The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-03-04


wa the i'rst evening after their re.
urn tottie was alone. She had
nopea that Philip would have stayed
WIN hcr TINS evening. But no; he had
zone OUT directly after ten, and she had
ioroornc 70 reproach him. even by q
look
There she sat III her pretty. fresh
gray dress. with a rose-colored ribbon
~ her throat, while her brown ba;r
shone like satin. The room. foo vas
neat rs new Din. ana M Nh hsd
tea ready 10 the minute. The ira .;sc
had been blazing brightly when Ph;l;n
entered. and the kettle singing MERRILL
and his wife had met him With 4 hanny
hopeful smile. ALWAYS have a. ~ ~
TO chccrfnIness And con,fort :, .,a ~ ~
~ q advice which her mother.in-Iaw
mad given her. and during the whole
uay she had been striving to act upon
~ but. 80 Tar II seemed as II All had
been Of no use whatever The first
trial was over, and Philip was gone. and
she was left alone 10 reconsider Ter
plans.
But. to begin with. she was liv;ng
4 over again that vjsit--which sho would
never forget--to Philip's mother
4 She recalled tho first even;ny t,ov
had spent together. No maftcr what
subject Of conversation Ph;l;n haJ
started. his mother had AZ once shawn
quick. and ready. and real interest:
and sensible interest, also. And
with shame and vexation Lottie had
remembered how very far ~ mi often
been from doing the same. Ph;lin
perhaps, had mentioned some subject
connected with his business. and she
had laughed, and told him not "a s.t.llk
shop or he had talked OF tile COMING
election OF new member for their
borough. and she had listened ana re-
piled very indiiferenflv. or. perbans.
had not thought il worth while 10 renlv |
at all.
Meals, too. Ind been ALWAYS nunct,.l
at Mrs. Bnrton's. Ard fb;s NM S;,,a.,
Lottie another sharp renroof Msnr
time IN the little. nav homo ,,i,;aa /
had meant shonld ~ MIX 1 |, 1890 nA $3.50 go
when Philip had entered arJ "f ;d, 1n
for tea. she had fold lin c.roioss,i, ~, ~
il was "not ready Wv !, and XII h,
swould not hurt MIN II VAT 81, /. y
She blnshed now with contr;,;o.,
remembered how many such words n s she
She loved: ana liza bar.n - ~ "mo my. Nv
ever there had becn anv resl ne.ass;...
for waitino. Pb;lin would ha,a ssa,.'''.3
rather than have uttared ,.,,, 49, 80
but that IL was The entire nsedldssnass
81 III these small anno,'sncas .,'t';ah W.
CALLED and ycxed him ~ ''''>-
Also Lotfie recalled ~ MINI .,,,..
with tears n her ave. how pi;,;,' ~
one evening acc;dcntallv hrolran ~
vor;te vase ~ III mothar,s .nd NJ.
while NJ bad heen rroat,s, aassl, .o";
and distressed h;s mothsr NV III.
smiled AZ him ../sbonlJ h.,-" v3
NJ. n Lottie had tbonrhs ~ 49, ~ s'1 ~,
said something of the kind afterward NJ
her mother -in-law. and The old ADV had
looked surprised. but had answered. M
ncxt moment with grave shake u ~
head. .No vo,, ,.a,,i5 ~ s"'no n ~
III YOU loved him Al mich 80 =
his mother does. thar Il Thara 1,
ire very few THINGS nv Pb;l;n ~
10 ID yex me. shonld storm ~ snr
me else. AZ times. / dare saw hut
'eally believe Tint nv son n,icht fnrn 4
nv house out q window without NAL
nc his mother angrv win MIN hlass 4
himi'' !
And il was lorc that made all this i,
Inference .na r'ntt;a Il. i W, ..1 we I
nd sad. She. then. lad not WI learned !,
eallv to love Philin: ~ bhi,;n~hnr \
carhusband--who she Ind thonaht w. !,
II the world to her. .
And then again. liz had zone INT Ana Il
vening, and his wife had looked orave 4
nd not quite well pleased. M nv !,
lother had lovingly smiled II bidd;n~ Z,
III. I'M q wv .''on ~ wns out q n
I ont Il, h;,n . ~ s'' Saa.t q IN wants 70 Y
u good f.nd Lias. a Nv nnu may "