The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-10-16

ever | WAS In, and wish was 10 home.
The guests had gathered and there was a
hum of merriment below, which was sud
denly hushed by the appearance OF two
strange appartions ON the stairs.
Iableaux. tableaux !" cried an limo
cent youth. and in a moment everybody
was making for the hall and laughing and
exclaiming. DARBY and Joan" John
Anderson, my 10. john and the like in
terpretations OF the scene.
The gentleman OF the house elbowed his
way through the crowd just in tine To see
his half-clad brother escape from the gaze
OF his guests. But Aunt Betsy stood her
ground bravely. looking like fury lust
risen from her grave, with dishevtScd
locks, white robes and kerchief bound
round her head.
.Go up 20 your room. I'm ashamed OF
YOU" said her brother-n-law, in low
tone.
You haint no need 10 be- ashamed of
us. nor anybody else. of your own folks"
here the poor woman was seized with Il
terrific hit of coughing and strangling; but
regaining her breath, She continued !.
Were your own flesh and blood. IL we
haint rich; and some of the richest saloon
keepers and fsh-dealers in this town. or
Boston. either, has sprung from Cape
- Coughing again silenced her angry
boasts.
brother. "a terrible sounds of strangling
and groaning were heard from Uncle Gid
con above.
Shes crazy. sir. and that old man was
trying TO catch her" said one of those OIL
cious men who think they see at once the
solution of every difficulty. ''Send for a
policeman and have her taken of. SIR
At this Aunt Betsy. who had now seated
herself, gave loose reins 10 her tongue, and
cried amid her coughing and choking,
''Gidvon and me has caught some awful
disease ready. i'm this nasty town, else
we was piZened with oar supper! ! don't
be-b'lieve Wen ever see Clam Harbor
ag'in But don't you dare To bury us
here, where these villanous marc.ry doe
tors digs up dead folks and hacks 'ein 10
pieces q dear. dear :"
The distressed host now changed his
tactics, remembering his brothers. words
that Betsy was one of them women that
could never be driv." and led her gently
up stairs. his wife following them.
No sooner had they opened the chamber
door than they all joined in the chorus of
coughing. The gas had been blown out
And the register. being open. the heat,
rooms, had made this one like fiery fur
mace But even this did not account for
the frightful Inflammation which the kind
saw on the limbs of her ag-
onized visitors. Uncle Gideon was jump
ing about with remarkable vigor for one
of his years, swinging his hands and try
ing 10 suppress hi> groans. As soon as
all the windows in both attics were thrown
open, Aunt Betsy gave vent 10 her woes
thus:
ave coughed and chOked terrible but
al last We got into bed. But all of a sud-
den was took with such pain that |
hollercd out. that somebody had stuck an
eel-spear into my leg. and was stranglin'
me besides. He begun 70 pooh at me.
when he was took with the agony himself
and hollered as bad as me. We started 10
90 down and hunt you up, 10 get doc
tor, and | guess we stirred up an awful
mess among them are high-dressed but
terfiiesn;
4 sudden thought struck the lady OF
the house. and throwing open the bed, she
unusual sight for the city
nest OF wasps that had
taken possession of one corner of the I'M I
used bedstead, "A savage squatter sover-
eighty that had opened fire on the poor
strangers.
As they could have no other room till |
the guests were gone. Aunt Betsy declared |
that they would sit up till then, rather |
than risk this one again. why" she ex-
claimed, " heOw do know but the fiery
sarpints that bit the children Of EZr'el may |
Dr. hid up ia that bed I've heard before to- |
lay. that city folks wasn't over particular
what got into their beds. but didn't know
hey harbored wasps there -
The rough old pair slept one night un- |
Ter danask drapery. and then they set of |
Tor home. No argument, no persuasion |
could induce them 10 pass another night in I
such an awful city.
The kind-hearted brother soothed their |
spirits by the gift of five hundred dollars 10 |
iis brother, and the watch his wife had /
ust laid aside to Aunt Betsy. 30 the |
honest pair set off on triumphal march |
Their treasures set them up
IN pinnacle of glory at Clam Harbor.
where gold watches and ready money were
,carce.
The thing passed of at Clam Harbor as
remarkable instance Of the love of home,
,r rather rs the power of home-sickness
md in the circle of gay friends in New
ork. as the breaking loose OF deranged
clative who was tie next day quietly re-
urned to the asylum.
Thus does fortune often play cruel
,rafSs in separating those who in child
rood played beneath the same green tree.
The Chinaman's Noises.