The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-03-02

~r,nnE\ was in ugly Ihoou Aoi
MI ,xer.ation. and he sat = long
w The cheese boxes in the gro
I without saying word. ierr!
naoiihan fitted about, putting
,n stock in order and wondering
N. friend was so silent. finaAy
NcFadden spoke;
.Ny sister" said he. has gwen ny
mother the double cross-shes du''
,,. and married booze singer
unoliban made no comment Tor some
a,,,es and when he did IL was "hAe
~. III. freshening the fire.
never told YOU" said he, oi nov,
Mother Murphy saved fSe doiiars ""'
shat became of ii. did
M saws McFadden. And as ioi
80, I've troubles enough of my own
without thinking Of the Murph!s
.Tut-tut." replied Terry We IL
.ont Of The same pan. and what so
~, Cor one is sooner or later griei ior
o,her The world is little enough
,,h.n vou come to think OF no" ois
!, - Mother Murphy has lived IN 'he
ward for IS years-35 years WITHIN
stone's throw of Clark STREET
,.xer ont of sight of Harrison Inc
bo,,se i iammrd in between TWO ols
n,ildinps and there's winuo" az
trent aud a window behind pu'
q one on either side
MURPHY. the man. never ea'"so
ov.ra dollar a day in his NE ou' -
.xas rood TO his woman and TO the ~
VA, Jill ina, come and while its ugh
,,s,,cb;n. to make $50 a month tam
onetiues only SOD take care
.hree. he did it. And the old "on,ai
ia helped him and she helped the III
III Girl There wasn't better dresse'
girl in the street. nor one thAi 'no"s :
less Of her folks. save for what sne =
out Of them. =,
III was perhaps ten years AFTER ~
kid was born. Just about the time 'ii'
Mas first talking Of paving the AAe.
nd covering the garbage. that MOI
- Murphy said one day 10 the o
snan:
eve set my heart on il. Murphy
Whats thatg said he.
a., lace curtain Tor the front WI
dow said she.
"Wken you find the money ior
aid he. rolling uphill or swiinini
in the river. YOU can get the cnr'ai
..Ncyer mind says she. The G
Jain Iii get. and the cost OF u
never trouble your dreams wh
you're awake
$50 the old woman started TO "a
lie wind to nay for the lace cur'd
he "a
an what never asked anything ior =
self. To my certain knowledge.
nne wears she never had but one az
~ her own. and she turned that W
snc went 10 mass. She was never
iheay,er. never had ribbon IN
hat and when She wanted car rare
walked wht Their IL was one hhe
h,e. But the daughter hau
dresses. She had car tickets plenty.
had a seat in the balcony of the !
ie, place and she ate candy as y
would be sugar inside forever. IN
day >he blowed herself in tins
Tor 20 cents worth OF Joo-Joo-
that's pile OF ccin. McFadcen- !
poor person 10 get rid o. in irunh
But Mother Murphy was not
planning In her own way she w"
ng TO have the lace curtain. Her
start for il was the finding OF
IN the street near the door She
anxious To keep il. bat fearin
cheating. 20 she brings IL in to me
she says:
is II yours. Terry
And saws l:
81 couldn't identify IL II y wa
And She Kept H. a week tate
gets dime for cleaning some
dows. and then having 70 go 70
fornia avenue on bat or wor'
saves nickel by walking. By nc
ing meat when she was az no
noon she saves penny or two
and al the end Of - months -
~ cents saved for the curtain.
she had made up her mind Shout
tot less than five dollars. 81