The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-09-28

my dear fellowr'). that's IT no con-
sequence whatever. The ground II
never used. as you see for YOURSELF the
family long ago stopped giving 4 any
care. and II any Of the heirs are % Be
found you couldn't hire them 70 pe
buried In IL Besides. 20 make itdoubly
secure, I've reserved . way 10 the
ground on the other side;" and he pulled
out his map and showed me, sure
enough. right OF way mapped out from
the road to the ground BY q roundabout
path. and through land not very availa-
BILE for other purposes
left him. convinced that Il was All
right. but still not feeling quite 80 frm
In my possession as before.
/ didn't like the cold-blo0ded Ian
guage OF that ancient conveyance. ito
gethcr with a right Of way to and from
the said burying-ground. for the pur-
pose Of burying their dead. TO them
and their heirs forever"
/ kept my own counsel this time.
There was no need OF Maria's knowing
any thing about this wrctched fright
Of way for women are such hands TO
borrow trouble.
We planned our cottage, taking the
pleasure in It that every one does In ar
ranging every room 70 his or her
needs
Some OF the rooms. OF course. looked
toward the river. but the dining-room,
situated in wing or Il" OF the house.
had front window with fine view OF
the village and the big church.
The house was finally completed. and
the grounds gradually. under my di-
rcction. assumed the proper shape.
and looked all the more pleasing from
their having been rather rough by
nature.
The ascent. which had been quite
steep. was reduced to number Of
gentle terraces between which the road
wound gracefully. We we're happy In
our new home. and every little i'm
provement about the place was a
pleasure though 1t did cost money and
labor. But after few months we
learned that our place was appreciated
by others as well as by ourselves.
One day a stranger called and inquired
for me. After speaking Of the weather
and the pleasant view. he said he'd
sslike to look around the place il had
no objections / was perfectly will
ing and accompanied him. His APP
pearance was not prepossessing; his
dress was rather shabby and his eyes
were everywhere except on my face;
but in spite Of their watchfulness. he
had come near walking too close to the
kennel in which Bone" gigantic
and much-admired English mastiff.
spent his days. fastened by stout
chain The dog seemed to dislike his
looks even more than /. and could hard
| ~ be appcased-
Finally, in an embarrassed sort Of
wayne had evidently been trying to
work up to the subject gracefully. but
failed my caller said he'd "heard
that my place was for sale"
Iassrred him that was a mistake.
whereupon he said that he'd Thought
likely; but he took a sort OF notion to
the place and thought II il could be
bought reasonable he'd like TO own II"
My vanity. Of course. was touched al
having my choice approved. while al
the same time a vision Of the profits OF
building and selling arose before me.
said would sell II ! got a sufficient
price. and at his request named good,
round sum He shrugged his shout
ders and said he conldn't pay any such
money. but he thought he wouldn't
mind giving certain sum. which he
named, and which was about half what
the house had cost me.
told him abruptly that didn't care
| to sell. and endeavored to close the
conversation by moving toward the
house.
III you should ever change your
mind you'll remember me. perhaps. /"
said he. and handed me an old envelop
with his name on il.
l babe him .Good-day.'' and was
about throwing the cnvelop away when
the name struck me as familiar.
"Ephraim Jorton;" for a moment
couldn't recall where had seen il. but
soon remembered that II was the name
Of the grantor in that old deed. and
that had dcciphered the family name
on some Of the moss-grown hcadstones
in the graveyard.
In vain tried TO convince myself
that IL was only coincidence; that
my Jorton family must be scattered
and dead; ! had to give myself up to
detection
II Is thus that the clouds OF trouble
roll over our heads We no sooner re-
cover from one shadow and begin TO
bask in the sunshine OF happiness than
another takes IL place. That night.
a. the church clock doomed out an
hour when l ought to have been asleep,
IL seemed to sound only refrain to
the words: ITO them and their heirs
forever"
As some victim Of involuntary vigils
has quoted II: SORROW endurcth for