The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-04-08

Il 49," - UMI|IIIA wv U0|Us IIIX
pied nosc into tho door ~ ~. CO...
farmhouse.
Il was 4 bitter Gold n;cht ~ n...r.
Der. with snow l,inr dea,, Z, ~.
ground. 4 frozen wind 6owl;ny shro,,~k
the forest and 4 fire bujlt as h;ah 4.
they could pile the lops On fhc ol5 ;rnr
iirc docs. NJ ~
And the farmer and his wife ware
roasting apples and cracking nuts "A
the hearth with the children while !
pitcher OF cold. sparkling cider Ana !
plate Of home made cin,cr. hre.I !
on the table. -"
Charley and little Rel ar s;de n,
side on the big scttee. IN the very daer.
est angle Of The chimney. whcrs &c
looking straight up. thew coulJ ses Xxx
stars shining IA Tia skv ovcrhcaJ sn5
watch the sparks 90 career;nr rasd,r
up the wide throat 81 The chin,ner
johnny was on his knees. WITH Tho
hammer. cracking aw.,- ~ n M. 'ne
nuts and h~;ckorv-nnts ana Rosa Nv
reading by the licht 81 the shadeJ i.ma
Your little Betscvp n s.;d NIX
Chase, the farmer. M. car,a;nir
mort Come n .n5
Hathaway. Isn'f she ovar - -.
grandfather'spn " ~
mo. she isn'f y sa;d NJ u.th.m..
with 4 perturbed face. .She wa9,
away AZ three o'clock ana ~, saosns
supposed she was only cona ~ M sa,.
mill 10 plav with Minnie fc.ta ~.
we've seen nor heard noth;n~ ~
since, and nobody seems u t,n,r
where sbe e NJ ~ ny
thank'ce kindly All fbe same M
couldn't iii down nor rast mi ra
where nv little ri Il I'M srons
winter nirht.'
lyon Jon,t th;oL sho,. r.ty, u,,
Mrs. Chase. Involuntary sbnJder;nr !
she clasned liftle RaIl cl.sar - 49, -
MI. Chase Got Us
.W;fe ,vhsr., IN - H..
coats" 4 said hh he' . ny 0, nst shaggy ra'Gy :" Z,
nv neichhor NIL nna =; ~ y hre' wnen
f~rsa-;nr ~ da.th ~ = : ~ n,nger o.
JOHNNY
\. Fathert' cried .Johnnv !. csn,t i
Enr NJ us,t '.e ne..., ~
was 4 universal favor;,a = ~ na'.h
borhood ""o "'s"
A curlv-beaded b,na.arad l;,,,a IL
fonr wars wbo v,os aI,ra, hn-.s
fairv.stories c.ngar. H. IN M
ers VIA w~an5ered M snd aa.sn = III"
Vim III srn,han,a, hnn~nr
down her harE and rola 1n.ra nun '
the bovs' sieJs ;n ,r;rtar ,.;,h ~ ~ ~
edrad haod M III. "an1sr. m'.n 7 Iur-
i'm face-litt,e Befsey ,yas everx hoJxss
bet.
She Ind n little difference W oc;,;o,
with her mother that Afternoon \,
seemed. She had heen s;,t;n~ ~ -
the table. eat;ng b,aal and ~, ap
apple iellv.
y. NJ want some mora ;allv m.r,... !,
said Betsey. AZ last.
4 Yon have had cnouoh.r ana NJ
Me riil have some more said pet.
lev.
h. No. nv dear. Won viii not sa;d
he mother. who Sometimes fonnd n
necessary ia coyern NV l,tt1o w;,If,,l
sreature with 4 firm VET GENTLE hanj !
Then NELL run awavi, sa;d I.a.sar
iefanfly. =
Mrs. Hathaway smiled a little al the !
lhreat. Betsey often iran away but :
he had never IS vet gone further than !
he steam saw-mill at The foot Of the !
where little Minnie Locke. a child !
i her own age. had a whole COLONY 81 !
made out Of corn-cobs dressedup. =
md wooden blocks. with eyes. mouths !.
md noses, marked with shoe-blacking, !
N their faces. =
She never even looked around when !.
stood on A three-le0ocd stooI ~ !.
each down the scarlet hood. win M !.
dying of gray fur around thc fane .nd /,
Oh. with her little nose stmcE !.
ID III the air. 4
"She will be back long before spn- \.
the mother said ID herself. !:
But supper-time came NM ~ l;ttl. H