The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-05-04

The following appears in the National
republican, Of Washington, and Is rep
resented 70 have been written by the
Office boy, aged IA years. The title is
ALL FOR HER.
twas sultry day in the month Of the
roses (our story opens in one Of the
western states) a. young lady was sit
ting on fallen tree, sketching the Land
skape before her. this young lady's
name was lille thornton. she had large
blue eyes and large masses Of golden
hair. ~ wonder why Harry Mills cares
so much for me. he really does not love
me, she unused. "Ah, yes do, lille;
yon are the only woman will ever care
for. = the speaker was young man,
apparently % years Of age. he had
large hazel eyes and curly chestnut hair,
A his features were regular. :. do YOU
really care for me, harry asked lille,
in suppressed tone. s.why, Of course
do, lille; you know d. replied
harry. ''then why don't YOU make
preposcl to me, laughed lille. "be-
cause you would not except it, show
do you know would not?- replied ILL
lie, laughing loudly again. '.then, will
you be my wife ?" asked harry, laugh
ing in his turn. "why. Harry Thorn
ton. don't you know that papa would
not agree To II. for thouht YOU was
going 70 live a bachelor all your life, =
replied lille. in sober tone. = that was
only fun, replied harry. "Well. harry,
you know that am engaged to my
cousin, James Thornton" ;. No, did
not know il. and ask you once more 10
be my wife, replied Harry, in cold
tone. . ! really can not, harry re-
piled lille, also ina cold tone. .then
we part in anger; my curses are upon
your cousin, said he, angrily SO he
went away, and lille never saw him any
more that month.
3 years had passed, and sitting in her
drawing-room was lille thornton. she
was not married, because her cousin died
a heart disease. A. she sat she muir
INJURED Bitterly. "Oh. harry. how sor-
ry am; drove you away; oh, come
back 10 me; am dying" she cried,
throwing herself down on sofa near
by, and, swooning away, the servants
all ran 10 her assistance. We must now
return to harry. a. he turned away i'm
anger and wendell his way toward his
hotel. where he was boarding. He
murmured a he went, 4. ! will quit this
place imcditially, and go TO the CONT
nent;" 50 he went in and packed up his
things and crossed the ocean. 4. must
try 10 forget her." he unused, bitterly.
he went 10 rhome and established him
self n \ artist. . years passed, and he
resolved 70 visit his country again; 80
he crossed the ocean again and went to
his birthplace. as he rhode past the
manor in which lille lived he noticed
signs ~ disturbance. he asked the old
gate-keeper what was the matter the
old man shook his head and said. "oh.
marse harry, Miss lille am going on
about you awful :. is not miss lille
asked harry in warm tone.
:. why, laws. no; didn't you know that
her cousin dicdp'' q can see her?- ask I
ed Harry again, in another warm tone.
.why, yes, indeed" replied the old
man walk right in the dining-room.
harry went in and saw lilly reclining on
a sofa. "oh. harry" she cried. ssthis \
will kill me, she sobbcd. shave not
you forgotten meP" asked harry. coldly. I
Z do not talk that way pleaded lille,
in soberly tone .fhave come to ask
you % be my wife," again replied har-
~. {" Yes, Harry. WILL cried lille. X
;. come q my arms, my darling cried
Harry, joyfully.
There was quiet wedding in the
manor after p uaufh aud Harry aud
lille are happy after all that past.