The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-08-01

wears before. such an idea never oc-
CURED TO her. either thzr IL Was that par
ticulAr keiress or any heiress AZ all; for
IL Wa not precisely q Saratoga wardrobe
that Mia had brought 10 Scarborough;
and then. through some mlsunderst2nd-
ing AZ the outset. Mrs Hurchins had
taken up the notion thar her dodgers were
relatives. Miss LAscelles did not correct
an error which was 80 very convenient
10 her purpose. since under q strange
name. she would escape a good deal OF
the watching and gossip which, in her
own proper person. she would have had
Z encounter. SO Jimmy and Kitty were
privately drilled into their new rela-
rionship by AUNT Nina" who WAS
known 10 the neighborhcOd IS Miss
Necny Pratt. and. taken NJ the valuation
OF her cotton gowns and gypsy straw,
attracted no nOrice1m0re burtensome than
an sdmir1ng glance from some young
farmer whom she passed in her daily
rambles with the children The villagers,
indeed, opined that Miss Neeny was
8 little fanciful-which was their way OF
calling her "odd'r-bur the verdict u
pronounced. troubled themselves IA
more about the matter. for Anciful-
ness. in al its varieties. Is o a. high a
misdemeanor in country IS in city eyes
D4Ns al%ArAIAAAN4 ~ 1AA-1<G A@-N
amusement. Of course she speedily foand
this monotonons life a frighrfnl bore:
On the oontzry. she did not even find il
monotonous. for every day brought her
some novelty: from milking sni butter
and bed making 10 sketchinz. rowing,
climbing. berrying. there was scarcely a
possibility Of the country which she left
untried. And watching Jimmy's puny
muscles harden. and little Kirry's white
cheeks take color like the wild roses in
the hedge briers. she actually found =
more interesting daily occupation than
noting the process Of a firranIn, or out
dressing Mrs. At the hops. Very
strange taste. no doubt, but tastes never
are 10 be accounted for
But ii Miss L4scelles enjoyed herself,
what shall be said Of the two poor young
things thar. like 8 good fairy. she had
carried away from squslOr and priy4rion:
Truly. 70 them this was another world,
in its utter unlikeness TO anything they
had ever known. Though not out OF
childhood. they had never yet been chill
dren. and Miss LAscelles saw with delight
the transformation COMING over them, as
they rolled OF the grass. tumbled down
the hill-sides. scratched themselves among
brsmbles. scrambled. laughed, and
whooped like the ~Ingines.- a. Mrs.
Hutchins said and. in q manner gottipsvo on
mountain air and unli-5ired sunlight In
doubfe " for the time being they were
little animals like the puppy and the kit
ten they played with. Miss LASceles aid
ing and ahetting. in the belief that by tax
ing care Of the body now she was doing
the best service 10 the soul ~by-and-by.
One Of the childrsn-s fAvOrire occupa-
lions was driving the COWS home az night.
nd then standing BY 10 see them MIXED,
a performance which lost bon Of it, in
terest from the bowl apiece OF warm new
milk with which u ended The milk. real
country milk. with no smack Of the pump
handle. was. perhaps. = greater marvel
than Ven the COWS 70 these benighted lii
tie cts. and they swallowed il literally
open -moufhed- A pretty sight it was,
this milking-fime: so thought q chance
conner who had srr1yei down the lane BY
the backyard. and stopped TO look over
the bars ~ the scene insiie-Aiss Neeny's
blue drzperies falling 2s gracefully from
the milking 81 yer they had done from
the music stool. her black hair crisping
into picturesque lights and shades against
the sleek side OF the white cow. who stood
chewing the cud. her large mild eyes med
itatively fixed on Kitty perched on an
overturned wheelbArrow. and steadfasrly
returning the gzze with her great blue
English eyes. while Jimmy. divided BE-
tween admiration and a kind Of fascinated
fear. lowered round Farmer Colby's big
chestnut horse. sat its owner had left
tied TO a post while he drove bargains in
butter and cheese In Mrs Hurchins' dairy,
and that champei md paved and other
wise testified impotence 81 the delay The
sun just Disappearing behind the hills. as
II 70 make sure that AL was a. Il should
~ before retiring for the night shot forth
a last keen blink that searched out a CLEAN
Of gold in the moss under the gable and
a tiny crimson flower in the grass. while
the chesrnuf's coat shone a. IL vanished,
and the shadow Of the old cherry tree
heightened I'LL il seemed TO De growing
out of sight
The stranger. whose kn2psack on the
shoulder and stout stick in hand. 20 say
nothing Of dusty gray garments. bespoke
him q pedestrian tourist. after looking on
for q minute unperoeived. put his hand on
the bar and czlleit to Jimmy. But Jimmy,
whose nerves had not vet hardened to a
country boys stolidiry, jumped back al
the sudden sound. unfortunately, az the
precise moment when the chestnut
launched out at 4 ffy that was buzzing
about him. The fiy. with acontemptuous
b-r-r. sailed OF untouched. but poor wing
iee. Jimmy laE n. lrngln on the ground.
AT kirry's SCREAM Nina looked round,
but before any body could move the
young man was over the bars anf had the
insensible boy in his arms He was a
surgeon. be said. and Nina anxiously
awaited his report Of the boys injuries.
They proved less serious than she had
fesred-slight conclusion Of the brain and
q broken leg. broken 40 cleanly a. the
young surgeon with professional enthusi-
asm declared zffer setting IL. that il might
almost b. trusted to heal Of itself.
Nevertheless DIR. Hilton. as ne gave his
name. did not trust IL { itself. Perhaps
be felt that as he had indirectly been the
cause Of Jimmy's barrering. the least he