The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-03-04

~se Act OF q Brave Yankee Maid
On In Honduras.


Harry Wood.
our surprise was mutual, as we had
-, parted in Melbourne. Australia.
zen years before. and Isupposed Harry
- he still AZ the antipodes. lie had
s,yed nv life once on the Bendigo
S;rrings: but that Is neither here nor
there
Good heavens. Will Is this your
.Bless my soul. Harry. Where did
you come from?"
And then ws almost Rugged each
other. much to lhe disgust Of q cynical
pewsboy. who. nevertheless, did not
fail 10 profit by our jubiiant mood.
We were >oon ensconced in a quiet
corner. and my friend was telling his
story. lttarned out that he had in
vested his dust" in the mahogany
trade in British Honduras. had spent
nine years in the business. made . snug
little Pile and had but lately returned
70 his native land
omit rs interesting account OF the
details ~ mahogany cutting. and come
al once 20 particular one Of his many
adventures said he:
Il had Teen about eight years in
Uondura. when. one day. while on a
rather extended tree-hunting tramp.
came across lonely hacienda which 4
had never before seen
The day was hot and rode up. dis
mounted and knocked at the door OF
the house. 1t was opened. not by the
all-pcrvading muckacho. but. much TO
,nv surprise. BY = beautiful girl OF
4 - he. frs
glance to be an American
Il was so completely taken aback by
this astonishing apparition that for
some time could only stare in stupid
wonder: but at last l managed TO
stammer, in Spanish:
''.Do you speak English, senorisa?'
THE girl smiled as she replied, in .
voice sweet as her face:
Oh. yes Ny parents and l came
fr5n the United States
Then l told her who was, and
asked for drink Of water.
Come in and sit down. sir, she
said. and l will bring some, fresh
from the spring.
..-Oh. no. protested; Just tell me
where the spring is, and will bring
the water
without further remark, she handed
me wooden buck IT and pointed 70 the
hillSi..e. where found = tiny stream
trickling into rocky basin
III might have qucnched my thirst
then and there, but my curiosity was
.I.;,ed ana 1 carried the full nail bacL
III ~. hors. m. wourc 1,dv gav. ms
yr,ass ard .f,er h.d 3~;ee emntied
!. she noIi,e,v .sL.d 81. ~ .rome n
.n5 $3.50,
.xo,v w..c.t ~ t;red Int nv
interests ~e.r~ Ma Mt taken Ali The
romance ont ~ me and I gladly &C
e.n,sa ia ;nx;t.,;or On entering the
front room = further surprise awaited
49,. ~ - share ~ ref;ped-lookinc
ana r.-v b.ndsome woman apnarentlv
~, r,sh 49, th.r mv~-if Who ~,
n GENUINE Rostop rocker. engaged IL
sewinr
the lady rose ON seeing me. and nv
con1u..,r..x .a;d.
...vamma- th;s ~ NJ. Wood. OF The
yailev camr nr.sume,.
II hoved xes
...Nr Wo..a ,h;s 4 NV mother. MrsL
Fair Nv own name = MARY,
MARY Pair, What = find "a this
wl,aerness,, I shou vht ~ mvself -
Ven. throuvh the CUSTOMARY greet,
inr.-
II should saw 50. indeedr' ! inter
;ec.ea: .but 20 on. Harry
well. old man. I STAYED two hours
ai the hacienda. and in that time
learned something Of the history Of my
far conntrvwomen. won't 20 into
This. except 20 saw that Mrs Fair was
native IL baltimore. had come out 4
Honduras with her husband and child
some wears before. and had now been
for ten months widow.
..>he was r,erclv <.av;nO n the IN.
ci,nda. near me. with no companion
but her danyhter in order 70 keer
formal possession OF il IN the hone. y
far baffied. that the surviving partner
OF the late Mr.. Fair might make a fail
settlement ~ the companv affairs
so much heard before I left, bu,
afterward got well posted in the
whole business ana was lucky enougs
70 secure for the widow quite 4 con
siderable sum 81 money ont Of Tho
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