True, she was my Aunt, married to an Uncle related to me only by marriage, but why she had married a man twice her age, and more, perhaps, I did not know or much care.

When she appeared at the store to help out for a few hours even my looking at her was surreptitious lest my Uncle notice it.

For several weeks we eyed one another almost like sparring partners, and then one day Uncle was slightly indisposed and stayed home ; ;

As we expected, on the following day my Uncle was completely recovered and opened the store as usual at 10 in the morning.

It was not as though she noted clearly that her nephews had not been to see her for ten years, not since their last journey eastward to witness their Uncle Izaak being lowered into the rocky soil ; ;

There was the day Uncle Izaak had, in an unexpected grandiose gesture, handed over the pretty sloop to Abel for keeps, on condition that he never fail to let his brother accompany him whenever younger the boy wished.

`` Uncle Sam '' was, indeed, a rich uncle to Prokofieff, in those opulent, post-war victory years of peace and prosperity, bold speculations and extravaganzas, enjoyment and pleasure: `` The Golden Twenties ''.

In an age of oratory, he was the king of orators, and both he himself and Chief Justice Marshall were bathed in manly tears, as Uncle Dan'l reached his thundering climax:

Uncle John Vinnicum Morse was the immediate popular suspect.

Another verse was first recorded in Harriet Beecher Stowe's immensely influential 1852 anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.

* Uncle Sam ( initials U. S .) is a common national personification of the American government that according to legend came into use during the War of 1812 and was supposedly named for Samuel Wilson a meat packer in New York, who supplied rations for the soldiers.

He wrote one Uncle Scrooge story, three Donald Duck stories and from 1970-1974 was the main writer for the Junior Woodchucks comic book ( issues 6 through 25 ).

Zonker, still not ready for the “ real world ”, was living with Mike and JJ until he was accepted as a medical student at his Uncle Duke ’ s “ Baby Doc College ” in Haiti.

One contribution was An Index of Uncle Scrooge Comics.

At a time when most movie-related publications glorified the stars in front of the camera, " Uncle Forry ", as he was referred to by many of his fans, promoted the behind-the-scenes artists involved in the magic of movies.

" Uncle Joe ", as he was known, often clashed with fellow Republican Theodore Roosevelt, who Cannon remarked had " no more use for the Constitution than a tomcat has for a marriage license ".

St-Laurent was initially very well received by the Canadian public, but by 1957, " Uncle Louis " and his government began to appear tired, old and out of touch.

Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, the bestselling novel that fueled abolitionist work, was the best known of the anti-slavery novels that portrayed such escapes across the Ohio.

Published when the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin was a bestseller, Northup's book sold 30, 000 copies within three years.

References to the show in popular culture began during its original broadcast when it was parodied in an episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show, fittingly titled " The Man from My Uncle ", References in other televison shows have continued over the years, including a 2011 episode of Mad Men, " The Chrysanthemum and the Sword ".

Grandfather Vincent had six sons, three of whom became art dealers, including another Vincent who was referred to in van Gogh's letters as " Uncle Cent ".

Named Uncle Ollie, or OLI ( Omnipresent Laser Interceptor ), it was a space-based defensive laser run by an intelligent program.

The chief deity of the Qatabanians was Amm, or " Uncle " and the people called themselves the " children of Amm ".

Implicit to " Uncle Tomming " was the unspoken reminder to white folk that a presumably inferior and sub-human person could not, reasonably, be held responsible for poorly realized work, a kitchen fire, or any such catastrophic offense.

* Uncle – Jackie's superstitious old uncle who owns an antique shop and is also a master Chi wizard.

In a conversation between a comic shop customer and an attendant, the customer asks ," What if Aunt May had died instead of Uncle Ben?

The " Wooden Midshipman " of Uncle Sol's nautical instrument shop of the same name.

* Solomon ( Uncle Sol ) Gills – ships ' instrument maker and owner of the " Wooden Midshipman ", a shop

This, in turn, has led to a common piece of comic shop wisdom: " No one stays dead except Bucky, Jason Todd, and Uncle Ben " referring to Captain America's sidekick ( retconned dead since 1964 ), Batman's second Robin ( dead since 1988 ), and Spider-Man's uncle ( dead since 1962 ), respectively.

* Uncle Karl: Fred's uncle who runs a cheese shop near Lake Michigan in Wisconsin.

A magic shop in the same location as the Magic Box, at 5124 Maple Court, first appeared in season 3, at which time it was known as " Uncle Bob's Magic Cabinet ".

He became a " Dapper Dan " at Disneyland, and actually had coffee some mornings with Uncle Walt in the coffee shop on Main Street.

Briefly, the story runs as follows: Uncle Joe and Uncle Jim are walking to the barber shop.

Uncle: Jackie's uncle who owns an antique shop.

Katz went to his Uncle Sam and offered to clean his tailor shop if he would pay for the lessons.

The book does not appear to be set in the standard DC Universe ( though a picture of Superman can be seen when Uncle Sam discovers the shop in the middle of nowhere ), and depicts Uncle Sam as a ragged old man who is tormented by visions of historical episodes and modern aspects of the United States at its worst.

Above it sits a seemingly normal joke shop called ' Uncle Oley's Sure Fire Joke Shop '.

However, after making him " pathetic ", they could not regard him as a business owner any longer, and it was explained seasons later in " And Maggie Makes Three " that his Uncle Al owns the alley and named it after him.

Some of Hoskins ' other notable appearances include playing opposite Cher in Mermaids ( 1990 ), boatswain Smee to Captain Hook in Hook ( 1991 ), and as the same character in Neverland ( 2011 ), and Uncle Bart, the psychopathic and violent " owner " of Jet Li in Unleashed aka Danny The Dog.

The book is named for Sacks's Uncle Dave, owner of a business named Tungstalite, which made incandescent lightbulbs with a tungsten filament, whom Oliver nicknamed Uncle Tungsten.

Luther R. Campbell ( born December 22, 1960 ), also known as Luke Skyywalker, Uncle Luke or Luke, is a record label owner, rap performer ( taking the non-rapping role of promoter ), and actor.

The players were derisively accused of " Tomming for Abe ", a reference to Uncle Tom and white owner Abe Saperstein.

He is put up by his Uncle Ferdinand ( Karl Hellmer ), who works as a butler for Direktor Wiesinger ( Moser in rather an unusual role ), the owner of a record company.

) On his way out of town he is joined with " The Duchess " ( a saloon girl ), " Mother Shipton " ( a brothel owner ), and Uncle Billy, ( the town drunkard and suspected robber ).

Ziro the Hutt was the Uncle of Jabba the Hutt and the owner of a club on Coruscant.

Notable residents in this early period included Atlanta mayor Dennis Hammond, Evan Howell, governor James Smith ( 1872 – 77 ), John Conley ( son of Governor Benjamin Conley ), Thomas Stokes ( founding partner of Davison's Department Store ), L. Z. Rosser ( president of the Atlanta Board of Education ), J. P. Allen ( clothing store owner ), T. D. Longino ( medical doctor and alderman ), J. N. McEachern ( insurance executive ), as well as several authors such as Frank L. Stanton, Madge Bigham and Joel Chandler Harris, known for his Uncle Remus Tales.

On television, Shimono provided the voices of antique-shop owner / Chi Wizard Uncle Chan on the hit TV series Jackie Chan Adventures, of Airbending Master Monk Gyatso and Master Yu on the popular series Avatar: The Last Airbender and of Mister Sparkle on an episode of The Simpsons.