The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-02-16

iul Image 81 past glories danced before
her eyes and she remembered that what
Emily Garry was. 80 shs might be. .
sort Of dfca lful ) asm closed about her
chest. and shc almost determined 10
think again Of Mr.. Hart. Aunt Jane
saw her advantage. mr.. Hart Is u
very good man. and he has 4 good prop
erty. lie has the best house Ia the
whole county. as yon know. and tod
furniture: Why. remember that he
furnished the same year that Uncle
David and ! did. and his first wife kept
things clean"
20 aunt! / think II Is the ueliest
house ! eve saw" (excepting this. she
was about 20 say. but she saved herself.
'.Wcll. its 4 good deal better house
than DR.. Davcnant will ever have" said
Aunt David. carrying tho war into
Africa.
The peoples cast their rcd reflections
upward again. II was the old story.
the very old. old story; and Dr. Dave
nant, poor and proud. he had not spoken;
but oh. II he should
Jane was romantic. She had not
been her fathers daughter, else. Life
had been SO dull aud prosaic about her
that she had coniurcd up an ideal cx-
istence, and in IL the handsome young
doctor had begun TO play the part Of
Prince florizel. The dreams 81 fancy
and OF hope had gone even 80 far - 10
reach an aesthetic cottage, wherein. sur
rounded with perfect William Morris
papers. a few ~placques, plenty Of books.
some real old mahogany chairs, an Did
clock. some Persian rugs. and q p0rfierc
made out Of her father tapestry. Jane
should rit q beaming. beloved bride.
making live o. clock tea for her husband
in q Queen Anre teapot; and oh. how
sweet this little domestic. practical pict-
ure. absurd in its mingling Of detail
with dream. lovely and natural. As com
ing from her ingenious and wistful
heart, had become to Jane! And how
odious life would be 10 60 on forever
with Mr.. Part, in hat great. tasfeless
house, with those gas fixtures, which
always reminded .ane Of the twisted
snakes OF the LAGOON!
her. The elderly Mr.. Hart. q most gem
erous and excellent man. not nj all dis
agreeable or disgusting. sat in his com-
mon-placc and lonely parlor and pict-
urcd to himself the vision Of = slender.
graceful figure. who should sit opposite
10 him Of 4 winter evening, and smile
and talk. perhaps read the paperto him.
(if she would be 50 kind. pour out his
tea. move the furniture about. perhaps
even have q work basket on the table
al any rate. Sit where he could look at
the pretty dark head. the rich. ripe
cheek. the long lashes Of the gray eyes,
and then get up. and perhaps-this was
almost too pleasant-comc over, and
throwing her arms around his neck.
kiss him. a he sal there adoring her.
His home had always been a cold one.
the vanished presence had not warmed
ii up particularly: and Mr.. HarF went
on drcaming-of other and dearer pos
sibilities. all checked BY the fact, the
dreary fact. that Jane had said 40.
Somehow. however. Mr.. Hart meant 70
make her re onsidcr that NJ. And
again another and a younger man
dreamed. Far up on the Snmmcrville
turnpike. stood the doctors cottage. II
was a little. rococo. and comfortless
wooden house. vet picturesque II had
the ominous name Of Parrot Folly"
and was associated with the foolish life
Of a visionary. Every DO " who had
lived there had failed. Now the Young
doctor was 'aking his turn At il. Hs
was a clever person, and good AZ heal
ing. hut he hal 4 positive craze for buy
ing everything he did no require. TO
be properly ''cdSen seemed 70 be the
erd and aim Of the doctors exis'ence.
He collected the. most comfortless
and roc0c0 Of Oh airs. the most
rickcty and spindle legoed tables. the
most faultfnl clocks. with degenerate
works His dining-room. in which there
was seldom q dinner. had 4 Lucrctia
Borgia sidc-bcard. His collection Of
brio a-brac was getting TO be consider.
able. He loved beauty. appreciated
art. had the soul Of q collector. lie had
roamed about. travelled everywhere,
caught the habit 81 spending money
before that bank failed where all his
was. Then he came down to being .
country doctor. and fell in love with q
pair Of gray YES. two white hands, and
d figure so tall. slender and graceful.
that he had no bronze nymph In all his
collection which was 50 srfuf. And
now. as he came home TO the rocco
cottage and . down. tired and poor
and d~isconsolate. how he wished he had
not bought 80 many things he did not
need. that he could now Afford this dear
thing which he nh need.
And both men determined 70 write
her a Valentine. The 14th Of February
was At hand. that great dramatic period.
when men are expected to tell 70 some
sweet listening female ear the fact that
well. let Us see how they did L.
Mr.. Hart went out and bought a far
ing. flaming. much vanished Valentine,
which had on II. in gold letters:
"Whatecr thy wish NAV BE-.
That will ! givc % thce!'
And put il in . violent pink satin box,
with arfifoial domora ri 4 mnOcnfa huo On