The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-01-05

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ms favorite seat al the bottom of The
garden he could not hear her al ali: :.
he had his chair brought up into the
conservatory. II was all right for him
there SO long as She continued 10 abus.
nm; but every now and then. Just as he
was getting comfortably settled down
with his pipe and his newspaper. She
would suddenly stop.
lie would drop his paper and ST,
listening with a troubled, anxious ex-
precision.
ARE you there, dear?' he would cal
out. after awhile.
Yes, I'm here. where do YOU think
am, you old fool? She would gasp
back, III AN exhausted voice.
Ills face would brighten at the
sound of her voice. Go on. dear he
would answer; I'm listening. l like to
hear you talk
But the poor woman was utterly
pumped ont and had not SO much AS a
snort left.
Then he would shake his head sad
~. No, she hasn't poor dear Susan's
flow Of words. be would say. All,
what a woman that vast
AT night she would do her pest, but
it was a lame and halting performance
by comparison. After rating him for
little over th~rec-quarters of an hour,
she would sink back upon the pillow
and want to 90 asleep, but he would
shake her gently by the shoulder.
"'lts. dear ne would say. you
were speaking about Jane, and the
way | kept looking at her during
lunch
ITS extraordinary" concluded my
friend. lighting a fresh cigar. what
creatures of habit we are
Very" | replied. II knew a man
who told tall stories till when he told a
true one nobody believed it,
"Ah. that was a very sad case said
my friend.
Speaking of habit" said the unob-
trusive man in the corner, II can tell
you a true story that I'll bet my bot
tom dollar you won't believe"
Haven't got a bottom dollar. but I'll
bet you half a sovereign | do replied
my friend. who was of a sporting turn.
''Who shall be judge"
''lll take your word for it said the
unobtrusive man, and started straight
away.
lie was a jefferson man, this man
I'm going to tell you Of" he began.
"He was born in the town. and for
forty seven years he never slept a
night outside it. lie was a most re-
spectacle man, a dry-salter from nine
to four. and a Presbyterian in his
leisure moments. lie said that a good
life merely meant good habits. He
rose at seven. had family prayer at
half-past seven, breakfast at eight. got
To his business at nine, had his horse
brought around to the Office at fcur
and rode for an hour. reaching home at
five. had a bath and a cup Of tea. played
with and read to the children (he was
a domesticated mani till half-past six.
dressed and dincd at seven, went round
to the club and played whist till a quar-
ter-pasl ten, home again to evening
prayer at half-past ten and bed at
eleven. For twenty-five years he lived
that life with never "A variation. 1t
liito lis ~ sum IL "a mt
chanical. The church clocks were set
by him. lie was used by the local as
tronomers to check the sun.
zone day a distant connection of his
in London. an East Indian merchant
and an cx-lord mayor, died. leaving
him sole legatee and executor. The
business was a complicated one and
AA.l. H.. l.tnrtn1
to leave his son 10y his first wife, now
a young man of t~wenty-four. in charge
Jefferson. and to establish himself
his second family in England.
and look after the East Indian BUSH
ness.
''He set out from jefferson City on
4 and arrived in London on
the 18th. lie had been al during the
of the voyage, and reached the
furnished house he had hired in Bay
water somewhat of n wreck. A couple
Of days in bed. however. pulled him
and on the Wednesday even
he announced his intention of go
ing into the city the next dag to see to
his affairs.
VII lluISudN nC ulu " OF Viz /
Dne in the afternoon. His wife said
that she had not disturbed him, think
ing the sleep would do him good. lie
admitted that perhaps it had. Any
how, he felt very well and got up and
himself. lie did not like the
idea Of beginning his first day by neg
a religious duty and, his wife
agreeing with him. they assembled the
servants and the children in the din
Ing-room and had family prayers at
nalf-past one. After which he break
and set off. reaching the city
about three.
Ills reputation for punctuality had
preceded him, and surprise was every
where expressed at his late arrival. He
explained the circumstances, however,
md made his appointments for the fol-
day, to men from 1880.
"He remained at his Office until late
ind then went home. For dinner
his chief meal Of the day-hc
manage to eat only a biscuit and
fruit lie attributed his loss of
appetite to want Of his customary ride.
lie vas strangely unsettled all the
lie said he supposed he
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