The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-02-15

''Yesm dat dcs wat Cupid saw "a
hese'f He say: Now. yer leetle nigg,
wretch. yer heahs dat belle Yer bett.
hurry up. or yer'll cit yer wool comb,
ez alters goes tw Get cx fas' on ail.fuur
c7me en- dat dar atomchcwcd on puppu.
missy"
Just listen at the little wretch. Edit
He'd out-taik Fhiladc lphla lawyer. an
mas more excuses than monkey ba
tricks II you woke him up in the dead q
night ana accused him OF something h
never thought Of in his life, he'd have Al
excuse for doing i pat to the minute. Now
Cupid, attend to me-
''Yes'm."
do YOU see this le,tcrr'
"Yes'm.''
II shall wrap IL ia this piece OF paper
keep your dirty fingers from soiling il
aud you're not to open it tor single in
stantr
1 Nom"
Garry it to the pos,-office and drop i,
through the slit in the door. You know
where 1t is ~
| s'Yes'm''
| ''Sure Of It'll"
"fes'm. Use sho'' case dun 70 err hat
full er san down dar las Sunday
lou nttie villain It's lucky for YOU
the postmaster didn't catch YOU
He cudn't 10 dat. missy. Dat ar GEM
man too fat He eat two dozen roas'em
ears -"
Never mind what he eats You attend
to me"
Yes'm: rse 'tendin'''
Take this letter 10 the ofiice and slip il
In that hole, and be- sure you don't lei
anybody see il. Now. mind what | tell
you II you play on any Of your tricks on
me. Ia tell Aunt Caroline, and you know
what you'll get"
Please, N. Use be good Don YOU tor
mammg-she say she SIX me entire ef she
hcah any mo plants bops me from lie
white folks Pleas N, tex de letter ali
right"
he received Il with scrapc and a grin
and another snatch nj his wnos. pIared n
cArcfully IN his pocket. vanish Ell from the
room, and a minute later was heard in Inc
street initiating the yell OF lscorrotivc
with frightful fidelity
Why do YOU trust your precisrs mis-
sive 20 that hilbert gibbet NJ asked Mss
rairfax. Has be sense enough to- .arry (
II 10 the oificerr
Sense Hos got sense enough ., 90 \
any thing In This world he chooses al |
he's the very spirit OF mischief ncarnase.
ind there's never any knowing what he n (
Dc up 70 He'll keep straixht this time / \
mink, for fear o: his ma mmy She's he
'niy creature he stands IN awe Of. and
Always threaten him with .er when war-
% insure good behavior
Two hours passed. and the bell rupr
rore than once before Cupid male his an
variance He looked very smure. but his,l
and~ and face Were sticky and his eyes |
uspicionsIy unsteady He seemed 10 have
eca taking refreshments on his way
ome.
"Cupld. where have you been All this
lmes What did yoDdo VITA my letter.
I'D you carry IL safe 70 the ofsscer'
'Nes'm. TUX i'm sraight tan pos rfus.
es ca yer tole me. but Lnever poke i'm en-
at ar lectle hole
Then what on earth.did yc1 do withitt
ma why didn't YOU de.as | tclI your
" q sem. wen gos inh de orius Marsc
ubDsru Marshall staniin' darwid he ham
be pocket 7 n he saw CUPID. yer "a
u, wat yer want ere dis time err night
ION yer know YER orfus AKA shut upr
y say Ycs'r. but my youzg missy gin
ic dis lilly bit er letter fun fnh poke en-
a. hole, NJ ! spects IL am err walentinum.
ase sh/ wrop u up ser kcerfnl M he
ugh ~ say: Cupid cr good messerager I
al dem sorter things IN ON. Cupid. he
~. IA gin Yer 20 bits ef dat was fun me
y say; Well Marse CublDerd. spec
'issy dcs ez lib YER he'd 4 CT AIRY oder
Dung genelman:' W | TUX 4 de wropper
! han 'um de wslentinum. M be look
orfer skeered tultek IT, m all on err sud
ut he snatch i'm out my ham m say
am fun me sho' nun. On Cupid. pawd
: Tub. ere am yer IT, bits. m tanky. too
at EN- mean BY dat, missy f--cail UNI
arky boy gawd cr Tub! vi, nj! HI. ent
A. funnyr
IL story without interruption. Mamie,
'ruck dumb with horror aud amazemcnt
II with upliftcd hands and cyes, appar-
ntly invoking thunderbolt from pitying
eaven 10 annihilate this imp OF mischief.
hlc Edith Fairfax laughed until the
)om rang
"Oa. you horrid little wretckr' cried
Iamic, at last What shall | do with
ou. You ought TO be killed Go TO your
iothcr, sir, this minute, and tell her say
} VIII y you till you can't stand mp"
"Oh, fuh Gawi sake. m ssy but here
lissy descended on him Ike whirl
find and swept him from the room.
hen she turned 10 her cous with the
almncss OF despair.
/" Now am In nice fix. am l nots
,dlth, shall shut myself up In an air
ight box for the rest 81 the year. and
ever look at Cuthbcrt Marshall again as
ong as Ilivc.n
"Stuf and nonsensc You wanted
i'm % know the valentine came from
GU; Of course YOU did, or you would
ever have sent II Well, he does know
new. and no mistake Look out TO-
morrow for a biIou IN paper and verse.
les bound 70 send you the finest one the
own can AFFORD, u only out OF gratitude
That's IL" said Mamie mournfuly:
u sha'nt prize u a bit, now. II II cones:
Or III know he only sent II out Of polite.
'css'
Next morning, however. she watched
he clock seduiouslv. and, when her cousin