The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-07-26

and pants?" Any way. this was my con-
dition; ind not being much Of swim
mer, ! seized a piece Of soap a. II
fioated by from our wrecked cargo.
and was washed ashore.
Of course this unprecedented pyro-
technic exhibition made Us the center
OF observation. and the men came
rushing down from the vcranda; but
tho big dogs were ahead Of all. and,
planted on the edge Of the water. with
upper and lower teeth on dress parade.
simply waited for US.
In vain Poolado tried to pacify them
| AS he waded along the shore. At every
! attempt he made TO approach their
anger and their teeth seemed 10 in
crease.
The men wcre equally powcrlcss 70
control them or get them away from
Us; and as soon as IL was seen that
there had been no serious accident ex-
cepting TO the canoe and it, contents,
the spectators showed un~callcd-for
hilarity. which naturally was not
soothing TO ".
Nothing could be done till Miss
Rosalcc herself arrived and look com
mand Of the refractory dogs.
When she recognized us through our
DISCUSSES. she. too. smiled. and i was
the most irritating kind-the hali-
suppressed smile. Now II she had
simply ordered a steamcr chair
brought down from the house n
had seated herself on the river bank
and laughed. shrickcd and hallooed
for -thrcc-quartcrs of an hour. II wou!d
have been balm to our jaded spirits
compared with her attempts at sympa-
thy which but thinly concealed her
almost uncomfortable amusement.
Think OF what a stage entrance for
Poolado, who counted on making such
a fascinating impression by swinging
gracefully 70 the shore in his pictur-
esque canoe and his fashionable bored
smile, And, to add still another ago
nv 10 the occasion. there was the
..Hatcd RIVAL" Mr.. Junius Brutus
Jonas. in spotless garb. whose assist
ance we were obliged to accepts drag
Us up onto the bank
The contrast between the two suit
ors as we plodded toward the house
was Just what you would imagine be-
tween an elegantly dressed. contentcd
and amusing man, and a dripping
shiyering. cross-graincd specimen Of
disguised humanity.
Poolado lacked the moral courage
and his flannel suit lacked the non
: shrinking qualities to face the audi
cnce. So early the next morning w
quietly returned home.
: Two weeks later we arranged e
, spend our regular vacation at
| fashionable hotel in the vicinity Of
Miss Rosalcc's summer homo.
/ Among other attractions. u rep
: crtory included u bronco: gentle and
! unkind. could be driven BY a lady
with a big club-and warranted to al
ways do the wrong thing al the right
A time; but with his russell harness
white lines. and d neatly appointed
stylish car. the general effect was
/ great! So with these pleasing acccs
l series we made our second attempt tc
, shine In Miss R~osalce's presence.
I We ratified along the road at a
I strapping pace. swung between the
stone posts. and trotted right UP the
! steep. curving driveway to the house,
4 which was situated a hundred feet
a above the public road.
Poolado had selected an hour when
q he knew the guests would be ASSEM-
bled on the front piazza; and the
o effect we produccd-I with a new jcw'
I elcd collar from Tiffany's. and my
companion a combination Of all thu
latest fads in mems drcss-quitc salts
q fled our sore feelings.
Miss Rosalec~ Immediately fell on Tho
n pony's neck, called IL all kinds o
sweet names. admired the trappings
4 enthused over the cart, and final,
even complimented me! For the frs
time | realized shat a really charm
0 ing girl she
TO all this Mr.. Junius Brutus Jonas
k whose complexion we imagined wa
fast assuming a grecnish tint. with
0 sickly smile. had TO listen. After all
there are times when life Is worth liv
ing.
; As Miss Rosalec. having accepted al
invitation to drive. stepped into tn
hall to gather her wraps, some Of ths
children. with shricks and howls. AM
Q the uncomfortable big dogs. cam
e bounding playfully round to the from
T. OF the house.
The whole onset was too much 70
the bronco's nerves., and with a fright
r. ened snort he clawcd the air with hi
a front feet. and then, before any on
q could put out a hand to arrest him. b
9 plunged madly down the curved driv
and gave a good imitation Of q hors
Q running away.
81 To the careless observer I've nj
/ doubt he appeared TO use his legs Il
2 the old-fashioncd way, but for the SAX
Of art ! am glad to state that he ran i
X the correct Muybridge. ins~tantancou
Photographic style.
) Poolado rushed wildly down Oh