The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-10-05
A BIT OF SEyRES.
A Foolish Fancy That Brought
About a Wedding.

Miss Van Tooker sat in the parlor.
il was = cosy room. suggestive both OF
comfort aud elegance. but Van Tooker
mere. recalling its former glories and
keen.r conscious OF each worn thread
Ia the carpet. the frayed satin in the
furniture covering and darns in the
lace curtains. shook her head and
sighed plaintively.
speculation. q panic and grief from
the consequent failure had carried
away Van Tooker pere. His thought
fulness left them the old home and .
slight income upon which his widow
and her daughters. E.inor and Con-
tent, contrived 10 live presumably. no
one knew how.
That j.. no one except Elinor. for
E.inor had the Van Tooker nose and
had inherited along with 1t those
qualities which not only command
Elino- knew how the shabby old
gowns were rejuvcnated. the hats
made good as new and the cast-off
fnery OF her mother and aunts trans
formed into bewitching party gowns
Just as they are In stories. exclaimed
Content in ecstasies after each new
achievement OF Elinor'A
ordinarily when given To meditation
Miss Van Tooker sat in the library.
For L was aristocratic even in it's de-
cline, and together with her Van
Tooker nose Miss Elinor had inherited
arstocratic tastes Her grea,-great-
grandfather-a Copley-hung on the
sail. the old books were handsomely
bound; and. thank Heaven. the floor
vas Of polished wood and could never
show such unmistaka BILE signs Of shah
biness as the erstw lille beautiful car
pets were doing. Then Miss Van
IooAsr was intellectual. and medita-
ton in the library was therefore more
appropriate.
When she sat there Saturday night
summing up her weeks occupations
me account ran som ething like this:
Monday night. acting Lady Teazle be-
lore the Coined Y club. acting IL well,
too. ana thereby consuming the i'm
nense amount OF nervous energy re-
laircd - act Sheridan. Tuesday after
noon. leading conversation on social
ism AZ the Once-a-Week club: Wednes-
lay giving a little talk before the
Missionary society on practical ways
81 raising u fund. between times read
ing ~ for her paper for the Every FRI
day club Added 10 this were the vari-
ous social functions in which she had
TAKEN part. the teas al which she had
poured: the receptions at which she
aad helped 10 receive: the German she
saa led and the calls she had ma naged
p pay and receive between times 1t
was long list. but it was Saturday
and She had sunday to rest in when
me ms snory Of the weeks occupations
made her weary. This was Monday.
however She had been dusting, for
iher one maid was busy in the laun-
lry and moreover klinor did not dare
'Tusi her among the -brac.
That hric-a-brac. This was the rea-
>on She sat down. duster in hand. To
mediate.
Van locker mere had adorned her
pafior. a was the fashion at the time
NAsAt >A1AtlN UIou[cr.
bohemian glass and alabaster. and
Aad filed her china closet with the
wares Of dorchester. Dresden and
orvres- Therefore when Elinor cover
tiny table with linen cloth
whose original design was lost in the
embroidery and drawn work with
when IL was ornamcnted. set il in the
corner between the window and the
sFa'e and placed thereon six OF her
yves ups and saucers. Mrs Van
1ooHer was properly lnccnsed. Her
Imagination increased when she dis.
covered Content balancing bread
plafe 81 rare design upon a wire easel
n ornament the mantel. stripped Of
.'e' oronzcs. The etagere. too. bore
nAces 81 the dining room robbery.
Why the fact that indignation as well
orrow rendered Van Tooker mere
.peechiess saved the girls from a
severe reprimand
NY dears. have always found ouu
una closet sufficiently roomy," sh>