The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-11-15

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,, crisis. Rising from his seat, he mad
It his way to the angry maidens side, and
a despite the difficulty of saying swee
5 things through an interpreter, succeed
1 ed in modifying the offended damsel
They parted most atfectionately, Par
g undertaking to return in few days fol
!. his bride, without, il must be owned
r having the slightest idea OF keeping hi.
' word but under the circumstances, the
breach of promise was excusable.
As soon rs they had quite recovered
! from the effects of their ill.starred voyage,
, the Englishmen we're sent on to San
Salvador. Here every one tried to make
them forget their misfortunes. The
!, Governor clothed them like gentlemen,
started subscription for their benefit,
and made much of them in every way.
Invitations poured in thickly upon
them. Conway and Browne were in.
vited out of pity and politeness, but
their companion was in general request
for his own sake. Parr, who must have
been the ne'er.do-well of some good
family, had the happy knack of accom-.
modating himself to all companies, and
making himself at home anywhere. At
the first ball to which they went, while
his friends were sitting down quietly
looking at the flying feet of the dancers,
Parr was busy explaining the move
ments of an English country dance,
illustrating his description by leading
Oft with the Governors daughter, foot.
ing it SO neatly that Conway, with a
touch Of envy, declared he must have
been dancing-master. Good.looking,
well-mannered, readywitted, he danced
himself into every body's good races
all doors were open to him, and merry
time he had of it.
Not content with obtaining partners
in the dance, Parr sought to secure a
partner for life. He fell desperately in
love with beautiful girl named Olym.
PA Alvarez, and undaunted by the fact
that he could only offer her an empty
hand, while she was the only child of |
one OF the richest merchants in San
Salvador, he lost no time in letting her |
know the state of his feelings. The |
lady was not blind to the personal mer.
Its OF the daring aspirant, but pride
stood in the way of her surrendering
without parley to an unknown for.
eigner, who was living upon charity.
She protested to be astonished at his
audaclfy. although no doubt She liked
him the better for it; but fate was in his
favor, and happy accident made him
master Of the situation. One day
Alvarez, his daughter, and her by no
means hopeless lover took part in
water picnic; the boat, by some mis-.
struck upon a shelving
rock, and Olympia was thrown over.
board. Parr was in the water in a mo.
ment, and the girls life saved, and,
with feminine logic, she persuaded her. {
self that her life belonged to the man
who risked his own in her behalf, and
resolved to make him a tender of it. 6
She accordingly dispatched her con. {
lessor-s very Friar Lawrence-with a l
letter asking Parr to meet her at church &
lpon certain evening. The exultant q
over was punctual to the appointment; I
lis friend Browne was with him, and Z
here too was Olympia, cloaked and e
'eiied, with her convenient confessor at G
Ter side. A few low words passed be. I
ween the pair; the priest unlocked a h
!oor, and all passed into little chapel e
it by one small taper; and when Il
'rowne departed for his lodgings, he S
eft his companion behind him, a mar. G
led man. =
The bold bridegroom passed his wed. |
ing night beneath the roof of his un. a
father.in.law, and the happy G,
ouple contrived to meet by stealth everv a,
ay. But the fear of detection became 81
DO strong for the new made wife's l,
erves, and one fine morning Alvarez n
Kissed his daughter, and Brown missed :,
Is friend. The news ran through the III
'wn. The enraged father fastened TO ~
le Governor, who dispatched thirty cav. NJ
Try soldiers armed with carbines and n,
lbers in pursuit ofthe fugitives, Browne "a
cling permitted to accompany them. ~
hey travelled for hours without striking vi
le trail, but just az the sun was setting, vi
loud shrek of distress startled their WI
'rs. They fastened on, and soon found
le object OF their pursuit literally up a an
ee, round the trunk of which q huge sh
lake was coiled on hostile Thoughts ur
tent. How the lady managed to at in
in the elevated position she shared ics
it'll her husband is q mystery the mar. fol
tor of the story forgot to solve. The tn
ldiers would have charged the hungry ne
ptile, but their horses had ar opinion
their own a. to the advisability of the mi
oceeding, and refused to bulge an ms
Oh. Jumping off his steed, Browne far
vanced towards the tree with his car. po
ne cooked; as he raised his piece the tai
rpent gave terrible hiss, and Olympia, ed
piping from her husbands projecting thu
ms, fell TO the ground, and Parr lean. sty
down after her. For q moment. ito
owne was disconcerted, but recover ide
himself, he fred. The ball entered the
. serpent's neck and seeing him asst
US disabled, the troopers, iismount. to