The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-08-28

way" said she to herself. and Stop"
said she 70 tho minister; bring him
In"
II hope you'll never regret it" said
the minister, shaking hands when ne
n hope | sha'n't," responded Miss
Jane. In tone that said IL know
SHALL" but Mr.. Chandler was used TO .
lack OF faith. and he rode away. leaving
the boy, with the box under his arm.
standing on the broad, nat door-stones
In the morning sunshine
Miss Jane said she "never did see
such fool for boy that seemed 10
have wit, too" az the days wore away;
and he asked her s'what held up the
stone WALL that fenced the pasture
across the road. or wondered that rasp-
berries grew on bushes. or puzzled at
the connection between the hen or the
nest and the egg found in there after
ward. Miss Jane was, a. she SAID,
really ''nonplussed at such Ignorance. :
The dog. snap. proved to be harm
less little ragged-haired thing. who paid
, great respect 10 the enormous yellow
and-white cat Sarah. and molliiied her
mistress by catching the rats the lazy
Sarah had allowed to gambol about
the barn almost under her nose.
| Quite a friendship grew between
Caijsta and Jack. for he loved to listen
70 her stories Of the war. though he
never hcsitated TO tell her when ne
thought she left the straight highway OF
fact and strayed into the fields OF mag
nation.
After awhile they found, in addition
to Snap. be had brought with him an
old fageolet, on which he played, Il not
scientifically. at least in q way pleasing
to these lonely women.
ssPinafore" was new, but, fortunate
", the bands still play Marching
through Georgia and "Annie Laurie. "
and Jack ratified them of, while Ca
lista hummed, in a soft little voice. an
accompaniment half measure ahead
or behind, As 1t happened Miss Jane
paid little heed. apparently, to the boy,
but 1t was not Calista who crept up
stairs to look at him as he lay asleep,
and murmured: If he had lived, and
then blushed holly alone in the dark at
what seemed, to her rigid creed, al
most q sin for the unwed 70 think Of
wifehood or motherhood. even though
|
1t might never be.
The second week Of Jacks stay was
extremely sultry, and one night, IN q
terrible shower, Calista was taken with
one OF the attacks Of illness that had
hung about her ever since her Southern
campaign.
AS Miss Jane hurriedly prepared the
medicine she kept at hand, Jacks face
l
s'Sick. hain't shc" he whispered
, "Oh-'
III The house shook IS a peal Of thun.
der, like the boom Of guns, cracked
/ about it, and Miss Jane cried out, fol
/ the bottle fell from her hand and shat
tered on the IGOR.
4 ..Haint We got no more?" asked
! Jack. II can 90 TO the potecsry's o.
n to the Doctors know where the doc
a tor lives
4 Miss Jane didn't answer.
! IL would be dire cruelty to send tina
morsel Of humanity out in such storm
Z but Calista--
Before she could collect her thought
! the rain beat heavily in at the opel
/ door. and Jack was gone.
4 She sprang out to call after him Y
! 90 by the road and not by the stepping
stones bat the wind rushed round tn
q house and carried her words away. an
! Jack. with Snap at his heels, had beef
Il swallowed up BY the night Jack ha
4 been in Stoneham long enough to kno,
4 that 1t was half mile TO DIR. Mcintyre
q by the road. while the path that led o
q the stepping-stones across Mad Broo
q was only half as far.
q We'll 90 over the steppin' stones
4 for may be she's a-dyin'.' said Jack
!. Snap, and Snap responded by . littl
q howl as they fled down the path.
n DR.. Mcintyre was sick himself. an
4 Young DR.. Harry had driven of to Bot
4 adil 10 set mans leg, but Mrs. Woo
bury. the housckeeper. and the old 90.
= tor together put up the medicine which
a rs Mrs. Woodbury. said, always fetcne
y Mrs Emmons right round when -
= had them spells; but I'm afraid you
= tumble down and spin it. you poor lit
I. = DEAR" the kind woman added.
= Jack pulled bit Of dirty string frol
:. his pocket for answer and made Il
= bottle fast to Snaps neck.
s.He cant tumble down. said Il
% little master, but Mrs. Woodbury. vi
- only divided as TO the risks.
q Nothing better presented itself nov
ne ever. SO she obviously rolled the pov
~ ders in bit Of oiled silk. and startt
n. the two homeward. with very little hol
~ the medicine would reach there, Il y
boy and dog did.
q. Mad Brook was roaring when the d
nc reached il, foaming over the steppln
stones, but the moon was struggii'
out now, aud showed tree blow
n, across from bank 70 bank.
y: keep close 70 me. old fellow" 50
q Jack, starting nimbly across. Almc
IN over, dead branch snapped. and ia
N. fell. He caught a limb with each han