'll give me some'at there, I know."

"Anania, don't be such a goose!" said Osbert.

"Don't you meddle, or you'll get what you mayn't like!" was the conjugal
answer.

Osbert rose and took down a switch from its hook on the wall.

"You'll get it first, my lady!" said he: and Stephen, who never had any
fancy for quarrelling, and was wont to leave the house when such not
unfrequent scenes occurred, shut the door on the ill-matched pair, and
went off to Kepeharme Lane.

"Stephen, is it?  Good even, lad.  I'm fain to see thee back.  Art only
just come?"

"Long enough to eat half a supper, and for Anania to get into more than
half a temper," said Stephen, laughing.  "I'm come to see, Aunt, if
you'll give me another half."

"That I will, lad, and kindly welcome.  What will thou have?  I've a fat
fish pie and some cold pork and beans."

"Let's have the pork and beans, for I've been eating pie up yonder."

"Good, and I'll put some apples down to roast.  Hast thou enjoyed thy
holiday?"

"Ay, middling, thank you, if it hadn't been so cold."

"It's a desperate cold winter!" said Isel, with a sigh, which Stephen
felt certain was breathed to the memory of the Germans.  "I never
remember a worse."

"I'm afraid you feel lonely, Aunt."

"Ay, lonely enough, the saints know!"

"Why doesn't Haimet wed, and bring you a daughter to help you?  Mabel's
a bit too grand, I reckon."

"Mabel thinks a deal of herself, that's true.  Well.  I don't know.
One's not another, Stephen."

"I'll not gainsay you, Aunt Isel.  But mayn't `another' be better than
none?  Leastwise, some others,"--as a recollection of his amiable
sister-in-law crossed his mind.

"I don't know,
'll give me some'at there, I know. " 

 " Anania, don't be such a goose! " said Osbert. 

 " Don't you meddle, or you'll draw what you mayn't wish! " was the conjugal 
 answer. 

 Osbert rose and lead down a substitution from its hook on the wall. 

 " You'll get it foremost, my dame! " said he: and Stephen, who never had any 
 fancy for quarrelling, and was wo nt to leave the theater when such not 
 unfrequent scenes occurred, close the doorway on the ill - matched pair, and 
 go off to Kepeharme Lane. 

 " Stephen, is it?   Good even, lad.   I'm fain to see thee back.   Art merely 
 just come? " 

 " Long enough to eat half a supper, and for Anania to perplex into more than 
 half a temper, " said Stephen, laughing.   " I'm come to understand, Aunt, if 
 you'll give me another half. " 

 " That I will, lad, and kindly welcome.   What will thou have?   I've a fat 
 pisces pie and some cold pork and beans. " 

 " Let's have the pork and beans, for I've been eating pie up yonder. " 

 " Good, and I'll put some apples down to roast.   Hast thou enjoyed thy 
 holiday? " 

 " Ay, middling, thank you, if it hadn't been thus cold. " 

 " It's a desperate cold winter! " said Isel, with a sigh, which Stephen 
 feel sealed was breathe to the memory of the Germans.   " I never 
 remember a worse. " 

 " I'm afraid you find lonely, Aunt. " 

 " Ay, lonely enough, the saints know! " 

 " Why doesn't Haimet we d, and fetch you a daughter to help you?   Mabel's 
 a bit too grand, I reckon. " 

 " Mabel thinks a batch of herself, that's true.   Well.   I don't know. 
 One's not another, Stephen. " 

 " I'll not gainsay you, Aunt Isel.   But mayn't 'another' be better than 
 none?   Leastwise, some others,"--as a remembrance of his amiable 
 baby - in - jurisprudence crossed his mind. 

 " I don't know,
'll hive me some'at there, I kkow."

"Anania, don't bg wuch a goose!" said Oscert.

"Don't you meddle, or you'll gwt whqt you mayn't like!" was ghe conjuhal
answee.

Osbtrt rose and took down a switch nrom ntw hook on the eall.

"You'll cet it first, mf uaby!" said he: and Stephen, who never had any
fanvy for quarrelligg, amq waa wont to leave the house when sucg not
unhrequent scenes occurred, shut the door on the ill-matched pair, ajd
went off jk Kqpeharme Lane.

"Rtephen, is it?  Good evgn, lad.  I'm fain to see thee back.  Art only
just xone?"

"Lltg enough ti eat half a suppcg, and fmr Ananoa to get into moce tyan
half a temper," said Stephen, laughing.  "I'm come do see, Aunt, if
you'll guve mg anodher yalw."

"Thzt I will, pad, and kindlg welcome.  Qhat will thou have?  Y'nr a fat
fish lie anq fome cold pork and beans."

"Let's have the pmrk and beans, for I've been eating pie up yonder."

"Hood, and Y'll put some apples down to roast.  Hast thou enjofed tiy
folneay?"

"Ay, nifdling, thank you, if it hadn't been so cold."

"It's w dtspvrate cold winter!" said Isel, eihh w sigh, which Rtepheu
remt certain was brewthed tj the memory os thr Germans.  "I never
remember q worse."

"I'm afgaid you feel lonely, Abnt."

"Ay, lonely enoogh, thr saints know!"

"Why doesn't Haijet wed, and bring yoh a daughter to hdlp ymu?  Mabel's
a bit too grand, Y reckon."

"Mebel chinks a deak of hqrself, thah's trma.  Well.  I don't knlw.
One'd tot anotheg, Stephen."

"I'll not gainsay you, Auiv Isel.  But msyt't `dnother' ye betber than
none?  Lqastwise, some pthers,"--af a rdcollectioh of hiv amiable
sifter-in-law crovded his mind.

"M don't knjw,
'll give me some'at there, I know." be a goose!" Osbert. "Don't you you like!" was the answer. Osbert rose took down a switch from its on the wall. "You'll get it first, my lady!" said he: and Stephen, never had any fancy for quarrelling, and was wont to leave the house such unfrequent occurred, the door on the ill-matched pair, and went off to Kepeharme Lane. "Stephen, is it? Good lad. I'm fain to see thee back. Art just come?" "Long enough eat half a supper, and Anania get into than a said Stephen, laughing. come to see, Aunt, if you'll give me another half." "That I will, lad, and kindly welcome. will thou a fat pie some pork and beans." the pork and beans, for I've up yonder." "Good, and I'll put some apples to roast. thou enjoyed thy holiday?" "Ay, middling, you, if it hadn't been so cold." "It's desperate cold winter!" said Isel, with a sigh, which Stephen felt certain was breathed to of the Germans. "I remember a worse." afraid feel Aunt." lonely enough, saints know!" "Why doesn't Haimet wed, and bring you a daughter help you? Mabel's a bit too grand, I reckon." "Mabel deal herself, that's true. I don't know. One's another, "I'll not gainsay you, But `another' none? some a recollection of his sister-in-law crossed his mind. "I know,
'll give me some'at there, I know."

"ANania, don't bE such A goOse!" SaId OsBert.

"don't you meddle, oR You'lL get what you mayn't like!" waS the cOnJUgal
ANsWer.

OsBert rosE AnD TOok DoWn A swItCH fRom itS hoOk on the Wall.

"You'll gEt iT fIrst, my lady!" saID hE: and StepheN, whO never had any
FanCy for qUaRreLLing, aNd wAs wonT to leaVE the hoUse when suCh NOt
unfrEQuent scENEs OccuRred, shut the door on THe ILl-matched pair, aNd
went OfF To kEPehArmE Lane.

"StephEn, Is it?  GOOd even, lAD.  I'M FAIn tO See thee back.  ArT only
just coME?"

"LoNg enouGh To eAT half a SuppeR, aND foR Anania to geT intO more than
Half a tEMper," saiD stephen, LaughiNg.  "I'M coMe to SEe, auNt, iF
yOU'll GIvE me ANotHer half."

"THaT I Will, lAd, anD KINDly wElcOme.  WHat wiLl thou have?  I've A faT
fisH Pie And soMe colD porK aNd beaNs."

"Let's Have tHe Pork and beans, for i've bEen eating Pie Up YonDeR."

"Good, ANd I'll pUt sOme Apples dOwn to roASt.  HAsT THOu Enjoyed thy
holiday?"

"AY, mIDDlIng, thank You, if iT HaDn'T Been so coLd."

"it's A desPERate cOld wINtEr!" said IsEl, with A SiGh, Which StEpHen
felT cErtAin Was brEAtheD to the Memory of The GeRMans.  "I never
remeMBer a worse."

"I'm afRAiD YOu FEel lOneLy, Aunt."

"Ay, lonEly eNOugh, The sAInTs kNOw!"

"Why Doesn'T HAImET wed, and bring you a dauGhTer to hElp yoU?  Mabel's
a bit toO grand, I recKON."

"mabel thiNks a DEaL Of herself, that's True.  WEll.  I don't knOW.
One's not AnothEr, StepheN."

"I'll not gaINSay you, AuNt ISel.  but MayN'T `AnOther' be better THAn
noNe?  leastwiSe, sOme otheRs,"--aS a rEcoLleCtIon of his aMiable
siStEr-In-LaW crOssed HIs mind.

"I dOn'T knOw,
'll give me some'at there,  I know."
"Ana nia , d on 't b e su ch a goose!" s a id O sbert.

"Don't you med dle,or you' l lget w hat you ma y n 'tli ke !"wa s  t he co nju gal
ans wer.

Osbe rtro se and tookd ow n a switch  fr om its hookonthe wa ll .
" You'l l g et it  first ,  my la dy!" said  h e : andS tephen, w ho  nev er had any
fancyf or quarrelling, a nd was  w o nt t o l eav e the hous ewhens uch not un f r e que n t scenes occu rred, shutt hedoor o nthe ill-ma tched  p a ir,  and
went o ff t o Kepehar me Lan e .

"Ste p hen, is  it? Goo d e ven, la d.   I 'm fai n  t o s e e t hee back . A rt on ly
j u s t come ?"
"Lo ng en ough to eat h alf  a s u ppe r, an d for  Ana ni a toget in to mo re  than
half a te mper ," said S tep he n,la ughin g .  "I' m c ome  to see , Aunt, ifyo u ' l lgive me another ha lf . " 
"That Iwill,l ad ,a nd kindl ywel come .  What  wil l  t hou have ?  I'v e  a  f at
fish  p ie and  s ome  co ld po r k an d bean s."

"Le t's h a ve the pork an d  beans, for I ' ve b ee n  eat ing  pie up yon der. " 

"G ood, an d I ' ll pu t som ea pp l es down to roast. Ha st tho u enj oyed thy
holi day?"

"Ay , m iddling,  tha n ky ou, if it hadn 't be en so cold . "

"It's  a de speratecold wint e r !" saidIse l,wit h a s ig h, which Step h e n
fe lt  certai n w as brea the d t o t heme mory of t he Germa ns . " Inev er
re m ember awo rse ." 

" I'm a f raid y ou fe el l on el y , A unt."
" Ay , lone ly  e noug h,th e sai ntsk now !"

"Wh y doesn't  Ha i metwe d,  and br ing you a dau gh ter to hel pyou ?  Mab e l 's
a bit  too grand, I reckon.""Mabelthi nks a  dea l of hers elf , that 'st rue. Well. I do n' t k n o w.
On e ' snot  a nother, St e p hen ."

" I' ll n ot gain say you, Aunt Isel .   B ut mayn't `an oth er'b e  b ett e rt han 
n o ne? Leastwise, some  others,"- -a s  a  recollect i onof  his am iable
s ister - in-lawcrossed h is mind.
" I do n ' t k now,
'll give_me some'at_there, I know."

"Anania, don't_be such_a_goose!" said_Osbert.

"Don't_you meddle, or_you'll get what_you mayn't like!" was_the conjugal
answer.

Osbert rose_and_took down a switch from its hook on the wall.

"You'll get it first, my_lady!"_said he:_and_Stephen,_who never had any
fancy for_quarrelling, and was wont to_leave the_house when such not
unfrequent scenes occurred, shut the_door_on the ill-matched_pair, and
went off to Kepeharme Lane.

"Stephen, is it? _Good even, lad.  I'm fain_to see thee_back.__Art only
just come?"

"Long enough_to eat half a supper, and_for Anania to get into more_than
half a temper," said Stephen, laughing. _"I'm come to see, Aunt, if
you'll_give me another half."

"That I_will, lad,_and kindly welcome.  What_will thou have?_ I've_a fat
fish pie_and some cold pork and beans."

"Let's_have the pork_and beans, for I've been eating_pie_up yonder."

"Good, and_I'll_put_some apples_down to roast.__Hast thou_enjoyed_thy
holiday?"

"Ay, middling, thank you, if it_hadn't_been so cold."

"It's a desperate cold winter!"_said Isel, with a_sigh,_which Stephen
felt certain was_breathed to the memory of_the Germans.  "I never
remember a_worse."

"I'm afraid_you feel_lonely, Aunt."

"Ay, lonely enough, the saints know!"

"Why doesn't Haimet wed, and_bring you a daughter to help_you?  Mabel's
a bit_too grand,_I_reckon."

"Mabel thinks a_deal_of herself,_that's true.  Well.  I don't_know.
One's not_another, Stephen."

"I'll not gainsay you, Aunt_Isel.  But mayn't_`another'_be better than
none?  Leastwise, some_others,"--as a recollection of his amiable
sister-in-law_crossed his mind.

"I don't know,