Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-06-15
|A VISIT TO
UNCLE ED
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awhile, but, then, don't like to have
ne Job done too violently" remarked
IN ofIicial Of the government who re-
nnrned recently from his deferred vaca'
dion. I'VE are oil liable to run into
khingB that amaze us when we break
nway from our own. tiresides and get
out 81 our own little ruts, but
well, anyway. went out to Wis.
eDnsin 70 visit my little old mother o
feW weeks ago, and on the day when
Z was scheduled to start back this way
ne got me into q corner and told me
shout one Of her brothers whom she
wanted me to visit on my way back to
Warrington.
II had never seen this uncle Of mine,
nor had even heard very much OF
min, except that he was rather a wild
md reckless lot when he was growing
30, and that he had departed from be-
meath the Intel Of the family wickieup
mnder a bit Of a cloud, owing to some
noyinh deviltry, several years before he
had attained his majority.
~'r1d never was bad boy was the
ray my good mother put 1t to me, and
~ was always 50 fond Of me, too I'd
bs VERY glad II you'd stop OF and SEQ
hlm, Just for my sake, He's In q roll
1ng mill, or something, in Pennsyl.
pania. Homestead is the name Of the
place. suppose the poor boy has
Aolled his life away all these years.
XOu needn't spend more than half .
day with him and bis family, but |
miah you would do that, so that you
ram write me all about him when you
nrriya in Washington. You can put up
with poor I'd and his family for half
a days visit for my sake, can't your
s'Weil, Homestead, Pa,-that's the
Dlace where they had the great strike
nnd the riots and all that, about is
Nsarh ago, you'll recall--wasn't very
anuch on my route on my return trip,
md 90 promised my mother that ia
nail or there and have peek at Uncle
IA and his layout
n arrived In Homestead about nine
Nielock on . Thursday morning cou-
Nnis Of weeks ago. I didn't suppose
naare'd be any use In asking anybody
Mhere Ed Jorkins--the latter part Of
Ahich isn't exactly his name-llved,
innd 20 ! hunted up . Homestead al
ne1iory.
s'The only nd Jorkina In the direct
ny had his name registered in the
no6k In big, heavy.faced type, and 50,
na1urally enough, ! thought there must
~ some mistake.
>But no. II read, Edward Jorkins,
anrarlntepdent eoand4,o's rolling
rnffis. residence euch.and-Huch terrace,
md. not little puzzled over that big
appe, started for the residence on
Gha terrace
-lsay. when found II II wasn't .
hnuae at ,all---lt was a chateau, with
1ror1loes and gables and minarets and
nplfsn and dinky farbelows all over It
,Snd It had three or four acres Of splen-
1id grounds around Il.
asaId ] to myself: This Uncle Ed
II mine can't Be living here. Probably
- elrine out bis ray as q rolling mill
e,aud By doing the gardening, or some-
1ffre 81 that sort. for the proprietor Of
1his mansion But I traipsed up the
r1nv5l walk Leading 10 the swell main
rnsrAnes to the chateau to md out.
7 = nns-Iooiing man OF 50 or some
ming Ike that, With q elear-cut coun-
Nenancs and gfsyish side whiskers, was
banding on the porch smoking cigar
lnd foollng With 4 thoroughbred collie
kos.
= Ts there any man around here l
nriod him, BY the name Of I'd Jorkinsr
~sWeil,' said he. smiling, I believe
IN the only man IN this section Who
rncil that name around
= fFanc-and-a-half- Il nothing 70
rttl I felt Just At that moment Icon
anr1d 70 Introduce myself 70 my unciA
n1nsTer, and be gave me . cordial greet
- ne greeting Of q Well-hrod nan
nnf beFan 70 ask me al about evcry-
M especially about ny mother, biz
rile al1iuf, - h va Quict 10 say.
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