The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-06-19
asAurv AND IT'S OPPOSITE.
~. story of . Pretty Girl ii"m'S
Girl rsd Man.

Girl rRd "a nahs
J.. che ,vriter WAS talking TO a re-
Ill m front Of an upiow n hoiei
-. davs ago. a very handsome woman
r,...d them. and the writer seyeS Went
- her almost a. fast AS the colon'l =
Iid. 81
isn't she pretty
Rather" admitted the colonel Dut
h.,uty Is something YOU cant r'nst az
,.o.- sometimes bank or. especially the \
',e.,,y OF Svoman's face or figure
.-lycr. it's always good TO look a., any
how" ,.,..;.
..of course. and sometimes y + lasting
.rd actual. hut oftencr the vcry pretty
,nan Is not the most attractive
still there's . charm in beauty, IN
.....J IT,. writer. straining ms eyes
.rcrnd the corner TO get farewell new
n the nerting vision
.-Now. heres where i come IN WIN
s,ory.~ laughed the colonel who ai"aHs
makes his points with story ~ neh
80 man OF IS | was on one oc-
e.sion going down the Ohio river from
r.,cjnnati 10 Louisville. A. | passed
2.
u carry me saw two young women 81
- and 90. say. standing on the guarus'
.xfdentlx waiting for some one. no
,;r.d them because one was 50 pretty
+t,,,aman would have been trcasonao.r
:, allhis manliness not 10 have seen her.
-be was rray-cyed. with beantiini
~,rnlexIon. soft. sillzen hair and ne
,,-a which was grace Itself -
III. Young man Of to-day would say she
,,s a .rorker.' Her companion was as
,.r,elx AZ the other was pretty -
s,amcly that felt sorry that she had 70
-~, ~t,ch a face around with her " ~
~ what they were ! had no means ~
knowing. bit was glad that was so
On the boat with them. for the siiA'
II the pretty girl
~ went back 10 my sfateroom' an
in few minutes thereafter near
,.omen'. voices IN the cabin near ni
l.or I noticed then that had iei
\, oren. and a. closed j. saw me ~
uu- women had the siateroom az
s,,.irt- mine ana were just eaterIn
Z. Thev didn't see me. and closed N
-,ar feeling elated over the idea tha
~ soon as possible would make ~
a.auaintancc Of my pretty neighpo
THEN. as | began 10 slick up lot -
conquest. heard voices in the me-
rnom. one was sharp and angry Il
other soft and pleading. ! could on
s,eh nm occasional word but learns
thev wore sisters. and one OF them vi
~eadine- the riot act 10 tas other al
.he OF her was taking il very meeAiS
deed.
after awhile one Of them siepp
~. or the .-uards. and. though didI
care TO peep out. could hear heF 'io'
ing everything in sight. She was o.
side only minute or two' re,ui ~
n bcrvin her TRADE inside inware
thanked my stars that haa pe
Tins placcd. because by tie mer'
.harce had been let into the seer
:. the dispositions of these TWO siste
IA wondered why il was that beai
.ouldn.. carry other charms as :"
4, the same time. made mp my M
,ha, -hc conquest ] was on the po
~ making. or hoping t. make. Wo
y, indefinitely postponed rs 'iie
,,t,el ont I went forward 20 loos
oar,,. into the cabin again the sup
tahl.. stretched away down the zen
\ IN. and / caught the appeiix'ng 2
N nam and coffee and that sort
thing
~ l.,c,v the captain. and he inv
mo ~ a seat at his table. and wh'
-, down. behold. my two young "
IN sat opposite. The captain. oi cog
ire.y them. and NJ once presenter
Tbax wers. rather quiet az hTSf-
mos ~ the talk was carried On ~
.a,.ain and myself. ] was watc
the homely girl now. because :
afraid would have TO run UP n
the temper OF the pretty one Il
.l;dn-t want 10 be any further az
sio,,ized. 1t was enough 70 SIMPLY
J, her for. bv .Ioye. temper or no
ner- she was beauty But
hungry. and as was getting my 81
IL .a.ins- shane / stopped talking
eli At once. the tones OF the voice
heard In my stateroom filled ~
c,,rv nv voice had left. was 81
afraid 10 look nj up. hut did. be-
!, wasn't the pretty girls voice
that night as we sat on deck =
moonlight told her oil about y
lot more"
..And was she mp 70 her beauty
respects inquired the writer
..'Thc finest woman l ever me''
the colonel. heartily.
.vhy did You let her escape
.sWbo said 1 did,? lauChe
colonel. showing the writer oea
medallion of his wife. which ne
with him always. Washington
he.oureefui Children
Very early in life the child sho
many indications whether he '
,erson with resources or without
s.lyhat shall do rc~tg" = ~
familiar to mothers from Srlal