The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-07-31


he would never fail TO feed hungry |
human being. Through all the nucsua-
tions of his business career and the
manifold duties Of his busy life he had
kent thi, pledge inviolatc, as many
drunken loafer and dsreputable bum
mer in Stcuart street could attest. ke-
solve had grown into principle OF ac-
ton. and principle into habit lie re-
called this custom now.
Here. sir; this will get you round
meal down Wonder nodding in the di-
recton Of the cheap eating.honses IN
Fourth street as he extended quarter
he had extracted from his trousers
pocket. carefully weighing u ~ MS
hand to make sure that he was 10 no
danger Of giving away gold piece oy
mistake.
do YOU think that II wanted char.
ity would be occupying this palat'al
mansion and fasting until refuse gar
bagc seems mess for King
brewster recalled what Martin had
said. and drew back his well-meant Of
fering with a sense Of personal injury.
..Oh. come now! BE of, like good
fellow, and make no more trouble.
The lumbcrman was impatient 70
bring the interview to a close he sim
fingered the silver piece with an uneasy
sense that il would be b tier in the pos
session Of yagabond. The man raised
his tattcred hat. with = hooking bow
and e-sayed to .tep over the walls o.
his abode; but his legs proved too I'M
steady for the successful accomplish
mcnt Of his purpose. He stumbled
reeled and sat down on his own roof
TOP. which rasped and FLASHED in dis
NAL chorus. 4,
: Brewster knew the meaning OF IN
action. How many times had he seel
/ some poor fellow, reduced TO the las
limits Of inanition. falter and fall by ~
y wav on forced march Ills reflection
4 exploded in two words. each possesse
: Of three syllables, and followed py .
!. exclamation point The hrst va
..staryation:" the second differed onl
:, in the first SYLLABLE. and represented
ycry essential article Of faith 10 a
= orthodox creed. He supplemented til
i remarks with an imperative order TO y
i watchman. who forthwith eized one
i the warrants arms. Half lealing, ha
e supporting him. ignoring his faint pr
L tests. thev took him up the path 10 =
u Office, and placed him on char peio
a the fire. !.
AZ they progressed on their sin
II path. Brewster incense Iuenily recail'
Is the battle Of Shiloh, when l.enolr, bad
ar wounded and thrown from the sano
n OF dying horse. had been led 70
10 rear. protesting and fighting every y
he Of the way. AS he came into the i's
Of the Office windows. he accounted
the sensation by the discovery that !
n, man wore cheap overcoai 81 miiita
~ cloth and cut, Of the stamp usua
III affected by the .'hay-bunkcrs.
IS They placed him in chair before
fire and he sat there mutinous q
IN tive. his felt hat with it, battered ~
~ drawn down over his eyes and partia
~ shading his face. The first glance
~ the stranger in the honest light OF
X. Office lamp had in measure reassu
IL, Brewster and put 10 flight his abs
!, fancies. There was nothing striking
~. ~ uncommon IN the spare figure, or
'ns old face with is lines Of care and y;
az II was = very ordinary face. an 9
- nently prosaic face. he assured hims
ON Of the same type as ten thousand otf
in the city, but he could not res
crazy desire TO see the forehead bal
org To look at the left temple and =
IN Bah, Back TO those old memorie
-. the war again. So much for the
'en' nicious effect Of the afternoon asso
tions. Well. what was II. after
Only young fellow. his blue su
~ tattcrs. crazed with fever crawling
w W, the dead line strong hand strctc
!. ! ont TO save him. dull report. y.
'uoi leaving bloody track across the
=. pie and along the scalp Of the resc
~ And why had he lost sight OF the
Oh LIANT old soul all these years?
emu found il! Lcnoir wdS Just the on
Who sneak of from his friends il the v
ras- used him i'll. to live in a dugout
'one dine on scraps rather than ask cha
'pie; Ycs. and to lest and flash out Wi
anu dauntless spirit in moment Of ~
P'o1 iation and shame that held worse :
to proud soul than the Dravest
~ der ever faced on the battle,
.-;,h Could poverty. and despair, ana
WIZ health. reduce the highsouled &c
ION , man and soldier to the likeness OF
nv old scarecrow? Brewster stepped
'ucr- pnlsivcly forward. reaching over !
SIT chunk of firewood. awkwardly bi
ny inc the strangers head with has
~" and knocking of the slouch hat.
es'' He heSitated just long enough 2
quit ss. ~, .,o NM" NJ snarse gray hair,
con- a.u XII a'.s ,sra;c ~ I whirl. secure
inter- w. W. ~ ..',,, INA n carefully upo
the s,oN =. -. III, ,,arcil ana note
ction pla,e' Iii "A ! taw lines "a his wi,
thin anu s.a'.;. aoe ire n the best
rose .s i:., NJ mcneil check
l-thc- ~: :' - I, l;yhtnipc speed.
uncx- ~ III, .s,chman and dispa
auscd 49,. s's ..;,s ,ha note meeting the !
as II .n,n , r,. iaoL with one ~ stcrl
not M ,,oor closed behir
ality, cisioi' M lanar,;ng foo