The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-09-15

lsct vha< occurred rpon certain darI
evening j. August two years ago
fur.t'> farLer aud mother were travel
ing IN Europe that summer; hence Ford
who uas ~ tie re-f 81 the YEAR = board
ing-schooi-boy ~ the FIRST water. spen
A. vacation q his Uncle Pepper coun
try place.
fords chief companion from day Il
day. ~ he scrambled among the rocky
spurs. wa= Leo. Leo was scotch gray.
hound. Major Peppers particular BET.
Vow one curious trait Of bis did e,na|
honor 20 his head and heart. He hid
been bought Il Black Hollow. 4 village
~ > store. which also was apcst-oflice.
and six or seven dwellings. can BE- c..led
= villaze-about Two miles further up
the road. among the mountains. Reg
ularly once OF twice = week would Leo
slip inn0ceEtly on III the morning for 4
who'e days visiting with any four
legged playmatcs whose society ne had
- meriy reiished Al BACKS Hollow. On
such occasions Ford hal 70 ramble on
the heights alone.
Now ami Spinner. Major Pepper .
hired man. had : brother who kept the
post Office and Store At the Hollow. a.
soon IS Amzi discovered Leo's trick Of
going 30 frequently thither OF his own
will i seemed good - him 70 teach ire
Dig 70 carry letter there with safety
and dispatch whenever told TO do -.
AMI would liz his missises securely
shout the brighr-eyed. 1.-The dogs neck.
and Say. in h. Yanke- draw:
>aow. Loo. you Jest make tracks
for the village. doubie-quick- Do
you understand That lc:fer'd ouyht
70 git 70 the store Be orr
Leo would leap away. barking joyful
". and in an hour return 70 seek ami
N feli or barn. coilared with On answer
from Lot spinner. In this way the dog
became in = limited sense. ths mes-en-
ger and po=rman Of the family whea O.
ea-ion prompted. and very quick sni
faithful one
Il was the LAST Thursday IA August
when Major Pepper. finishing his see
ord cup of coffee at breakfast exclaimed
% his wife: There. Helen. forgot 10
tell you last night that IL you want 10
20 down 20 the town in the phaetcn
with me to-day and give this afternoon
capitailr'' " y s'-'' ~
- $50. - 49, nel WY does =
u wv, =, ~ " >. $3.50. Z, IN. .ns rIon aay
.rI 1f,~.,s M .,'e r..' Ill,
Aunt Peppers cook WANTED 70 rs 10
New YORK to-day 70 attend that we'd
ding-her sister you recDllect- They
started eariF ca four o'clock for the
- .-,,','' '''n 4 upn eAptTt them PACK
s ., 49,. a. .a - II = 2e4 to-n.sn,.
60. "a rhe-,r~e,,es \, 60 ~ - ''.~S
s0h 49, -cr -, \. ,..s -,
p.r,..~ ..r-,,-5 -. - y.
un,,F5n., - 49, ~ .s
,awn - h--,-rre -L.r ~ -. -
Ierre him 4 r...d 1rr.t,,., ,.4 ,,,.
h;~n k>.n n. 80 NJ, i,;,,s..l< 80 "
vii, he.n him You wo,,Jn't ,r;,5 =
eh. Foris1
Ford laughed foo ~ IA - ".
rather cue--@d MOI - -
..X.Ffl NJ ~ i..a- 4, .-.,,;,- - .
home tan - osrIoc- sn5,css i
aid Aunt Penper. r..lnrf.,,t,r cc,,, <,'.-
Ing.
and Ford viii in.t hsre 4 t;ns .n,,e.:,s
Ior late dinner --Hs
"A hat-bcur later Ford and Leo the \
,ne with his hand and the otber WITH
H. active Il uninportant tai. waved n
Major and Mrs Pepper goodbye from
ne broad piazza and then turned them
'eiFes about % begin the work Of pass
NJ jolly day together. Ford did not
ike % leave the house for any length
y time
= wooden swing he was contriving in
ne garden. the arrangement d his col
ection q Indian relics. and lcrfer to
" reo'-ne<e II me school--one Harry
10 "a 'n--iook UP az me forenoon.
ahis Latter Or letter business. was
tlli % hand and Ford was scratching