The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-01-28

.WhenI got home that night my
wife met me at the door with a bright
face and told me that she had re-
ceived a letter from her grandfather
stating that her grandmother would
leave on the morrow to visit us, and
would Imind meeting her at Isworth.
had never metthe relative in ques-
ton; but from my wife's ample dis
course ! had conceived her to be a
little; gracious old lady, whom any
man would be pleased to love-as a
grandmother At this period of my
married life / had been thoroughly
subjugated by my other half, and at
once acguiesced in. the yelled mandate
by expressing great pleasure in leav-
ing my work for day to meet the
grandmother. =
:. The city editor may not like my
asking for day of; you know" /
remarked, even while giving in.
Indeed" she snifred. '9s' that ma
mot bit," 1 FASTENED to answer.
He is a very .immatepial- person.
Then, dear. you go. l have in my
letters described you~so explicitly that
she willfbe sure to know you. Any
way, SOU will recognize her, for she
is the dearest, sweetest woman"
"Old woman" /, corrected.
Elderly woman in the world"
"How does she look?s asked.
wishing to get a.few pointers.
"Oh, lovely! When you see a lit
tie mite of a thing with the dearest
gray hair and the brightest ewes in
the world; a woman .that-an elderly
woman-you can feel. like giving a
good hug. you'll know that's grand
ma" ....
She's sure to Gomez" , e,...t
"Why. yes quite sure. If for any
reason she cannot, grandpa viii tele-
graph" ..t. e. -,-s.-- ..t T..
In the morning 1 went down and
made my peace with the city editor.
. When left him he looked extremely
doubtful, and he has told me since
that from my Conversation he had
absorbed the impression that some
relative of mine had passed away and
that i was going to bring the body
home. q
Isworth was a junction and nothing
else. A solitary grocery store and
postoffce combined stood-a little way
+. from the stations while far and near
dense growth of alderse completed
Z the air of desolation. The down train
from Waterville had already pulled
in, and, on leaving the car had .on1y
to enter the-low waiting room to find
the object of my journey. - =
Ash opened the door a tall, gaunt
woman, dressed. in funereal black,
arose and accosted me in. a deep, hus-
ky Voice.
us this James?''F d.
Yes" Il answered dreamiIy. ~
am James, and rs this---tliis- grand
mar" ~ - 80. =
Young map, il. Iss" 'aSN1 ~e,sT-, =
. approached -timidly forS my wei
coming kiss, for my wife had caaE
toned me in regard to this very mi
nutely. 80" -
GTasping my Intentions and decid-
Ing that they were honorable, she
raised heavy black veil and gave me
a sort of perfunctory sort of a''smack.
She was fully. as tall as /, and would
weigh, concluded, just one hundred
and ninety-eight. And this stern /
yisaged woman was the one destined
to inculcate in my being an rirrepres-
stble desire to fold her to my bosom
and lavish upon her lips grandfilial
kissesl ,She,eged mesad fSsf6 a min 1
ute and then Pemarked:E
Il had hoped ELIAS gal had got
a better favored man."
NV Cnnnfcnonoo
pressed sorrow, for she said:
But you hain't to blame for your
looks. I only hope that you are bet
Ter 70 her than Henery Was"