The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-03-30

WoIkk I'D " Wt0IIF 4I0 you tVtr
seo any flowers quite 70 nice ~ thceef
With these words she held me up.
and when ] saw thai doctor ! was more
surprised than I ever WIS Be 'ore IN an
my experience Why. it was Dr.. Went
worth. Nellie friend. Who W. not her
friend any more He was. like myself,
looking much older than when I first
saw him. end fhero were tired. troublcd-
looking lines about his mouth and eyes.
He seemed ast0nished. too. q seeing
me. and. when he took me up. his hand
tremhled like the leaves He looked q
me shoughtfuIly. and passed his hand
around the inside Of my crown; some.
thing ruztled a he did %. and IN afew
seconds his note was In his own hands
again.
For long time Re did not speak. on
II sat quietly boidiny me firmly In bis
hand. Then be spoke u such : low.
snbdued tone.
Little one e @ I. you know where your
mo. but she does" answered the
child. and Il you want 70 know T. II ask
her when she comes home again. and
toll you"
~ should like 70 know very much.
.Do you think il such pretty hatr'
she asked
Little girl" and the doctor took .
small pale hand in his. "can you think
Of anything in the world you would
rather have than this hat?'
why. doctorr'
Think hard before you answer. and
don't be afraid Of saying anything too
great
"what could Be nicer than these. ex-
cept real flowers that grow in the
ground? You know there isn't anything
nicer than flowers except the hand-or-
gan man; be only comes once il 2 while
though"
did you ever see the bouquets in
the florists window. when you were
well aud could 70 out in the street, ~
"Oh. yes Don't you think the man
in the flower shop ought to be very
And did YOU ever hear oflittle box
e thar had music inside Of them. and
you had only 70 wind them up - your
mother does her clock. and they play
the most beautiful musicF'
"Oh. thes don't have those here. do
they? Did yon really ever see onef'
II the florists boy brought You .
splendid bouquet every day, and the
expressman brought . music box. and
Miss Bleacher. around the corner. sent
in the prett est little hat in her window
for you. do you think you could give
me this hat, and let me take il away
with me-"
"Why. Dr. Wentworth. are you a
fairy goimother? Are these nv three
wishes? And are you going to vanishr'
Not till YOU say this hat IS mine.
then will vanish to the florists 20 the
music store. and to Miss Bleacher's
The child did not speak. but only held
me out 70 him. and when he took me
away ! was sorry to leave her, she looked
50 happy.
The doctor and I got into the buggy
and drove on. One does not get The
incest Iindeof ride under the seat u
. buggy. When we got 70 the doctor I
Office / felt confused and dizzy He
laid me down on the table. and wrnt ont
When be came in again boy was
there, busting and setting things IN
order.
.Shall sling this old hat awasr'
said the 10y. selling me and going 70
ward the window.
Here, you young villain, bring that
back. y
And Dr.. Wentworth scowled At the
boy. and took me away. lie carried
me 70 another room. and put me away
in n trunk with some DO * and queer.
looking things. quite unlike anything
had ever seen in Ne1lio's trunks.
spent the time thinking about what
had seen. and in Specializing about
the future; | was anxious TO see the end
or the story. l wa ted = long long
time fer rther Developments. and a
last grew tired Of waiting Still time
went on. and nobody came 70 take me
out grew stiiT and yellow felt II
every straw and thread that was unde'
niably m old hat
must have passed into q dormant
state il which remained know no'
how long.
Eut suddenly found myself IN broad
daylight again, and when had col
lcctcd myself sufficiently to know what
was about me. was astoniShed 70 find
myself being held OF at arms length
By my own Nellie. in q pretty pink do
nestle apron. . prettier PINK busting
cap. and the pretiicst pink in her cheeks
ever saw.
".Iohn Wentworth. what j. this r she
asked.
"a shade hat 4 think You used % call
IL. my dear"
u should think 90 II u the very
hat ! wore two years ago in the coun.
try" she said
As distinctly remember. Mrs.
Wentworih,''
..Nhcrc did you ret II. and what i
Il doing here ~ Nellie asked.
" got il from Mrs. Muldooner's III
lie girl. and il i there ccause Il j. one
d. nv treas re-.