Mixed Pickles

"Mixed Pickles" by Evelyn Raymond is a story set in the late 1800s, focusing on the Kinsolving family and the changes that occur when Aunt Lydia’s children come to live with them. The Kinsolving family includes the sickly Melville Capers, who desires peace and quiet, and his kind cousin, Content Kinsolving. A telegram announces the children's arrival, producing a mix of excitement and worry within the family, particularly between Grandmother Kinsolving, who welcomes them, and Melville, who worries about the disturbance to his life. The arrival of young Fritz Pickel creates humorous interactions and disrupts Melville's solitude, sparking a lively and dynamic atmosphere in the Kinsolving home, as the characters deal with their different reactions to family and change.