The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-06-01

The Story Of Her Marriage by a
Defeated Rival.

20 they're married at last. are they?
Married last Wednesday. Well. all I've
got 10 say is. | wouldn't have thrown
myself at mans head. and acted the
way She did. not IL ! never had an Of
fer in my life. oh, yes; know he
thinks she's everything perfect. now
Men always was easy To be made fools
Of But he'll find out the difference be-
fore long. or I'll lose my guess
Then how was it she happened to be
working for me? Well, my cousin
recommended her. in the first place
she'd been sewing IN her shop for a
month, and the quickest filter they
had. And when Ann found she wante..
place in the country. and wouldn't
stay anywhere else, twas natural to
write To me. Of course, 'twould be an
accommodation To the girl And I
thought as long as ! needed some body
10 help. and here was chance to get n
city dressmaScr for what Id have to
pay country one. ! might as well
have her Good nature always was nv
worst fault; I've suffered a great deal
from IL in my life. and it's likely l nl-
ways will. But must say right here.
Mis- Jones, that never. never. did l get
so shamefully taken in as did when
hired Bctsey Sellers to work for me.
t''Bessie' was what she liked to be
called. but want going To put up
with any sentimental nonsense
called her Betsey every time.) Not
but what she understood sewing well
pnpurh. Ian, thar.-s ,tha~ ,,.ars 80 IA.
ceiving people besides Sinking. And
before get through you'll agree with
me.
Pretty? No. At any rate, never
took much stock in her looks A slim,
little. white-faced thing she was. with
big blue eyes and red hair-auburn, !
suppose they'll call il now-and some
how or other, ! suspected everything
want right with her from the very
first IL want so much her shy.' lady
Ike ways that set me against her as IL
was that fashion Of looking down at
her feet and never saying word when
customer came into the shop. Any
body with haitian eye could see il want
natural And then there was her dis
like 10 tell anything about herself
Which, to my notion. showed that her
past life want anything she was proud
Of II she had been, you would have
heard enough about it. oh, suspected
from the very first she want what she
Pretended to be. But aslong rs she done
FER work well. and could cut by eye,
considered it my duty to let well enough
alone. and not be prying. As said be-
Tore, being too good-natured is fault
Of mine, and I'm willing 70 own it.
Betsey Sellers had been working for
me about four weeks when ! got that
note from Mrs johnson, saying we
were both wanted to sew week or two
q her house. They'd always had their
dressmaking done in the city before,
out between you and me. l want so
much surprised as | might have been.
george Brown and were old school
friends. You didn't know that? We
went TO school together down to the
httlc red schoolhouse No, we want
70 the same classes. Werewolf, very
near Of an age; but girls always are
more forward than boys. believe twas
me last year | went, and he'd just be-
gun but he managed to see good deal
~ me for all Of that And his coming
nome from the west TO settle down,
.'ch bachelor, and his sister sending off
ior me before he ID been in her house
wees made IL seem rather pointed
poh you think SO? As for that story
ABOUT Mrs. Johnson's cousin having
ne,sey do some work and liking her SO
vel she was hired on that account,
rsNcr believed word Of it. | suppose
ny mad TO start something like that,
-, 20 make her conduct appear quite
Il pad seeing she made out to marry