The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-04

Their F8tners
Indianapolis Sun.
w. II. Fisher OF the c.. n. b ID 10 the
happy father OF two boys. They are
bows from way hack-back TO the time
when the subjects for HeIen's babies
were found in real life. They are both
little auburn haired shavers and as bright
las new dollars. They are the kind oi
Iliitle chaps that do . thing with their
v hole souls and do II quick and with a
rush. Sometimes they are too quick tor
Mr.. Fisher. but he'ioves 'em just SO much
more for II. Christmas eve Mr.. Fisher
conceived the idea Of playing Santa
Claus Of verify 50 he procured some
cotton batting aud isingisss and . great
beard. lie enveloped his head in the
great heard and made himself = cap our
Of cotton batting. aud sprinkled II with
isinglass to make II sparkle like snow
Then his wife sewed little lunches OF
cotton batting all over his clOth0s and
made him look a. II he was quilted. Tie
also sprinkled his whiskers well with
cotton batting aud isingIsss. The
youngsters were told that they should
see santa Claus. but that they must not
move or say anything. When Mr.. Fish
Ter told the boys this he would probably
have endeavored TO impress II more
firmly on their minds had he known thu
youngsters had q scheme 10 capture Tho
lSants Claus. They had laid awak,
nights for q week devising scheme Il
Icaich him and yet all his presents. 81
when the boys we're put 10 he'd, th'
door was closed aud Mr.. Fisher, be
ldecked il Santa Claus clothes, secretet
himself behind screen near the fire
lplace IL the next room After he wa
nicely fixed, with all the presents t;es
on him. Mrs. Fisher opened the young
s'ers' door, ostensibly 10 sav good nigh
again before retiring, but really Ia ord
Ilo leave the door open. She didn'
notice what they had done in the mea
liime. While she was fixing Mr.. Fishe
lup TO play Santa Claus. they had beem fix
ing to lasso him. They:had no more ths
been left alone, when they both jumpe'
out on the floor, fished rope out fr0u
lander the bed with anoose in IL, an,
laying one side OF the moDse on the foo
they hung the other gently against = nal
Iiu the wall and the bedstead. Arrangiu
liz SO he would just walk right Into I
when going 10 their stockings, whic
were hung nesr the head Of the bet
All was qniet for spme time. Then II
,. O0ss heard q rafting At ths fire plac
I'.lIes comm whispered one.
Then Mr.. Fisher. IN his glory. parads
forth as Santa CIaus.
swimmer whur be got the snow," wi
pcred the liitlest fellow.
"Brought Il with um frum the north
> Sanswered the other very low.
Mr.. Fisher bad nearly reached th
door.
n- "rhink the ketcherrl git 'um ?" whi'
y -lpered the smallest chap again, who vi
: little dubious.
60, be whiskurs Amt hep" was Il
lonly answer.
IL another instant flop went San
!. Clause on The floor. Hc had wake
right into the snare aud Il tightene
, sarouud both legs. Toys went rolling
Iall directions aud with one bound bot
lyoungsters lii on top Of him with for'
enough to knock the breath all out I
his lungs. M. Fisher scrambled 10 b
"a feet a. beat he could with his legs tie
up. Ills beard bad come of aud Il
boys recognized him.
; "Why. pa, how did you get down q
chimbly 7" they asked in utter astonisl
lment.