The Coolidge examiner., 1934-10-12

IN
w same token we knew all
about him.
You see. II was Ike this: Uncle
Nesb!t ran away when he was q
boy. / believe his aspirations were
along the cowboy line. His father
and mother tried TO end him. but
were unsuccessful Nesblt was
an only child. and his disappear
ance broke them all up.
About a year after Nesbit went
away. his father died. And six
months later his mother died. too.
Folks said II was from a broken
heart
1t so happened that was the
nearest living relative. and by the
time / had grown up and married
Molly. Uncle Ncsbli was only
legend Ny memory OF him VAS
nil All the facts concerning his
disappearance were told 10 me by
my own mother and father. now
both dead. For / was naught but
a babe IN arms when Uncle Nesblt
decampcd for the western plains
II was. therefore. more OF sur
prise than you can imagine. when
one day letter arrived from II
Paso. Texas. signed by Uncle Nes-
bit II was a lengthy epistle, and
from its contents we learned the
following facts. Uncle Nesb!t had
but recently learned OF the death
OF his father and mother. Since
coming West he had served In n
variety OF capacities-s;able boy.
bar-room helper. cowboy. horse
wrangler and a dozen others which
have no bearing on his present cir
cumstances- Some l. years ago
be had turned prospector. tHere
there was a gap In the detailed ac-
count OF bis experlences.l Suffice
Ii to say that Uncle Nesbit had, to
quote his own phraseology. Struck
Il rich"
He was now. we CLEANED. a re-
tired rancher. a man of no small
wealth. Investigation had revealed
that we were his only living reia-
tives. In fact he seemed TO be
Ia possession OF all the facts con-
ccrning the departure OF our fam
ily from this earth. and OF ms own
dire financial circumstances re-
suliing from the nation wide eco
nomIc conditions.
He expressed desire 10 return
once more 70 the land of his uativ-
ity. 20 spend his declining years
with his only blood relatives now
existing. Delicately he touched upon
the condition of our finances. the
facts about which be seemed only
too well aware. and advised that he
was crediting 10 our account az
the bank q sum OF money. which
was 20 BE- used az our discretion
and for whatever purpose we saw
a. In conclusion. Uncle Nesblt
stated that be would arrive about
the drst OF the following month.
and trusted that his advent would
not Inconvenience us
Directly following the reading Of
this letter called my bank. and
was staggered by the amount Of
money which Uncle Nesblt had cred
ited 10 my balance.
For n time Molly and I were un-
decided We discussed the thing
from many angles and az length de-
cIded that the least we could do
was 10 prepare a hearty welcome
for the old man. His munifeence
had startled us. We hardly knew
whether the money was 10 be used
for our own needs. or for the pur-
pose OF preparing an elaborate
homecoming.
The more we thought and talked
about the proposed visit OF Uncle
Nesbit. the more delighted we be-
came with the prospect He was
our only living relative. a fact
which had. until the present time.
been more or less source OF an
noyance. Those young married
couples with whom we most always
associated were forever dwelling
upon the achievements OF their
relatives. near and distant: were
forever pointing with pride toward
some accomplishment which would
reflect glory on the family history.
We therefore made haste 10 ap-
prise our friends OF Uncle Nesbit's
planned visit. and covered our con
fusion nobly when asked why we
had kept secret our knowledge OF
his existence. We pictured him
as a tall. powerful man: sun
tanned and virile-looking western
er; a man OF fabulous wealth. a
man OF distinction and bearing We
exaggerated and elaborated and Sc
cretly prayed that Uncle Nesbit
would be, in appearance at any rate
everything that we had portrayed
1t was our first opportunity TO join
the circle OF boasters. and I am In
clined TO think we took advantage
OF the privilege.
Molly had written to Uncle Mes
blt that we would be delighted TO