New-York tribune., 1903-02-12

something must be done | should certainly feel
woman that my Aunt Caroline had always been.
Business shaped itself so that was compelled TO
take trip abroad. and l made my plans TO take my
wife along with me. Her health dema anded that she
should have rest and went home one night with
we will go to New-York tomorrow. SO that we
Aunt Caroline sivs she wants to be cremated. -
said Margaret betraving the fact that the all ab-
sorbng family topic was sun upptrnosis, IN nsr
that is-while Aunt Caroline lives?"
I'VE will sail Saturday life or death said with
Doesn't it interest you Richard. to know that that
in the cemeteTv even after buying the and COM
posing her epitaph?'' Ny wife spoke seriously and
telling upon her nerves Margaret no longer men
toned the subject with ieVity i all very paf1 and
exhaustinG. but let Us drop the subject no" ana
The next day we made farewells. Aunt
Caroline considerable interest IN our ntenued
departure, and We left her with the Ieenns 'C It 80 %
had looked upon her face for the last time III IL was vas
sad besinnins Of a trip maj tioT
We had been i'm London less than a fortnight
when We recfi'eG S 5 @ down in the nearest
chair and held her hand to her heart as th%tsI a. a.
could contain read it Then l read 1t again
And then again: Then read II aloud 79eI,ss7av
II sS Mas GerTs9i6 sFmsd BY "1Hn rnee f,J5,5 JScob
DO you suppose. Aunt Caroline decided 10 os
buried over here | inquired at last -.- l.,
II cannot think that" said Margaret There Is
limit to everything You know she had the &c aTd~ tbst
drawing room: don't mind teiihs ytaJ yfu nJT corf
dence that designated the exact place IN tne
PSgq[ par nlars Her 1.-THE box you know Richard
was to stand the day Of the-the- iuneraL uner.,i NV
wife's hair Your sympathieS have indeed nseL1 zen
imposed upon. However you tnlnk ma. @ ~ az ~ ' an
obsequy she would not wish 10 change her n mlna. mo
wish you would l Inc not rod cry a0Sf TS{ travel abroad
''Proba bly, she has changed 1er mn niIlJ IL; 1-ba
Iargnr Sbe claims that every condition is mental'
that can control circurlStc ceS SS WI. ~ pbe has
nresunnr concluded NdrEarets mat. as me uAs
everything arranged To for two years attrr M
has departed this life she thinks she may as Wen
| regarded my wife seriously tRal Sii5 snS ils
'ns Yon think me 1s fasetious know Richard she
said ea hdsent se sd too WITH palms and the musicians
to play d.rses and Things III 'i'e '-'hli'e ~
AS We do not know in what s9ndtl93aq tn3q my aun'
is now, think We should HOe snt of the utterance
for Margaret produced the omlnouS PocAe' "h''O
fhsre there dear ad ysh Yn ars aii I@ss R25si9ls a9
haste We Viii Nil Wai{ Sbd{ fnd Ire not dispute You It
would be jolly if Aunt Caroline Shoui' get We'll
S9% She h52T Wil outlve us all said wife with quiet
.,aret and / could not seem II interpret the sig
nitfcance of Uncle Jacobs mesSasti i,f nor nos
was bringing her over for some urea tf' % s .o not
sible i'm America. and in that case She WSs & ~ ~,
Wife With the care of the sick so TOOK her 10
Switzerland at once ana lITr rnonI 9 On the day of
pos1.ET i iPi - r. sfeauer to meet Uncle Jacob
T{ut the smiling lady with my uncle was no can
,lfdate for burial nor for sana III het
Teat and sfv. n ira yelling coat Aunt tarotine was
aS trfe am a. well groomed as ever she was, ana
She bore not the least resemblance 10 her shddt
How did IL all come about? | asked ,.
An Richard nv dear boy, said my aunt thlS
Is too good a world leave. and decided 10 stay
Nth itself is much a matter of will power /
decided to live and here am
sensible and practical idea. said l.
T-ncIe Jacob and 7 stepped out together a snort
time after they vere settled in their hotel and
"!idt 5;t n tbink any of the time your aunt
VAS Going to die said with his characteristic
GrayI .sBut / knew that she would never lie I'm
~ ~ she had no plans 10 execute. When she
toot . notion to plan her funeral. why 7 let
tCr 10 II she fixed the whole house all over new
S6s cleaned house. she made bedding. she made
cIntbinc for the girls and she planned everything
sbead for three years to come You know your
daai oY executive ability. She always runs me. m
1tsed 10 il. She has much force she Is Obliged
70 exhaust il in way. Why she runs all the
charities town, and all the reforms and all the
Of running her funeral brand new idea
Then she planned TO US all for the remainder or
our lives. She's master hand at running things
If she mad been a she would nave been q
ali these things over. she has been resting ana
really enioyug herself. As you and Mar
garet left she showed a disposition 10 abandon
her plan of dying and decided 10 think ABOUT gong
abroad She says she has hxed Things so thdt sne
can stay three years II necessary .
Well" | said--and hope II did not SOUND as "
| lacked cordiaity-"I have got 10 go nome on the
rext steamer " 7 had known YOU were coming We
turned out we needn't have come at all
But dear old Uncle Jacob never suspected wnst
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