The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-06-22

mean Uncle JOINS uaushtefs " Ms
siep-childrenf"
Both.
~ think you will like Mary, tolerate
Susan, abhor Agatha, admire Jane, and
adore Alice"
Alice Is the Adorable one, is she?"
said Edith, laughing; land l. she the
one they say i 80 prettyT'
.sOh no; poor Alice Is deformcd, and
can never leave the sofa; but she has
the sweetness Of an angel, and the cour-
age Of a martyr; she is not in the least
pretty"
"0h, what trial. always on the
sofa,~
"What a sweet little thing this Isl"
thought Uncle George, but he said moth
ing.
=. How comes il that you know none
Of your cousinsFr said he. suddenly
. Why do you want me 10 tell YOU
what You know so much better than |
do. Uncle GeorgeP"
:. Yes. yes. Of course; but naturally
want To know your side Of the story.
Have you never been at Hatton?-
:. Never; and thought it so very
kind Of yon 10 induce Uncle John 10
pursuade mamma 10 let me 60"
Yes; | thought, you know, that a
few companions Of your own age would
do YOU good. How old are you?''
Did you not get mammals letter in
which she told you that l was 10 be
eighteen tomorrow"
: No; il must have been late. new
err heard Of it."
:. How very unfortunate, Then no
one viii know Lam coming. She asked
YOU to ten Uncle John about the train
and things
..Ah. All. that letter, Oh, Of course.
that is all right. don't-l--I some
times don't read letters through"
Edith laughed.
And do YOU know, since we came 10
live in England, | have never
paid single visit, or been for one week
away from home. Oh, il j. such fun GO
ing To Hatton, DO my cousins ride?"
:. Yes, great deal; are you foGd Of
it?''
- love ii: there i nothing in the
world to me like good gallop. All, il
was the greatest trial Of All my life when
Queen Nab was sold"
= When was that?"
sMamma made me give up riding. or
rather gave il up myself, because il
made her so nervous"
:. What else do you care for?-danc-
ing?-
-Oh, love it: but have never been
to ball in my life. ~
There are 10 be two at Hatton next
week. and you must promise me the first
yalse al each
:. DO you valse?"
30. YES. You see am not such an
old fogy as you expected"
= No: nobody would believe YOU to
be fifty-eight. but for one thing
.Whai i that2''
But Edith blushed and would not an
swer.
:. You need not mind, child, / never
was at all sensitive; and. alas! now my
memory Is not what il was
That's it, said Edith eagerly
"only did not like 10 say it. Here we
are at a station"
II was now ten o'clock; Uncle George
bought the Times and DAILY Nesrs, and
they both began 10 read. About II
o'clock the pangs Of hunger began e
assail Edith, and she exclaimed
\. Uncle George, it is only u O'Clock,
and must eat to live"
IL have been existing merely for the
last hour with the greatest difficulty, but
| have got nothing wherewith - refresh
exhausted nature; ! calculated on bur
AT Carlisle"
..Hours hence, No. am amply
provided. VIII YOU have beef or chick
en- sandwiches, or cold partridge, o.
what2''
They made very good lunch, ana
uncle and niece grew hourly better &C
quainted.
:. believe we ought TO look out Of the
window said Ire presently. = My fa'
Their said the country about here wa
quite beautiful
!. That must have been before the
DAYS Of railways said Edith, gravely
{. Those coaching days must have beer
quite delightful"
They were
.sMamma has told me about that ex
traordinary adventure You and papa has
on the Aberdeen coach
at was extraordinary.
Papa caught the branch Of tree
did ne nots-
Yes; and do you remember what
didP-
= You jumped out just a. the coacl
upset, and sat on all the horses heads.
"And most uneasy seat il must hay'
been; and did uncle Arthur meal
your remain suspended in mid
air,''
:. No, he swung into the tree | hav'
often heard 81 your climbing exploits
and that when YOU were young you coul'
climb any tree"
~ have not lost the power" sal,