The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-12-31

lleFe that there Il = nichc tOreEsrg one.
Looking hack on my time "a DESPAIR.
and comparing II with ms prr~-nf. I an
grateful that / can say that while then
thought ! Was - con-ufurei that
c0u.d he neither useful nor happy in
life. now lind that l have bten en-
sDwed with abundant eaP1cifrs for
10th usefulness and happiness. and thai
no talent possess has failed ~ b~ariny
some fruit And Forrnoe SAYS tie
same thing about herself
Let mr elaborate.
That = tin peddier j. useful IS WeIl
as an honest member II society. v 10
can DOUBT, H. IDEAS IN simple. neres-
say articles. and b. carrying them
from door TO door he saves va-t neon
venience 10 numerous people % much
for Use
The cottage we lived in Vas not
strictly beautiful. but il wAs com.orfa-
be- and IN pleasant place. with an
orchard before II. and ne trained
creepers on rrrllises about IL. and
planted ro>es and f0Eerin- shrubs
along the stone walls Il wAs . fresh.
sweet pace 70 live in. and the children
hal = lovely playground At hrst
Elorence had no servant. and worked
very hard. hut she was Young and wei
and strong. and she declared that he
did not yet % tired n she had often
done in oar o. home xirh the Thousand
and one societs duties from which she
was exempt now.
And the balance in favor Of this =
she aids.l. nat nOw | gel tired il
accomplishing something"
| snioA ed M lille even the first DAY.
for. a nobody knew me- had no lu-s
~ caste 10 fear. and i was amusing -
me 10 zee the puzzled faces II mt
customers. who seemed 10 feel that u
same Nay ! WAS no. 70 the manner torn
AMI were evidently pe-sed with my
humble airs IN rraess.
ike 10 study human nature and now
saw mu h Of il NJ home and IN IL
guard This del ted me / NO ruies
observed which made me respected
and popular fir-t. never entesei
house unle-s As invrei. second
never insisted that pepple should buy
whar they did Want Bat ! alwAxs
hal an exec lent - rsnleni % ihin.s
and ant ligrls nYvel is insight hare ts.ok
pains should - ~ern IL : gaace. that
il might TecoTsmensl itself
I am pass % afelv fond ofout-door afr
and scenez I u~e.i 4, enjos fast horses.
hut 1 have my dreamy SIDE ami
hardly knor ANYTHING more exquisite
than % jo- lei-ureIy alon- the colntry
r0&ts n SIX - c.s.ck On Mas morning
y hen the huis are al bursting AMI the
birds All n-in-. or 10 return qu etlv
hume IN the late June twill hf- tlsi ~
the stars are coming ouf- l IKE ~ he
out N soft summer rain too There
j. enough 10 See aud enjoy in the cri-p
aufumn weather 10 reconcile me TO the
unw ieldy cart l ride in Even on run
ners il i Bot IL Z de~piSeA I beliere
Ike al the minls anI weaihers- Then
! u-ei - 2 - myself HOLIDAYS often in
winter. whra Florence AMI the ehildrsn
AMI ] hal no end 81 fun Of course we
helped Florence 40 the b0u~e-~ork
iirsr- and then hid the daE for pleasure
From May 10 October hardly ever
went alone on NV journey Every
pleasant day FlDren Y. Or one Of the
III ldren. OF AZ The family. went with
me on mv rounds. Hos exciting Il was.
and how hsrpy we were. We look our
dinner win u sometimes. and plattd
we were grp-ies. and c4rnped ont in he
mot enticin- plares IN The b-aut full
wo0ls
II / had 20 70 along I often took :
book: som times l iearneI : poem.
sometimes even cOmsr0~ed one. and
strange 10 81. the ma gaines viii a
had di>fainel my contributions in the
DAYS v hen desperately needed money.
now often accepted nv e1u-i0ns with
compliments
In the evenings Florence and ! sang
ducts. and pop4~-d CON- and r~ad nov
els A. we lad no 90 u dignity %
keep up. we frit ~ liberty ~ enjoy our
selves even better fhan in the law daA<.
which j. = ing great deal. tor We a.
WAYS had such = -Ood time then
Then nv business kept improving. 20
Florence could have : servant Then
we had more time far -.lark~" than
ever. We gut aolra nfeI " n our
n~ixhtsors- There wa< Eot a F'ersvn ~
any Literary preirns "A n t0~n except
thu minister and doctor Ihi- sfsfe ~
things had 4 advantages = well . r.
siisalvantage- because Is pleasant to
he ta>arevrn in aconntry silla-- FlOr-
ence and wrOie { srnrdT TOR tn : n "
Temperan = and performed m with
great aDplau-e- 1 suppose Shakespeare
went - h. grave witn0ut surh rrcg-nE-
Ton a. we received Florence sanx u
tie choir s~eetiy that several peope
who had hardly been 10 chsirrh twice >
vear b~f 'r- r. -an a. ~ rsg1l&rit- We
formed . retdng club u al Fhr ycur-
people y ho showcd = saark ~ pronise-
and ther hal d-I ghs4ul time AM
th0u-hf thrx we're iiEesAr,. anil we hid
a deithfful time and he msrf--i cssra-
seriousness that we were great brne-
facfors ~ our race,
Once = year We Put On cur be~r
go. II