The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-06-26

n old warhOrse, MI biahu nus w."
Gal enioyment in the endless battle ne were
$40 wnred. his home life in Missouri died.
,as heen his greatest JOY. He Is PLAIN, girl
nas ssuming man, even in the glare Oh Wasl
,rh,;c life. but at home he IL uncohVcn come
pupii' ~, LOU
itself. s,.,as .,,od
go nile from Lebanon. When he goes JONI
on. ~. Ia,,onon twice week for his mail, Eliz
49, r;des an ancient black pony named run
ns liz. and his feet nearly touch the stro
...ennd Z, either side. The people OF Hor
11ananon have laughed at Mollie ior II I
Inv a wear. but Mr.. Bland does not
o.rc Tor their laughing, because Moiiie age
Is q "rocking chair PAGER" OF wondrous' has
- eaxv Gait. and Mr.. Bland goes in for az.
comfort, not show. :. 20,
50 semiweekly the great advocate " ve;
.ho r;ghts Of the white metal rides his
yenerablc black pony into the town anu wi
h.,lts az the same hitching post III iroh. al,
80 Tho rostoffice and ties her there, ana -.
.,,e fo,is Of Lebanon smile and pass Tue 81
. word to one another: -. p,.caw tn
..There come !. lie and Mr. biahu' ~
). Ard then they crowd around the latter ~
90 shake hands with him and talk poii'
tics after the manner OF All 'rue - n,
sourians -, p,..a Il
Thare are occasions when Mr.. Bland 4
ID q, occomnanied into Lebanon by Mrs !.
is r,a,d and two or three Of the SIX biahu 4
in children. and when this is the case MOI +
II, 10 4 left at liberty in the big blue grass
20 u..,ra stretchinr south Of the Bland :
b. t"mes,cad The family rockaway Is
te then brought into use, ana oc'" o.
ed well worn shafts may be seen 80
EST the .carriage horse, dear a. an NJ
cl- ,oom 10 all the Blands. because
he has been their carriage horse ior -, 40
ger Years and is just like one OF the iain''y
Isl There is a tradition among the Peop'o
md ~ Lebanon to the effect that fe'er n"s
AXE wade this trip into town so oiteh .h"'
rec no ~, lists upon its consisting OF Jus. ~
,manv stems at such gait, ana Una.
( is 49,, no misses his calculation by haii
his aa,o, nncos or 80 he goes back hoihe
TACT "a s,ar,s all over again. TINS, now
or - ;s given only as a tradition' not
ha- as u cold fact
nr,ves : Zone Hoss Shay"
near u-,... - ,rue concerning Peter ana ms
par ,ad claims OH the family rockawa,
hen e" -. .hr.a vcars ago Mr.. Blanc
-
ther S,,,ht a snan of carriage horses anu ie
boy 80 pct.r 10 the rustic lvt honorapi
49, The new span of horses were
Dick plo. ;,,nrovement on Peter, so Tar
cs Of ..~.ncas went. but one day they =
,urod spl,..,,,,u,d NJ a passing Frisco ra'
~ and tried 10 run away WIN -.
avn. - r,,.pds homeward bound, ana iro
oarsc .,,.t ,noment Peter had "A job for Ire
/ his .aa.. ,hc rockuway shafts. The spi
rning ~ ..nobby" bang tails were soid oy J,
Rland without a moments hesi'".,o
en TO and the only good they have ever 40
} rec .hn bland family is TO point ths .
fashioned moral for the bcneht "
ronuyer Blands that handsome is
noVeu handsome does. =. =
rginla Either Mollie or Peter, WIN -
in the y,,apd solus or accompanied oy ~
tells Did aud the children. traycrses PIE
tories. ~, old country road, winding thro'
chool- .,..;r,,v rnral scenes, when one or
out. - ,,ocs from home to Lebanon
'vea "s from Lebanon home. a ~
salary Al along one side OF the road "
sister ,.oa,, snread before the eye u sue
'lers IN sion Of fields Of wheat, ana orcna'u' :.
ri. In - ,.,ascanc here and there III
ips and .. 'ns ..ould All the soul Of trr
asoorov M with everlasting bliss.
after . von take the last turn Ill the lo'i
-ummel 500 the Bland home. plain wv
singing "a hr;ck house, with aqualnt wos
he fair 80, IN front. and the lawn, "
i'm the H.. p,and cntcrtains her nclghuo
..or evenings, has for shade se'
!. Bland ,a.,.;tr, maple trees. The brown
home OF Missouri road goes right ON pas'
aY- -.
different ";.,,, INT there is n bowed ola 'rs
invita- - norrer Of a fence at that exact
to attend aud II is at that tree you s'op, anu
young von tie your horse and enter MI %
40. Grounds by side gate, which op''
rhcn de- no,h leading to the front door.
,cially ut All around stretches the ueau'
thrilling ,oycl landscape, dazzlingly Clear
lay was. r.ref,ed atmosphere OF the oAal'
Most In .oar and of all that wide ana p''
Virginia country but a modest 100 acres
Al f. Y. s,,,;ya,;on arc Mr.. Blands an
Thomas, -, - ..wild land, still vcrdah
|, a lovely 80 v;ruin forest trees A corner
yes and .,,c,,l,ivated land touches Coz
a in sim NO cultivated, and 1t u the 80
hope" cx- A. Rlands life that the ioli''
Mr.. Bland .ho latter. isn't blooming Win
~ inspired aud npplc and cherry trees OF =,
t some ex- vo,d with wheat, or vclvety w,
the course IIe saws. with n sigh, that MS :,
Mitchell ~ congress have prevented h,s
oOn recOg- - this farm Hs 1t shouiu M
ner n" kept up 90,
! courtship Aud then he locks out aci
her as his and with that farm love IN
h,t never dies out u inc -
he country country bred boy. -. p.,
lps county, when he isat home, Mr.. bi"n
practice OF yrcat part Of his time in his
nd indefati- !, - III ~ den TO the west OF
place at the fashioned hall, wi'hastovc' 'hr'
. afterwnro and a roll top desk for iurni'u,'
,as not long us,c No receives callers and
'ood congress them freely The while ne cneV
ashington to n,ads ~ tobacco and crosses
and. ,rosscs his legs 10 suit ms coin
silver, which seldom wears collar Or crava'
,cccssive ses- rr.v hoard flows down his broa
Ma nlaveu go fp1 mucl