem: II think IN soon fool o,ito o+
home with Won Tn trv 70 malo ,oysoIf
useful So your husband can count mon
NY most energetic sunnort and assist
ance."
Excuse me. ount. tbo+ will no orite
Unnecessary NV friend Mr. Rrenti nv
aunt said NV husband
Aunt Jem rested = noir of disonnrovino
eyes upon the unhannv Fred
Il suppose I'm to have a room TO my
alfT
Certainly. Aunt lem Martha will tols
you up stairs at once" Ami Jnm's nose
Ennkled diSdainfullv as she neorrd into
lhe little room allotted her odioinino
tred's,
q hope yopr friond won't s+o,. Iono
Prefer his room to tbis ono In tha man.
tine iusr 7.rsh 49,, ~ ~.
vail. 'r,S nnn I'gSil the pea up against the
hi, cbair f~ ~. that table and take away
nckpr f,.t,,l i'''ist nave a ieather covered
At the v,in5.,,' "liI M, soile uarh curtains
a aS5 '"lS Juncture | fled to the kitch-
with m. ,L','. ,"l 10 stihe my toreoodings
iee5a5 aiV5; 5;.l.i het scarcely had | given few
cane spirir., In IL ue,oIe aunt Jeih nose
Fish .'.i,'I' ,D.ousii 'l,e uoor'
rit mo- mo" you don't prepare it to
lks !, ",1' ,i onion IN the batter. | always
an, riceg Naa WY anu wnat nave we
rtpare so,,a ''tSl ~ eat It, lou II nave TO
This cont;a, ,'r ol5ler vegetable Tor me-