The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-03-07

chickens, enabled US to live very COM
fortably. But when mother died the
pension died with her, and the cottage
was let and the COW and chickens were
sold 10 young couple who had long
looked upon them with longing eyes
And l. with what little money our ef-
fects had brought, started with Spinny.
then years old, TO seek my fortune in
busy, noisy New York. / had one
friend there, NJ least. She had been q
friend Of my mother, and had paid US
short visits every summer as long rs
could remember, Mrs. Bairnsfather, and
TO her house l went. She let lodgings,
somewhat in the English manner, being
an Englishwoman, albeit as her name
indicated her ancestors were Scotch,
and, fortunately, the second-story
back room-with bedstead that
pretended to be a chest of drawers in
the day time-and hall bedroom adj
joining we're unoccupied, and in them |
was installed with much kindness BY
the motherly landlady. And after q
few weeks got some baby caps and
cloaks to embroider lever since | could
use needle had been fond OF making
SPRAYS and flowers on whatever bits Of
silk and satin fell in my Way, but the
pay for my work was very poor indeed,
and had As much rs could do to sup
port myself and Spinny, who had a
healthy boys appetite for the four years
before l became acquainted with MT.
Popkins. "Genius II. Popkins, Grocer :
How l laughed when first saw his card
in the landlady's card-basket, as though
ssPopkins" wasn't absurd enoughto pre-
face II with "Genius!" IAN old bach
elor," | said, II should think so!
Where could woman DC found VINO
would be willing 70 change ner name
whatever i was, Tor "Nrs. Genus d.
PopkinsF'
"sWhat's in nameg' as Shakespeare
AS it, my DEAR" said Mrs. Bairnsfather
mildly. "'E's good fellow, . =. IN
deed; as lodged with my friend, Mrs
Ill, for the last three years, and s.
thought every think OF i'm. Never
would ave parted willingly with I'm II
sac 'adnt . died:
very suilc,enI lean IL uo,ne
So ! saiu gut WY ~. my, Lon
ne cnahge ms nalnes ~ - w iiui0u
ious.
Popkins, or no Popkins," insisted
Mrs. Bairnsfather, les has good mas
gold. A little lively l ear, but Wish
'ad q 'ouse full OF them"
:" A little lively" lie was. de gave
bachelor parties at least twice week,
from which peals OF laughter ascended
to my room all evening long, and which
always ended with an uproarious sing
ing Of -" Aud Lang Syne" at midnight
At first tnis annoyed me very much,
but sitter awhile became so used 70 u
that woke up regularly when the sing,
ing began, and Joined IN the chorus-o1
course they couldn't hear me-and then
went TO sleep directly.
He amt pretty" said SPlnney q
me one day, referring 70 Mr. fopkins
"but he's just bully. He CIV me . DO,
Of prunes this mornin'-a hull box-ant
didn't the fellers at school hang round
when brought It out ct lunch-time
Yes. indeed"
And one afternoon, about q week AZ
ter the box Of prunes, my room dooI
was suddenly thrown open and Spinney
appeared, leading smiling gentleman
by the hand, and called out (Spinney
always shouted at me as though / were
half mile away, I" Helloi Gertie" (my
names Gertrude), "here's Mr.. Popkinl
and he says may 90 to the circus!"
"Genius HI. Popkins," thought T.
myself, "and what . queer-lookinf
sGenius' he is.''
And be was. Red hair which, unlik,
any had ever seen before, curled par
in one direction and part in another
small, twinkling blue eyes, which al
most disappeared when he laughed
his laugh, 81 the way, began with loue
outlaw and ended with low chuckle
I double chin; q ruddy complexion ans
an extraordinary nose. II wasn't Ro