The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1862-02-12

Bill Willismson,s wife took tea st u,
houss las. Thursday night. Ny wife En-
ma, and she. are old acquaintance. Ia fac
they we're girls together. Mrs Williamson
oaps'smal name is Margaret; Emns, Away
calls her Maggie. Every thing went o,
very plesantly at the tea table. The r:r,.
always call them GIRLS. :hough they ar
beth married and no.llers--ths girls passe
most Of the timo ir comic disscussio,
about Jealousy. They both insisted ths
Jealousy vac Constituent Of true love.
threw doubt upon the proposition. Nv sr
glnsnt vas. that sincere connub;al afec
tion was unbounded, Suspicion was III.
csnksr ihs, gnswei away l3ye.
III | cncs dissrustsd ny Emna = ssid /
'gszl7g at her very tonler, "thsge would NJ
an end Of ny regard
"Sonuenss," responded Mrs. Williamson
lwas NEEDED at her curt reply. but held
my temper. Ihave long known the foily
Of nrguins with women. Corner them with
logic and they escape your grasp By some
lrEiis;.ng and personal attack. Besides. /
iik' Mr1. Maggie. During Emmss Lac.
sickness. she watched at her bedside till her
cheeks grew pale, end her rounded figure
becans - thin as skeleton.
T'sll ycu. Bobby. Maggie i, right" said
my Emma. in rcs, pssvctinr nenncr.-
80 collapsed snd held my tongue. ", u
was wounded a. til, result cf = con,sst
where pos'iveness and bod assumptic "a
were arrayed against solid ra,irc.n a.iou.
Happening recollsct ihr. Tor, VII
loughby bad suggested rubber Or whist !,
his house, tod The girls believed would
20 rocnd 70 Toms. ! f3uEd Ten, a-i his
wife and motheE-ln-law, awaiting my com.
ng. lPrs!sred Rebecca willoughby for |
ny partner and good-nsturedly insims.sd !
ny preferences; but itsesms the me tier rad !
~ been arranged before ny coming.
have no objection to cid Mrs. C,ollo,
Except she wears specs. and ic 90 crcss o,sr
ne game. II mako misplay, she pi,ches
nto me a. i 1 had committed a creyIous
IN. Her sharp eco!d.ng laakes me as ncr.
ous % ccnsumpive girl.
Irsckon We must have been playinr abou,
. hour when tho front door bell emitted l,
crsous tink.e. Mrs.. Crollo2 was in 6nsl
Pirils and was rakin.- a i:ae hsadw az with .
E. commanding su.. of Leasrs. ID
hesecca sprang up to 60 10 tho door. q
Nov sit down. Becky. til this hand i 4
sysd out, "seid Mrs. Crollo5. peremp;orily
No. ma" ssii Ers. Willouehby, y, i'll
apoliis 70 keep people rai.irg !. the door, r,,lr
% of won; Mrs. willorshhy. II,
There sir" said iho old .asy, turnlnpl II
'nFp'y % ne, ''you see whs. comes .. ,curl \,
ow playing! Its too bad 10 bc sricsal J,
y Of The onl- goci hand I've huiio-nies,. i
you'd played faster. sir, we'd have wonI
9 game. You'rc a.
Bat Just then Mra. willougbby en,ercd|li
. room, followed by my vie, Rmma. AL
them ckmc daPper aad gen,ecl-lool.
= yOung fellow, whom ny wife introduced
cund hs Dir. Tebbs. She said Tebbs n
10 cousin of her dear friend, Maggie 4
i...anson, who had just arrived from tho =
7unlains. She also said that Tebbs and 7
9 had seen Maggie home, and sho had ! \
gged Tsbbs y accompany her to Mr.. :
;lIoUghby's. =
"And Bobby. dear" sho continued. ssdout Il /
y think George 10 amazingly like Mac. : :
,ir y
The resemblance ccxainly was veryI !.
onci but what puzzled mo was tho sud Y.
intimacy that had sprung up between =,
young f'sars ser and ny wife. y
confess ! was li,ilo amazed At En-. !
''s speaking or him as George. TO show !.
roProbstion, stated. with much dignity. 7.
y was pleased to form the acqua.ntancs 4,
Mr.. Tebbs. ~
took particular pains 10 emphasize .he !,
ne Of the individual, and especially ,hol,.,
I'd 4l[istsr.D N
Amazenent spraDg into indignation a.
impertinsnt coxcomb, turning hastily toIliv
exclaimed: lie,
Come. Bobby, old fellow, cit down and
Bh your game. vwans - - H..