The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-08-19

have been IN the back bedroom up
stairs all the afternoon, and am ex'
pecting father every minute. u was
I,st after one O'Clock when no told mo
u come up stairs with him. and Just
then Mr.. Thompson came 70 get him 70
70 down town with him, and father said
I'd have 10 excuse him for little while
and don't on 20 out OF that room till
coIkc back. So excused him. and he
hasn't come back yet; but I've opened
one of the pillows snd stuffed my clothes
fuI 'Of feathers. and don't care mu1k
how soen he comes back nos
IT'S ~ awful feeling 10 be waiting n,
stairs for your fathcr. and - know that
Won have done wrong. though you rexly
didnS mean TODD SO muck wrong a. sou
have done 4 am willis.g 10 own That
nobody ought TO take aRybods's clothes
when he's u swimming. but ans how
they began Il first. aud though Just
IL much ~ could be that the clothes
we're theirs
The real boys that are 10 blame are
Tom Wilson and Ami Willetts. A
week ago Saturday doe Hamilton and
went in swimming down At the island
lbs beautiful place The islnnd Is all
full Of br shes. and IN one side the water
j. deep. where thu big boys 20 in. and
on the ether il IL shallow. where we tel
lows that can swim very much where
the wafer is more than two ret deep 20
in. While Joe and / were swimming.
Tom and Amzi came and stole our
clothes and put them in their boat. and
carried them clear across 10 the deep
paft 81 the river. We saw them 10 il.
and We had an awful time 10 ret the
clothes back. and think II was lust A.
mean.
Joe and said we'd get even with
them. and know il was wrong. be-
causs II was revenge'ul feeling. but
anyhow we said we'd do Il: and don't
think revenge l. 50 very bal when you
don hurt fellow. and wonldnt hurt
him tor ANYTHING. and Inst want ~ nlay
him trick that il prctns nearly almost
au,te innocent. But don't az We
did right. and when | We done wrong
I'm always ready 10 ssv -.
Well. Joe and watched. ana la;
saturday we saw Tom and Ami 70
down TO the island an "A 70 in swimm ~
on the shallow side: -. W waded across
and sneak ed down among the bushes.
ami after awhile we saw two niles or
clothes. So we picked them up ana ran
away with them. The BOYS saw IL and
made a terrible noise bull we sung out
that they' 4 know NOW how IL ielt TO
have your clothes carried on, and we
waded back across the river. and
carried the clothes up 10 Amxrs house.
and hid them In his barn. and thought
thai wc'o got even with Tom and AMI.
and taught them lesson which would
do them great deal d good. and would
make them gooi AMI useful men.
This was ii the morning about noon.
AMI when had ny dinner thought
liz 20 and see how the boys liked
swimming. and oilcr 70 bring back
their clothes II they'd promise 20 be
gooh friends. never was more aston
shed ~ my lie than l was ~ iini that
they We're nowhere near the island.
was beginning " be AFRAID they'd been
drowned. when heard some men cal.
ing me. and found Squire Meredith
and Amxi Nillcttss father. who il
deacon. hiding among the bushes.
They told me that some villains had
stolen their clothes while they were in
swimming. and they'd give me fifty
cents v 70 up % their houses and
ret their wives 70 give me some clothes
y bring down 70 them
said didn't want the fiftv cents:
but ! IA 20 and iry 10 nni some clothes
ior them meat I'd 70 straight a. u
Amzi's barn and 70 bring the clothes
buck. but on the.way met Amxi with
the clothes In basket bringing them
down 70 the island. anil ne said .Some-
boi,'sgoin' ID be arrested for stealing
father y and Squire Meredith : clothes
saw the fellows that stole 'em. aud
! ~ going 70 tell" Ton see. Joe and !
nnd taken the wrong c'othes. and
SURE Meredith and Deacon Wiiletts.
Wno had been N swimming onthc deep
s'ue "a the island had been about two
hours trying 70 plav they were Iulns.
ana didn't need % wear any clothes.