The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-06-15

W"F ftrt rant - hAb a Istfie chat Mil
Ole tncie lin Clair. uat'd dem bsxs a.
but - nd waste bout ! POM dem
- yelloh rags : maxim linz, iodribr
raeh oider Ike HOSES, ~ kainf
sit no noah like 'em neider. Nd
Mandy Snow had six poun's b yall0h
rags in hern. she toIe me"
That Mas too bad. Martha I said.
remembering then having seen Marcus
and Nose driving . tandem d little
Eooly hairs~i urchins. gaiIy decorated
with yellow lines and streamerS along
the street past our house the week
previous; :. but You must have 4 nice
lot ~ red rags. and red i 50 much
prettier In = carpet than % much yell
low. I think"
..ioh doan' saw cried Martha.
beaming again. well / kinder like
red myself. and 'tween you'n' me. dot
Mandy Snow neber did hab much taste
nchow- I'm boun' my cahpet she'll be
jet Ike white folks nd none Oh yer
nigsery stun
just then the door burst violently
OPEN and little Nose. his woody head
bare. his viii teeth glistening. his
big eyes rolling. as he grasped and
painted for breath. rushed in
-. NANNY he gasped. .eome
home quick, Ang'li NJ neryy's done
gone an drowned herself n the colorin'
kirtle--
Without waiting Il put on . shawl.
with sleeves rolled up. and both bare
arms dripping with suis. Martha van
ished- Quite terrified n the thought
q the awful tragedy that had Just oc-
CURED. l hastily threw on my bonnet.
put in \ basket : few articles that
might b. needed in case resuscitation
was possible. and hurried after Martha
Ny thoughts a. ! hurried along the
street we're ~mcurnfully symPathetic-
Mzrtha's carpet vas costing her dear
~ Poor little Angelina. her one little
girl. 70 NEE, with such = dreadful fate.
As l pictured to myself Msrtha's grief
and despair. my own tears were quite
ready 70 fiow. II vanity and rivalry
differ only in kind among the high and
lowiy. grief was also = common por-
ton and Nzrtha's children were as
dear 10 her as the dainty bred offspring
Of the rich and cultured Such were
some Of my sad reflections as
FASTENED. the bottles o. camPho- and
hartshorn jingling among the nanneIs
in my basket A neared Martha's
little home my ears caught the sound
u woe anil mourning Ny worst fears
we're doubtless to be realized
pushed hastily through the door. which
stood OPEN and on 70 the kitchen
whence tie sounds proceeded 4
glance revealed the true condition Q
Affairs.
Down on her knees. wiping up : blu
murky food with which the floor wa
deiuged- Was Martha ner seolding ane
complaining drowned by the shrill cries
which proceeded from the mouth o.
Angelina les Angeiine Minerva
who stood dripping as . naiad. ~
little tails into which ner hair ha'
been braided VILE the Usual "hit
string now blue. standing out N ever
direction on ner nead- ner P'nk ores
streakel ana diseoiored- Sne nan er
identity iaiien in.o tne ke''is' ana tnen
pernxP~ o~serDaiancsa anu upset N
vessel getting vel put ON
er~ise escaping injury. ana trase
go
49, ny 'e $500
49, fu'e,s ~ 'n
M ~ n .e nous 80
n - h"u1 .1" ~ ~,
na-nns. me scemeu quite 1'a'ea an'
'eoass'' Pco' Out
Dat noe = spilled Infireiy. sn
SAID nj nit was de whi'est noan ~
town ise hanin trcuoie Fears iiks
&c waters 90 nicsions gi'tin 100 deeI
Ion me
Martha > reierence 70 me waters o
smie,ion recalled the blue blood : mad
seen her struggling with = short time
before and somehow prcvcked ny
m'rtn- ; wouldn't have hurt her feel'
ings for any thing. 90 when ! was able
% rePress smoshered nj q ausn.
with which I silentiy shook TOT awniie.