Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-27
THEIR EXCESSIVE MEMORIES

"To think of the lies I bought! And the shirts!" groaneG the very young man to his friend in the course of the lunch hour. And I loaded up with Palm Beach suits and tennis shoes and more duds than I can wear out my family proud Henry my mother began as long ago as last January, why don't you spend your vocation this summer out at Jasmine Cornaxs, where all your relatives live, who haven't seen you since you were a baby! Every one. is crazy to have you toIne and visit them, and you'd have such good time! The town is-full of nice young people and there are more pretty girls! And your Uncle Nesbit owns one of the finest places there, and they'd do everything for you! You really ought not to miss
 Well. it began to sound good to me fine old families, sane lives, peace and quiet in contrast to our hectic existence in the city, you know! I had a sort of a dream, too. about meeting the ideal girl and all that
 Weren't there any girls?" asked the friend.
 Millions of 'em." declared the very young man recklessly. "I am certain met at least six who were the only Gueered because of the fiendish mem
 ories of the elderly inhabitants! l met q dream the first evening there a little wisp of thing. with Marie and the sort of pink dress you read about. She said I could call, which did inside of twenty-four hours We were getting on famously till her father eased himself into a chair be- S.de us and met me.
 "'wen, welI,' boomed the cid gen tleman. So you're Grace @IIixon's boy. You don't favor either her CT your father. do your Yes. I knew your father-ine chap! Absolutely differ ent from the rest of bis his family. Iit. Come 3i11 that uncle of his that was run out of the county in the sos. for stealing. :.
 He was bad egg! He'd forged all the county records for years and But they chased him out-everybody turned out to do it! He was a good looking cuss-the women all fell for him. You look a good deal like him got the Burstine mouth, though. What? Never heard of the Burstines? Well, I suppose your mother wasn't very proud Of them,
 second wife of old Arthur Burstine, her grandfather. Callie was tried for bigany and Zeke never did pay his bills. Absolutely different from the rest of the family but still they did belong to the family. Funny how resemblances are handed down? Well. hope you'll have a nice visit here.
 '"fhen he'd creak away, but some how there was a damper on the con- when we tried to resume. Those dark eyes gazing into mine felt were trying to trace likeness to horse thieves and bigamiSts in my in- nocent. Hneaments, and it made me nervous.
 ..r,t,o, xr,ae ora,tIx- ta1xer 1x-itI tI,e girl I met at the church picnic who had the most wonderful hair and the sweetest smile. and we were rapidly discovering that we were exactly time for dinner A bunch of the old ones sat near us. I
 Don't tell me you are Grace Hix- on's boy,' chortled nice fat old lady, Iadling out potato salad. My, nyt Don't I remember the time my neph- CIV was crazy about her and she turned him down unexpected like and he started west and got killed by a mind on where he was going, It's awful to be so fickie-not that I blame her, of counsellor my nephew had only one eye and never earned a cent and she hadn't promised to marry him. any how--but that fckle strain! Well, the girls better look out For you, young man You've got the Bur stine dimple in your chin, too. Have some more chicken?
 By the time she had finished my girl was regarding me speculatively and just then an old gentleman with a set of teeth that did not fit had chimed in. You remind me so much of your second grandcousin, Henry he said, passing the mustard pickles. Henry was the one who got arrested for locating his wife-the neighbors couldn't stand it and had the sheriff after him. You'd never dream it to look at him-just as quiet and gen looking as you arei When you turn sideways you look just like him. Well, have a good time while you're here. young man. Pass the ham sandwichesi'
 'T'd catch the girl trying to look at me when I turned my head and the speculation would keep growing in hnr heavenly eyes and by the end of the