The Jasper weekly courier., 1864-11-12

hese--thers h no market for them.
There v 10 .hs city. suppose. All,
yes--thst's right. Miss Kissy-curl yous
Ips.'s ID toes ysus head! Cone now-bere's
as exempIificslisp Of my assertion thss on
shrink from The sIighssst sGortin shis essse.
You expect ~ 70 DO every thing while you
are willing 70 DO noshiBg. Nov, I'm not
afraid 70 wager 6hy dollars you vovldn't
ssil i've dolIsrs wcr,h Of 'suswberries 10
keep your soldier hsross fron ssnti"
Kitty was silent for sooest-tbsn sbs
drew out her Iitils morocco pockst-b book
with emphasis:
"Pll call witnessss. or, and the wager
shall be registered"
"Mind, yov are 70 cell them yourself, Mise
Kitty. no maneuveripg."
''Sst your heart at rest. Mr. Pelham; eli
the conditions Of your bargain shall b com
piled with
but Miss KItsy-hsvs you reflected 81
Such very uolsdy Hks thing"
Il see nothing unlsdy like in sndssvoriog
70 serve ~ cosstsys dsfeaders.. ssid Kit j
y. quietly, iaubeut smils sparkling in her
eyes % she noted Psrkers psrtuvbsd brow. |
Fifty dollars--it is very neat little sum
And now must 60 and 80 about baskets |
for my berries-thsre is no sias to be lost /"
Fifty dollars" fesbly muttsrsd 'Ms. Pei
hsn. - the light dress autsessd down the
garden walk. 'What fool | wasl Why
souldD'i have said I've instead! But OIL
course am perfectly sale she'll never %
'uch thing, never"
"StrswbeTriesl who'll buy my ssrswbes.
iesr' IL
Mrs. Lecisre vas reading 10 her cool. '
|uiet psrlor as the silver voice echoed d
trough the streets. InsUsssivsly she rose 10
nd pushed aside The eus,ains. III
a slender 6gsrs, Ia . bsovn calico drsss.l
er face shsdsd ~ bIus-ribbossl DbakelP
onnes. wss. leaning over The ssss-ss,lIi Iises'lt 4.
y which she dexterousIy balanced . bsskets
{ strswbsrries. glowing scarlet through q
heir covering " fresh vine.leaves. ls
Mrs. Leclere Shaded her eyss with her Z,
snds. and looked seain.
"why. Kitty Bruesi can 4 Be- possible y
,ss that 10 youi'
II. myesIf, and no other" laughed Kitty
sm selling strawberries On . wsger--wilI ~
20 buy some!" b
buy some! OF course! Give mo dnEen Ia
'ste,s and 'hsn come in. you little witch, 70
I'd tell me eli about it, q
"Not just now -hsvsn't ,ime,s answered.
i',y demursly, "Du, you shalt hesr OF II j
v.snA-hy" Il
M". Lcclere thought fhN Kitty hsd never 3
oked 90 pretty, IN tu!le ~ pesrs, .ss she 7
d under the quaint shadow Of ihst Shaker
eyes dancing with mischief I, u
ID the bright curls tucked behind her ears; o
ID The old maid behing the window blinds Y
the opposite houss thought II very quesr' y
zee Mrs. Lsclers lean from her easement b
kiss the strawberry grill 10
"Stssw berrissi how much Be they bss hi
~ II
Mrs. Jones rubbed the sospsuds from her
dden fingers, and polished them of on ds
q check apron, . she open cd the bsse- 70
ent door. 10
"Fivs csntsi that's too much; I won't f.
70 but four. James Adophusl II you don't D'
,ep your hands out OF that strawberry bas- lte
4, I'll skin you. I'd calculate to GET
v for preservin', but sugar 10 90 awful 10
gh. Julius Alexander, come 10 out oi the ns
rect this minute. Of I'll come out after 70 hi
. put up two jars o pine apples. but James es
dolphus got q one, and roshss blowsd up ou
ith bang on Easter Sunday. Caa't " CO
V four baskets for shillinl Them bas- In
~ is the biggest cheas-dsn's hold half hi
hat they pssssndto. Take postage sssnpsl
ell pour 'sm out. Ny ssaciousl u here hs
M strawberry Leaf 10 one Of the be-. di'
ssl LAk here youog womss. doar you fo'
e. show your face here sgain sel:in' m
lwberrissi a leaf--just to 6li up, I'll var co
MI Where DO you expect 70 60 when you to-
}, I'd just like % ksowg' col
The door wss slsmmsd II Risty's face g
,h more emphasis than poIsssssa Straw. On
ny vending hss iss unplesssns aspects . bu
N =. ~css <shse oerosas;oos IN shis lxat