The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-06-22


i was hot morning in early June.
Ihf san -hone brightly. ,hr gras. was
very zrern. and the ~aucy little dznde-
lion cooked Ike d0ts u gold ihickly
prinkled On the grass. II was All very
bright and very pleasant. but Tommy
gn' rer. tired " i all: - lie thought ~
would 70 and see Carry Young. who
lsei iu~ across the church lawn and
iht i4il-,ari. and in : house that Was
reals par n the jail. for her father
was the county Sheriff.
~ 90 Ne trulged - pretty little boy
Il tive years. with blue exts and yellow
rnrls. wearing brown Holland dre<-.
with r straw hat planted On the back 81
biz hcsd pa;lful Of dandeiion- in one
hand. and . wooden shovel IN the other.
Hf had tu>@le with the latch ii The
cate. but ~ last he rot out. and - soon
q he had tug-s-i up 70 the top d the
church lawn. nc ssw Carry in the jail
yard. and ~ ran over. csiiinc u Der.
>hc ~as VERY glad 20 ~ee him. and they
played together for long time. tin
Carry said >he was tired and hot. and
Vas going into the Office 10 grf cool.
- they both went indoors Tommy
taf never t-en Ia there before. because
AZ inuthfr had always aid that ~
nigh. play outdoors with Carry. bu.
must me- - into the hon~r. But. this
time. ~ nd somehow forgotten that
ininnc1io1.
Inc otiice Was queer room. with
Two doors That went outdoors. and TWO
aours that went indoors. and two more
door th1- ~ere not doors III ail. bn'
inn gates. Tommy went and looked
Though cnc " the gales. and thought
\ WA t1fr funniest place tina. he ever
saw ln Es life. sor there was lorr.
son- crfrv and big windows al one
side, and On the other many other iron
Tait. only they were little ones. not
nearly - big - the one he WAS
icokinc through. H. pressed his face
asAinr the bars. and wondered what il
Va al for. When be turned around.
Carry had gone. and Mr.. Young was
inst -eatirv himself.
N Would you Ike 70 70 inside. Tom
~, aid Nr. Young.
-. sir. said Tommy.
- Ar. Young took down = biz bunch
q kr.~ snd opened the gate. and Tom
ny went Ia. and Mr.. Young swung the
pig gate together behind him and locked I
I, WITH great jangling u keys. Then (
lommy Wa scared and he puckered \
W n forehead and mouth. and biz I
'ears came into his ewes Mr.. Young \
80 wn<ching 70 Scc what he would do. \
ana SEEING. the tears. said: .sOh, Ill lcf \
YOU out whenever you want 10 come"
Then Tommy felt comfor1ed. and \
concluded that be would 90 and ZEE
mat spr a place he had cot into
.er ini~ httfc boy was very curious. and
Aiways wanted % find ont about
in'ngs for h;m-rif SO Ne walked on %
'ne MT little gate. and there Ne saw 4
very little. room with bed and chair
n n. and On the bed wAs man who
seemed 70 D. sound asleep. Tommy
iorked - him for little while. but Ne
Man <rrak to him. because he felt
.nre ne mn~t have headache. or some
lines " b. lying down in the DAY.
,!me Hi mamma had headaches. and
'nfn nobody ever spoke IL her: % he
Went ON " the next ate.
infrc SO man leaning forward. biz
t'9Fes liked On the floor. and Ne Va
'.,rinking - hard that he didn't hear
tommy = All Is be came up and stood
sAa before him. The man had rcd
cApon his head. and long red dressing
-nNn. With cord and taSsel around tie
middle. Tommy looked u him very
nani. and then thought % himself: Hes .
y Il rire - my papa, ind guess he's
" ne; thcy wear long red gowns and |
M man sas very still. and Tommy
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