The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-03-15

ambled away to the little cemetery on
the iill, whose taneled chaparral etlectu-
ally prevented all pursuit by her skilled
From that day she forsook
the camp, and spent her Sabbaths In
nlortuary reflections among the pine
headboords and cold chic jacel$" ~
"a Hapuy would II have been 10 this cir
colintobce, which resulted 81 the one
poetic episode OF her life, hud occurrdl
onrl>c For the cemetery was the ia
vorile resort Of Miss Jessie Lawton, a
gentle invalid from San Francisco, who
Mad sonShti me Foot Hills Tor the BAL
sam OF pine aud fir. and. in the faint
hop& thai the fresiinSss Qf the wild
roses might call back her own. The
extended views from the .cemetsry sat
isiied Miss Lawton's artistic. taste, and
here freqtently with her sketchbook in
hand she indulged that taste and GER
tain shy reserve which kept her from
contact with strangers, On ono Of the
study Of donkey's head, being none
other than the grave features Of jimmy,
as once projected timidly over the art.
|istslshoulder. preliminaries Of this
intimacy have never transpired, nor Is
tia settled fact II jimmy made the first
advances. The result was only known
TO the men Of Sawyer's Bar by vision
which remained fresh in their memories
long after the gentle lady and her four
footed friend had passed beyond their
voices A. two Of the tunnel men were
returning from work onesevening they
chanced tolook up the little trail, kept
sacred from secular intrusion, that led
from the cemetery to the settlement
In the dim twilight. against a sunset
sky they beheld pale-faoed girl riding
slowly toward them. With q delicate
instinct, new TO these rough men, they
drew closer in the shadow Of the bushes
until she passed. There was no mis-
taking the familiar grotesqueness Of
Jimmy, there was no installing the Ian
guild grace Of Miss Lawton. But a
wreath OF wild roses was around Jinny's
neck, from her long, ears Aoated Miss
Jessie's hat ribbons, and miscellaneous,
girlish smile. was upon Miss Jessic's
face, as fresh as the azaleas in her hair.
by the next day the story of this gentle
apparition was known to a dozen min
ers in camp, and al were sworn To Sc
crecy. But the next evening, and the
next, from the safe shadows Of the
woods they watched and drank in the
beauty Of that fancifu and all uncon-
scious procession. They kept their SCI
cret, and never whisper or football
from these rough men broke its charm
or betrayed their presence. The man
who could have shocked the sensitive
reserve OF the young girl would have
paid for it with his life
And then one day, the character Of the
procession changed, and this little Incl
dent having been told. it was permitted
that Jimmy should follow her friend ca
parisoned even as before, but this time
by the rougher but ne less loving hands
OF men. When the cortege reached the
ferry where the gentle girl was to begin
her silent journey to the sea, jimmy
broke from those who held her, and at
ter a frantic effort 10 mount the barge
fell INFO the swiftly rushing Stanislaus.
A dozen stout arms were stretched 10
save her, and a rope skillfully thrown
was caught around her feet. For an IN
slant she was passive and, as il seemed,
saved But the next moment her DOM
inant instinct returned, and with one
stroke Of her powerful heel she snapped
the rope in twain and 80 drifted with
her mistress 70 the sea Ncw YORK. Sun.
$500 IAt...~o~;.. 80 1879