The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-08-23

IL began showing while we were there,
and after Mr.. Hammerston had gone for
carriage julie sat down in the parlor
low beside me. The carpets were down
and the furniture was up, but there were
no curtains. The snow was falling soft
". and il was solemn In the house no.
BODY had vet lived In, a. in a church.
Julie slipped her warm little hand in
TO mine. and we were both silent until
she looked up, her eyes full, and says
She:
.I've been thinking Of that text,
Though thy father and thy mother for
sake thee, the Lord will take thee up
| II seems SO wonderful that God should
lead any one who knows as much as MIR.
Hamerston 10 build such house for an
ignorant, homeless girl like me, and
to care so much to have me pleased with
lit!''
! Her hat had little bird on it--a bird
with the softest plumage and flame
colored breast-and thought my dar
ling was like that bird-timid and inno-
cent, but with glowing heart, and
terrible fear came TO me. I've some
times thought it came to her, for her
hand trembled, and she laid her head
against my knee and clasped her other
hand over mine and looked up, too
earnest to blush, and says she:
" It's great step, auntie! I'm
afraid l shan't be always gentle and al
ways unselfish; but II l try every day to
do what he wishes, and ask God to help
me, and keep on trying, l can't make
any great mistakes, can l, auntieP Can
I?" says she.
Then MIR. Hammerston came driving
up, and we went home.
Three days after she was married.
I've been to many weddings, and I've
seen many sweet bride, but none
through and through as good as my
Julie.
After while--it might have been a
year or two-I noticed jules habit Of
quoting and defending her husband, as
| il some one had accused him. Your
uncle, too. grew sober; but it was sud-
den blow TO me when he one morning
said;
:. Hammerston was carried home
again last night"
I" Ill?r asked l.
!" No, he wasn't ILL.," said he
As soon as could Invent down to see
my darling. She was very much dress
ed, to look pretty when he came out Of
his stupor, you see.
"Mr Hammerston isn't very well, ;"
said she, ssbut think he'll be better
when he awakes. We've had an invita-
ton to Mr.. Gallandet's reception to-
morrow evening. Mr.. Gallandet Is
very fond Of John, you know"
didn't dare breathe word of SYM
pathy to her.
Hammerston wasn't the man to weep
and promise amendment when he re-
covered. He was fault-finding and ar
bitrary, and grew worse and worse.
Julie had read about the curative prop
critics Of coffee, and she made coffee,
coffee, morning, noon and night, coffee
pot on the range between whites.
She would talk to me and her minis
ter about faith, and pIovidences, and
4 answers to prayer, and seemed TO think
we'd neither of US suspect she'd any
thing but a speculative interest in the
subjects.
Hammerston forbade her attending
: church, and hid her Bible. Once when
he came up here without her, gave
him talk, and when l spoke Of his
own miserable eternity, he interrupted
~ expect to catch IL for little while,
but shall grin and bear u till it's over
With
Blodgctt, the saloon-keeper, attempt
ed closing his mortgage on the house
and your uncle bought it off and made
the deed to Julie. but she was weak
and Hammerston badgered her int
signing notes with him.
/ sent her wine that spring, thinking
maybe it would bring back color to hel
cheeks, but one day when was ther'
she laid her baby across her knee, ant
! began smoothing down his dress ans
I fiannels in nervous kind Of way, ant
J, says she:
r "Auntie, don't wish you to send M
4 any more wine. It's such an unneces
0 sary expense, you know. I'm getting
d very strong see!"
J. She held out the baby, and--tiroppe'
! HIM.
4 After he had hushed crying she said
) "Next week I'm going to take hin
e TO the church-meeting to be baptized.
q want you to stop at Mrs. De Lame
n and ask her TO send down his cap q
soon as it is finished"
Il Hammerston passed through tn
q room, and said he:
q "No, you aren't going to take him :
I: be baptized. don't have any sue
a fooling over my children"
a There were red spots in julie
y cheeks, and she sat for some minute
d looking steadily down at the baby, he
y lips tightly closed, but when Twas leaS
re- ing, she said:
sr "Don't forget to call at Mrs. ID
LANES"
1t You won't take him, win youP
er asked I.