The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-09-10
MI HERO.
By G.. MAyyILLE PENN .

81 shall build the wall, Nelly
''Why, uncle dear" / said, show
changeable Won are. IL was only YES
terday you told me you had given 1t up
altogether"
EYES, had yesterday, Nelly; but
I've altered my mind to-day. / shall
build the wall. and carry it right round
the house, and have high gates. and a
big key to lock 'em up, and keep it in
'sWhy, whatever for'" said laugh
ing.
ssBecause - he answered, as he put
his arm round me, and began stroking
INV hair in his dear old loving way---only
il does tumble il so---s because it's quite
time; else / shall come home one OF
these days and find IL amt home any
longer, as some of these fellows have
carried off NV little housekeeper.
sob, uncle," said, turning all hot
and red, as bent down cutting Pills
sandwiches; show can you talk such
foolishness?''
90 'Taint foolishness, my little las
sie,' he said, watching me very hard !:
ssit's nature, Nell. Murray put it to
me plump and plain, yesterday-spoke
right out"
ssWhat about, uncle'n I said, feel
ing hotter and quite angry
.What about, pussy" he said,
-chuckling. s'0f course, YOU don't
know. Told me like man he loved
you, and said he thought he ought to
tell me so; for if he didn't. he felt as if
he came to the mill under false pre-
lenses. Ha, ha, ha,"
sI'm sure, uncle I cried angrilv,
4 Il never gave Mr.. Oliver Murray the
least encouragement. Oh, don't, un-
Gle; you're coming off all floury on my
dress -
ssTo be sure, am, Nelly" he said
laughing, Ssame as / have hundreds of
times. Ike jolly miller should. And
so you've never given him any encour-
agement, eh?'
Never, uncle,- I cried Indignant
lr; and in spite Of all could do, the
tears would gather in my eyes, and
one fell pat on the bread and butter
between which / was laying slices Of
meat.
..Why, you wicked young fibster, y
he cried, laughing, ''every look out Of
those eyes is an encouragement; every
wave of that sunny brown hair; there's
an encouraging dimple in that cheek
another in that, and another in your
chin Why, pussy. pussy, you are
wicked little encouragement to all the
young men for miles round-from top
to toe-and don't wonder at Parson
saying what he did
sswhat did Mr.. Wilson say?'' cried
eagerly, for I loved our dear, gentle
old clergyman, and many a time had
been round with him in his visits to the
sick and aged in the village, where his
benevolent face and silvered head were
always welcome.
''What did he say?- laughed uncle,
placing his great hand under my chin
and looking me full in the face; twhy,
that he should forbid you the church
have You locked out, because the lads
were all staring at you instead of listen
ing to his sermon.''
80 It's all nonsense, said angrily,
for I'm sure never thought was nice
looking, and what uncle said seemed TO
trouble me.
'sft's all nonsense, too, about John
Fleming, suppose. said my uncle,
watching me very narrowly. .Won-
deerful how fond that chaps got Of me
latelyi-
''Has he, unclee" I said, bending
over the sandwiches.
''lias heP Yes, he has; he calls
whenever he's going into town, 20 see
u he can do'any thing for me; calls Of
an evening TO ask how the horses are I:
calls OF a morning toten me the price Of