Josephine Anwhistle is the distant aunt of the Baudelaire orphans. She thinks that grammar is the greates joy in life, and ever since her husband, Ike Anwhistle died she fears every little thing may go wrong. She also keeps many books about Lake Lachrymose under her bed. These books include: Little is know about Ike Anwhistle, other than that he was married to Josephine Anwhistle, and was a member of V.F.D. Categories: Lemony Snicket ...
The Tides of Lake Lachrymose
The Bottom of Lake Lachrymose
Lachrymose Trout
The History of the Damocles Dock Region
Ivan Lachrymose - Lake Explorer
How Water Is Made
A Lachrymose Atlas
Fears
Some of her fears include (but are not limited to):
Lake Lachrymose
The welcome mat (You may fall and break you neck)
The radiator (it may explode)
The sofa (It could fall and crush you flat)
The telephone (It could electricute you)
Burgulars
The Stove (It may burst into flame)
Lachrymose Leeches (If they smell food they swarm in and attack)
Realtors (For some unknown reason)
The fridge [For the same reason as the sofa (This fear is only mentioned in the movie)]
She is a timid woman, who is frightened of everything (especially realtors) ever since her husband Ike died at the hands of the carnivorous Lachrymose Leeches; she won't touch the phone, the radiator, the doorknobs or the oven.
The children try and warn AuntJosephine, but they cannot prove Sham's disguise, since he has a wooden leg where the ankle bearing his tattoo of an eye should be.
Olaf throws AuntJosephine into the water, where she is devoured by the leeches, and takes the children with him.
But AuntJosephine had her stripped and rolled in a shawl, the fire blazing and the kettle on, before she troubled to remove her own dripping garments or noticed the puddles that spread and gathered on the kitchen floor.
Martha was already munching cake and AuntJosephine was on her knees drying up the waters, when the sound of a voice made the child glance up to see a face thrust in and peering.
AuntJosephine had a curious belief that it was good for people to be happy in their own way: and a curious disbelief in the goodness of Jeannie.