The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-06-19

their children. Their love for each
other increased with the years and
they seemed destined To pass through
life under cloudless sky. One night.
during great storm. the water came
down from the mountains aud swept
through the valley destroying many
thousands OF dollars worth Of proper
~. Carl Harlands place Of business
was wrecked; the building was torn
timber from timber and its contents
carried away by the flood. The prop
erty was not insured against damage
by water, and Carl awoke one morning
TO find himself pcnniless.
This misfortune had marked effect
upon Hates husband. He lost his
cheerfulness. He became irritable and
critical ia his manner towards his wife,
who tried TO be brave and encourage
her husband by word and deed TO re-
new his efforts to rebuild the business
of which he had been so ruthlessly
robbed. The Indifference with which
her efforts in this direction were re-
ceived had at last dcadcned the am
bition in kate's heart. and she had be-
gun to enfold herself in the skirts Of
the gloomy mantle that her husband
had wrapped about himself. She grew
dcspondent and pcevish. irritable and
careless, and the last year of the mar
ried life OF Carl Harland and his wife
had been marked by many unpleasant
scenes in which harsh words very fire.
quently prevailed.
II was late in the afternoon when
Carl came home. on the day that he
Lett his wife with the unpleasant words
quoted above. and he found Kate lying
upon the sofa suffering with severe
headache.
"Morc worry" he thought, as he sat
down to cold lunch alone; "well.
think after all, that il she is bound TO
worry. the best thing to do is to refrain
from showing her sympathy. III she
thinks that she is treating me and the
children right by acting in this manner,
think shall let her get all the salts
faction that she possibly can out Of her
headaches"
Carl passed the evening in silence.
lie gave some attention TO his children,
but he was Indifferent to his wife.
Hates head panied her so severely that
she made no especial note of her hns-
bands treatment Of her. The next
morning her head was no better and
she was so weak as to be unable to
leave her bed
Carl did not think that she was really
as i'll as she said she was. but he en-
outraged her ''whim" and insisted
upon her remaining in bed. II have
no work to-day" he thought, ''and this
will be splendid opportunity for me
to show Kate how easily the homework
can be done, II a person goes about it
calmly and takes some interest in it. 1t
may teach her lesson"
lie was kind to Kate that morning,
for he wanted his every act to impress
her. He dressed the children and set
about preparing breakfast. While he
was arranging the dishes on the table
Grace. the youngest child, crept up u
the coal hod and tipped il over upon
herself. The coal dust filed her mouth
and eyes and soilcd her clothes Carl
glad Of an opportunity TO show his wife
how calm he could be under trying cir
cumstances, gathered the crying chilt
| in his arms and talked coaxingly TO hel
while he bathed her face and hands ant
changed her dress. He had got the
dress partly on when the oatmea
boiled over. Carl sat the baby down OF
the floor and stepped to the stove to re
move the kettle. Meantime Grace wa
| frantically trying TO cxtricate hersel
| from the folds Of the dress her father
had left cnveloping her head. Car
picked her nm and said ''peek-a- boo
when her head popped from the in
terror Of the dress. but the tone il
which he said it was not altogether
cheerful. and when he buttoned he
dress he drew IL together with so mucl
| force that the seam at the shoulder wa
widely ripped. At this Carl's tcetl
bore togct her harder than usual: tina
| was all.
| After break fast he prepared SOM
toast and tea for Kate. and accepte'
her praise with y triumphant smile
| After the dishes were washed and Sc
away. he began TO sweep the carpet
| He had scarcely begun this work wheI
he found an annoyance in the pcrsol
| OF the baby. who insisted upon gather
ing up the dirt in her tiny hands an
scattering Il on the carpet which ha'
| just been swept After several vail
attempts to get Grace interested il
some other direction. he finally pickle
her up and with a muttered: There
stay there. will you?" sat the mischiev
Gus elf in her high chair with rattle
more force than was absolutely ncccs
sary. Grace was not pleased with thi
arrangement. and began kicking an
screaming and rocking 70 and fro. Sh
swaycd her body SO wildly that sh
finally went over with q crash, an
Carl. dropping the broom in the rnids
OF the room. excrtcd himself 10 quic
the scrccching child. He had succeed
ed in this when il suddenly occurred !
him that he had not noticed Harul
since breakfast, and as the outside doc
had been left open on account Of D..
heat. il was probable that he had gon
out, and he might have fallen into ~
stream that ran through the field nea
the house. Hatlcss, with his sleeve
rolled up, and one Of kate's apron
fastened to him. Carl rushed out
search Of his boy. lie finally foun
him in the chickcn-housc. breaking III
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