The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-12-03

boy grinnlng then at having the lucl
Of carrying me home-for he was FOND
"a me. md perhaps ten cents Al
the end OF IL. SO Mr.. orion and MAJ
and the ~chestnut-boy al started M
together, each carrying something: Mr.
Orion had books. and Nam "A paper
OF candy, and the boy me. Mr.. Orton
asked the boy ever so many questions
as they went up street, aud heard about
his home, and all manner OF things.
and that his mother had only jacks
that was the chestnut boys name, Jack
Nillis-work to live on. and he couldn't
get much. MI. orion was The sort o. a
man TO get at a boy; | felt that, even II
did not hear well, owing Il wrapping
paper. When we got TO the house Mr..
orion didn't pay Jack. but told the
man who opened the door To take him
into the kitchen and tell cook TO rive
him some supper; and when Jack went
home he had a basket If eatables and a
bundle Of Master Dicks clothes, and
was told to come 10 the factory next
morning. perhaps the foreman could
lind him a job; and the foreman did,
and Jack'sthcre still and doing well.
Well. ! was agreat comfort 10 Master
DICK, and in that way to the whole
house-for il Is no tribe to a family
when a lively boy OF thirteen breaks his
leg; and then, when he heard about
Jack, he was ashamed Of his growing,
only | did not hear him tell Nan that
he thought chestnut roasting must be
real fun. But Nan thought it must be
awful tiresope to be doing the same
thilg always. l could have told her
as to that it all depended on the spring
that set you goingl
and everybody %elsc's, and even Christ
mas did not put my o out Of joint
very much, for a whole troop of little
cousins came 10 stay with our children,
and was new to them. One day, be-
tween Christmas and New Years,
there was a grand jnbilee: all the
cousins were to spend the day here,
and were to come early and stay late,
because il was a holiday week. and be-
cause Dick was well again. They had
a grand time, and the new toys had
rough handling. was just beginning
to think one might be wound up too
fast and too often, when Mr.. Orion
came in. carrying q great picture. and
behind him were Mrs. orion and her
sisters, and the lady they called Miss
Ellen. Everything was dropped then,
and l hit myself a dreadful thump
when Dick let me fall; but fortunately
| landed right side up. so I could see
the picture getting hung. What do
you think it was? The old toy-stand,
nothing else, with Mar and Jack and
the strange man that seemed to be
taking pattern by me; and l was there.
tool Dick picked me up and showed
my likeness. but l had often G
myself in the looking-glass before; and
knew | wasn't handsome; but the other
portraits were famous. Every one
congratulated Miss Ellen. and Mrs.
Orion was delighted to hear how many
people had climbed up to her studio
since 1.-THE new toy had been in the
picture-dea.er' window.
And then Mr.. Orion was called away.
and it was a little quicter; while Miss
Ellen chatted with her friends about
other work she had on hand. until
and his cousin Sam got into a
squabble about the way a battlefield
10 be laid out. Dick got pretty
loud, beinga little spoiled BY the petting
his broken leg mad brought him. and
would likely have come to grief If his
had not come back with a great
piece of news.
Whom do you think l have beer
10, EllenP" he said to the young
She looked up quickly. and her
,heeks grew very pink. Mr.. Orton be-
yan to laugh.
mo. miss. nothing of the sort; how
of me 10 ask a girl with q lover
'uch a question: II is the fellow in
four picture there, your solemnly-
intent friend in the corner. The toy
him an idea. it seems"
"Oh, has Jem got the machine TO
think Miss Ellen did forget
Ter lover then, as she ought. If two
are one. and it isn't right to
about Yourself too much.
Yes. he has been down 10 the mill
With il, and Harris thinks it a capital
hing. and sent him up to me. ! had
ather trust Harris sense Of machinery
han my own. but | have promised to
'ome down on Monday and see il tried.
le seems 10 be the real inycnting sort,
alive about il. but a little misty
bout getting a patent. II it is worth
nything. we must see that he is not
windled out Of it."
III i does come out right. how much
'ou will have done for him and me and
Iack Willis said Miss Ellen. in a
hoky voice.
ZIP Nonsense, child; | did not give
and this man brains, and make
ack nimble and willing. Here's the
cal architect Of your fortuncsf" And he
licked me up and set me on the man
Three cheers for the lucky
nmbler, boys!' They raised such a
bout that the ladies put their hands up
their ears. "Robcrt-the neigh