The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-04-09
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"Sam Harrington. before Heaven. !
believe you are the LATEST. slovenliest,
crossesr. uncivilizedest old bachelor that
ever vegetated outside of a grizzly bears
hollow tree. can hardly believe you are
my cousin any more, as | think OF what
you were fifteen years ago when YOU visit
cd US; and look at you now, stout, chuffy.
slOvenly and rich. caring for nothing on
the earth or under the heavens but your
nasty pipe. An old bachelor is a disgrace
10 humanity, anyhow. sam Harrington
say-for the Lords sake, get up and put
on this clean shirt,''
sam grunted. The little woman poked
him energetically in the ribs.
- \ our duty TO your health imperative
ly demands it," she said.
sam groaned. The little lady poked
him again.
. By all the laws of reason and logic,
this duty is pressingly incumbent on you.
Allow me TO put it 10 you in the light OF
public duty which you owe to your kind,
as a member of a civilized community. and
not a Hottentot or Red Indian. More
over, l, your cousin, implore you with
tears in my eyes 10 oblige me Immediately
and go and change your linen. and not
disgrace me before the world. There, now,
il consideration which ought TO move a
heart OF stone"
sam elevated his right foot across his
left knee, and regarded attentively a hole
in the toe OF his ragged slipper.
"Oh, pshaw,n says he. "There Is no
pest on earth equal to woman
And. besides that, society expects il OF
you continued the little woman, punch
ing him with great vigor.
He arose and slowly stretched himself.
Then he disappeared. and presently came
back. having reluctantly made the required
change Of raiment. But the wristbands
were unburtoned and the collar and bosom
terribly crumpled. His cousin eyed him
discontentedly.
:. See the rlan now!- she said. "And
that beautiful bosom. too. looks as If you'd
been rolling down somebody's shed-roof.
declare you're enough to drive woman
mad. And you're going 10 our camp
meeting with u, too, and | wanted so
much TO introduce you TO Widow -
"Drat all womenr said Sam, reflective
ly. "Drat all women-especially Widows
q But our widow isn't widow at all,
she's Ashes an old maid. | don't know
why every body calls her widow but that's
the name she Is always known by. She
used TO be rich when she was young. but
she was real bright and learned then, very
learned. for rich mans daughter. Her
father died, they lost their fortune, and
widow had TO work for living. She
came here, and has actually been princi-
pal Of our village high school for the last
seven years. There never was a woman
held the place before, and there never was
a man who filed IL half so well. Her
graduates make the best wives and the
best school-mis-resses in the country.
School-mistresses always make good
wives, Sam. ! used to be school-mis-
tress myself"
Yes said Sam. Modest, you
know.
.sAnd widow has done an immeasura-
BILE lot Of good among the girls here. She
has made them like herself, as far as
they've sense enough TO be it-brave,
strong, honest and wise. There never
was another like her, Sam. She supports
her mother out of her earnings, and--and
dresses like lady too" said Sans cousin,
adding the last as the climax Of all praise.
II don't like paragons," said Sam.
lawful tiresome.r
"Atany rate, you're in no danger OF
being taken for one yourself" replied tho
| sharp little woman. "You had the world