The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-10-26


Nothing but items. items. items. ex.
claimed an old anniie OF nv acnuaiat.
ancc that's what tho Jasper Cnnrier /.
good for lean back IN my chair and
eNclalm Oh, for something 10 keep tie
world awake. Nothing has happened
| since old Brigham Young died. Poor
loli soul. how | would love 10 have been
one Of his wives al the funeral. How |
would have lalgacl and Uttered until |
raised the whole Kingdom Of wives into
an nproar.
The western fever j. raging very bud
~ IN this neighborhovd at present. Bird
i-nnniou i'as had severe attack, bu, /
believe has about cooled or
W. i. L.. tie sorghum manufacturer
has quit the hopper" as /, was getting
too thin.
Nathan. how's that pig?
"Will you please lei me ride p said a
rusty but honest looking fellow TO my
husband, rs we were swiftly passing the
street Of one Of our inland towns, in our
iwo-hcrse rig" roomy enough 70 ac-
commodatc six persons very cleyerly.
"Oh. believe we are tull.r replied ms
husband excnsingly. casting glance
around to the back seat. which was oc-
cupird by two children. and then az the
traveller, who from all appearances was
respectfully dressed and clean looking
enough 70 deserve good treatment a.
least, and from his genial counfcnnnce
Nd honest looking coat, was fas from
Ilc kortlnafy tramp III strength of
charagter. Afier swiftly passing the
poor Stranger without any more words.
( Demonstrated with nv husband ior
treating tie poor fellow SO badly. as
with hut very little Inconvenience fol
ourselves, room could have been made.
aud who knows ii not little assistance
on his journey at that especial time.
would not have been very acceptable. asI
sickness, or extreme fatigue from al
long and wearisomc walk, pcr!IapsI
him 70 beg /. ride Of fcMl
miles. Poor fellow. said strangerl
ia q strange land, without food orl
money, fatigncd and perhaps sick /
Perhaps a mother and sisters are waitingl
for the return OF this poor son andl
brother. or perhaps "A wife with several
-n III children iu loneliness and want
alr watching and waiting 10 hear the
toc'-sirr W this poor lonely one and a.
! cNsl x lance at the loved one in ny
arm. lfar- filed my eyes My husbandl
tried ~ eAtnse the matter just as all
husbands op, BY saying that II we motto
ed evcrs Old tramp we met. aud assisted
every one we met on the sidewalks.
who claimed 10 be in distress. that quitcl
a fortune could he expended. aud ..n-
orally the least attention paid 70 them
the better. 80 much felony. fhieying
and all kinds Of mischief had been done
by these so-caIled .tramps.r .hat fhc
sooner the country was rid Of them the
better. and this never would be accom-
plshcd, So long as we harborcd them
and gave to them every time they begged
ii. But All this did not satisfy my niDd
nor convince me that because The So
called .trnmps" have set fire 10 Ioogno-
tee. burned up Chicago, and stolen in
horses from good industrious
farmers throughout the country, that We
should denuuIice every man we scel
with bundle Oh his back.
srnrn him from our fireSi,le. drive him
from our door TO steal something toI'
satisfy his hunger. and take shelter from
the driving rain in neigLhur's harm.
" MI 'oulu uflNt tHt luuU' tiHtUp ~
acts ef piiiering sooner than thisg What
more can we look for from one whom
we have treated 30 badly? What more
can we expect?
When Christ was here on earth, he
went about continually doing good, andl''
his admoniiions were, 500 III, WAY and
sin no more ALL do we alw:ws dol
this? DO we give the poor waif somc-i
thing from our bountcous plenty, and
admonish him 10 sin no morcf We're
this done by men who profess TO bel
members Of charitable insii-l
tutions, and moral citizens. onc-lalf thcl,
would be done away audi
the .trampcrs, would cease 10 tramp.
and would 60 10 work nj some useful
aud the world would be
far better and plcasanter to great
many who are now loafing and s.ealingls
from those who could give them work !
and pay were they 50 inclined. doll
not mean 10 favor the known criminal,