The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1865-01-07

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hsd better eet - md row scroes. /
wondssi Nobody ~osld ever know ssv,hipe
about ii; end there the nea boat Iies rocL.
E'"g on 'te river; Ind there sre two oars 10
The bottom. f,'s orIy mile down 10 ,he
bridge. and I eosId row down ,he,e .Dd
back ~ lille while; !, would b. such .
splendid set!
of course; nothing could happen 70 me.
Tor grandpa ssid TO mamma rhe other sven.
ing. When We whit down 10 The mill.
Why. Helen. Hsrry's Da,ursl-bo,.
sailor. He esn manage .he bos, a. weII N.
Oh, dear! ! wish he'd never sees tbss
bossr said mamma Il expect IL viii bs
the death o. him yeti
We'll, he didns inherit his natural tss,s
from tvu. ihsi's tefisin.' laughed erspdo..
but women are always nervous about shs
water
Aud that's ~. Irs JUST msmsns's per.
vou'ness; and know uo.hiug would hsppeo
to me, getting 10 there. snd having . li,,Is
sail; and Il wOuIr be- % nice ,hj. ai,ernoo.-
and the river looks. sway up BY the bride.
like ribbon among the oaks aud popIsr..
Nobody you'd know anything s5ou, il.
either; for. o. course. i should eel back ate.
aud ] don't believe there's any harm ~ !,
| bo'' then. there's my promise 10 mother:
there's no getting around that, a. il was The
lat thing she said 10 me Seiors she lef,
home on Toesdsy.
4 she called ns 10 the carriage, and bent
|oves one side. and smoothed my hair as sbe
slwsys does when she talks 70 me.
'Now. Harry, my boy, she ssid II wan,
you 20 promise thst you Won get inside that
boat until your f.,her and get home
lsgsin.'
No. mamms. ] won't certainly I a.
sws'es. though hated 10. bad enough
! that's . fact.
= And think i's too bad that svch : bic
BOY - am cant have his own way in such
things. o dear! dear the longer look
the more want 70 60. Il seems a II i
must.
= One more step and shall be ia The boat:
: em shere-my promise 10 msmms!
And how shall ieeI when she comes and
. looks IN my face. aud csIls me her dazzling
: ocy' end puts her arms around my neck aud
a kisses me over sad over sgsinl
She won's ssk whether Tvs been in The
boat. becsuse ! promised her I wouIdt: sod
. never told my mother lie 10 my lie. And
ID won't now.
% Mamma esme hume last night. such !
i. lhueging q had!
'p Has Harry been : good boyr she ssiI
IN and not done single Thing HE mosnvs
,e would dsspprots OIL
,e No. ! guess not. nsmms,' : ssid; 81,
Or vas thinking about The boat, and didn'
y speak very positively.
e. oAsms held ms away, ssd looked in =,
% eyes.
~ You guess no,i Are you quite certain
y Harry = she asked.
Il Well. msmms.t hsvent done anything
1e but I've thought about H.
She threw her arms around mo and belt
Y me close 10 her.
70 Tel me aII about q. Harry she ssid.
y And then did. told her about eoina
p 70 The river Saturday afternoon. spd how
oInesF cane 70 getting into tie bost sud
= lowing down 70 the bridge. snd whs, ter.
4 |rio'e temptstion itwss. end how Il vas. snd
how 10 one step should hsve been in; bu,
I he memory Of my promise 10 her, end The
'eIthooght that God saw me. held me back
= when there wss only one step be,wixt me
= end the bost.
~ And when hsd done, found mammas
tears falling like rsin-drops on my hair.
= On. my chiIdi Thank God. I ,hsrk God.'
-lshe sid.
4 And !. too. thank Him from my heart
'elthss didn' take that ona step.
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