The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-03-20

know that the devil can quote Scrip
ture."
This was SO well turned that I felt
Ike patting the old lady on the back.
But 1t did not squelch Uncle Robert
for the simple reason that he was un-
squelchable. The skirmishing went
on, getting hotter and hotter, till at
last, to prevent an open rupture, nv
wife arose from the table. She, poor
woman, was dreading a fracas, and ]
was not anxious to have a break occur
SO early In the game
AS soon as Fanny and l were alone
together we sat down and laughed.
did you ever see anything work
more beautifully" 1 said. slapping my
leg.
Never"
LET them go their own gait. My
opinion is that one or the other will
get out within week"
Every day my uncle came to me and
said that he couldn't live in the same
house with a cat and was going to-
morrow. Every day Aunt Abigail went
to Fanny and said she could not posi-
bly, endure that opinionated old heath
en- and she was casting about for an
other home, but it was dreadful that
she should be alone in the world, with
no one to love but Fanny, and Fanny
must needs be encountered by all her
husbands relatives. / told my uncle
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Of caring for my fathers brother In
hts old age it would break my heart
Fanny made faint hearted attempts to
quiet her aunt and agreed with her
that my uncle was trife hard to get
on with, regretting at the same time
that he had the same claim on me that
her aunt had on her 1t Is true that
occasionally there would be lull In
the hostilities and we would find the
two chatting quite amicably. But this
was when they happened to strike
some subject which was a pet with
both. As soon as they drifted into
topics on which they disagreed the
roar of battle recommended.
Several weeks passed In this way,
and Fanny and were getting impa-
ttent for the denouement, when one
day uncle came to me and said that he
would like to have a few words with
me and Fanny alone. He looked very
serious, and felt quite sure he would
announce his departure. He was a
born gentleman, and nothing would be
further from his nature than to hurt
ones feelings, and to appear migrate
full would break his heart / called
Fanny into the library, shut the door
and waited for the old man to speak
My dear boy" he began, taking my
hand, ''and my dear little girl,a taking
Fanny's hand, Il have something to
announce which viii surprise you. /
am going to leave your
"Oh, unelep' we both exclaimed. try
ing hard to appear much disappointed,
even shocked.
Eyes, l am going away, and your
aunt is also going"
This was indeed surprise.
your kindness has brought about a
great change In two lonely lives. For
time 1t seemed to both Of us that we
must thwart your plans for the happi-
ness of both of US. It did not seem
that we could live under the same roof
together"
He paused, and thought he was GO
Ing to shed tears. Then he added alb
ruptly:
I'VE are both going to leave you to-
morrow"
"Both?r
Eyes, both. We are to be quietly
married at 8 o'clock and leave on a
short wedding trip on the 10 o'clock
train"
Goodness graciousp' from Fanny.
Great Scottr' from me.
But we shall be gone only a few
days."
And thenY' exclaimed Fanny and I
breathlessly.
And then" resumed the old man,
putting a hand ON each Of our heads,
I'VE return to spend the rest of our
lives with our dear niece and nephew "
Heaven helps those who help them
selves. At any rate, heaven came to
our relief. / inherited $4,000 from
maternal uncle. OF this / put 5000
in house for the old couple and In
vested the rest In an annuity for them.
Strangely enough, they are quite con-
tented together.