The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-08-15

spread ont on ms wifc's lap piece after |
piece 81 a very dainty tidy set which her |
own deft fingers had fashioned. and !
which my wife received with the usual
Kiss and the inevitable tears. We adj
mirei the delicate pattern and praised
ayan and again the cunning workman
ship BY this time both my wife and 1
were In such very genial mood that
We could 10 nothing but smile and
smile. II became really quite silly.
could see by the trembling of the folds
about my wife's mouth that her checks
ached with smiling. There wa Al first.
a very charming flush Of pink confusion
tineeng Clara y brow and cheek. As snc
noted the very great satisfaction with
which her gifts werA received But her
quick instinct OWNED other causes.
''What has happened2' she cried.
v taking my wife's hand: '.somr pleasant
fortune. am sure. You seem - hap
~ this evening.
My wife's eyes sparkled. She looked
4 To me.
"Yes. Mrs A. said 10 Clara.
Gin addition 10 YOUR very thoughtful
surprise OF an extremely agreeable na
III, non,h ~ sect ~ . g;ft ~ some
fnrniture M ara M arr w wheth ~
en- il j. a parlor or a bedroom set.
Have not seen III it's At the depot; will
be here in the morning." Then the
ladies had another little celebration in
the way Of kisses ard tears. while sat
back ia my chair and with such CRAWL
~ a. ! could command descantcd on
Genuine ..milk N human Kindness
that constituted tho prominent char
aeteristics II the personality of Uncle
.John. / was Oh Tie MONT IL pushing
n 4 little farther and detailing what
We might expect was even about 10
hjnt.af the nractically unlimited abili-
t;cs ~ the aforesaid relative. when q
momenfarv snsnicion ~ the insnIIicen -
~ u ~ 'dence ~ 4 basis II our expect
ai;ons bade M draw X mildly. But
thc liz hundred hounds oyerc ,me me.
Sueh \ heavy invoice Of household
Gods n ma CONSIGNMENT q powerful
n stimulated nv sanruine nature IN III
discretion seems ~ have been utterly
nro,trafed. / did 10 on: Vs.. falallv
Inward There ~ ..noihinc like
MAI vnn r,;rhf All mean ahnnt l,ncle
.IohnN and ..wbcn he made m his
MINI ~ M th;nc ~ d;d \ rovallv .''
ana ~ Was m every one on whom tae
hlass;ugs ~ Heaven bad descended IN
such unstint.d measure AZ 10 render
such rooa wo~ks noss,,le'' va such
and more III course. this WAS. with
o,,t donbt verx flat. can not ga;n-ay
\ mr. fbe c;-cnmstances nv friend
the circnmstancesi And do not 10.
li.ve that such folly has ever been
J habitual with me. When was
through my wife looked quite serious.
Clara merely bit her lip between tab
and Eyes" and at length babe a. good
. night.
There Is but one drawback in the
whole matter. said when Clara had
gone: s.if we had only known il little
sooner, We might then have been
I saved the EXPENSE Of this parlor set
What can we do with two suits 81 fur
I niturc.
.Isupposc. said my wife. '.that wa
. can manage 70 find room for both IN
the house. Ii not we can take this
I back exchange il for other goods. n
Iopened the blind and looked acros;
| the street Mr. Bathurst. The chiel
salesman in the establishment which We
, had patronizcd. lived over the way. As
I l had supposed. and a. was his wont n
/ this time Of the evening. he sat on the
veranda smoking. took my hat and
/ went across. Don't be too harsh II
| your judgment. my friend; you have
: the joke BY my voluntary confession
1 Remember. too. 'Whom the god
destroy they first make mad. / wen