The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-09-01

same >iIvcry tones?
with the first sunny spring days ''It''
began 70 play ID the garden. which 4
could overlook from my seat IN my o.
dee. She was generally with him. I
could hear the sound a his little feet On
the pebbles. and then her footsteps
Now she would playiully chase him.
and 4 chorus 81 tWittcring sparrows
would Join their merry notes with the
merry laughter. Now she would catch
him and Kiss his cheeks over and over.
Once / opened my window; . warm
balsamic cir STRAINED around me. and
butterfly iluttered IN and liz on my
inkstand. just then she came out Of =
green. yine-grown bower. she was
dressed in = dazzling white negligec.
trimmed with costly lace: al over her
streamed the golden sunshine. except
that her face WAS oyershadowed by the
pink Of her parasol.
How slim she appeared. how grace
full in her movements: Had 1 been
blind? Truly the aunt and cousins
were rizht; she was IN reality beautiful,
"A sweet smile transformed her features;
she was happy certainly in this mo-
ment she was and her happiness came
from her child. Then voice made T.
self heard In my breast, which said very
plainly: You are . monster? got
up and walked to the window. 1T Is
beautiful day." called l. I know
how cold and prosaic it must have
sounded 70 her. IL came like heavy
cloud shadow over . SUNNY landscape
She answered something that did not
understand; but the brightness was
gone from her little face. Then she
took up the child. who was stretching
out his arms to her. and kissed and
caressed him before my eyes.
There II was when the first feeling Of
jealousy was aroused in me; jealousy
truly. but what > strange jealousy,
which could not make clear toitself who
was its object II :. IL said "mamma"
70 her there came . pain in the heart:
and the careS~es with which she over
whelmed him almost drove me wild.
was Jealous Of both, II panied me thar
! had no part in this weaving Of love;
that I was not third in the union. 1
exerted myself to gain part Of their
love. did il vers clumsily. The child
fersevered IN certain shyness. and
she had l not kept myself forcibly
away. from her during these lon-, long
years.
One day Is the dinner table. after :
skirmish Of words. came q great still
ness between us, stiffness more pain
full than il had ever Teen. l glanced
down a. the flowers on my plate Of
SAXON porcelain. my displeaSure show
ing in my face: but felt plainly that
1T had its eyes fixed on me, and also
her ewes. II was as il those four eyes
burned on nv forehead. Then sounded
suddenly in the stiffness: -Papar and
again. louder and more courageous:
Papa shuddered. 4. IL sat there
and stared. now very much frightened.
overs 1T me. wondering. perhaps. whether
storm would BE- raised b. il : Papa y
/ But her face now was suifnsed with
| glowing rcdness. and her hali-open lips
trembled slightly
There came food q giadneSs over
my heart Certainly no one but her
had taught him this Papa" Why did
! not spring up. bound toward her, and
with one word. one embrace. strike out
the Loneliness Of these last six years2
I One right word il this moment and al
would have been well II remained
unspoken: seemed to have lost al
/ power To act: but on certain page Of
I nv ledger are still traces II the tears !
shed in anger At my own stupidity.
1 There Was no doubt about II: another
spirit had stepped in with is little curly
head the spirit Of Love: and that made
me = stranger in my own house a
precious sunshine brightenedthe rooms.
even when the one in the heavens Was
hidden by clouds. The faces Of the
servants and even inan;mate objects.
streamed back their radiance. But me,
only, the sunshine did not touch
felt myself always more and more
unhappy IN my loneliness. Jealousy
grew il me; il gave me all sorts fool
4 ISL thoughts wanted 70 rebel against
1 the little alltocrat. but that would be
ridiculous WANTED 10 give her the
choice between him and me. 4. anda-
cious one. knew very well which side
I her heart would choose At another
I time was ready to take steps IN order
| 70 lind the mother. and with the power
! Of gold. force her 70 take back her child
behind my wife's back That would
be cowardly-
could no longer TX nv mind On bust
ness. mistrnsted even myself Feo-
pie asked what was the matter with me.
ieigned illness
The sunshine would mot LET itself Be
banished. and the spirit Of love was
stronger than /. With bis flaming
I sword he drove me out. 81 must take
long journey. Martha Nv voice
I trcmbled A. I said this. Nv wife must
have noticed Il; for something like
moist. shining pity trembIed IN her
beautiful eyes. Al my taking leave, she
htl the little one towards me and
asked. IN Soft. carcssinv tones: "Will
you not say alieu % our child" ] took
| up the little one. perhaps too roughly;