The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-02-19


love with her in Washington. IL was
worse than New York.
Mrs. Gray could not understand IL. She
fingered I'm the capital till May. Born and
brought up In a New England village, she
had quite forgotten about Lent, till sud-
den cessation OF gayety amazed her. and
she inquired the reason. Here was "A
whole month OF Nelly's prospects wasted !;
but she must needs STAY through IL. for
her house AT home was leased till NAV.
So the early Maryland spring came on.
and by-and-by Lent was over; but when
parties and receptions began again, they
were few and lar between. They de-
handed fresh toilettes there were no new
and eligible beaux. and the winter past
had drawn heavily on Mrs. Gray's re-
sources. Her campaign was lost She
went home Respondent; all the more
sparkled and rippled, like Incarnate spring.
in the sweet fresh air OF WoOdyille and the
sunny presence OF DIR. Joe.
Little mink, she undertook then and
there 10 condole with poor Mrs. Gray.
- It's too bad. mamma, isn't ity Only
10 think that nobody fell in love with me
but shoemaker and dry-goods clerk.
Oh myiM
I" Your year is not over yet, Cornelia.-
grimlv replied her mother. II intend 10
write 10 your aunt. Mrs. Beacon, to-day.
and accept for you her standing invitation
TO Boston. There is a great deal of intel
lectual society there; il would be very i'm
proving for you"
MY goodness, what should do In
Boston: l don't know metaphysics one
BIT. and l never could even spell long
words
Mrs. Gray became sarcastic.
= do not think spellingclasses are a
Boston amusement. my dear"
And then all the poets and things
there are married. oh no, forgot Mr..
DIVER. Dear me. there is 4 chance. isn't
therel He's just getting out book about
Greek specks, believe; no. that isn't il;
lis particles. | knew il was some little
things. Well, if I've rot 10 go husband
hunting. Iii as lief 90 stay with Cousin
Josy as any body"
Cornelia. what coarse expression -
misunderstanding am shocked
A sudden flash Of amusement and con-
tempt liz Nelly's delicate features.
Il should think the thing itself was
rather coarSer than the name for it,
Mrs. Gray left the room. Nelly was not
often impertinent TO her: ana now the i'm
pertinenoe had that sting OF truth in il
which il the venom of all verbal stings. IL
Is hard 10 receive blow. still harder ii We
know il is deserved.
But Nelly apologiZed next day. and kiss
ed mamma into serenity: and even began
10 inspect her wardrobe with a view 10
Boston, when a letter came from Mrs.
Beacon, regretting that they were 10 leave
for Europe in fortnight. 10 be gone till
but on their return they hoped
N.lN 50 a.
were certain darkling hints in the letter a.
70 propirious season then, and certain
pleasing events, etc. and 80 on, which
raised Mrs Gray's curiosity. but passed
in at one of Nelly's tiny ears and
out at the other. a. she sat smiling in her
little sewing chair, glad OF the reprieve.
heartily glad to be at home through the
and not sorry To be with Joe
nightly amused also al the defeat Of her
plans.
II don't know what you'll DO now.
the case looks hopeless.
"'Naebody comm 20 marry me,
Naebody comm TO WOO"
me trilled. with the voice OF an oriole. 4
Mrs. Gray did not smile.
But, you see, there's one resource left.
mamma. can write pretty little letter.
md ask some body 10 marry me. Mr..
hats pretty name. and he's awful liter
nv. Josephine knows him she saws he's
And literary people are al
ways poor; thirty thousand would Be quite
IN inducement. | can send photograph
II me In the letter-girls do do such things,
hey saw
"Cornelia -
There was enough majestic reproof and
Indignation in that one word TO have
lwed any body else into silence. but Nelly
1nly laughed. and Mrs. Gray LEFT the room
her last resort.
So Nelly took her hat and cloak. and
.trolled down TO the post-office that after
noon. partly for the walk-with posi-
Dility OF meeting Joe-partly to get the
noon mail.
She did not meet the young man in
question. for he was over the hills and far
lway. attending to bad case Of fever;
)ut she did get the neon mail, and a part
fit was long confidential letter from
1Ousin Josephine. over which she dimplei
md colored. and at last laughed outright:
lut she put il ia her pocket. and mamma
Knew nothing about ii for the next six
months: when she did. she wanted badly
o box Nelly's ears, but we must not an
icipate.
Now the next day was Wednesday.
'unny, lovely. perfumed with fresh. YER
nal grass. and radiant with apple blossoms
such day as the last Of May does some
lines offer even in bleak New England: (
,ut IL was the day for church sewing so
.iety. and Mrs. Gray thought II her duty |
o 90. Nelly had different views Of duty. !,
VI may be none at all, so she STAYED at
ZONE and sitting on the south doorstep
With her writing-case in her lap. and the
nkstand set intoa tuft of dandelions be- .
ide her. she wrote long letter TO Joseph ,
ne Beacon. much interrupted by the south
Wind softly stirring her note-paper. two |
,rioles screnading her from pear-tree
lose by. hen with seventeen yellow and |
'lack chickens scratching and c,ucking ,
ound her feet. and the general fragrant