The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-04-28
ALL on ACCOUNT OF SAMMY.


Mr.. and Mrs. John Wrayburn had
celebrated their silver wedding. and
Margaret Earle and her Aunt Esther,
with whom she lived. had been hidden
to the feast Mrs. Wrayburn's nephew.
Mr.. Richard Kennetson, a gentleman Of
some thirty years. handsome, well bred
and fairly educated. vas also there.
This last-named gentleman was a stran-
Ger in the city. His home was in New
England. but for the last six years he
had seen very little Of II, having spent
the time since his graduation, for a civil
engineer. in travel and protracted So
iourn in Europe. His father. az his
death. had left his mother. his sister and
himself a large fortune. and Richard
Kennetson. on leaving college. had
found himself in the pleasant position Of
a man who j. enabled 70 CRAFTY his
tastes and i~nclinations 70 the full. aud II
must be owned that Mr.. Richard Ken
nelson's in~clinations. being those q y
gentleman. the cnrfe-bl1nchs gratiiica-
lion had produced q very good and har-
monious result, and had made neither
an affected bore nor a bidSe egOtist Of
this decidedly handsome nephew 0f Mrs.
John Wavbnr. There were = great
many people TO whom -he wanted q in
trodnce him. for various reasons, but
envy. hatred and malice and an unchar-
itabieness aside. she did really want
Margaret Earle 10 meet him. She Is
50 superior 10 The other girls who will
Be here she said 70 her husband. land
/ am sure she viii enjoy talking with
him immensely"
And 50 II came to pass that they met.
and Margaret thought when the tall.
straight mar with the brown mfistache.
very dark eyes and graceful air wa
brought mp % be introduced. That he
was rather the most diStinguished-lOok-
ing person ne had seen in some time
aud she also concluded that be must
have thought she was rather the most
awkward girl he had seen IL some time
Richard Kennctson. after the Last
guest had departed, had said: Aunt
Deb. that was 4 mighty nice little cir
Won introduced me to- and had s%trolles
out On the veranda, lighted = cigar
smoked il to the end. and gone 10 bcs
IN his usual placid frame q mind.
He called once after that. and wen
away in less than 4 week. and thai wa
all: II was not likely they would eve
meet again. He had said he was no
quite sure where he should 20 next
and had gone with a pleasant hand-shak'
and a genial good-by; and thc girl -
memhrred every word he had ever aid
II wa about this time that her sister
Mrs. Mabel HoSkins, wrote, entrcatinI
her 70 Join them in their contemplate
visit 10 tie sea-shore. They were n
going. Mr.. and Mrs. Hoskins. the tire
children -C Clarence. Augustus and Sam
uel-anl the nurse, the latter personag
being tho especial attendant Of Samue
who was an infant in long clothes.
Mabel Earle rad married = widowt
twenty wears her senior. without chi
dren and very rich. Margaret was ]
hich favor with her brother-in-law. an
now that such strong inducements wei
offered for a change of scene and 4 GOO
time generally she did moi hesitate lon
IN ncceDf fng. To see the ocean, whic
shc lad never vet beheil. was 4 deligl
which shc could not easily let slip. an
50 in con sultation with Aunt Esther, n
modest wardrobe wa made ready. a
Margaret Joined the party ~ q pol
about two hundred miles east Of N
own home.
Nearly two days after. about nine
MI. The train arrived AZ B.. who
they concluded % remain Owe niEh
So they took u carriage up 70 one of q
best hotels. and the insidcof the vehic
being pretty well filed with The fami
and their handbags and shawl-strap
Papa Hnskins mounted beside the driN
with more hand. bags and shawl-sirar
II WA. a long drive through iniermln
lid streets. and everybody was tired Al
hall asleep. except Clarence and Augu
tus. who were tired and cantnnkerpr
Arrived 1T the hotel. and three y n
having been obtained On the four
floor. the party. IN two Or three insta
ments. were taken up in the elevate
and IL last met in one of the room
Mrs. lIcskins' first question on catchi'
sight OF Lizzie. the nurse. WI
where's the baby
Lizzie regarded her mistress, !
very disqualification Of dismay, =