The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-08-29
An Indianapolis acknowledgement
In High Life.

Like death. love is no respecter of per-
sons. 1t strikes the palatial residence of
the lordly North-Ender quite as readily IS
the humble cot On Maple street.
Most of our readers are familiar with
the genial features of the Hon. John g..
Shoemaker. the ex-State official. the
shrewd financier, at present proprietor Of
the Sentinel, and once widely known on
account of the product of his peach
brandy vineyard in South Indiana. Mr..
Shoemaker ought TO be a happy man. He
has good bank account and easy diges-
ton, an elegant residence in an aristo-
cratic portion Of the city, and all the
comforts of life. But we all have our
troubles, and Mr.. Shoemaker's grief came
in way it was least expected. Among
his other jewels he had handsome and
accomplished daughter named Mary. who
was the joy and pride of her fathers
heart and an ornament to the circle in
which she moved. There is nothing dis
tressing in this; on the contrary, quite
the reverse. But Miss Mary took il in her
head TO look with favor on youth from
the rural districts. whose real name we
do not remember. but who is known
among his friends and associates by the
unpoetlcal name of Scrap Mr.. Scrap
dressed creditably. was passably good
looking, and was not wanting in that az
gressive quality which by some is called
" DASH" or enterprise, and by others
cheek. To the average young lady there
seemed TO be the making of good hus-
band in Scrap, but somehow o. other he
don't strike the Hon. John G. favorably.
Perhaps he had picked out another hus-
band for Marv-perhaps he had not suffi-
Gent confidence In Scraps financial stand
ing but at any rate he turned the frigid
shoulder 10 the cratic sutton, and when
matters began to look serious. forbade
him the house. This did not settle il.
Scraps enterprise had been aroused. and
he was determined 10 marry Miss Shoe
maker. Miss Shoemaker's feminine perver-
sity had been aroused. and her love for
Scrap glowed with tenfold fury. A per-
fidious African domestic consented 10 act
as a go-betw cen, and a regular correspon-
dence was maintained. Finally, Scrap de-
termined 10 bring matters TO an issue. and
arrayed in his best. he made a formal call
on the Hon. John C., and was waited out
Of that gentleman's Office on the toe OF
No. boot.
Scrap had only called on the Governor
as a matter of form. The wedding had
been appointed anyhow, and he simply
father TO witness the ceremony. So. after
being kicked out of Mr.. Shoemaker
Office, he furnished up his cheek and went
straightway to the Shoemaker mansion.
to report progress and consult.
After fuming little. as soon rs the
was over. Mr.. Shoe maker be-
him of scraps cheek. and thought
II would be just like him TO 90 TO the
house. Mr.. Shoemaker drove his hat hard
down over his eyes. seized his staff and
started home. Sure enough, there he
was-the impatient Scrap-sitting in the
parlor with the weeping Mary by his side,
and recounting the indienities 10 which
he had been subjected. The Non. John
c. burst like thund.- cloud on the con-
ference, and, diving into an adjoining
room, soon emerged with a revolver on
full cock i'm his hand. Mary screamed and
threw her fair, white arms about his neck,
and besought him not to shoot. and Scrap.
with quiet dignity, backed out and with
drew.
Mary was put under strict surveillance.
she was not allowed TO 20 anywhere with
out some trustworthy member Of the fam
lily to act as a ''sheep dog and was COM
PEELED to sleep every night in her mothers
room. The Hon. John. having whole
some respect for Scraps cheek, deemed il