The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-04-26


/" That means to ask his pardon for
your rudeness Of yesterday. You must
say you regret your behavior very much,
and viii never do so again; and now
you have finished your breakfast, 60
right along, and be sure you speak pref
thy
Bessie put on her bonnet and started
toward the big house at the top Of the
hill. She was good deal frightened,
for "apologizing" seemed to her an
awful thing TO do, and the Deacon much
more formidable than the day before.
Nevertheless, her mother had told her
to 90, and she did not stop until she
pulled the bell at the Deacon's door.
The old housekeeper appeared in an
swer to her ring and demanded what
she wanted.
81 want to see the Deacon said
Bessie, timidly.
g He is at his breakfast" said the old
lady, cycling Bessie somewhat suspi-
eiously.
. Never mind" said Bessie, "I'll go
right in ; II is very particular.
So the old lady opened the dining
room door, and Bessie walked in. She
had never been in such big room be-
fore in her life, and there, at one end Of
q large table, with his breakfast before
him, sat the Deacon all alone.
'sGood morning." said Bessie, stand
ing timidly in the doorway, with her bon
net in her hand. ~ have come to see
you"
The Deacon looked up greatly sur
prised, and then he laughed As he had
laughed the day before, a short, queer
laugh.
'sDoes the Sunday-school tell you to
do this too ?" he asked.
"No," said Bessie, thinking how she
should bring in " her apologize"
Well, come in, child, come in" he
said impatiently, s'and sit down.
Bessie came in, and taking one of the
big chairs opposite the Deacon watched
him fill plate with all sorts Of good
things.
" Do you eat your dinner as well as
your breakfast all alonep- she asked at
last. "Haven't you any little girls nor
boys-not oneP"
4" Not one"
Eff had known that" she went on,
looking at him wistfully, II would have
brought my breakfast in pail and eat
en- it with you.r
"Suppose you try this" said the Dea-
con, handing her the plate he had filled.
Bessie wasn't hungry, but she thought
it would be impolite to refuse. so she
took 1t, and she and the Deacon ate
their breakfast together, she at the head
Of the table and he at the foot.
II am very sorry you are all Alone"
began Bessie, after moments silence.
"Wouldn t you like a little girl like me ?"
sAnd what good do little girls like
you dop" asked the Deacon.
"Oh! none at all, {" said Bessie; ''only
il you had one she could love You lots. =
$50 she could" said the Deacon, with
something like sigh, and after that he
let Bessie do all the talking until the old
housekeeper came to the door and said
the horse was waiting at the gate. Then
what do you suppose the Deacon saidP
Nothing less than this: "Well, Bessie,
how would you like to take another ride
home with me?"
"Oh I'D like it, lots" said Bessie,
jumping up and clapping her hands.
"And this time you invite me, l don't
invite you"
Certainly" said tho Deacon, IL in
vite you and out they went, and Bes-
sic scrambled up once more into the
old buggy.
They had a merry ride home, for tn.
Deacon's hat blew of, and he had t.
chase il along the road. Bessie laughed
till the tears rolled down her cheeks,
and even the Deacon smiled when he
was once more seated at her side.
When they drove up to the door Of
the cottage Mrs. Bly, met them.
She thanked the Deacon for bringing
Bessie home, and then turning to her
little girl, who had jumped down after
giving the Deacon a kiss for thanks,
asked II she had apologized prettily.
= There" said Bessie, q thought I
had forgotten something"
. You don't mea- to say that you for
got to tell him what you went fort"
cried her mother. 'sWhy, Bessie,
what could he have thought Of youP"
"Im sorry, mamma" said Bessie,
sorrowfully, but never mind. I will
60 up again tomorrow; ] like to apollo
gize."
That Bessie did not do, but, wonder
full to relate, the Deacon came to see
her. In fact, she and the Deacon be-
came such friends that the neighbors
ceased to wonder at seeing "cross old
Mr.. Fox" driving about with one Of the
school-children seated by his side. Only
Aunt Jemima could not forget Bessie's
first ride, and would always shake her
head when she saw them together and
say, "Well, well To think il should
all have turned out SO beautifully. -
Edith Hcy,cood, IN Christian Union.
The three American colleges in Tur-
key, which are located at Constantine