The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-02-21

three inches for a running broad
Young Henry Warrington. wriurS
home from England "A description OF
irrnpinr match in which he covered
twentv-ons. feet three inches. Thereby |
heating his competitor. Lord March.
.-o..s on TO say: Il then told them thar
there was a gentleman at home VINO
could beat me by good foot. and when
thew asked me no il was said Col u
Washington, of Mount Nernon-as you
tnov he can. and he's the only man IN
this country or mine that can 90 ~
I. il rather unfortunate that the de-
tails OF this remarkable jump arc not
TO be found, but l have discovered
very pretty little story which gives mn.
n record only two inches short OF
that given him by young Warrington
In . pretty little village in Virginia
there lived in 1sz5 rich aud ecceh'ric
old farmer whose daughter was de-
clared to be the loveliest maiden IN al
,be country round. The beautiful
Annette was Is years of age. and OF
course had many suitors for her hand
and heart. Some offered her wealth.
some position. others nothing but love
and labor. but. obedient TO her father
wishes she encouraged none CT them
IN her 10Th birthday the old man
invited all the youth of the village 70
a grand haymaking frolic. and they
came. among them dozen hanosoms
xoun0 fellows who were known 10 still
retain a tender regard for the fair gar
. whose natal day they had come TO eeie'
brate-
: The morning passed in merry labor
; Nv moon the barns were filled with tn
: fr,rrap, hay. and all were ready 10
the feast OF good things that had oesi
E spread under the shady branches.
y .Now. M lads said the old man
after the banquet was some time o'ei
T i've got something to say to you.
d seerus that a good many OF you ha'
= been casting Sleeps eyes at my Al
4 ne,,e. Now. boys. don't care anythin
5 abou. money or talents. book larning
Ie .oidier farming. | can do IS well
= INV girl as any man IN the country o'
n 4 want her to marry man OF my oN
y grit. Now perhaps you Know H. an
n: rerhan. YOU don't, but when was
\. .onngSter I could beat anyone in a
,y;rrinia in the way Of leaping. Loo
here"
= He held up as he spoke three han
~ some medals
IN And all Of them won in fair hgh'
Il. -, On .besides which 1 got II
H. old woman by beating the smar's
~ man ON the eastern shore. Now iis,f
hs I've taken an oatK that no man sh;
I'M marry nv daughter without Jumpii
- for il. There you have il. boys; yo
~ 49,. the green. and here's Annct
~ THE one who Jumps farthest on DC
he level shall marry her this very eS'
.h ing"
di- This peculiar address was recei'
of with great applause. and more uan
A vouth- as he bounded away LOT
md arena OF trial. cast glance OF anu
lie mated victory upon the lovely prize
~ abe stood blushing beside her fa,ncf
:cc. Dropping their various amuserner
!, is the entire party wendell their
, 81 launching and singing. toward the
lily larr inn. before which spread the gre
ON In the center of this plot the gro'
the was bare and admirably suited 10
/. or ,rrises of the sort in which they "
\ y about to engage Soon all was ~ ~
ness for the contest The signai
given and the young oompcu'
= strirred OF their coats, stepped
- ward !,
u Edward Grayson. II feet. crieo
,,n. Of the Judges Tie youth had done
~ utmost, but IL was clear by the
~ on his face that ne Rad little 2
d . Win -. a.. -roupds.
cred eosso so' =.