The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-09-21

eve been thlnkin'. Narshy." ~
summed ths ola man, af.er : minu>s's
silence. s'Ive been thinkin' that you're
the one TO decide about this. 'Twouldnt
be fair for me 70 do Il. I'm gittin' old
now. an SOS Cousin Nancy. an the
weight Of every thingn DO comm
more an more On you. You're the
one TO have the say about this; m y
you think it's too much amt de-
nyin' 'twould be a hefty care. with
clothes. schoolin' an every thing
why, then all we've got 70 do u not 70
claim II. a. that lawyer says. Joel, he
has money enough. that's true"
So the matter dropped into Mrrcia's
hands. and. though she had been quite
sure, only a few msautcs before, that
she would settle IL very speedily Il the
power were hers, she foundit a tangled
question
Marcia assured herself that this un-
welcome legacy was an imposition. the
idea Of accepting II preposterous; that
Uncle Seth had done moro than his
share OF caring for other people all his
life. and now Il was her turn to care
for him That must be the end Of II;
she would think no more about H.
Then in five minutes she found her
self thinking il all over again. wonder
ing how the little fellow would fare
It Joel's; or IL the little one should DO
q girl-Marcia shuddered rs she re-
membered a week Of her own child
hood passed In that hard, penurious,
selfish household.
That unknown baby was the most
troublesome child in her school the
3 next day. II intruded between her and
E tho pages OF the book she held. CUES.
tiors concerning 1t tangled In and out
I among the problems on the board, and
0 the day became such a WEAKNESS thai
> she breathed q sigh Of relief when q
young weather-prophet. who had beer
!: taking observations from a back win
d dow instead OF from his spelling-book
/ shot up his hand like q signal-rocket
d and announced:
please IN. there's goin' to be
storm! All cloud'n' up in the west!'
r. The black bank along the western
d horizon was sufficiently threatening :
offer q lawful excuse for dismissing he
school. but the young teacher quite for
II got 1t, when the last ringing step an
a chattering voice had died away In tn
distance. and she was left alone.
le Zone more wouldn't make muc
difference in many families lin Joels,
1e she said. her elbows resting or I'll
desk before her. and her chin betwee
xe her palms. but for US il NEAR
pinching and contriving. and all Il
old story ' again.
i'd Care and hard work for Uncle Set
and Nancy. and for me-the giving U
- what / had planned to do, and goin
er without things / hoped to have. Nv
te done without them all my life, and
&c is hardr'
1t was hard. She was only . cir
!! and this new burden was crowding OF
on all the brightness and beauty for whic
OF she had worked, and waited 50 patien
". Under its shadow life seemed
lfe stretch away before her, as somber M
a., monotonous a. the sweep OF prair
Is visible from her window. How du
vs. the sun-browned grass was under til
cloudy sky! The wind was rising raj
on idly. and swept in strong gusts arour
the building. swaying the few tre'
q that grew near It, moaning throug
a their tops. and then rushing away 9
al its unimpeded course across the ops
country. leaving behind il q moment
I'D breathless stiffness.
re- Suddenly the skv changed 20 a nee
ed liar creenish hue. there was : rushin,
me rumblinr sound. less like thunder. thu
lp; like 4 swiftly approaching trai
It'll Marcia started TO her feet. but she II,
scarcely time to think what 1t was b
Ig- fore q fierce blast came crashir
e, through the trees. twisting and snal
xn ing them, and making the little bull
tie ing shake and culver. as II 1t we
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