The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-06-16
A SUMNER VACATION.
How Tom Won Mountain Lass
for His Vito.

LOT l1l5 w l1os
We were trying to decide where we
would spend our summer vacation, Tom
lSanderson and l. Tom first suggested
and, after had offered sew
eral pertinent reasons why Cumberland
would not suit, he tentatively mem
toned Ashcville, n. c., a good place.
i told him about the c.owds there. the
steep rates and host of other things,
and he gave up Asheville. After pro-
posing every summer resort known to
the railroad agents and finding that not
one of them suited our ideas, Tom final
Nv said he guessed the only solution OF
the question would be to go to the east
Tennessee resort where we had passed
the previous summer.
/ positively refused to entertain the
suggestion. l pointed out TO him how
mercilessly we were bored the year be-
fore There was sameness. dull
ness. "A stiffness. barrennsss about the
place that was conducive to ennui.
Each day the same dull programme OF
the day previous had to be gone through
with. We were expected to say tender
things TO the same funinteresting
females every day in the week. and to
contend with the ambitious mammas
of these very conventional young ladies'
And we were required to be etcrnally
on dress parade and good behavior.
The place lacked the freedom and un-
conventionality that belonged to my
ideal summer resort. l told Tom all
this, and added:
IL have an idea! Well go to north
Georgia for six weeks. ] know an old
fellow way up in the mountains whom
met in the United States court last
fall, He got pretty chummy with me
and asked me to come up and see him
some time and he would treat me like
= lord. That's the place for rest and
freedom. 1t has the charm of novelty
we both lils. novelty and originality.
and we can have all the fun we want
climbing up the mountains and fishing
in the mountain streams: and then,
Tom. YOU can make love To some buxom
mountain lass and come away just
when the climax is ready To come in and
break her little heart Amt that the
kind of summer fun you're after? En-"
think the reference 10 flirting with
the pretty mountain girl won Tom.
That's his weak point-flirting. Any
way he was in ccstasics over my suggcs
ton. and said that he had always want
ed an opportunity to study the moon
sinners and the quantity romantic sec
ton of the state which they Inhabited
Three weeks later Richmond &
III.
put down two dusty young male tray
ecrs at very remote and wooded little
mountain station, and snorted off a min
ute later. leaving them leaning agains
their four trunks, gazing at their new
environments.
II was Tom and I, and we were mo-
at all discouraged. although only on
store. two residences, blacksmith shop
a giuhouse. a half dozen grazing. lazy
looking cows, dozen roofing pigs nn'
a half score Of human beings were Wis
ible. There was an abundance Of land
scapc. Of the green variety. with tn
most picturesque background OF piu
mountain tops imaginable. Ton
couldn't repress an exclamation OF de
light at the rugged beauty OF tn
scenery.
Inquired for my friend. Mr.. Zachs
riah Hester, and was told that he live
two miles west OF the station. w
stayed that night with the storekeepe
and resumed our journey early tn
next morning. Mr.. Hester received y
with unfcigned Joy and ensconced Us !
the very best room in his mountain
mansion Of four rooms. Mrs. Hestt
we found To be the repository OF man
wonderful stories, and she RECALLED '
by the hour with the recital OF he
"reminiscences.
Two eventful and rather discouraI
ing days passed, during whrh Tom
enthusiasm cozed away distrcssinRi.
The FIRST day we spent in decoratin
our room, and the next In an eighteen
mile walk 70 Crows Foot mountain
from which excursion we returned sol
and sad, but wiser men. Tom WI
clearly disappointed.
ITS big fake-this mountain h1e
he said, YEARLY; 'just to fancy, we
been here two whole days and haven
seen girl yet You prescribed mou
tain and mountain maid for me. San
you all your prescription
But Tom had no idea OF the treat IN
was in store for ~ The Arst week