The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18


glad TO give you any number Of apples
had you come to me frankly and asked
for them. But you preferred TO steal
them"
He sat some time In silence. looxilg
earnestly AZ tho boy. then continues:
~ thought when brought you in
here that would punish you as y"i de-
serve; but have changed my mind.
You can go; but remember. II you ever
set foot on my place again, III give you
a thrashing you'll never forget
Fred made no reply. But he fclt very
humble and contiitc as lsc walked slow
ly out 81 the kitchen, ana took his way
10 the woods lie was greatly relieved
TO be out 81 the way Of those keen gray
eyes. which had the power 10 make him
feel SO mean. SO utterly ashamed Of
himself and he thought he would al
most rather have taken the ''th:ashing
thin the lecture. lie saw nothing OF
his friends. and Il was dark when at
length he reached home, weary and out
Of sorts.
You look tired out. Frcl." said his
mother as he came in. 'nut here il
something that will make you forget all
about IT, and she took q letter from
her pocket
From Uncle ,Jabcz?" cried Fred.
..Ycs, and he has hoaght a farm near
IIopcdalc station. only two miles by
rail. lie says il il beautiful place,
with every thing we need in tn way Of
water. shade and fruit And we are -
join him rs soon rs possible. Sc we
will leave here BY the first Of the month
after all"
Fred had 50 much 20 do during the
next ten days in helping his raosher
pack up her household goods that he
had little time to think Of the unplc;As-
ant adventure with the old gcntlemi.n;
but whenever he did think OF it he icls
decidedly uncomfortable. and resolved
that as long rs he lived he would never
visit again the vicinity Of that stone
farmhouse.
II was beautiful September day
when he and his mother arrived at
Hopcdalc station. and they found
light wagon waiting to convey them to
Valley View, rs Uncle Jsabez's farm was
called
| The driver. young negro. informed
| Mrs. Morris that her uncle had been too
busy to spare the time TO meet her. but
would be ready to receive her at the
| farm. three miles distant
| 1T would have been shorter for you
10 have driven across from Box
borough" snid the negro. 1T amt
morc'n seven miles BY the county road-
But sccin' as you'd have 80 much lug
gage Mr. Holden thought you'd better
come by rail-
a. the wagon turned bend in the
read the negro tirncd 70 Frcd
See that stone house on the hill, he
said. That's the place"
Fred looked in the direction indi-
Gated. and every particle Of coler left
his face. For moment he thought he
must 10 dreaming. But. no. lie knew
that stone house TOO well to be mistaken
in Il. Ii was the same in the kitchen
Of which he had sat facing THAI terrible
old man and listened to that weil-rc-
mcmbcrcd lecture.
Not n word did he utter rs the wagon
drew up TO the gate. lie was in fori 4
There was 10 escape. But when Uncle
Jabcz appeared ut the front door and
after welcoming his niece warmly. turn
ed with ouistrctchcd hand toward her
son. with .'.And this is your boy, my
dear poor Fred fcl, as il he would have
welcomed sudden cyclone that would
have whirlcd him hundred miles
away.
Fortunately Mrs. Morris had enforced
the house. and did not see her unclc's
hand fall by his side again without
having touched that Of her son; did
not see the look Of surprise and grief
that came upon that wrinkled, kindly
face. nor Frcds utter and very evident
misery.
Without word Mr.. Holden followed
his niece into the house. and IL was not
until bcd- time. when uncle and nephew
were alone in the kitchen for "A few min
utcs. that any thing was said between
LneIn tbilttfiiaNG th't "t~- -
heavily upon their minds.
Fred said the old gentleman. the
less we say now about that affair Of ten
days ago the better perhaps, for J am
at loss how to act
you said il ] ever set foot on you'
place again you'd give me a th,ashing.
said Fred. II suppose IL ought to take
Il. confess that deserve Il. ("
I .Pcrhaps 50. But for your mother,
: sake won't give II TO you now. i'
9 hold II over you, however. and II 20.
! ever again give me cause to be ashames
n u YOU TN administer it with COMPOUND
= Interest,"
y II Is hardly necessary 20 say tna
u Fred never received that thrashlng. no
a that he never again robbed an april
. orchard. Ills first experience in tina
!, line was his last Bat as long as .
!, lived he never forgot the shame an
J. humiliation he suffered during tina
e dreadful quarter Of an hour he had "a
n. .s....A