The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-02-23


they went fishing together, and Mr..
Shade taught Charity how TO manage
his hook and limo, and wheedlc he poor
little fish 10 his bait. In midsummez
hey got up collection ~ beetles and
bugs and butterflies and oil sorts q
things. 1t was terrible TO the poor IN
sects, l suppose; but, Oh, dear Heaven
what rest and comfort It was 70 me To
have Charley amused and kept out Of
began to rest upon Mr.. Slade, to
confide in him, TO ask his advice, and
invariably take II upon al occasions.
to gratefully take advantage Of his
knack in repairing things about the
house, and putting in order trouble
some domestic utensils. He always put
up the shades in DEMONSTRATING time,
and hung the pictures !; and what !
should have done without him that
time the machine got out Of order,
Heaven only knows. / had dress to fin
ish for Mrs. Chapel. and was work
ing away, when all at once
the machine began to squeak
dreadfully. 1t was rasping noise, fit
70 raise the hair on ones head, and
mine hsd ached dreadfully all the
morning. I oiled and fused at it, but
AL to no purpose; il s4ueaked more and
more. And, to crown all, the nice
pumpkin pie had made for Mr.. Slade 3
luncheon was burned TO crisp. i
smeiled il, and rushed TO the stove, but
too late. 1t was nasty black ru-
in, and I just sat down and cried over
it. 1t seemed to me so sad and terrible,
wanted TO lie down and die, when in
walked Mr.. Slade to his luncheon.
ssIt's no use coming In" | said. ~
don't know how you can stand board
ing here, any way, I'm such miserable
h0usekeeper. Il would be 50 much bet
ter il Charley and 1 were dead. I"
ssWhat has happenedp" said Mr..
Slade; and ! was ashamed when saw
the look of alarm in his face. s
ssIt il very sad," said, ssto burn the
crust of . nice pie AL TO crisp.''
DO YOU think so?r said Mr.. Slade.
g Now for me it is most excellent
inlschance- o. Al things n the world
Irevere the burned crust OF pie. j
have hesitated to declare this predilec-
ton, because know II Is q remarkable
one, and not At alI likely to be shared
by the majority Of people but fortune
has favored me to-day. Mrs. Sweet,
let US have the pie By all means!"
And he actually lifted the horrible
black thing TO theltahle, and ate it--yes
he did, he ate (which was the most
perfect and graceful piece Of martyr
dom l ever saw in man. And then i
got courage to tell him how burned
it:that Mrs. Chapel must have thst
dress, and the machine had begun to
squeak in the most terrible way; that
Id oiled it and fused with it, all to no
purpose, and how was to finish that
dress Of Mrs. Chappel's, with that
dreadful noise distracting my poor
brain, didn't know. M
40 Wen look 1t H. he said, in that
resting, comforting. scul-cheering way
OF his; and - followed him into the
sittingroom, / knew in my heart be
would exercise that speaking demon
from the machine. And he did.
. IT'S the ball, = he said; cit becomes
smooth from friclion, and IL you'll bring
me . little n 5ur or meal, Mrs. $ ~eet-
stas here Is piece Of chalk, which IL
better thsn all;" and with that little
white Imp he took from his waistcoat
pocket. hs made the machine perfect in
five-in Two minutes.
Now how could help watching him
from ths door Agein, a. he walked
away 70 school ana let his coat tails
lap as they may, or he be knock kneed
to eternity, how could / help sending
after him my hearliest benediction and
Die ,sing?
And can it be wondered atthat when,
onlyf Two or three months after, he told
me hewas going away, was like one
stunned n nd bewildered? We were sit
ting in the little front-room, and was
flushing of that diagonal over-skirtfor
Mrs. Chapel. Charley had gone nut
ting TO the woods, for il was already
autumn, and an early frost had set the
leaves aflame. A breeze from the west
blew my hair into my eyes, and put il
back with . trembling hand. The soft
warm day Of golden light suddenly
seemed to cloud over, a-d became one
Of moody sadness.
"f have an opportunity for advance
ment inmy profession, - he said, switch
1t would III behoove me TO put BY. In
my native town is offered ms position
Of trust and confidence less, may
say to you, dear madam, than profess
sor's chair
hadn't the least idea what be meant.
4 know. that one char differed very
much from another, and whereas one
was comfortable easy, and enjoyable,
another might be for the time being .
seat Of torture, but wherein profess
or's chair excellSd / could not at that
timeimsgine. Isat quite still, and the
ruflle fell from my baud; my foot rest
ed Upon the tresdle Of the machine, and
! sat and stared At Mr.. Slade like one
demented. - 90 49,