The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-10-24

I"~t ~ the Gala ~ INtI*< <IW inc iII1
line ~ cars. spaced By dots of murkey
red. the luminous plume Of smoke. trail.
Ing. comet. wise. above them. slowly
pass oye the bridge. II was a cloudy
evening aud tho marsh-mists swallowed
up the blinking Windows a. soon as the
train reached the other shore. Junior
loved The mo her. Int Tie father seemed
20 taxc most n the iie and cheer ont u
the oom when he went. Existence
stagnatei for the 10y who had no mates
a his own AGE.
II wish MI didn hev 10 run IN bad
weather and nights he said. fret,ully.
I'll his business. child. an your
father ain one o. dodge his duty
II hate the wori.'' refOrtci the pet
tel ripple when I'm a man I'll be
my "wn master. and switch Duty Oh
the track"
The obnoxious word came up again
in the course of the evening. In read
in- a.ond 10 his teacher they happened
upon this definition OF 4 nero" given
BY one Of ihe characters in The story
under his eye: '.One who. in 4 noble
work Or enterprise, does more than his
duty
Junior looked up disappointed rs
f.n, the meaning u hcro?n he said, in
tensely cbarrined.
.Thap j. one way OF stating Il. l
doubt. myself. II we can do more than
our duty. What do YOU think. Ms.
Briggs asked the young woman. She
esteemed the honest couple for the r
sterling worth and sense. and liked to
draw them out.
"A person ken undertake more. 7
'spose. III they don't carry il through
it- : sign twas meant fur them 70 20
ju-t thar fur an no further 'T~on'f
do fur US 10 be skcery bout Ia. in holt
Of the handle The good Lori puts nigh
est 70 u. fur fear i ; tho biz = thing FUR
IA To manage That's what my hus-
band says. An Il ever ! man lived up
% il. he does
Top. Junior. looked sober and morti-
fed The heroism If common life does
not commend itself 10 the youthful
imagination When his lesson was
finished il was time to 70 10 bed.
Wake me when father comes in"
was the formula without which he never
closed his eyes.
Hi mother never failed 10 do IL. but
h. wanted 10 make sure Of IL She put
on 4 lump of coal. ust enough TO keep
the fire in. and sat down 10 the week
II meniing- Al eleyen-for;y she would
open the drauyhts and cook the sau-
~ages rrldy-laid in the pan on the table.
Top. Senior. liked something hot and
hearty after his midnight run. and
this dispatched. smoked the nightcap
r4f.. 80 .4u. INrf.M rAIILN<A /. II. -
on his knee The wifc's face ana heart
were calm with thankful content n the
hours moved On. She was rosy and
plump. with pleasant blue ewes and
nrown hair. \ wholesome presence al
the h~eartassonr. in her gown Of clean
chocolate calico with her linen collar
and scarlet caavat. Top. Senior. had
noticed aud praised the new red ribbon.
He comprehended that il was put on
I'd please him and Junior. both Of whom
liked 10 See Mother fixed np. In
this life. they were her all. and she ac-
count "A hat life full and -ich.
a. she sewed she heard the sow pat
Ter Of February rain On the shelf outside
o. the window. where her flowers stood
in summer. The great CITY was sink
ing into srch half sleep as II took be-
tween midnight and dawn; the <hr ck
and rush of incoming and outgoing
trains grew less frequent. She did not
fret over the d;Sagreeable weather.
Top. Senior. hal often sad that such
Tade home and fire and supper more
welcome.
At Juniors bei-;ime he was eighty
miles away. walking up and down the
muddy platform % The principal station
Of Agapolis. stamping his feet q. each
turn in his promenade ID restore the
circulation. His was 4 fast e.
train. ami he Stood during most If the
rim. on the alert 10 guard against arci-
dent There vas No more careful en-
gineer on the road Fireman and
brak man were Of for suppcr ia Or
near the station. He slourhed as he
walked. his hands thrust deep into his
pockets: his oycrcoat wa too heavy
and ton loose even for his bulky figure.
lie hasi taken il or the hands 81 an
engineers widow whose husband was
dragged from under : wrecked train
~ night last summer. Mother "
used % Iook grave when Top. senior.
began % wear il. but she was nat d
mile rotional-Mothcr wasn't. and she
was glad now that poor Mrs. Wilson
had the money and h. had the beaver
cloth cost His face was bcrrimcd
with smoke. his beard cloyred with
cinders and vapor- A In N. travel
ing alone. hcsitafed visibly before
<hr asked . question. looked surprised
when he touched his hat and turned
- half the length 81 the platform
that he might point out the parlor car.
H. observed and interpreted hes 'tation
and surprise. and was spontaneously
amused.
Il s'poSe ! don't look murh like what
Junior calls ! HERO he medidated
with : broader gleam. What = cute
Young one be- Il. Please God he'll
make : better figure 10 the world = his