The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-03-20
An AntidOte
1t Was Based on the Prin-
ciple That Like Cures
Like.
By WILLIAM CHANDLER

l.
ter that seemed to paralyze her.
"Oh, my goodness graciousr she ex-
claimed with gasp.
Bottom dropped out OF the universe,
dearY / asked.
Worse Aunt Abigail VIII have to
live with us. She's written that her
friend with whom she has had home
is to give up her house the LIST Of May,
and that throws her out. am her
only relative, and, of course, she ex-
poets me to take her In"
"She's bit cranky, isn't sheY
Cranky is no name for it."
"Well, we'll have to make the best
Of It"
Aunt Abigail arrived. We had previ-
ously considered our home entirely our
own With the coming Of our relative
we saw at once that all this was chang
ed. She settled herself down with an
appearance of permanency that made
my blood run cold.
We'll" she exclaimed, looking about
her, show did you ever come to build
this house down In hollow 1T must
have been swamp once-when you
could as well have put 1t up ON that
hill, where you could see something2"
"We live here winter and summer,
Aunt Abigail. Up there we would
freeze in cold weather.
"Freezel Nonsense Some people are
always afraid they'll breathe little
fresh air. I'm not. / sleep with my
window open. and like to have gale
blowing In right on me. You should
have fronted your house to the south"
II can't stand this We must get rid
Of her." ! said to my wife.
TO turn her out would be awful"
I'VE needn't do that. We can fix 1t
SO that she viii go of her own accord."
"For heavens sake explain"
You know the homeopathic princi-
pie like cures like. Well. my Uncle
Robert Is more disagreeable, If that is
possible, than your Aunt Abigail He
Is dictatoriaI old curmudgeon, with
no respect for any ones opinion but
his own. He Is as poor as church
mouse, living In a miserable room In a
rookery by himself. He amuses him
self abusing his neighbors from his
window and shying anything he can
get his hands on at the cats Now, it
has occurred to me to bring him here
az a foil for your aunt. She can't pos
sibly endure to stay In the house with
such man, and when she's gone I'll
find q way to get rid Of Uncle Robert.
Perhaps they may both go to get rid
Of each other"
your plan seems rather impractical
BILE to me, Billy, but / have good deal
Of confidence In those roundabout ways
Of yours. Suppose we try til"
30 ! wrote Uncle Robert Offering a
home temporarily and, If he liked 1t,
as long as he lived. He accepted eager
", and 1t was not long before ne was
down upon US bag and baggage.
MY dear boy" he exclaimed, pat
ting me on the back, "how you do re-
mind me Of your fatherl He and
were inseparable as boys, and I've car
ned you on my shoulder often. And
to think that I'm to have home with
youi Put me anywhere. A garnet is
good enough for a broken down old
codger like me. Phew Somebody's
been smoking here. Do you smoke?
How hate tobaecoi 1t makes me
sick"
Il won't smoke any more In the house
since you've como, uncle" / said.
'sOh, don't mhad me. / can stand
anything; got to stand it I've made
a dead failure Of life and don't deserve
anything else. You don't mind my
opening the window, do you-just to
let the odor out7"
fanny has bad cold, you know"
Just the thing to cure her. Let her
breathe the cool air Of heaven"
Up went the window, and out Of the
room went Fanny. Half an hour after
my uncle arrived dinner was announc-
ed was watching our guests when
they entered the dining room It was
Like dog and cat at first catching
sight Of each other Both seemed to
crouch for an encounter. Neither spoke
to the other for some time after taking
seats at table. Then remark Of I'm
Gle Roberts ruffied Aunt Abigail.
"This women's voting craze. he
was beginning.
Voting what, sir7"
"Craze, madam" raising his voice.
I'm not deaf. heard you well
enough. object to your calling wom-
ans suffrage a craze /"
Are you an advocate of woman's
suffrage, MADAME
Il most assuredly am"
II believe In any one who advocates
principle standing by that principle
and not attempting to straddle"
"Sirl'
THAT is, to equivocate or knuckle
down, defending the cause with all
his or her strength. Per contra, re-
serve the same privilege for myself.
Woman's suffrage I consider the most
abominable, diabolical, Illogical rot
that was ever sprung on Christian
people"
"And l consider it one Of the hottest
causes
Aunt Abigail" interposed my wife,
do let me help you to this little bit
of wing. You're not eating enough to
feed sparrow"
'1'm inclined to think" remarked
Uncle Robert that there's good deal
in this new idea Of diet. This man
what's his-name who Is proving that
the less we eat the more work we can
do is going to create a revolution"
"Haye you adopted his dear asked
Aunt Abigail spitefully.
Considering that had just filed I'm
Gle Roberts plate for second time
this was unkind
II have not, madam, for the reason
that l am not yet satisfied that his
views are correct. I'm nothing If not
scientific l must see thing proved
before adopt it,
would you prove woman's suffrage
before adopting itY'
This was quite bright Of Aunt Abb
gail
II admit" replied Uncle Robert.
shat to prove It before adopting II
would be impossible. It isn't neces-
sary to prove it. Any fool can see
that the idea is ridiculous"
"Uncle," / interrupted for the pur-
pose Of calling a truce and preventing
Aunt Abigail from firing return shot.
.let me fill your glass;"
mo. sir" putting his hand over it,
mot at all, sir. drink just one glass
Of wine with my dinner. And that's
enough for any man"
"Quite enough" I replied and flied
my own for the third time.
"0pe is too much for any man, espe-
cialiy an old man." snapped the aunt
sANothin0 IA an designating tn me an an