The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-04-25
UNCLE PETER.
80 the Gossips Unwittingly
brought About a Wedding.

xr the eJ
proucht About a Wedding.
rhen ,he farmers wives in the neigh
.ool a. Dalton and the residents Of
,,,,c country village heard the
uros Tho cracked. old hand-bell and.
srwara. the shrill, q~uavering notes
cracked old voice singing some such
erful ditty as
~ had an old COW,
And my COW loved me;
mixed my COW
Under q green bay tree"
: smiled and said: Uncle Peters
80 The notes OF his songs grew
[;ler and moro strident as Uncle
,srdrew near in his rickety old iishcart
n IL canvas covering on the sides OF
IN vas printed: mr.. Peter y.
sherry. dealer in fish. oysters. clans
i other notions. No trust" Al
ouch tho n trust part Of the sign
4 been made emphatic by being un-
scored. Uncle Peter did trust any
A. and every body in such a perfectly
.kless and guilelessly coniiding man
: that IL was a wonder his bank ac-
M, was half 50 large as 1t actually
is.
Ms bank account and other possessions
~ so great that there was really no
|ccssity Of Uncle Peter pursuing his
cupation Of peddling fish. clans and
her notions. as he did, exposing him
n to the heat Of summer and the
inter storms while making his daily
funds.
.Ye think | hadn't ought to do 50 NO
ore. do ye?r he often said TO friendly
srrons who, with the freedom Of life
bnr acquaintance. ask ed him why he
IA not give up his occupation and take
inrs easy" .Ye reckon now that la
round dom nothin'T' he would
.Naw. sir; that amt the Pills
sstyle. Id be ~pufIectly mizzable
'lround doin' nothin', and peddlin
ahe. / like TO git round an see
kS ! allus was great for sosha
In pcddlin's SIGH . soshable biz
WHY. bless u. l know ev'ry man
AN child in this county like q
yan's they all know me. How or
would we all git along II old Uncle
left of ,peddlin'?~
Pc would miss you u%rcle," his pa
rs always said. heartily; and were
rays glad to see you"
rhe old man would smile like . plcases
Ia and say:
II reckon va would miss me. Wherc't
ol git your haddock an mack'rel an
lallybut an big fat clans IN Providence
s'ers II Uncle Peter'd stop peddiin'
loud have TO 60 clean TO ~Smithfield
pine mile away, fer 'em. that's wha
foud have TO do. But I amt callatir
p giyin' up peddlin' though Rindy ar
Becky an the the rest Of EN- want m
quit itan' go to keepin'a little store.
That would DO easier for you
Pouldn't it?"
Nary time It wouldn't the old ma
Fould reply. shaking his head vigorou:
housekeeping never'd suit me
- jist natchelly war me out to b
luddlin' round a little sto' all the time
Flt Rind, an becky an the rest Of 'er
Inink ia be more genteeler'n pcddlil
-; that's the idee with them. 1t
Under CALM to Becky in pertickler !
ave her old dad pcddlin' fish, al
Eneilin' Of EN- when she has compan,
[nough allus try to get out'n the wa
men; fsh do smell. I'll allow
Uncle Peters wife had been dead SCI
"a years. His daughter Dorinda.
|p'nster Of thirty-three, and Becky,
nueh younger daughter, kept house Il
I'm n the old homo. Becky had ha
ne advantage, or disadvantage, Of ~
ending . would-be fashionable boars
Png'school for year, whore shc had earl
safned that thesocicty : which she a
P.Fed could never tolerate the daught<
ansh peddling father. notwithstan'
ng me fact that that father was one
ne kindcst and best and most honor
~ q men. and Becky had come HON
-e,ermincd TO bring Uncle Peters isl
Readiing career TO aclose.
ne had simply laughed It her first q
~mp1 hiding the pain he felt benin
ever smiling and kindly face. +
Y, mat Becky had como home ashame
MN and his occupation, but he d
~ say 90 to her. for he was q peaceab'
kind. -"
porinda had an idea thata store migI
rsose more profitable than . fish ~
ZION wagon, and she was too thrift
auow any opportunity to pass for 4
seeasing her fathers account. which 81
-pected 70 divide with her brothe
~ Sisters some day.
.ncle Peter mad several married sol
daughters living near him. and a
saem' being thrifty like their siste
WV Their eyes fixed on their father
sessions, which aggregated sever
svasand dollars They had cven 81
s'ea Y him the propriety o. dividi,
property among them before his d
ana allowing them, IN return thcr
take care Of him. the remand
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