The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-06-22
Uncle Bertram'S
Curate
By sHrRLIANA


Cncie Bertram would have a curate'
The Parish. which All told. only mus
tors $50 souls. ala not really want one
ana we-mothsr. Constance, 0eorse
and certainly aha not want one bl'
n vas no use. Uncle had made Up MS
mimi 10 il and nothing would have
stopped him. Il was one Of MS ne"
fa1s.
must ten You that mother IS
uisow. and. with Us. keeps house tof \
our bachelor uncle As long as can
remember. the rectory had been our
home.
Ne au-except Constance. who Is .
t,st II and sentimentll-tried the
usual amount 20 argum ,nts, and We al,
Of course. failed. as We usually olu
wb-1 Uncle Bcrtram was bent upoh
some new scheme. But the SHADE" q
this latest fad huns over our heAus
Win unusual heaviness; and when the
following advertisement appeared IN
ms leadiur church paper We felt that
ne new trouble was indeed upon US
wanted. by country rector
7 young curate- No objection 10 On'
Y fresh from the university 10 whom
+ title might De given. Broad-mincea
nrefs FRED. Offered. hoard and resi-
sen-e in charming ola rectory. with
small salary. Dry. bracing climate
Plenty Of spare time could be guaran-
taas Tennis. golf. boating. bathing
hockey. bicycling. riding. driving NO
tc-in- ard the use OF stables
Uncle had no less than 80 replies %
his advertisement. On, those replies.
$50. n them were worth keeping.
Afts- much consideration uncle weed
"a thm down 10 i've. And men The
fun san
The eve selected candidates were
eacn requested 70 come. IN turn. g
h,ve q De-sonal interview. and As We
Ire zen miles from the nearest railway
station. we had 10 put each Of them VI
FOR the nisht.
TIE first. Mr. Loveiace, a delicate
notwithstanding man, arrived on a on
,a-,v cold day. After the ten miles u
our ronv cart. with Nebuchadnezzar y
stubborn mood. Mr.. Loveiace pre-
scented fcrlorn appearance indeed
vs. sure that Uncle Bertram ma
tried his. best TO be CHEEKY and equal
sure that he failed signaily al alon
the way
~Ah!" ne said. as be brought 81
drenched victim into the hall, "no'
that we're home At last. Mr.. Lovelac'
ali The trials OF the journey will be fol
! gotten"
we were all In the hall and Cor
, stance looked compassionately e. n
ha-I-drowued man. who rolled his ey'
+, towards hers as though be deserted
? thcm the only kindred spirit Moth'
! said She hoped he had not taken col
; that she had ordered fire in his be-
: room. and that tea would be read
soon.
e. After he had become a few degre
u less cold and few shades less ply
d - r given signal--a cough from 7
2. Gle Bertram-we all left the DRAWN
IN room. that the rector and his sele'
E, 20 candidate might Be alone.
~ 7 never heard exactly what pass
between them. but after about an no
q ana 4 half uncle came out Of the ORA
s ing room. excited and rather Gro
8 and said to mother in the dining TOO
en- mir Ioveiacc has taken chill
- sill retire to his room at once
OF would like a small quantity OF quail
% oats. some sweet spirits or nitre,
~ : hot water bottle.
~ Then he returned 20 the draw
- room. left the door open and said
~ Mr. Lovelace. There is a very g
EXPRESS train early in the morning,
10 doubt. with this chill, you will
ne glad 10 get back 70 your aunt In l.
.en don as soon as possible"
ne Uncle. nothing daunted, speedily
The ranged for the next man, Mr. Ro
from Nottingham. to come on appro
The fates were kinder TO him, II
much as he arrived on a fine ";
day; nd Nebuchadnezzar, driven
George-the only person who can m
him go-came home in his best 81
Uncle. who hates monotony. had
A time arranged quite q different plai
u campaign.
N Tea was sent In Tor them IN
4 study and Constance Though for
4 matter all Of US. but Constance e
cianyD. for obvious reasons was
81 out OF the way as much Is possible
q However. we Cleaned a good
about SIR. Robin from George. who
N not wasted the opportunities affo
by a ten miles drive.
Hes a bounder." said George,
can't possibly do. His chief reason
replying to the advertisement was
- ne might live in a rectory.
u. Mother poor mother - said
- hoped he had been yaccinated
4 BY wished she had not given him the
Ills. spare room.
Dis The atmosphere seemed cha
= IN with possibilities. and we wont
e1y how long Uncle Bertram would
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