The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-12-24

J. 0s him:
The Christina.
season was a busy and responsible on,
with him, for he chose that time tC
investigate thoroughly the criminal rec
ords of the state and pardon such pris
orers as good conduct or extenuatina
circumstances placed within the pale
Of executive clemency.
II questioned as TO his selection OF
the holiday season for the exercise OF
The benign prerogative" he was wont
TO answer: "Oh, | may he helping 70
turn the tide in the soul Of some Paul
ard have a fancy TO do il when peace
and good will are most likely to be at
The food: that is ALL
Whether this were all. and it were not
N response TO some deeper sentiment
those who knew him best alone could
say.
Tonight. as he looked at the piles Of
mail matter on his desk yet TO be dis
posed Of. he pushed back his chair with
smothered groan and started to the
door moved by wild impulse 70 get
outside and turn the key on it all.
An obstruction in his path caused him
70 stumble. and he saw a curious-look-
ing bundle in brown paper. clumsily
tied with a coarse Irvine string. lying on
the floor at his feet.
lie remembered the clerks having
mentioned n package from the state
prson-this must he it--and pushed
i impatiently TO one side: but as nc
did 50 something in the cofiin-shaped
outlines made him stoop and tear away
a part Of the cover.
lie found. to his amazcment. violin.
and appended 10 il soiled pencil-writ-
zen note. evidently an appeal of some
kind
Curiosity conquered fatigue. lie had
handled many and various petitions.
hli never one in shape like this.
Deiaching the note from its fasten-
irFs' he crossed the room 10 the win
Cow. and by the waning light Of the
winters dav deciphered the following
ili'erafe text:
:. ~ no Guvner; They tel me tibet yer
i,tft ~'S tender 10 Prisoners at chrismus
WE arf you listens TO what they has 10
I've hen Hear % years fer KILN a man
lFe ben Sorry evrv day sence I done
N vas hot headed BOY NV 81 and the
~ called pap Liar and sed things agin
an couldn't noways stand tibet and
he1 him down. he was pale sicklv
No1nNected tender foot and he never got
~ aFh never ment to kill him but my
u. was hevy and sum mad thing inside NV
~. .Nea me on they never give me no
~ w Trial but jes put me In Hear fer |
.",- MS folks was rich and mine was pore |
s.a couldn't pay no Lawyer. pap IS gone |
. , ana nam IL old and they amt got no. |
% look after EN- but Joseel Josef |
Ia. Eai thet was goin to marry me. she |
-. ntr nome when they sent me Hear and /
80 70 look after the old Folks samcs they |
40 ne'n- ef ] could git back 20 Josef |
and the old folks and the mount,ns Ide
,r ~ my han agin no man agen ceptin
~. help him so help me God
~ ".y tel me as how you kin make Fid-
pa AK III the Children puts down their
.a'. .nings and folders yer. Guvner sends
! ihe along NV this what made when
sarss BOY back In the mountins. the
~. koted my gal with and played fer
ss en- ana pap round the fire sunday evnins.
49, esed along with me but she KEEP her
s ~ sweet and stiddy yit.
..i, Ae ner Guvner and set down by your |
,alt !" the stu NV the evnin and let her
r., 80 YOU Ter me. airt afeerd shell fer |
- "u'h4n. the old Home on the side nv
4 tin and man and pap and Josef
- ,uh thar and watln these 20 years fer
r. ny they wouldn't let 20 their holt NV
sbsif". IuNin no matter what he did No
H. ~" ~, iergit nuthin. she's too much like
So. lmfnen shell be tei.in you about.
,r.r. ne she knows things as we'll as do.
.orr .ause shes ben lyin agin my Hart so
rer a"d u she cant tell you nuthin Guv-
Ne her talk TO yer Wife. Its about
ara sh shell tel you mostly. Wimmen
\. N9frer And Wimmen is aulckern men
.- e,-, istan them things
49, i all Its TUX me week 10 rite
4, '''r. Goodby. God 20 with the old
"hd help her tel II strate.
"ABNER HILL"
,l sHe governor turned away from
!, "NOoW mere was look on his :
'na' lew had ever seen there cxcept
~ Afted the violin carefully from
"gor. tore away its wrappings and
800, s"'u AZ 4 long and curiously. IL was :
ssnly made Of native pine and maple
~ 'arhlshed with the homemade var
"a. Z Ne mountains. but the strings !
oaek the true VOL tone, clear and |
Hg'ng his chair closer TO the crate. {,