The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-01-19


y stone, for IL went of. and il was point
ed toward the house. and three of TIL
visitors got saltcd. The minister wa,
hit the worst, one piece Of salt taking
him in the hind leg and the other in the
back, and he yelled as though il was dy
Mantle. suppose when you shoot a
man with salt il smarts like when you
get corned beef brine on your chapped
hands. They all yelled, and Pa seemed
TO have been knocked silly some way,
for he pranced around and seemed 10
think he had killed them. He swore at
the wire clothesline, and then l missed
Pa and heard splash like when you
throw a cat in the river. and then
thought Of the cistern, and went down,
and we took Pa by the collar and pulled
him ont. Oh, he was awful damp No,
sir, it was no duel at all, but naxident.
and didn't have anything to do with it.
The gun wasn't loaded to kill, and
the salt only went through the skin, but
those men did yell. Maybe it was my
chum that stirred up the chickens, but
don't know. He has not commenced to
lead . different life yet. and he might
think 1t would make our folks sick il
nothing occurred to make them pay at
tention. think where q family has
been having good deal Of exercise, the
way ours has. it hurts them to break off
too suddenly. But the visitors went
home real quick after we got Pa out Of
the cistern. and the minister told Ma he
always felt when he was in our house as
though he was on the verge Of yawn-
ing crater, ready to be engulfed any
minute, and he guessed he wouldn't
come any more. Pa changed his clothes
and told Ma to have them wire clothes
lines changed for rope ones. l think it
Is hard to suit Pa, don't your
"Oh, your Pa is all right. What he
needs is rest. But why are you not
working at the livery stablef You haven't
been discharged, have your and the
grocery man laid little lump Of con-
centrated I've that looked like maple |
sugar on cake of sugar that had been
broken, knowing the boy would nibble it.
mo, sir, l was not discharged, but |
when livery man lends me kicking
horse to take my girl out riding that
settles it. asked the boss if couldn't
have quiet horse that would drive him
self If / wound the lines around the
whip, and he let me have one he said
would go all day without driving. You
Know how it is when fellow takes n
girl out riding-he don't want his mind
holding lines.
well, l got my girl in, and we went
nut on the Whitefish bay road. and it
vas just before dark and we rode along
lnder the trees, and wound the lines
round the whip and put one arm around
ny girl and patted her under the chin
With my other hand, and her mouth
ooked so good and her blue eyes looked
p at me and twinkled as much as to
are me to kiss her, and / was all of a
rene, and then my hand wandered
" Ar ON nnu rne n al
round by her ear, and l drew her head
p to me and gave her a smack. Say.
hat was no kind Of horse to give to
Dung fellow to take girl out riding.
ust as l smacked her l felt as though
ne buggy had been struck with q pile I
river, and when looked at the horse
was running away and kicking the
uggy and the lines were dragging on
'e ground. l was scared, tell Won. Il
anted to jump out, but my girl threw I
r arms around my neck and screamed
i'd said we would die together, and Just \
we were going to die the buggy struck
fence and the horse broke loose and
ent off, leaving us in the buggy, tum-
ed down by the dashboard, but we
ere not hurt. I
The old horse stopped and went to
lewing grass and looked up at me as !
ough he wanted to say 'philopene.' II
led to catch him, but he wouldn't
Itch, and then we waited till dark and
alked home, and told the livery man
hat thought Of such treatment, and
said il had attended to my driving
d not kissed the girl would have been
right. He said l ought to have told "
~ l wanted horse that wouldn't shy
kissing, but how did know was 20
3 to get up courage to kiss her? A
cry man ought to take it for granted
At when young fellow goes out with
yirl.he is going to kiss her and give
n horse according. But quit him
once. won't work for a man that
sn't got sense. Gosh! What kind Of -
lplesugar is that? Jerusalem! Whew. j
We me some water! Oh, my, it's taking !,
} skin of my MOUTH 10
The grocery man got him some water "
seemed sorry that the boy had taken .
lump of concentrated I've by mistake, -
d when the boy went out the grocery II
IN pounded his hands ON his knees and =
ghed, and presently he went out in
mt Of the store and found sign: y,
FRESH LET'S. -
BEEN PICKED MORE'N A WEEK
TUEFER'N Triple
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