The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-01-14

"Well, what's the need OF so much
pother? It's only "A matter of choosing
between your conscience-which is only
another name for your own comfort
and the welfare of the twins Well
see which YOU love best, YOU goody-
goody, And, after all, can't under
stand that your poor conscience has
any thing To do in the matter. You're
always magnifying trihes, locking
through your Puritan spectacles At
them
Silvia sat down ut the desk and took
up the pen.
You could write as good letter As
L, il YOU chose
but don't choose 10 be bothered"
sit wouldn't be any bother 10 me-
began Silvia.
"Then you'd better do without any
comments.
~ mean to write my own loye-let-
ters.n
"That's because it would be such
novelty, perhaps
"Now don't be rude, Luna. | was
only thinking what pleasure youlose."
II can afford it, and my loss your
gain"
Il know il YOU would only give little
practice To il, your handwriting would
be finer than mine. Let me beg you 10
try. A half-hour daily would work
magic"
..Pshaw, wouldn't be hired 70 waste
so much time on il. | hate TO write;
and what is money good for if il can't
relieve me of doing things hate to do?
The girls AZ school used 10 write my
compositions and weren't half as fussy
as You, though didn't pay them. And
nobody found it out either
.Bnt should so hate to deceive my
lover
"Wait till you get one. And as TO
that. the deception has begun, and il
would only make things worse TO con-
fess.n
"And when you're married"
LA, shall get my letters, then-or
yours, rather-and burn them up, pro-
vided he has not done 50 already And
he'll forget whether wrote well or i'll;
and. like as not, won't care fig
"And are you in love with him9"
IL call that an impertinent question.
Silvia. 1t implies doubt. Most OF
the girls are in love with him, let me tell
YOU. Perhaps YOU III experience ashock
when you see him. He isn't so stun
ningiv handsome; but he has those Sc
duciive manners that make mere beauty
a bagatele-I read that somewhere
and he's rich, rich a. mud, and descend
ed from the great Mogul, for all can
tell. He knows enough 10 run two or
three colleges, | believe; and when IN
Mrs. Professor Shale il won't signify
whether | write in Choctaw or hero
4 rlyphics. and nobody viii ask whether
my grandfather was a soap-boiler or a
cobbler / shall be al the top wave Of
society, don't you see?''
Il confess that don't see it with
your eyes
"But don't you wish You cOuld2
Sweetest ewes were ever seen. SO Max
calls them-not that I'm bit proud Of
them Aren't those gloves perfect
fit? A philoppna Gift from Mr.. Mush-
room Now. I'm going out, and you
may finish the letter and leave il for
me to read | know il will be a gen.
Max says my letters always are. Hal
ha, He saws il almost makes amends
for absence TO receive nDe. So consid-
er yourself complimentary
Poor MAXI
"Poor Max, indeed, Didn't just tell
you that he's rich as Crgsus, whoever
he was Bv the way, if I'm not here
early YOU had better send the letter of
to catch the evening mail-he'll be so
sorry not 10 receive one tomorrow
"And isn't there any thing in partic-
ular that you wish me TO shy in III Let
me tell you it's no fool of job to write
love letter to q man YOU never saw. :
s.Ohl you always hit upon the right
things 10 saw. PLAY that YOU had known
him always and loved his dearly
But just gire me a message of your
own pleaded Silvia.
"Oh, well, tell him the last book he
sent me was absorbing-of course il
was, or he wouldn't have sent il; and
you must know, for saw you reading
il; | really haven't had time To open it.
but you needn't add that"
"Oh! dear, dear"
"why, did you buy it at that price?'
laughed Luna.
Cant you say any thing any thing
: affectionate, How am l to do all thai
sort of thing in cold blood?"
; "Why, don't travel out If your way
to say spooney things; write naturally
Just rs If we were talking together, h,
, and L.
"How do know what you would say
: TO him If you were talking together?'
! "How can tell YOU in cold blood
! Can't you imagineP"
Il may compromise you; | may b,
too cvrtshiurr mr. tnp friwf1 ~
: "Never fear. The king can do nc
wrong. There's his last letter; maybe
il will give You the cue. declare, il
1 you make such fuss l shall be sorry |
2 ever set you about it,"