The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-06-30

hi- because that little old sexton.
sandy McNie. is TOO lazy. ! suppose"
Truman Bluford. generally known
among his comrades as True Blue. was
tSciedly announcing this dismal news
% Rob Trip and TeDney Cole. in his
fathers store.
There's no patriotism in Cherryiield.
They sc all forgotten how or fathers
fought and bled." said Rob Trip. who
liked TO read nothing but stories of bat
tie. and meant TO fight something when
De grew up. if il were only Indians.
I'll viii be as still as Sunday. know
What is the Fourth OF July. without n
racket" said Tenney Cole. dejecied,y
II tell you. boys. something ought TO
be done" said True.
That was what the boys liked about
True. lie was always ready TO do some
thing. Older people were inclined 10
ihnk he was little too ready 10 dc
mischief. but the boys were generally
ready 10 follow where True led the way
I'VE might ring the church bell" said
True.
That wasn't much to do. Rob thought:
4 sounded rather tame. Still. il would
te fun TO wake the stupid Cherrytield
people out of the maps which they had
~ business TO be having on Fourth of
sl!y morning. and startle the select
Zen, who had decided that there should
sno ringing Of bells
How could we get into the church %
asAed Tenney Cole. who was of prac-
Teal turn of mind.
Break in, of course" replied True,
coolly. You can't expect TO have all
inai fun wiihout--well. without hear
ing something about il afterward. We
could break "A window in the porch; and
when we once got hold of the rope.
woudn't we make people think the bell
was bewiiched. They'd blame Sandy
McNie for not being on the watch. too.
\ would be good joke on the old ras-
Gal. Hes got us into enough trouble by
telling of u.s.
true $ father was coming from the
oack part of the store. so the bows low
cred their voices and walked quietly
Out az the door; while behind the coun-
YER from the STOPPING posture in which
Ae had been measuring for himself a
gallon 81 molasscs, arose Sandy McNie.
ne looked after the boys, with all the
sATewd little wrinkles in his face draw
'1s themselves up into hard knots.
= good joke on the old rascal. Ell ?"
Ae muiiered. There's never any know
lng how joke may turn out. my fine
,siio"s' You're fixing Fourth Of
GUY celebration for yourselves thatn
oe more than you bargained for. IL I'm
not mistaken"
me boys went on. nil uncoascious
'ha' Sandy Movie had been a listener
NE conversation that was certainly
lot intended for his ears.
~ would be good thing If we couId
~ INTO the church without breaking a |
r~'hdow." said Tenney Cole. There's
,"e Rose Movie now. Let's ask her
nsre her father keeps the key"
hanging on a nail in the closet. nm |
MS coat" replied the little girl. on
oeng questioned.
Couldn't you get IL for us. Rosy. and
~ anybody know it. IL we gave you
~ greatest lot Of candy you ever saw.
bunch of torpedoes for to-mor-
F was very small person. with a
~, 'arge appetite for candy. TO say
.ahg Of strong desire to lebrate
me proper amount Of noise the
.r~'ersary Of her coun,ry's independ-
!. Ter eyes grew big and round
d.. al'uring prospect. and she nod
-e,n pha'ically her willingness 10 un-
..ake the errand. So II was settled
IT,. she should bring them the KEY
~ n'ght, after her father had hung
- coat In the closet. so there would