The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-09-22

"Ifer Pa came to let the cat m"
carrying coal up stairs I didn't want
to go home at all, but she said it would
be the best way for me to 90 home
and come again the next day, and the
next morning went to her house DO
fore any Of them were up, and her Pa
came to let the cat i'm, and asked him
what time his girl got up, and he LATED
and said had got it bad, and that had
better go homs and not be picked till ]
got ripe. Say, how much does it cost tc
get married.
We'll, ! should say You had got il
bad said the grocery man as he set out
basket Of beets. Your getting in love
will be great thing for your Pa. You
won't have any time to play any more
jokes on him."
oh, guess we can find time TO keen
Pa from being lonesome Have YOU seen
him this morning: You ought to have
seen him last night. You see. my chums
ia has got setter dog stuffed. II is one
that died two years ago. and he thought
great deal of il, and he had it stuffed
for ornament. Well. my chum and
me took the dog and put it on our front
steps and took some cotton and fastened
1t to the dogs mouth SO it looked lust
like froth, and we got behind the door
and waited for Pa to come home from
the theater. When Pa started TO come
up the steps. l growled. and Pa looked at
the dog and said, Mad dog. by crimus.'
and he started down the sidewalk. and
my chum barked just like dog. and
'ki-yi'd' and growled like dog that gets
licked. and you ought to see Pa run.
He went around in the alley and was
going TO get in the basement window.
and my chum had revolver with some
blank cartridges, and we went down in
the basement, and when Pa was trying
to open the window my chum began to
tire toward Pa. Pa hollered that it was
only him and not burglar. but after
my chum fired four shots Pa run and
climbed over the fence, and then we took
the dog home, and / staid with my
chum all night, and lis morning Ma
said Pa didn't get home TIL to'clock, and
then policeman came With him. and Pa
talked about mad dogs and being taken
Tor burglar and nearly killed, and she
said she was afraid Pa had took to drink.
ing again, and she asked me if heard
any firing of guns, and / said no, and
then she put wet towel on Pas head
you ought to be ashamed" said the
grocery man. "How does your Pa like |
your being in love with the girl? Does
he seem to encourage you in it.-
!. ''Oh, yes, she was up to our house to
borry some tea-~and Pa patted her on
the cheek and Rugged her and said she
was dear little daisy and wanted her
TO sit in his lap. but when wanted him
20 let me have 80 cents to bny her some
ce cream he said that was all nonsense.
de said: Look at your Ma. Eating ice
;ream when she was girl was what in
ured her health for life l asked Ma
lbout it, and she said Pa never laid ont !,
" cents Tor ice cream or any luxury for
her in all the five years he was sparkling
Ter. She says he took her to a circus
nee, but he got free tickets for carrying
water for the elephant. She says Pa
vas tighter than the bark to tree.
ell you it's going to be different with
ne. II there is anything that girl wants,
he Is going to have it II have to sell
las copper boiler to get the money.
What is the use of having wealth il You
GARD It up and don't enjoy it? This
amily will be run on different princi-
les after this, you bet. Say, how much
re those yellow wooden pocket combs
the showcase: I've good notion to
ny them for her. How would one of
lem round mirrors with zinc cover do
'r present for girl? There's nothing
70 good for her."