The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-12-14

4 the family Win ADMIRE cs0sln navN.
Yes. Mr. Hun>hberx ssy~ b. thinks
! they VIII"
And then Gas Hob told me, he went
almost out ~ his head with JOY when
pcnsl.y cfyerv-i Mr.. IIunchbers cigar
aud struck match for him To light u.
-nut wharf, exclaimed the old
darby. "whar In De name a de good
Gnwd do DC chile get dem namesf Iiis
LAX 10 skeer mer'
That WAS q subject often debated
between Dowden and me; there was
nothing In Wainwright that could have
suggested them. and II did not seem
prol,abl. he could have remembered
them from over the water. In my opin-
lon they were the Inventions 81 that
busy aud lonely little brain.
met the Ilunchl,ers family. myself.
the day after their arrival. aud neas-
hey. by that Time had become - well
acquainted with them that be- could
remember all their names. AMI helped
n the introduction. There was Mr..
iIunehlerT evidently the child's IN.
vofit.. Tor he wns described as the
possessor % every engaging Virtue
and there was that lively mntron. Mrs.
Hunchberg: there were the IIunchberE
young genileiuen. Tom. Noble and
Crnndrc; and To young ladies. Miss
Queen. Miss Marble aud Miss Molanns
all excer'ilngiy gay and pretty.
Their. was also Colonel IIunchhers. an
uncle; finally there was Aunt c"cley
IIunchberg somewhat decrcpit hut
very amlahls old lady. Mr. coriey
Ilnhridgc happened 60 be- calling nj
the same time: and. ~ II appeared 60
be- Beasley's duty Ia keep the CONVEX.
sation going aud constantly :" include
all OF the party IN It's general flow. u
struck me that ne had truly Gas Dow
den saidl enough 10 keep him busy
The Hunchbergs had lately moved
20 Wainwright from consianiin"pie. !
learned; they had decided not 10 live
In town. however having purchased
nne farm out In the country. and, on
account of the distance. were ahle 60
call az reasley's only about eight
times a day. and seldom more than
twice IN the evening Whenever
mystic telephone announced that they
were on the way. the child would have
himself wh.icd " q window; and
when they came IN sight he would cry
out IN Wild delight. while Beasiey has
tened 20 open IN. front door and nd.
init them
They were ~ rcai a. the rhiid. AMI
Beasley treated them with such con
sistsni seriousness. that between the
two 81 them ! sometimes began 90 feel
that there actually werv such people.
aud 20 have moments ~ half-snrprise
that couldn't see them: particularly
as each ~ the Hunchbergs developed
a character entirely his own TO the
last popularity. such as the aged
Aun, Cooley Hunchberr's deafness. on
which account Bsasisy never forgot 90
raise his voice when he addressed her.
indeed IN. details 81 actually In all
this appeared 10 bring as great de-
light 90 the man rs 20 the child Ger
tainiy he built them up with intnlie
crr~. On one occasion when Mr..
Iiunchberg and I happcned 10 he call
lnr. Hamilton unmarked with surprise
that simpiedwia had come into the
room without licking his hand ~ he
usually nd. and Ind crypt under the
table. Mr. Hunchhers volunteered the
Information tthragh Bensley) that
upon his approach 20 the house he had
seen slmpiedcria chasing q eat. II
was then debated whether chasti-e-
ment was IN order. but finally decided
that Simpl.sSosia's surreptitious man
n-r ef entrance and his hiding under
the table were sufficient indication
that he wen understood his basencsx
and would never le, ~ happen again.
And "a. Beasley having coaxed him
ont from under the table. the offender
sat up." begged and was forgiven. !
could almost feel the splendid shaggy
head usder my hand when. IN turn. ]
pattcd Slmpledoria 10 show that the
reconciliation was unanimous.