The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-04-06

N0Uks
We'll, tho house we took for our Cab
ifornia winter was an old-fashioned.
rambling house that had been "brought
around the Horn IN 49, In pieces. and
was full II hiding-places.
All around the fronts and sides were |
wide verandas. shaded by great acacia
and evergreen trees; then the original
house and various additions, wings and
L. up one step. or down two. Or at
tachcd by long. narrow halls full q
dim outlines. that lively fancy could
easily turn into the shadow 81 man.
A stray black cat. which no pcrsua-
sion in the way Of sticks and stones
could induce to retire. furnished many
a nightly alarm. and caused q more
thorough nightly search.
Ny maid slept on the same floor with
rs. but the other servants. who. after
the fashion Of the country, were both
moon-eyed Chinese. roomcd In small
detached house At the end Of large.
neglected garden. beautiful with feath-
cry locust-trees. fan palms. great rose
bushes. one or two orange-trecs. and
beds Of brilliant flowers. which grew
with the wild luxuriance Of semi
tropical climate.
The garden was full 81 fragrant
charms --and full 81 hiding-places. !
never dared even look in i after dark.
In the cvcningsit was now April
Ethel and usually sat on the upper
veranda. and there spent the hours.
drinking in the soft. delicious air. and
fcasting our eyes. il il was moonlight,
on the lovely landscape. the valley
clad In the tender green OF early
spring. The rounded. waving outline
of the Coast Range was lighted up on
in the western foot hills by the twink
ling lights Of great turretcd. PIN
nacled structure that looked like some
beautiful castle. transported from
foreign land. but was, alas! only an
asylum for the insane.
One night, about ten o'clock, when
the early moon had already gone TO
sleep. and u soft darkness covered val
ley and hill. we went reluctantly TO
our rooms to prepare for the night >
rest. 1t was 50 pleasant that IL gave =
guilty sense Of wasting time to spend
il in sleep.
l had just put on my soft flannel
dressing sack. and unpinned my hair
lit is n,y o,cn hair, ioo-ready Tor
Ellen. my maid, to brush Il out. when
Ethel. with light rap, opened the
door. and stood there for moment
framed in the dark woodwork. with =
dusky hall for background. looking
! pretty as picture.
She had put on long white cash
mere wrapper, let down her bright
auburn hair, which fell in curling
!. masses TO her waist. and floated around
!. her head like an aurcola 4 wa
taper. held high up In the air, threw
bril- light on The blooming face, IN
7 saucy nose, q little turned up. and IN
Y rosy mouth; the graceful folds Of IN
cashmere concealed the fact that sh
!. has .sno figure to speak Of AM
= altogether she looked so cunning tina
my heart warmed toward her, tryin
4 as are some Of her ways.
! "Comc. grandma" said she, gaily
1--WE haven't looked for the 'man-il
= the-moon yet"
!; This is sportivc name she used
denote her cheerful skepticism on tn
4 subject Of my fears. she isn't afrai
4 % any thing. It don't look well for
j girl 70 be 50 courageous In my tin
!. Girls were afraid Of every thing. even
v mouse; nowadays they disscct mice
q caught up the poker, and Eth
, seized lawn tennis racquet that hi
y been laid aside for repairs; Ellen. N
n maid, brought up the rear Of the CO
Il umn, armed with large, ivory-backe
hair-brnsh. and altogether we had qui
n the air o. that amusing painting
! Toby Rosenthars. 1.-The Seminar
- Alarmed"
Il ..TlI tell you what shall do. gran
- ma, II the 'man-in-the-mo ev
- does come down." said Ethel. "Ju
4. feel Of my triccps" Cor biccps). an
~ doubling up her arm. she put my har
q on Il TO feel place as hard As doc
T. knob.
re She got that going 70 the ~ nnasiu'
i. climbing upstairs on her hands inste'
- OF her feet. throwing dumb bells, il
"a like boy. l don't approve Of 81
things. In my day girls danced I
~ minuet.
II ~ should just strike ont from I
N shoulder. so!''
And. suitine the action to the word
lie she "struck out. +"
Away went the racquet right throu
nv the mirror. shivering Il into thousa
/ fragments. We all stood aghast. }
o. Ethel recovered herself At once
he II tell you, grandma, Il ! should
that, II would be the last Of hi
4 wouldn't itp Come. lets 60 on. a
Cd then Ill help Ellen gather up the fra
Of mcnts."
IL Here Ethel dropped on her kne
su- and explored with the offending r
ey quet every nook and corner Of the d
lth recess under the bed.
all Mr.. Nobody here, now" said d
ed getting up with flushed face :