The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-06-05

~ tc1r, h1I enhanced The 1ingy yell
Low Of his complexion His eyes were
Of the vintage known ~ pop. " and the
prematur.d removal Of three front teeth
had not gwen him . weirdly poefical
appearance Among the intensely black
surroundings the fairness Of his skin
Wa drawback. more especially ~ his
parents. by some strange oversight are
both Of the same orthodox color. In
temperament he was somewhat naughty
aud passionate. and BY his demea nor
seeniel 10 be contnlalix prote- ting
against his environment. Although en-
tlrely ignorant Of hellesletters. or. in
fact. Of any letters. he was shrewi and
forehandei. and Was in fair way 10
become something Of = capitalist. when
the unlurky collapse Of the Frcedman's
Bank swept awav the bulk Of his gar
nerrd boards This made him moody
and irritable Al times. bul did not impair
his ability - cotton picker. which was
something wonderful 10 behold.
Jerusalem or ..Ju was short and fat.
and like nv old friend. Hamlet. some
what scanf Of breath HI skin was 50
black that SCOT would have made
white mark upon il. His ewes were
small and twinking. ind ces 0f the good
hurnOr that animated his being HIS
lips were large and luscious. ike slices
OF npe mango. and anumber fourteen
~hoe gave HIM dignity otherwise i'm
possible 10 obtain. His speech was slow
and deliberate. indicative Of mind much
given t. inward thoughts. snd his ears
were large and wayward. restless with
ever, emotion that fitted across his ex-
pansive face As an only son and pre-
sumptiye heir 10 much land and some
STOCK his presence was always a dfsir-
able one n the little social gatherings
that cnlivenei each side Of the .-tranch-
The Woman in the case. Miss Sophy
Gigyles. was \ win>0me creature If
some nineteen years. voinptuous q 10
outline and tasty s. 10 dress
Her complexion was clear. healthy
brown and dazzling white teeth lent
splendor - her frequent smiling. The
way she frightened UP her ha during
the work and LEI il out on Sundays.
convinced all Of her inherent genius.
and her singing j. said 70 have made
MANY m0cking- bird pull out is tail
feathers in sheer envy. She had worked
two seasons in Tallahassee. also. so 10
her other charms were added the vague
but delicious refinements Of city life
No wonder the little hoy Cupid used
her as bow from which 10 launch his
danny arrows Given the place and
material. he could not have displayed
much greater wisdom
Both men were in love with her. that
~. - -. =.
ments knew il. >liekrrcd AZ il. -os~iped
over il and Specrlated 4, 10 on whom
the choice would fall
Sophy. Ike most nf her sex. was
born coquette- and gave no sign Of IN
voriti-m- II she went to a ball with
..Ju one night she went to 4 festival
with Ananias the next. and accepted
the tx sticks Of sugar cane with the
same sweet smile and honeyei thanks
from one. n she did the quart 81 pea
nut AMI suspender buckle from the
other. Neither had ever kissed her
- She said although the attempt had
been often made. AMI Il was an oren
question n - who would eventually
win
The climax came one day in halmv
June. when the birds were singing their
sweetest. and the mud turtles felt
throb Of Joy in their gentle bosoms- and
old Aunt Jenny was the cause Of IL She
had dropped into thc house OF Jcrusa-
lem parents for social chat and fini-
in- no one home but his father. good
oil Uncle HvpOihennse johnson. the
conversation RAPIDLY lriftei in the di-
rectiOn Of hi love affairs
Il year your son gwinter b. kicked
BY Sophy Gi-gles. Uncle Muse Am
dat Sos said Jenny. inqui~itirely.
II dunno. dunno. Aunt Jilny. was
the reply. .-but If she mares tibet
triiiin. owdacious- ycller nigger. An
aniah- shes gwinter be sorry fer hit be-
TO- de y ar am out.
.-Well. Uncle Muse, dat hoy Mas
am right peart boy. an year he's
rot right smart bunch Oh cattle in de
wood ~Omewhar"
Right smart bunch oh cattler' said
Uncle Muse. contemp:uously- ..Sho-.
on'y got three bull yearlin's an one ole
cow Look yer. Aunt jimmy. excited
~. ..lemme show YOU wha' M boy
JUL git when he cits married. And
the old man opened : musfy old trunk
that stood IN one corner Of the room.
and after much delving therein. and
much hard breathing. brought out an
old stocking. CHANGING cautiously
around. even going to the door to sc
if any one was approaching. IT, showed
Aunt Jenny it, precious contents.
goodly store of gold and silver. with
some bills Then carefully replacing it
he resumed his seat
'-Huh. Right smart bunch Oh cattle.
chs Aunt jimmy" impressively. when
thct boy Oh mine gifs married lie rits
four-hun' a dollar~-an' twenty
acres good Lam
That settled X; - Aunt Jenny on her
way home met eophy when about half