The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-08-08
LOVE AND LOGGING.

LOuisa's father had gone of with the
OK team I'D into the woods. sixty miles
nwzv. 20 make the camp before the win
tiers logging should begin. She felt very
hnely a. soon as he was out OF sight. for
more reasons than one. In the first place.
therp WAS nobody az home but little Tim.
who could dig the paths, 10 be sure. and
hook after the cattle grandmother, who
vrs eOmpanionAble enough. with her
STORES Of old times. but q care more than
\ protector. and Susette, who helped
about the house. but was only a child.
The second reason was that she had quar-
re3e-d with Ben ; and last. but not least.
he and her uncle simon had driven OF on
the OK team with her father. II there had
ever been a time since their quarrel when
she bad felt disposed 20 make il up, il was
when the OK team had disappeared from
sight and il was impossible % do so. b.
The fact OF the case was that Ben had
been looking upon Louisa as his " prop
ersv ever since he could remember. He
hsdbeaued her TO andfrum sineing-school;
h had helped her on with her hard
UrOblems AZ district school. and had car
red her home on his sled ; az quilting.
sewing circle. CT picnic he had chosen her
for r. partner in the dance. had paid his
forfeits 20 her. and had revolved about
her daily. And she had seemed TO relish
rhe whole thing I'LL she went away TO the
civ one winter TO work in a milliner's
shop. and 10 came home quite out of con-
CIT with country living and country men.
and had rather given Ben the cold Shout
der. refusing his gifts and attentions, and
Showing pretty plainly that she looked
higher. But Ben, with the instinct of a
frse-bon American felt himself as good
n nrvbody. and charged her one day with
hxTing cone by hifalutin ideas Of herself
AMI lie IN the city, which didn't in the
kaSr become her. and averred that she
cpuItutt do better than To marry him.
wei. Mr.. Benjamin Thurman, l hope
xoz-re c~Onceired enough she answered
him. Marry you, I won't say but
you.re vel enough yourself: but 70 live
In tbs slow. backwoods fashion forever
wuuii Be the death of me; and not so
uuch A. = lecture or concert 70 while
AWAY The time; 10 De wearing hOmespun
AZ nv days. and worrying about the crops.
Ga dear. no. thank you; I've had enough
q hard times. l believe I'll wait a while
before I settle down.
perhaps there's somebody else? ?" ven
tzred Ben
aNO. / can't say tfat there is though
Idcn-t mind telling you that didn't come
home single for want Of a chance. He
bad q house too. in the suburbs, and a
hoEs<keeper. and he said / never should
bring the water to wash my hands,"
And why didn't you marry himg'
rked Ben, frigidly-
-Oh. he didn't exactly suit me; had
Lost his front teeth and his hearing.
- 81 - e.. -. - ~.~
were eanxhr.' she sang, gayly.
Well said Ben, rising. and looking
hur Iightnings. ION the whole, I'm glad
that you won't marry me, for you've got
NO more heart than an adder" And then
he cold have bitten his tongue out for
saving what wasn't true, when his heart
was Almost breaking for love Of her I; and
II she had showed that she was wounded.
bF word or look, he was ready to abase
himself beneath her feet. and take il all
back.
@You're amazing polite. Mr.. Thurman.
Imnst say she returned I'm sorry
you asked for what you didn't want, be
ean-e il would have been awkward IL |
hatn'r refused. / didn't know that this
wxs the way folks made l0ye-calling
rxnnes. when I've always treated you
wall
Treated me well with a vengeance ~
cried Ben his face white a. a star. and his
ryp< ike thunder-bolts. DO you call il
exnd<ome treatment to let me go on low
ing you year after year. while il strength
ened with nv strength. without a hint
that you couldn't return measure for
measure, And then 20 back upon a fell
Iow. and throw him over because he
dpezn live like q nabob, though he loved
fxe ground you walked on. and thought
nothing too hard to do for you. IL that's
what you call treating me well, good-by-
Il don't want ever to see you agair.-
Louisa had been looking at him with
Sparkling ewes. She rather liked to see
him angry; it was vastly becoming. And
then he loved her so desperately. She
fclt n strange. delightful thrill nc her heart,
rs h IL responded secretly. She had half
. mind to 20 to him andhold out her arms
and he clasped to his beating heart. and
fn<yrs ambition and luxury and choose
rather a heaven on earth and while she
he<ifAfed he said. "Good-by-I don't
want ever TO see you again-good-by."
return the sentiment said she, in
Enad- :" I believe I can live without you.
Goot%hy.f And when he was safely out
a. sighr she took revenge in a good cry.
But now that he was gone she began to
End how much she had depended upon
him, how n,u.h more his mere presence
VA 20 her than any dream Of worldly
prosperity. however golden. Perhaps
huf for this breach she might never have
known how dear he was to her, nor how
kstse she valued the superfiuities Of life in
ecmparson- Wen, one Of the three was
rsrzrn befor, the winters season OF