The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-06-15

s.Mhat ais YOU, harvey iuu az
NOT the same man you werc.' saAa ~
m, friend. Harvey Dunlop, ~ We lay
under the trees on Point-auN-i1ns' IN
Whitcfsh Bay. had met him IA Clese,,
land two weeks before. when ! passed
throuuh that city on my way toward
lake Sunerior. whittier was going for
my summer outing. | had been shock
nj ~ H. wan and haggard appear
ance' and had easily persuaded him 20
min me for 4 few weeks Of outdoor
life "a the shores Of the great northern
lake
Al ~ had steamed slowly up toward
the ~ault -. Marie on one Of the clumsy
lake propellers, had conjectnred, from
his unfamiliar manner Of speech, that
hi maladv was rather mental than
physical: but had hoped that the
change II scenery and the healthy inii,i-
ences ~ nature would benefit him. Now,
however. we had been for week idling
along the shore, fishing when the whim
seized rs. but pulling our Indian guide
greatly BIZ the way in which we dawdien
ava, the days lying on the grass ana
Harvey was apparently no better !
therefore ventured. on the Strength OF
our old friendship. to speak - did
He turned quickly, with the nervous
motion now common with him, but ut
teriy foreign to the lazy dignity had
admired 80 much in former years. Look
inc At me angrily for moment, he
seemed to be trying TO control himself
AT length he said:
How do ron know"
How do | know you are not the
same man? Why. YOU show il plainly.
You have changed greatly in five years.
Your very habit IF speech i different.
You have had some trouble. Can help
you2'
..Don't palter, How do you know !
am not the same man. he said, still
more angrily-
How can help seeing the change 2"
| asked. in some surprise
He looked At me moment more With
out speaking. and then burst into loud
laugh. ..if's very funny" he said.
.sthat ~ one else has seen il. You are
very sharp. DO you know. she did not
see il TIL | told her?f' And he grew sud-
denly grave.
Before recovered from my surprise
sufficiently 70 reply, he said: :. VIII
tell YOU about it, and, raising himself
70 sitting posture, he told me the fol-
lowing story. with such earilestness 81
manner that was fairly compelled e
listen without interrupting him.
=. You know" he said. ''that after
graduated at college | went 20 study
with nv uncle. Doctor Giles lnterford
who waS also my guardian. need no.
tell you THAT. A. student in the Office
OF y eminent surgeon. had AZ prom
isinr ali outlook for the future a. an,
fellewwith my love for the profession
could desire. was hard student, ant
my uncle considered me promising
one He was very indulgent a guar
dian. and. while I never neglected m
studies. | fell into somewhat dissipate
habits. His indulgence sof these ma
haze come fromthe belief that il was use
les to tn t. restrain meas was almo-
81. and would soon be beyond bis cor
troll Whatever the reason was. he fol
bore from femonstrance and reproo
and 4. in gratitude for his indulgence
was careful not to annoy him by my II
regularity. although lived with him
the old familv mansion that he inherite
from my grandfather. A year of M
period 81 study passed thus. II VI
very pleasant for me. though hard IA
ing began to tell on me, and grew
little nervous One day, soon after
had attained my majority. mn uncle sa
quietly atthe breakfasttAble
N. Harvey, am going away for
week. and when return shall bring
wife with me-
~ wa. used enough to his odd wa
not "a he a. much surprised - | wou
have been az so abrupt an annonnc
ment from another man. and / ofier'
him nv congratulations which he ]
ceived a. though they were dose
medicine. Iasked him the lady 'snan
and he said it was Margaret Slater.
wondered greatly, not that he shou
have tried 70 win her. hut that he shou
have succeeded. for Il had met her
New York. and knew that she was
Young and beautiful woman. % 20
family. and moderate fortune, while
uncle. YOU may remember, was u
past 81. an eccentric Adj bachelor. la
and slightly deformed in one should
But again congratulated him, sayi
that knew the lady slightly, al VIII
he seemed In his turn surprised. WI
went on. however. 10 say that y mi;
be best for me To live elsewhere. a.
would require the whole house, he
sisted that should remain wifh.him
...There l. plenty Of room ia the
house. said he. II has been your no
All your life. and, ii have no childr
ii will be your own some day.
have lived here a. my ward, and. y
that relationship has ceased, beg
will remain as my guest"
..Is was thus that came 10 know
You never saw her. / believe. 20 n
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