The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-12-09


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me uear olu fanumosner WY -
oiten toio me TINS Dear s'ory ~ ocen
twenty Years ~ her grave, Sne "as
eisht! When sne olen' anu this nap
peneu % her wnen she was only Yen
years oid.
one iive9 with ner ia.ner ana mo!ner
70 one q the pretty villages 10 Eastern
massachusetts; put tney Were not Ser!
well on anu the family was large ana
tney grew poorer ana poorer every
year. until ~ last ner iatner ana mo'nes
tnougnt tney would leave their o'o
nome ana go away on IN the northern
WOODS where they couiu nave more lana
70 raise 1000. 80, with hall dozen q
their Ola neighoors' VINO We're ~ poor
g themselves. they went mp among the
green new Hampshire hiiis' mere
were no railroads 70 those DAYS, ana y
iook g. long 70 Journey over the nun
dred miles as y would now 20 make .
tourney y Eu,ope.
1nes were a'.noss ."o wsess solnS ~
.ne'r NV no'neSi ~ 7, 'as'' wnen NY
were peglnnin2 % oc 'norougn'y tllcu'
sney zane q me pace; = oLoau oSaus,-
~ taple-Iana smut n On every sue y
.o'.s mountains ~. s,ow'nk Sleen n
We prlgn' spring sunsnins. mere: N
1ne panks 2, Iose'y n..'e lane, Inet
nnaae sneir nomess ana not very Dat
sacl o1ner q IT. u,,s na1 PIet.y
nHru LINES, anu 'ncy couiu my neiP ~
" \ ', h, no' '',,,: "nen NJ, tnousns
seas. 49, ~ ,hs;r o 49,, $50, mil ~, $40 49,
~. . 80 s..s.d !, an, II ~, 4,
ss'a' 80. $3.50 sh-:. NJ 49, $3.50 :,
- -hhe.5 M !. .ss h...,, .'',.,, $500 49,
III .; IA s M, : s'sa 4,
cro o IN ~dmen anJ ch;l5ren warled
sa~P,1o ~ .';,h M 80, M .t s..,t 49, nv
cIssr;rrs rrsv i rrar snd larrar esch
s.s- a;s.'i c,....s ..,d s,'-a snJ
" a.sh fsr';,.' M" ,.. aa -" 80
-, eeSA sammy o"A' 80 =
o~.r !,
neE, sara gfanumotnei, ana mere
sne al"ass Dean g warn a ner nar-
fation' we thou4nt ourselves pretty
Iorenanuea- mere Wa on's one
cnurn ~ ne neighnornoou.a nu .nat Pr
longeu y MS Cra's. VINO i'vea IN the
river roau ABOUT mile rom our mouse
vne night wnen iatner Went over ~
porro" tne enurn' mrs. rag 'oia nm
70 Pc sure anu pring y pack sometime
- me morning ~ sne wanted ~ ner-
sen 20 motner hurried round ana Tot
tne cream ~ before sunrise ana came
70 my PED ana toiu me n 4 would Jump
UP ana churn might carry me churn
home.
1T was about ten o'clock when i
started for Mrs. Craig's. II was warm.
lovely spring day. and the churn was
light in my sturdy little arms. and en-
joyed my walk. which lay along the
banks Of the little river, now swollen
with the late spring rains till Il rushed
foaming and tumbling over the stones
went happily along, now and then
stopping % pick . violet, til just ~ l
got about half way there ! heard q
great noise ofcrackling bushes and then.
right In the path before me, came .
great black bear with white face. lie
was dripping wet. As Il he had just come
up out q the water: and ne seemed sur.
prised TO see me, for he stopped and
looked q me, = much = % say. We'll;
little girl. where did you come FROM
But Ne didn't oiler % touch me.
''At first was too frightened 70 run.
and only stood and stared At him. l
suppose this must have saved my life,
for since ! have often heard that wild
beast never attacks any one who has
the courage 10 look him steadily n the
face. Anyway, the bear didnt offer 70
touch me- and by and ~ 1 began 70
think might get away SO ] set the
churn down carefully, and then began
TO 60 backwards, al the time looking
straight at me bear, who sat down ike
pig Dog ana looked after me. but did
NOT oiIer % follow