The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-04-22

that il was no longer Annie Durrant
but ''our pink nurse" with the whole
family. and il even came to pass that
she was known throughout the village
as Briggs pink nurse" And the name
ftted her well enough, on the whole.
as her hospital gown-she was trained
nurse-her plump cheeks. and even her
dimpled hands and the ribbons on her
stiff cap were each and all . most lively
pink
X all happened the summer that
brought Zie her fifth birthday. when
the family were all out at the summer
home. Catalpa cottage, and when q
mighty battle was being fought in big
front room upstairs between a strange
mystery we call-haying no better name
--s.eath. and two famous ply sicians,
seconded ably by our Pink nurse.
For the grandmother was gazing past
Us all into the gloon. and. dove-like
and gentle. with all serenity. was bid
ding Us farewell with certain stately
tenderness which was all her own
And Zic was the only one who was
happy. And she was happy. as she al
ways is happy. because she cannot. for
her life. help being 50. II is in the
warp and woof Of her small being. II
j. a. much part Of her as her freckled
little nose. yellow mop Of hair and
topaz eyes
One blue summer morning. after our
invalid had had bad night. and our
Pink nurse was far more white than
pink. she was sent into the old-fash-
toned garden to steal a little color from
the soft air. lie immediately extended
the hospitality Of her hammock. which
was stretched lazily between two
snowy. blossoming catalpa trees. and
there the two sat. and were very glad
they were alive. for il was the month
Of June. which will at once explain
that gladness.
You are very pretty" said Zic'
gravcly. by way Of being agreeable
I'm pretty too. I'm glad Aren't
your
"Oh--I don't know
That don't sound true. Arc YOU
narried?~ pursued lie. with IN air.
No
why don't you get married?"
Nobody wants me- rippled ont the
Pink nurse between laughs.
but your name il Annie. HaSn'
every Annie got Joe?" remarked lie
with amazcment-
And the story would have ended RICH
here before II began II a man at tina
moment had not been passing down TIL
board walk. There was nothing singu
lar about his being there. or In the fac
that his name should be Joc-Joc Rip
ley. But after he passed. 1t was littl'
singular that the back Of his neck ant
ears should so closely match our PM
nurses face. who was blushing also.
oh. you awful child, What will yo'
% or say next? II was the TELEGRAPH
operator who sends the dispatches =
yonr grandfather in Washington and
MS name Is joe" And the Pink nurs
made a great prctense q being PAIN
iully shocked. and ran. with . grca
rustic Of skirts. into the house.
And her name Is Annie" added III
y herself, while the pupils Of her eye
grew very big. and the little bits O
gold dust in them disappeared. and Oh
rest of the day she was very quiet.
Dat chile done got sompin on he
niue" announced black Harriet in IN
kl'chcn, as she sprinkled the clothes
while her glanccs roamcd across Oh
sreen Of the lawn. away on 70 I'll
hammock under the catalpa trees. Fc
'ne hammock hardly moved.
now the telegraph operator lived in,
.p,he hill only block beyond Catalp
"age. and zis's hammock va ~