The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-10-05


and the blue skv showing befween
while the sweet spring wind n,IIlei her
scanty hair q LITTLE.
n wonder. Mary" saji shc .;f
Il would seem ~ very o,,eer ~ d;e !
mornin' like this. saw bon't Won be-
lieve there's apple branches n-hnnoip'
over them walls made ont ~ precious
stones. like these. only there Ann anv
dead limbs among sem. M they're III
covered thick with iiowrr<e An I
wonder II Il would seem s,,Sh ~ awful
change 10 70 from this Air into ia NJ
81 the New Jeru~alem. N .In-f then (.
robin hidden somewhere M tia frees
began "a sing. ~ s'pose.'' she went
on. ..that there's angels instead N
robins. though. and they don'f roo<t ~
IN trees 10 SING. buf stand ~ M
ground. with lilies CROWN ronpd their
feet. may BE-. IN 10 their knceS. or ~
the gold stones N tbe street. M plax
On their harms ~ 81 win TIC sinv;n' =
The other <;~,er Gave 4 scared, awed
look NJ her. :. Lar dom tail ~,
way. sister, said ne. !. what in
GOT into YOU lately? You make ne
crawl All over taliin' y mucb .houf
dyin'. You feel Well don't xnn,''
Ior. va n rcnli.d Tia o,bcr l,nrh-
inc. and n:ckinr M 4 cl.fbc .-n;n for
her pillow-case: VI feel well enono..
an don't know what has GOT M n
talkin' 20 much about dxin' lately. or
fhinkin' about Il cnes- IT, the shrine
weather. P'r'aps flowers CROWN make
anvbodv think n Wins Snr.,,fin'
kinder materially wontf,alk ~ much
aiouf n II Il Iothers ,on IN dor'f
know but Ill sor,er material Il should
bid Won pet III. POTATOES IN ar NJ
came out. sister y. with ~ awkward
and kindly effort 70 change TIE subject.
. No. N replied the ofher. Stoop;ny
over fhe clothr<-basket There VA
snch film IL tears HI her dnll blue
eye- fhaf n. eo,ld Nv, 3;s,;nrr;s MIN.
article from another.
..Nell. / cues Won had better 20 h
an gef .cn,. then: they ain't worth any-
thinv. this time II wear. unless they
soak awhile. an. I'M finish hanoin' MI
the clothes while Nm III Il
..Well p'r'ans III better :. ~ other
woman replie.l' S.aiyhtcn;ny herself IL
from III. clotheS-na-ket. Then She
went into fhe honSe ,x;fbont another
word: bnt down N he deem cellar 4
mimi. later she sobh..d oxer fhc not.-
~ barrel Il II her heart would break.
Her sisters remarks Ma f;lled her with
! xacue /, npreber s;on ana cr;ef which
III could hi throw off And there Nh !
something little singular about ii.
Both these women had always been Of
deeply religious cast Of mind. They
had studied the Bible faithfully. II not
Understandings. and their religion had
strongly tinciilrei their daily life. They
knew almost Is much about the Old
Testament prophets a they did about
their neighborS: and that was saving .
cool deal Of two single women IN a
New England country town. Still this
religious element IN their natures could
hardly have bern termed spirituality.
Il deviated from that - much ~ any
thing " relgion-which j. in one way
spirituality itself-cou.d-
both sisters were emincnfly practical
IN al affairs q Lis. down 20 their very
dreams. and Priscilla especially %.
She had dealt IN religion with the bare
facts Of Sn and repentance, future pun
ishmcnt and reward She had dwrlt
very little. probably. upon the poetic
splendors Of the Eternal City. and
talked about them still less. Indeed.
she had always been rcficent about her
religious convictions. and had said very
little about them even ~ her sister.
The two women. with God in their
thoughts every moment. seldom had