The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-06
SAVED HER BROTHER
now A cHILD's plSosEpiENcE DIc
GOOD FOR ONCE.

A True story oG Revolutionary nays-A
Feud Between friensis-A Trcscheroas
Plot Overheard by y Little Girl-A Bit II
New History.
II tell you I am going Uncle Nose. so
there. noNsf The speaker, girl Of about
10, proceeded To put her threat into execu'
ton. while an aecd darky stood, hat In
hand. looking after her. His countennnce
exprcssed a mixture of disapprobation and
amusement Meanwhile Miss Margarct,
or Peggy. rs she was generally called,
weLdcd her way along So biithely and
merrily that one would never have sup
posed she was dcsng what she had been cx-
prcssly forbidden TODD And heUwc may
a well give the circumstances which led to
the above emphatic rmark-
Margaret Nnr,hcote belonged "a an In
tenscly pair family living on the out
skirts Of IL. .ethtown y. j., and she
was going. ~ she so emphatically an
nounccd, 20 $50 friend Of about her own
age who lived In the town half mile
away The father If this girl was a gen
tieman named Bent. This Mr.. Bent had
formerly been an intimate friend 81 Mar
garct's father, but after the breaking out
OF the war they took different sides In tho
sfrugglc-for Bent WAS Jealous Tory
and this had crcatsi difference between
them, which, increasing with time. had
finally made them bitter enemies The chill
dren. however, still remained good friends,
very Justly thinking that their fathers
opinions ought not TO influence them.
But at last pcggy's parents intcrfcred and
forbade her going to visit any longer at
the Bcnts', declaring that they didn't
want their daughter to GIT any British
notions " MIR Nolthcotc. However, was
avny on business most II the time, and az
this afternoon her mother was too busy "a
nay much attention 10 her she had decided
t. brave her parents displcasur and ses
her friend Uncle Mosc tried 10 stop her,
but did not succeed. and as she marched
on with 80 much confidence he chucklcd
HI. She's her muddcr's own gal full
shuah"'
On reaching the Bents' she found that
Dorothy was the only one Of the family In
The two friends, therefore. enjoyed each
Others society Ia the full without any dis
] approving fathers or mothers to frowr
upon them. The afternoon rapidly wnr
away, and when Peggy looked to sac thu
time IL was q O'clock IL wonder, rc
marked she, "that Uncle Mo-c hash { bccr
sent for me long before this ! suppose
might have an hour or two with you
but I've been here all the afternoon, an'
don't believe mother knows II yet she
80 busy
do stay To tea. said Dorothy. Every
body's away, and we could have loyel.
time"
well. l believe will, replied Peggy
IL don't know when can come again
The statement that they would have
lovely time was fully verified. In fact
they had rather uproariors one. and
was TO the decided relief Of the servant
that Peggy rose 10 leave. Its dusk now,
: exclaimed she, and l must GO AM
= amid mutua. prote>cations OF Friendship
she stepped out into the open air
a Ordinarily IL would not have been dar
for an hour yet. but tonight "a shower wa
coming up Peggy was hurrying TO g.
!" home before IL should strike her when, o.
" the outskirts Of the town. she saw tw
men talking As she approached the
stopped. and both, leaning over the wal