The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-12-19

Ing, while her fingers picked nervously
| IL her dress.
II would ike 70 take that fellow
down . peg" said the Professor, Vi
ciousiy. and then walked back and re-
joined the Squire. He stood irrcsolutc-
ly. and made vague and inapt replies TO
his companions remarks. Suddenly
the cry arose:
Here comes Jonesl Now you'll SEQ
jumping!'
lothian dashed IN among them ex-
citedIy. looked ~ the heel marks Of the
very much agitated. But seeing the
Professor. he gave him . savage look.
and going 10 the starting-point. made .
great leap. and landed . foot farther
than any 81 the rest.
"Theret' he said; I'D like TO SEQ
any dude stone-cracker beat that"
This drew all eyes on the Professor,
who walked forward, looked at the dis
tance. and calmly handed his coat to
the Squire. Then he jumped fully
eighteen inches farther than lothian.
The latter did not like the storm Of APP
plausc which greeted the feat. lie de-
termined to show his supremacy in an
other way. So he said. in an offensive
tone:
You're good at the Jump. Stone
cracker How are you nc the rassle!'
squire Martyrs 1rowneu. Dut before
ne could utter 2 reDuke, the Professor
repneo. quietly;
4 ga 2 come INTO tne mountains
70 snow myseii on Ar: Jones; put as
TINS = = gathering q neighbors, have
no opJecuon 70 trying . friendly fall
VIII you Oniy' ~ 4 am y q prac-
tice; you p iighi on me-
mus saying, the Professor divested
n'mseir "a waistcoat and = lhe
crowd eagerly formed . ring, and the
two antagonists facing each other,
johann lowering and malicious p the
other calm n indifferent. A few feints
ana they locked Jotham wa thIck-set
and1sturdy; the other supple as an eel.
a struggle, and then-so quickly that
10 y could see how y was done-the
Two went down together, lothian on
.ne oroad q ms T pack ? the Professor
nppefmost. Inc latter sprang 70 ms
iee'' ~, johann lay there q 2 minute
incapable OF motion. " hen ne arose ne
was "a NJ conaition 70 renew the contest
Professor said the Squire a. they
walked oward the barn. would you
IKE 70 % q member Of Congress-
n think not. said the Professor. 1
have no taste Tor politics Why,
"because 4 you'll settle down here,
and fiail half . dozen bullies, as you
have Jotham Jones, you'll 60 IN BY >
large majority.
Il was evident that MacDougal's
strength was restored. and his appear
ance snowed him TO be IN good health;
out ms spirits We're depressed. During
the lev more days ne remained ne
made no more mlneralog'cai Or botanic
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