The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-10-15

hey had not known dozen hours b.
lore. had proved such jolly comrade
for the few hours Of their acquaintance
that they honestly regretted his DEPART
ur~. And though they would have dis
claimed Indignantly. and with truth.
any suggestion that they had suffered
.nnni before his appearance. still they
began to look forward 70 the possible
Sunday when he would come again
They might have had visitors in album
dance. Of course. But. though not BY
any means selfish people. they were
still not eregarious % any extent
Their unsocial instincts were prob
ably due 70 their fondncss fo- travel
ing. and the ease with which they had
always been able % crafty that fond
ness Amy. in fact. could hardly h ave
told which was her own country She
was as familiar with France and Ger
many As America. and Scotland she
has always loved But since they had
discovered the redwoods Of California,
she was inspired by their grandeur %
quite strong patriotism. for. though
cosmopolitan bred. she was California
born.
The next Sunday John westwood
could hardly conquer his desire 70 visit
his new friends But he felt that II
would be better taste 70 let one Sunday
elapse between his visits He was not
very much expected. TO be sure. A.
| thew did not look for him before two or
three weeks But in that week. Mr.
Desart received . telegram that de-
handed his immediate presence in
New York. And in 4 few days this
family. always prepared for such emer-
| gencieS. were on their eastward way.
| Mr.. Desart- as poIifeness demanded.
wrote = note Of explanation and apol-
| ory to Mr. Westwood. whose address
| he intended to transcribe from the Sar
| Francisco directory. His intention.
| were good. but when they had left New
| York and were far out on the Atlantic
| he discovered the still unaddressec
note in one Of his many pockets
| II is unnecessary 10 dwell on the dis
appointment and surprise Of Mr. West
wood. when in high spirits he set on
on the woodland path. only to find
deserted house At the end Of IL III
repeated the visit At odd intervals dur
ing the rest Of the summer and fall
but always with the same result til
be finally gave up in despair. AM
came near to believing that he ha'
never been lost in the redwoois. bu
had fallen asleep on an enchante'
| hillside (as Grimms people do) ant
dreamed the whole thing.
| II was late in September Of the fol
lowing year before John WeStwood fel
able TO take his annual vacation fror
business cares But the days grew ;
warm that he determined TO brea
away from the hot pavements an
ceaseless noise Of the city. for a wee
| in the mountains But where? Their
were mountains north OF him. moun
aims east of him. mountains south
him. He had only 70 choose III
mountains to the north were the Mar
County branch Of the Coast range. (
which Tamalpais IS the most prom
. nent feature. But Tamalpais j. yisibl
, | from the city. so they wouldn't IL
The same fault attached TO the noun
| aims to the east that rise from the ari
san joaquin plains Mount Diablo ";
I their great failure. and his intern
/ | majesty was plainly visible from q
/, CITY. To the south were the San
y Cruz mountains. in whose depths h
short-lived romance Of year ago "
!. enacted IL is not strange that lgno
y ing the charms Of Mendocino re
|, woods which nccessitated day or ~
II steamboat travel. and steeling
heart against Bonner lake and u
1
4 of into the bargain). ne decided
I seek the bracing mountain air in q
! santa Cruz range. F was only
few hours distant from the city, Al
. vet the place was Wild. untrodd'
y Wilderness wilderness p0s~e>ir
: the great advantage II accessible
One had only u strike out from q
4 station NJ P in any direction
= lose himself--as he had once proved
= in a virgin and primeval forest
He had no hope Of meeting his quo
n dam accuaintances again. nthey h
/: been down at all. he felt sure they b
"A flown before that He assured hil
r self that he would not have wished
i meet them. for they had treated b
~habbIly. II was a most contradicto
N impulse. then. that drew him the We
u ,irst day OF his arrival past the N
a wood cabin. II he had hoped for .
i sign Of his will o-the-wisp frien.
however. he was disappointed
= sign Of life was about the place and
a avoided il in his future rambles- I
r large streams that flowed through
n forest were famous for trout and
= trout-fishing he devoted himself.
offering fewer opportunities for getti
"A lost than hunting the wary deer.
"a with rod and line. plentiful supply
4 light literature. and a sportsman
- lnnch basket well filed. he would &
II. out for the day. He was impartial
~ his choice of streams. and often ang
g. in the one that flowed near Hepsida
4, He choose that one to-day. and ms
"a his way up the stream for . long
N lance ~ lcaping from stone 10 stol
! or b. walking the mighty length Of
- redwood trees that lsy. as they
" fallen, in and across the stream
every direction. and by wading "
his watcr-de.ying boots in the beauti
- smooth stretches ~ water
- Al last he reached place he jud.
WI favorable alike for angling and
reading. II was redwood trunk. :
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