The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-11-23

got Co." Jess said. presently. An
when he gifts SOS he sets around ti'i NJ
mighty nigh grows fast. an sneaks
around till everybody y trcd Q seem
him. m borrys his tobacco fn' never
buys nuth'n'. an pays no taxes an
won't vote. an never does nur say:
nuth'n' 20 help the Doom "'ons'
lows it's nuth'n' 70 him whether inc
railroad comes yere or goes TO BOOM
opolis-w'y. when man gifts that tut
gone, reckon he's got TO go, Or
.Or be buried" interrupted Cal
That's IT," Jess went on. Prairie
City h'nin't got on use fer that kind
people. But. somehow"
whats that over thar interrupt
cd another committeeman. !.
A covered wagon. drawn by pair o.
skinny horses. rounded the slope Of
slight ''rise" hall mile distant.
Must come middlin' fur W no way
the team crawls." said jess.
..What air they doin' out vera way
| on from any road?''
Changing their course, the commit
tee gallopcd towards the slow-moving
vehicle As they neareu y tnes ''1o
discovery. There seemed 70 be no
driver, and the reins we're dragging
The skinny team stopped as the horse.
men came up. Long jess nfted one o.
the tattercd curtains and iookeu in'o
the wagon.
.-Oh. have you found my boy!
faint voice quavered eagerly.
The other members OF the committee
pcercd into the wagon. Awonan witn
tangled white hair about her wrinkieo
face. that was wan and CHASTITY. turned
her Acknowledgment eyes. fuli OF
pitiful. unrcasoning pleading, slowly
from one to another OF the bearded
faces as they looked down upon hel
whore she lay. on rude bed OF quilts
in the bottom 81 the wagon-body-
Have You found my boy YETI sh'
piped, feebly. with eager beseeching
..Oh. have you found hiin?"
1--WE h'aint-" began Cal Sentcr.
s.Hush.' whispered jess. I'VE ex
pect 70 find him soon. gran NAV. III
KANT DO fur on" he added, sooth
ingly.
.-Oh. am 50 glndv' the sick womai
whispered. Il was afraid that some
thing had happened TO him. Butyou'l
find him. won't your" she went on
an xiously.
wen try answered jess.
s.She's clost 10 dyin'. I'm afeard, I" b
said. when the committee had with
drawn short distance from the wago
for consultation. Out Of her hea
lam dyin'r'
s.What air we goin' TO do?' qucs
toned Cal.
What we kim replied Jess she
starvin. too. believer
. Two minutes later one Of the en-
| grafton committee was hurrying Y
. wards Prairie City as last a. ms nors
, could carry him.
''Mebby her boy lives sumwers yel
abouts. suggested Gal Senter.
"Have you found him.! the fair
voice quirered, as the bearded rae
looked into the wagon again.
What did you say his name was'
questioned jess AZ sorto siippe
me.
4 Paul and her voice dweit towns
i " upon the name-faui Emery
! The shaggy heads were solemn
r shafcn- no one kne" Iaul FINER
Puzzled. they Withdrew Tor anotn'
: consultation
: I'm afeard she'll never see n
I boy. II he b amt found mighty soon'
!. said Long jess.
"Wonder II We couldn't sorto nr
him, any how. said Cal- Mcp'
4 she couldn't tell
Twouldnt make her no worse
\ spoke jess. "an' i might
= The others grasped the idea. Aga
= the bearded faces looked into y
1 wagon
Know him At first sightF que
= toned jess. Might have changed
good deal"
The sick woman baopled on iis'
n 1 - - h.x uL xs~x.srI1 knnU hnfs