The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-11-23
"yby shouldnr they be1 They're

"Thcy arel" And, In answer IN her
look ~ surprise. ! explained that 7
had berun 20 speak NJ reasley NJ Mrs
opportunities and described the ab-
ruptncss with which Dowden had
changed the subject.
81 see" my cousin nodded. compre-
hendngly. "Thnt's simple enough
George Dowdcn didn't want you tn
the family win nn.r're ''ous!n David
Yes. Mr. IIuncliberg says, he thinks
they will"
md then Gas Bob tod mel he went
elnust out OF his head with JOY when
Erusley offered Mr.. TIunchberg n cigar
and struck n match for him 10 light II.
"But whar." exclaimed the old
dnrky, "whar IN de name o. de good
Gawd do de chile get dem namcsf Hit
lnk TO skecr met"
That was subject often debated
between Dowdcn and me: there was
nothing in Wainwright TINT could have
suggested them. aud u did not seem
probable he could have remembered
them from over the water In my Opln-
ion they we're the inventions OF that
busy and lonely little brain.
met the lIunchberg family. myself.
the day after their arrival, and Beps-
ley. by that time. had become so well
acquainted with them that he could
remember all their names, and helped
In the Introduction. There was Mr..
IIunchbcrg- evidently the chlld's IN
vorlte for he was described as the
posscssOr OF every engaging virtue
aud there was that lively matron. Mrs.
IIunchberg: there were the llunchberp
young gentlemen, Tom. Noble and
Grnndee; and the young ladies, Miss
Queen. Miss Marble and Miss Molanua
all exceedingly gay and pretty
There was also Colonel IIunChberg. al
uncle; finally there was Aunt Coole!
llunchheTg somewhat dccrepit bu
very umlablc Old lady. Mr.. Corlc,
Liuhridge happened to be calling a
the same time; and. rs It appeared =
be- Bcaslcys duty TO keep the CONVEX
satlou going and constantly 10 includ
all Of the party In Its general low.
strucl, me that lac had truly Gas Dow
den safd) "cuouph to keep him busy
The llunchbcrgs hid lately move,
TO Wainwright from ConStantinople. J
learned: they had decided not To live
in town, however having purchased
fine farm out In the country. and, OF
account Of the distance were able Il
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times day. and seldom more thi1
twice IN the evening. Whenever
my site telephone announced that they
were on the way, the child would have
himself wheeled To n window; and
when they came in sight he would cry
out in Wild delight. while Bcas'ey has
tened 10 open the front door aud ad-
nit them.
They were SO rcnl to the child, and
Beaslcy treated them with such con
Sisten' seriousness, that between the
two of them sometimes hoCan TO feel
that there actually were such people
and to have moments Of half-surrrise
that I couldnt see them; particularly
as each Of tie Iluuchhergs developed
n character entirely his own To the
Inst popularity. such as the aged
Aunt Cooley Hunchberg's deafness, on
which account Bea~ley never forgot to
raise his voice when he addressed her
Indeed. the details Of actuality In all
this appeared to bring as great de-
Ilght to the man ms 10 the child. Ger
tninly he built them up with infinite
care. on one occasion when Mr..
Hunchherg and happened 70 be call
Ing, Hamilton remarked with surprise
that SImulc,loria had come into the
room without licking his hand rs he
usually did. and had crcpt under the
table Mr.. IIunchherC volunteered the
information Through Ecnsley) that
upon his approach To the house he had
seen Smpl adorIa chasing n eat. II
was then debated whether chnS'ise-
ment was IN order, hut finally decided
that SImplcdor'h's surreniitious man
nc- OF entrance and his hiding under
the table, were sufficient indication
that he y,n understood his has"neSs.
and " mid never let II happen again.
And. SO. Iraslcy having coaNed him
oul from uudor the table the offender
"sut IN" begged, and WINS forgiven. J
could almost feel the splendid shaggy
head under my hand when IN turn, ]
patt,l SrplDdur.a 10 show that the
reconciliation was unanimous.
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