The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-01-01

Whisper how orr9AAot - h1op- - ~
be eighty years old; only think. Lila,
that Is eiyh times Is old - am
What OF it?" I asked "She doesn't
mind Il. and she isn't eight times older
than ] am"
Him All but two yssra." Abby m.
swered.
But Id have you TO know" said,
frankly, that two years Is long
time"
mo. Il Is not, my darlings," was
Aunt James unexpected interruption,
- the blue eyes popped open 1t Il
only . very little time-only that
knew Of one year that meant . great
deal To two folks"
TELL US about Il auntie," We both
exclaimed.
Eyes. 1 will. Let's see. must have
dropped on to sleep while was telling
you about Tom and Het Shaw. Well
don't let me go again; just give me
shake X you see my eyes shut. Me
hitable Larl<ins was - pretty ~
picture; her hair was as yellow o spur
gold. and her eyes were . brown ~ I
ripe hazel nut Her step was *
oYFiuSy tuot buo notuiy o<Sh1v4 -
touch the ground IS she walked, and
Tom Shaw loved her better than any
thing in the world.
| "fie built the house up yonder; and
they do say that he sang and whistlct
so many gay tunes rs he nailed on ths
clapboards that he ought to have had |
| happy wife to put inside of it. WheE
| IL was all finished and furnished. h.
| brought his bride home; and after that
folks used to walk past the house many
and many time, to hear the two sing
ing together"
| did they never quarrel, Aun
.Jane?" Abby asked. My sisters idel
Of good time was to have bit o
quarrel sometimes with somebody.
| You wait my darling, until tel
you. 1t was just after the new yea
had commenced that they came up OF
the hill. All summer they seemed a
happy as birds. and of an evening thel
| worked in their garden, and for mile
around no one had prettier roses, big
| ger hollyhocks, or yellower tansy thar
| Tom and Het Shaw.
| .But with the fall tho flowers faded
and the happy couple began to grow
solemn; they did not sing SO much, ant
| the lamps did not shine so brightly GU
into the world At night and, when ON
OF the neighbors happened in, Het has
| q very suspicious moisture about th'
eyes But she never gave any reason
| for it. and she was Of that sort that no
body dared to ask. much as they woult
have liked TO. Anyhow, her cheek
grew pale, and there were no mor
songs to be heard. And 50 Il Cant
| along TO the last day of the year. Ton
| had been ont to the woodhouse 70 &c
some kindlings for the fire In tn
| morning. and when he had thrown
them behind the stove, he went into
the sitting-room, and there was He
upon her knees by the sofa. sobbing q
| II her heart would break.
| THAT sight was too much for Tom
| He went over to her. lifted '.~r from tn
floor, and sat her upon his --lee. AN
then he said: MY little girl. what il il
cannot stand this any longer; yo
must tell me what the matter Is
"And she threw both arms about hi
neck. and between her sobs she wills
pcrcd into his ear all her troubles; AM
| quick rs flash they were As loving a
they had been all summer; and the frs
thing they did was TO sing the lonI
metre doxology."
"What had been the matter, Aun
Jape?" asked Abby, in an intereste'
voice.
And Aunt Jane said: That il th
very strangcst part Of il; from tina
day to this not one OF the neighboi
could find out. OF course. there hs
been some sort Of a quarrel, but y
know they had made 1t mp. for Jo
Hines was going up the hill, and h
stopped minute to hear them sing
and under the crack of the curtain b
saw them kneeling by the sofa an