The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-01-12

reject his rants, ana me prrtiy sik tc Wa
very hecon'Ine. Actually. 1inkey ua- nh'st-
Inx when Ne took up Tue comb 70 part hls
NOW. TInkey's hair ~as what Ola nurses
call Stubborn" and the more inkey
he parted /. On the left; Ne Tried 4 parting
On The right; ~ made > lovely white line
doxn the middle: he NbAnged 4 II over lis
forehead and each way locked wsrse than
ron, lw'.h ! hadn't any halr'" cried A.
Was here Z rain u feathersi what Wa
that 1>int into his eyes. nj his nosfriis.
tickii 2 his ears. down his throat. tn, ugh 4
mouth opened wide in amazement< HAIR
hair. hsir, The waolc room seemed % he
f1il OF Il. fying here and there. ~ n every
hair was 4 fairy laughing AZ Tmkey's dismay.
Ana wncn AZ last II had all swept itself with
one grand rush out AZ the orcn Window.
Iinkry's head WIS a. bald a. q china door
knob.
ror. caught up his old coat. cfammcd his polo
cap tightly over H. bald pate, and ushe out
81 the house. Nobody noticed him IS he ran.
not 20 Mrs Da,idson's, hut into the woods.
into the deepest shadow he could find under
the tall trees where he threw himself down
mo wonder father says: think hrst,
speak affcrward,'fr sobbcd Tinker. "A pref
~ looking object l have made 81 myself, and
l cannot ima1ine what mother will say about
my shoes and PANTS Aud they must b
Of games. I've half 4 mind 10 with Il would
pour rain. No. WON'T am not quite such
q beast a. nHk anyhow. On dear. how hot
II ist wish-noi mol ! don't wish any
thing. Dear me! ! was " I going % wish !
Vas " = snow-bank Now. woa,t make
another foolish wish. not ONE And a. !
can't 20 70 the party such a guy, Ill lust
think. - hard Is ever ! can. Of real sensible
"oh, what sha i wish FOR frstr' he
thought, sitting down upon z fallen trcs-
million dol ar<. ana then 1 can buy everything
I want. I don't believe ! would ret Il. wish
for Z dollar - he cried aloud, and felt in the
palm OF his hand . pressure OF something
round. There il lay. a bright silver dollar.
shining a. II 4 lai Just lett the mint
NJ DO believe l can have thcm!'' thought
Tinkcy, who had been rather scared ~ the
magnitude ~ his roposcl wish, but ] must
hurry IN: the sun Is certainly going down"
He stood M aud waved his arm aloft.
~ wish for 4 million do ! re- he cried:
IN 4 second the great silver dollars. FAMED
down upon him, = n every Leaf ~ the trees
above his head had netn turned into coin
They flew into HIS face, striking him with
their sharp. metallic edges. bruising Ms
cheeks. his nose. his eyes; they piled M
4INNA4 al : E&tu one AIlIlN- y WI" ~ Nt-
His feet were prisonel fast. his legs his
knees; he was BENG banked up ~ . silver
prison yet the air wss full o. this novel
hsiI-~tDrm-
cried poor. frightened Tinkcs. trying yainly
70 run away. Ani thrashing out his arms in
every direction. A. he tried 70 be 4 b'tk the
| singing. hruiS.ng pieces cf coin. that we're
thrca ~ cover him entirely.
..Ob. what shall Do; stop! wish you %
stort I shall b. KILLED w
Then be heard 4 mocking little laugh. snd
on ore silver dollar that balanced itself IL the
air. lust before bis eyes. he saw the fairy her
self. laughing a hs dismay.
~Stopi' she cried. moving her crutch, and
the dollars settled down uroi the tree, the
bushes. the 1r III. on Tinkcy's shoulders. On
biz cop. and On the pile III which he already
$50 ,oa aon'. want 4 million ap'larssr she
said. III emit ttd out what You Do W int' 4
give yen eyers'hIng yon wish for an s'iiycu
she N down % ne dollar that rocked
" There, n nothing like 4 million ,lo.lirs
here vet. n she sail. but you can have wnt I
Il wanting " complete that sum n one min
..Soi nor cried Tinkev. seeing INC crutch
lifted. ~Whsi n The use 81 4 milton ~ Lars
II YOU are buried alive in themf with yoti
would 20 away. and lcf me aloner' he burst
out, in an angry sot. The fairy leaned Tor
ward and gave Linn one smtrt blow with hei
crnfch. right On the tip Of the nose. IL was
such a Dire ldful hlow-fDr She was very angry
that Tinkey, for = moment. lost Al con-
sciOusness
When ne recovered his senses he was lyin-
under lie applc.free. bu. the sun was hidds %
behind thick clOuds. the wind WIS blowing 4
gale. scattering the hslf-ripr app'e. upon th'
ground. AMI threatening rain ~ decilc lily that
even lazy Tlrkey NH reused 10 running quick
" until he " : safely indoors again.-S. "A
Shc;ilf. ~ Sf. Aistokfx.