The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-15

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ana the bees were humming all around
us
She Tin q low voice. Yes. re-
member have never forgotten. The
world seemed 80 beautiful and life
such blessing. remem.
ber You told mo what your ambi-
lions were. and II
He You-you held out your hand
70 me as II you would have led me 70
their fulfillmcnt.
She And would. II could. Every
woman wants to be an inspiration 10
man. Women can do so little that
their greatest effort Is self-sacrifice.
and OF that seli-sacrifce the world
hears nothing. Men can dare. and do.
and compel the worlds homage. and
when II comes the woman's heart fills
with pride II shc can think TO herself:
II was his inspiration"
He-And II ! had done something
great. something that made people
talk Of me with praise and with respect
] should have come 70 you
unhappy until you had said: IL am
proud OF you"
She Would you' - don't be-
licye IT,
Hc.-Do you think am happy now?
DO you think that this est angemeni
has come from my desire TO be rid OF
such friendship?
Shc-No. ! would not like to be-
licve that But why have you neg
lccted me' II you had found some
other whom you !oved-who was
nearer to you than l-could you not
have trusted me and told me? Can
you not tell mo now?
| Hc-There is no such one
Shelf there were suppose you
would never speak 10 her at all. If
you give such odd expression to friend
snip, what ex pression would you give
| 10 love2
| He-I was only too happy with you.
But you began 10 make new friends.
! She BEGAN? ! was always making
ncw-no. not friends -acquainiances
| He-And then they told me
| She-What?
He-That you were to marry Mr..
blackstone.
She-It was not true that isl
mean. OF course. papa, at first wished
me TO. and
He-And there's no particular rca-
son why you shouldn't
She Only one. don't love him.
He That is hardly necessary now
adays.
] Cheap cynicism does not be-
come you. That remark is very
stupid.
IIe-wcll--he is wealthy--he il
good-looking he is
Shea numskull. ! am not rerg
particular. but numskuli can not
endure.
He Still you must marry in your
station l know that l know that
somebody will come along and carry
you on If not Mr.. Blackstone, some
body else.
She My staiionl What Is my sta
ton?
He-You are belle. You have all
the pleasure. all the luxury life can
offer. Your fortune must l suppose,
mate with another fortune.
| She-rm sure don't know why a
million "A should have TO mate with
another million. any more than man
six feet high should have TO marry a
woman six feet high
Hc-But society
What IL society?
He--The people who decide the
status OF other people
She-That reduces character to a
matter of opinion.
he--Society Is simply opinion in
authority.
She-You are getting heavy
thought you had q flower in your but
ton-hole-Im sure saw her take a
bud from her bouquet and put II there.
Where Is II?
He-Dropped somewhere. Isuppose.
There-thcre's pink. That
| Will uFcps SuPFV0ts W..
Hc-No.
She--So they told you ] was TO mar
rs Mr.. blackstone. i think he wants
me to. But why did you not ask ne
about it?
He-It was a delicate question.
Shc-Yct il was not fair OF you. You
know me we'll enough. and you know
l would have told you.
Hc--l was afraid you would.
She-Would II have hurt You very
much? doubt it Your attentions "a
that other
He-Thcrc is no other.
She-I certainly heard-and then
the way you have avoided me.
/ have 80 wanted to see you sometimes.
DO you know-but ! wont tell you
He-what i It? DO tell me
Shc--l will-bccausc we have been
such good friends. have begun a
dozen letters to you-and torn them
all up.
He--Why cid you not send them?
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