The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-03-06

dnrr lie said so. and nothing made
Kim more angry than FOR some rudely
unsympathetic person 70 express u
doubt concerning his wrctched condi-
ton Ills troubles were not Of a physic-
Al nature: he could have endured any
thing Of that sort ana always worn a
smiling face. lie said his misery was
Of a mental character; still ii made him
excited to tell him il was all in his
mind.
Had YOU met Beckenham Wythe on
The street, you would have seen at a
glance that he was a miserable man.
he did not wear Grape. but he did wear
,hc most detected countenance ever
sen On human being. The pensivc
look in his eyes denoted sorrow. the
droop;ng corners Of his mouth denoted
melancholy. the downward twist Of his
short. red mustachc denoted woe. the
sharp point of his chin denoted a pierre
inr Grief. the staggering cast II his thin
nose denoted shattered hopes. and the
Wild disorder of his long hair gave him
an aspect Of utter despair. Even about
hi> clothes there was an air IF misery:
and still he was tailor! lie was al
ways followed by most wrctched-
looking dog. that snealed along with
it. head down and its tail between its
lers. and seemed TO be continually re-
grcifnl il was alive.
People carefully turned out for Mr..
Ny'he upon the street and shivercd as
N nasscd. or looked after him with sad
sympathy. People who were laughing
stopped with remarkable suddenncss
when their eyes fell upon him; children
avoided him. and excepting his own
wreiched cur even the dogs SHE'D away
srpm him and growlcd- Whenever he
entered pleasant room. he brought a
rleuA with him that shut out the sun
Siap and Il was little short of torture
n lstcn 70 the melancholy droning Of
his voice II was torture IL one was
forced u endure II great while.
Mr.. Wythe was Stunned in the house
whore he boarded. and Mrs. Spriggs
the andiady. said she would not keep
him II he were not such remarkably
god pay. and did not stay in his room
sp when he was at the house. lie
SELL spoke Of any thing but his own
misery and the most trivial things
added ID the mountain Of woe beneath
which he was buried.
Now. Beclxcnham Wythc was a man
nha had soured on women as on csery-
fhing else Ii was little wonder. for
nnlnrn are not usually attracted to
Auh woebcgonc beings as Mr.. Wythe,
ana they were not apt 70 return smiling
glances for mis- sour ones. The women
and girls who worked for him In his
little shop usually had as little 70 say TO
him as possible. and he repaid them by
only speaking 10 them in an unusually
unpleasant manner as II his customary
manner were not bad enough
Next 70 Mr.. wythc's clearinghouse
stood a little white cottage which had
bcen purchased by widow. The
widow seemed to be an exception 70
he usual run Of women. for she sat at
The window and smiled at Bcckcnham As
M passed with his dog sknllSing along
a his heels. At first he paid no attcn-
ton to Il. but tho widow persisted. and
he was obliged to notice her after q
time. But he thought she was making
sport Of him. and he returned her
smiles with his most sour glanccs
Siill the widow was not daunted. foI
she retained her position at the window
and continued 20 smile upon him.
"llomcly old tning.'' exclaimed Mr.
Nythe to himself. skinny neck ans