The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-01-19
4 CHOKED CHIMNEY.
An Engineers Way of Securing a
Rich Wife.

IN the highest part OF large and i'm
rl>.ng building. situated on the street
Caau>see Antin. young man by tn.
name ~ PaSseraud perched like a spas
row on the topmos; branch of popla,
tree The manners OF this young mar
were peaceful and orderly: his temper
was gentle; his bearing modest. his
e.o.acs were patched The janitor had
expressly forbidden this insigniican,
tenant to have in mis- possession q dog.
violin. sewing machine. anything.
no matter what. which was crmber-
some or noisy. lie was en- Joined "a
cgne in very early 1T night Ii was a
question in the neighborhood how he
managed 20 keep his hands clean. for
the lanitor had forbidden hun to take
" any water. because this liquid. car
lied carelessly in jugs by his youthful
hsrds might damp the stairs Ho~-
eTer by good will End good numor.
Passeraud had succeeded in making his
Presence sapportablc. although only a
poor devil in a house inhabited by
tankerS favorite teEors. diploma;es
All commissioners Of accounts
He had recently left the Ecole Gen.
'ralc with an honorable standing. and
almost Immediately the Calcium Min
ih- company of the Upper Peloponne-
sas had offered him position-one
hundred dollars . month to begin with
(which would have put him out of the
Teach 81 want; but as he dreamed Of
iArrn;lng an automatic brake. which
would prevent locomotives from com
iag into collision on the railroad. or at
ieAsi would reduce .hc force u the
sack. he had refused the offers Of the
mining company. 10 give himself night
sna DAY 20 the drawing Of innumera-
bc diagrams Of the brake in question
therefore. he looked forward to glory
ana fortune, but while he waited he
was dying Of hunger. That mattcred
~ y him: his invention--he was alb
siuiely sure of that-his invention
vas % the point of succeeding
Nnc day. on the first flight OF the
sl4'rcase. ne encountered young girl.
Opnde and exquisitcly dressed. and So
graceful that a scholar would immedi-
aseiy have called her a goddess-as
sAown by her bearing. She went for-
Nara and disappeared. light and sup
pe' leaving behind her subtle odor of
.einon verbena, and Passeraud. aston
sneu- remained motionless in the mid
s.e q the landing for five minutes with
~ mouth open. As though he ex-
l'eied that the vision of his peerless
n''ghoor would present itself to him
anew
me next Gay, by coincidence which
n would like to believe quite fortui-
"ns Fasseraud was on the same Ian d.
.ng exactly at the same hour again
ihe Young girl passed. and. as IL
.fned, blushed in passing. Fearing
"a' he had wounded her Passernud
i's"lved never 70 come down the stair
sasc al that hour again
me following day. however. he re-
1isin bered that urgent business COM
F..ea MIN to go out at . moment ex-
..u identical with that when leaving
se house was quite forbidden him by
=. decision Of the day before He
'0'N mp his hat annoyed at this busi-
~ which exposed him to the danger OF
'u'oarrassing with mis- presence = per-
s'n whom he would not have troubled
- me world. What he dreaded hap
l I, new meeting took place. and
rand was inconsolablc. the fair
$50 having blushed more than before
m was accordingly enrared against
.'useif; the unknown one. scandalixed
"eing thus followed would very
:. take steps TO keep herself out
M. ~ way. In order to convince him.
!" this misfortune. Passeraud
800, the same place every day at the
N AM, !, hour. and every day drew aside
~ we staircase TO let his neirhbor
NJ ~, brought mp politely by his
A, , .a' ne bowed At each meeting.
~. =. end OF some time. IL seemed to
1A' the slight inclination Of IL