The Tin Box

great-uncle," said Philip Ross to him

relation, and he resolved to ascertain by inquiry from his

y the servant, not to the spare room, but to a small, inconvenient bed

d Philip, "is

t reall

old man is any r

swered his mother. "He says he is

e any uncle

o," Mrs. Ross adm

e of a high family," sai

that her pretensions to both were baseless. She

e embarrassment; "but there's alw

heep--a hard-working, steady-goin

s sent out to Illinois to be a farmer. We thought that the best place for him--that he woul

tay here, is he?" as

it was a very cool proceeding to come here with

us assumption on th

as if he had a cent. I presume he is dest

send him pac

rs. Ross, in a tone of disgust. "I shall advise your fath

y, mother. Start him of

m long, you may

icated to him the unwelcome intelligence of Uncle Obed's arriva

consideration than his wife or son possess

y. "It's right enough to say poor old man. He looks

d him off empty-handed. I'll buy his ticket, and g

oo much. Twenty dollars,

forget the years during which her

; I shall gi

l Ross," said his wife. "Don't impove

shrugged hi

the money that will be

n as you can. It is mortifying to me to have such

inda, and you must men

y we

had no fear of hurting the feelings of Uncle Obed, or, ra

silver service. Colonel Ross, to his credit be it said, received his wife's uncle much mor

s he looked over the table, "you have

s comfortable around us,"

ived out in Illinoy, I didn't think yo

n outlandish way out t

rmhouse seemed rough and plain, compared with your handsome home. I'm glad to

face. He was forced to admit that his niece was not as cordial as he hoped, but, then

was a rich man, and the consciousness of wealth led him to assume airs of importance, but he was not as cold or heartless as his wife, and would have insisted on his wi

r, and never addressed a word to Uncle Obed. When t

e the room. I'll cal

that Uncle Obed might refer to her early poverty, and

easy for him, Uncle Obed could not h

amed of them, and I won't say anything to make her feel bad. I see I must look elsewhere for a home. Lucindy don't want

nd Philip took up

orget that your uncle is here. Yo

nt," said Philip, ala

you put

ncle Obed. "I like to see young people pa

alk out with you, and see

ing seen in the company of the rather shabby

way round by myself. A man that's used to t

the first time he began to think tha

and walked out slowly, making hi

imself--for a new plan had occurred to him. "Why, bless me,

sir," said Ha

t the one I was wanting to see.

s of importance, but must be