The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-01-02

'Anu she salu incn We ou3nt W ~
very good. SOS TO be prepared 10 die Il
we had 10; but that the timber was chock
full Of fagots. and we could all turn
out and drag. same rs she did; and we.
oughtn't 10 cross bridges before we
come TO 'em. and nobody but fools would
choose TO sup sorrow through long
tube"
Good for Mrs. Masonr' said Mary.
Lets profit by her wisdom. Surely
we re not fools; so we II sup no more on |
fools diet And we won't cross our |
bridges before we come 10 them, shall |
we. Georgiep" Wen do our very best.
and thank God for His blessings, and
even II il comes TO keeping our New
Years Day without papa and mamma,
we II do our best toward that. Won't
we. little ones?'
And the little ones being all wide
awake now the Bibles were opened and
the reading and the prayers were offered
as their evening service to the good God
in whose care the little family was left:
and at an early hour they were all
soundly sleeping.
For three days and nights the snow
fell steadily. On the fourth day
furious wind hcaped and piled and
tossed the snow into drifts. Then the
wind shifted and fell. and the fierce,
bitter, singing cold came down.
On the first day. holding Mary to her
promise. the twins had worked heroic
ally, and though the snow almost
blinded them a. they toiled in the teeth
OF the storm over the half-mile Of open
road that stretched between them and
the timber. they accomplished mighty
work. and brought load Of fagots that
delighted Mays eyes.
The little lads were dripping with
perspiration. however, and Mary would
not let them make second trip,
though they begged Justify, but made
them sit behind the kitchen stove, till
they were thoroughly dried. and she re-
warded each with a large apple turn
over.
George chopped faithfully for an hour
or two every day. and when the fierce
cold came he had good sized pile Of
wood Yet. to his dsmay, it consumed
away rapidly. The cold was terrible.
2 Frost covered the windows. and in the
room where no fire was kept the cold
, was bcnumbing. Mary said her fingers
felt as if they were freezing. while she
hastily made the beds.
And we're going to have truly-uly
: Happy New Year" cried little Sallie.
e ~ Mary set about her preparations for
the feast in good earnest. Lets tell
4 s'posens' while we're stoning the rails
ins and cutting the citron. Won't II be
fun?'
= And Bud and Bile Ginning heartily
. with the note. Bud az once began Il
t s'pose what ne would do, if he We're q
r great Indian chief who had snow-shoes
that would carry him over the deepest
snow that ever fell, and Bile posed h
: was the Governor Of the State, ane
e INDUCED in many amendments to thu
:. prevailing order of things. Little
II Jim s posed he was sister Mary. In
e that case he thought he would cool
i sausages and buckwheat cakes three
times d day. and let the children cat al
: the bits Of citron that fell slantwise OF
3 the plate.
..Why, most OF EN- fall that way!'
|. said Sally. You'd be Tom Clip
i wouldn't you?''
Then Sally s'posened; and Mary sai'
q hers was the incest and jolliest s'posel
= Of all. "A right. regular Happy New
n Years s'poscn." George added.
How hard they all worked. and HOY
:. derry with chatter the bright kitchen
i was for two days before the feast
I'll On the eve Of New Years Day tn
\. great turkey was plucked and hung up
d the chickens dressed. the pantry shelve
stocked with pies and cake and krul
o. lers, and Georges favorites. raspbcrr
y tartlcts.
q Were tired; but we're ready for to
n morrow said Mary. ssAnd we can
u have our New Years dinner in III
IL kitchen, George. Not if have to .
out in the moonlight and chop WOO
myself. We must have n dining-roor
lc fire"
to (Which reminds me-" said George
re with mock groan, rs he took his ca
q. and mittcns and went out. Mary hear
n the blows of his axe long after the littl
al ones were tucked away in bed.
a, In the morning . second snow-storl
D. was raging.
.; "Dcarie mc.'' sighed Mary; "if
% keeps on at this rate they will ncvs
get home"
Ia ..Oh. they will arrive in the sprin,
"a no doubt. or by Fourth Of July. at fu
10 thest;" answered Georgia, dryly. An
re Mary biushed; for she remembered Thu
on she had resolved to keep the feast wit
m cheerful mind. So she sighed =
ms more. but prepared the breakfast, NJ
h forgetting little Jim's sausage IN
re-: buckwhcats. for which the small IL
ey was hilariously thankful.
zee After the mornings reading .
hands sci mcrrily to work. Georg
Err fed the fires, and ran dow
cy cellar. and up for the vegetabl
az and apples and nuts; and he lifted Z
heavy pots and kettles, and even III