The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-01-08
BOTH MISTAKEN.
Light Words Which Wrecked the
Happiness OF Two Lives.


cool breeze blew up from the river.
Il played among the reeds and tall
grasses ON the bank and ran lightly up
the slope toward the white mansion on
the hillside. futtering the vines that
Hinged the wide piazza where q group
Of Young girls sat chatting. resting. or
busying themselves with dainty needle
work
What . delicious breezes ex-
claimed Florence Freeman. rising ~
she spoke. The slender. thoughtful
looking young man reclining unseen
in the depths Of large easy chair Just
within one Of the long windows glanced
up from the pages Of book in which
be had been absorbed. and his dark
eyes followed her graceful figure adj
miringly.
1T sets me wild TO be doing some
thing she continued. pacing mp and
down the long porch. do Won know.
girls" pausing abruptly. we're set
Of slavesP"
20. Florry.' exclaimed laughing
voice. ''now don't give Us lecture on
woman's rightst'
Never fear: that isn't what I was
thinking Of We are hindercd by cir
cumstances from being and doing
what we feel is within US to be and
do
Listen. girls interrupted another
voice '.Florry j. on her high horse
Now we shall see some prancing.'
n -
Elm in earnest. Why must we. because
W happen 70 have drifted into a certain
channel. or because 4 particular course
j. marked out for us by friends. drift
on down the stream or keep on in the
same course "a the bitter end. even
though We must smother the best there
i II our natures in doing -0'"
Intense feeling emphasized her
words. and her unseen listener found
himself wondering what personal ex-
pcricnce had prompted them Amy
Gray lifted her eyes
Duty Is often unpleasant" she
said. ..but il Is best. after all. 10 have 4
settled plan and purpose and cling 10
them through everything. Think what
chaos would result il we all followed
our own inclinations. and. worse than
that. whatever might for the moment
b. our ruling passion"
Florence did not answer for . mo-
ment; her eyes were rowing across the
wide sweep OF the river. where q white
sail glimmered in the afternoon sun
shine
20. yes; there must Be plans, oi
course, and they must be carried out, Of
nothing would be accomplished Blu
take special cases There Is cousin
Dora. for instance Why must she give
up her painting 20 marry Fred Long
merely because she promised TO when |
mere child and didn't know what shs
wantedP OF course don't say any
thing against Fred. He Il good n gold
but he cant appreciate her talents
Why. he has begun to interfere will
her plans already Says she works too
steadily, and wants her 20 give up some
work she had undertaken in order 10 b
married sooner. She only laughed ovel
y. Of course she wouldn't say any
thing. but we can all see she doesn'
love him How can she. when he ha'
no sympathy with her on that subject
Now. why cant she say 80. and b
Ny" She feels her responsibility. sais
AmNs soft voice. .'She knows how
devoted Mr. Long i 70 her"
v. Sh-h! here she comes" whisperc,
Edith stanley A. bright-faced cir
nuitercd mp from tho garden. like !
dainty white butterfly. and perches
herself on the steps A dead silence
itll on the group for moment. ans
then Dora turned her Laughing
lace toward her cousin: go On
fiorry. You were giving lecture
weren't your could hear you 'orai
ing. but couldn't catch word - IA,
discourse.
lis ended now" said Florence
ccolly. mentally resolving never to b
70 careless again In mentioning. "spe
cial cases, "and unless some one ha
taken notes you can never nope 4