The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-01-10

KNEW 0tmSEIF WELL
I wSsrimonisl Adventure which Made q
Hero Feel Cheap-
A stranger riding along the road lead
no scross rossum Eic 70 noticed. a. Il
ncared "a old log r..nty, an old gray
haired man sitting cut on the wood-pil
nursing his head. Coming nearer. n
reined in his horse and accosted the 81.
fellow with:
Good morning"
..Nornin. stranger
sYou appear ~ % Sick
..Do. chr
sYcs you do"
sVal. lin not"
.Vhats the matter. them
Fright smart tho natter
"Nothing serious. hope"
II reckon II air putty serious
'-Some great trouble?'
s.seckon So"
Nobody dead?"
mo. but wish they war;
. Excuse Ire for inquiring into vour
! Affairs. but I am anxious 70 know what
your trouble is May bo l could help
| sou out Of it,"
- reckon not stranger. Didn't no.
body help me inter 1t, an guess can't
,obody help me outtcn IT,"
What is your trouble?~
my grettist trouble. stranger, lies in
nv bcin' er dinged fool
"Oh. no. don't think that"
think nothin'; know II. I'm not
,nly or dineed fool. stranger, but I'm
xnss. I'm or natrel born, all-wool.
ioubl~-an-twistcd IDIOT. lin er hull
scrned ijiot ersylum bilcd down inter
,ne ole fool That's what l am. mister
''You are too hard on yourself
IAN. ch. Wal. BE- gosh, you wouldn't
say so II yer knowed me. Say. do look
ike CT man - had or lick o sense ter
III back?T
Yes. certainly
Then deceive nv looks"
"Nhy. what has ever got such ideas
n'o your head?"
You never snowed ole Bcck Parks.
ili youe"
NO. never did
"Wai. yer forinit thar. stranger. an I
wish could say as much Say. war
nerriei erlony time ergo to or good
,nan. an we went crlony cs pecsable
an quiet like Is yer ever SEQ. though
Their neighbors all said ! WINS too hard
On RANDY when l lat her do up ther
fcedin' an toto IN thcr wood an hoe
tier corn crap. but she nevcr COM
rslln.,l. an ] reckon II war all right.
Nei yhbors allu, hev ter talk erbout
thinys what don't consarn EN-. Wal. Is
sail. me'n Randy wont crlong all right
I'll one dsv las. month she tuck down
with er fever er somcthin'. Jest after git
tn Their corn gethcred an thcr fust
thing ! knowed she up an died kinder !
hated 1t II ther time. stranger. but I've
aarci il COOL bit wuss SINCE
Il suppose you miss hcr?-
WA, vas. SON. But Il hain't 20 l
u1ch that - IL air other things Yer
Zee. last week took or notion ter marry |
eryin- People said il wus putty soon |
after Randy's dyin'. but l thought /
knowed nv own basinsss- an gun 70
lsel ther need Of er wife ter dig the taters
m shuck ont Their fodder an tend ter
Dor ether iectle matters erbout Their
sonse.s ! gottcr hgerin' on who I'd AZ
ser q me. ] thought o. this IN, an
saat q an t'other IN. an II last set
lied ater ole Esck Parks an rode over
yestsiay an axed 'er ter hsv me-
f'An she refascd?" Il,
NNay : time she didn't. wish "a
TX o. she he'd; std O. that she tuck /.
! yquickr'n scat. an We got married | ,
\. mes in ther house thar now" i,
A'e you sorry you married herr"
Stranger. dyer see them broom |
asaNe. an cheer posts. an dishes, an
'alnx- All scattered aro.nd thar? An
yer see them thar knots on nv head.
y ina: thar eye a'most punched out.
y that thar nose broke sauar in two ~
Der midlle?'
Yes see them
wal. then. yer needn't ter AZ mo a. :
p sorry married tibet ole yarmint
'on'dn't yer b sorry under Their sar-
1nsisnccss- Il.
Perhaps
"Pra7s. nothin'. Yer know W
oald An that hain't thcr wust ov Il.
ranger. Their ole croSs-eycd critter D
= VOWS up an down that she won't die
IN i1ters' ncr she won't do the feedin'.
y she won't git up ther wood. and I'm o
nged II bleevc she will. Takin'
cry thing together. mister. don't IL
az risss smart to you like Is IL wus .,
derned fool.-
Yes II.
S.y' Il yer meet any body Is wants
git holt ov Or bilcd-down. consen-
asvIum. send EN- down this
y VIII Detroit Free Press.
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