The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21

from seafor.h's 10 hang on '.is ..e,.
and l haven't got them all. either. ile
teams coming from Brown a. Tayayr's |
to bring the rest
why" said Della. "why-i thought
he was poor, lie said: A few little
things 10 please the children Where
shall we put them all? ! know, here
in the parlor, and oh, Robert, bring
the tree in there. and Wen hing up
eycrgrccns, and nobody'l mind II
there isn't any furniture; they'll be
looking at the tree"
At seven o'clock that Christmas
evening the parlor door was opened and
the Auberts, with mingled feelings OF
self-denial and expectancy, were mar
| sha,ed in.
| There are presents." they gasEed
| Where were Roberts angel and the egg
shells? There are candles. And can
dy! And stars And shining balls'
And from awe-struck surprise they
mounted by rapid strides into ecstasy,
and from gasping took to shouting.
There were dolls and dishes and
rocking -hoTse. There was paste
board yllige and Noah's ark and
box Of blocks In bewildered surprise
Robert saw a pant-box and parcel OF
drawing paper Labeled Robert Della
fairly turned pale at finding that a
small package for her contained lit
tie silver watch and chatelaine. Henri
was speeches. over an order for a BIZ
cycle.
..lTta. 49, .lte ,,,o., Jcr,apdal
Jean ALBERT. sternly.
1T means said Pierre Demarest.
standing before him, that / not .
poor man. My brothers make one big
mistake. They think me come to live
on them-I buy them out IL like, They
turn Old. poor -brother-many
years gone-out into the street. They
not get any of my money! But frien'
oil frien's boys--ol' frien' Aubert's
boys. who know me not. they think OF
their father. pity poor old mankind
to me. take me in. make me at home.
pay them back, An you. that was
frien' Aubert's little boy. you glad to
see me, too. | come to try you. You
many chilren-good chl'ren, little
house. work hard to pay for it. You
give me what you got. You make me
feel at home. ! hear the little chilren
whisper bout their Christmas. They
not look cross Mt me and wish me go
away. see what Robert draw--oF
, Santa Claus that look like me an
what he bring him. | hear the chifren
say this house their Christmas pres
emit. | give it TO them, You say the
mortgage thousand dollars. ! give
YOU 81. 600. | give YOU brothers same.
:. Because you kind TO me- ! stranger
. and you took me I'M" and into Jeans
: astonished hand Pierre thrust a
check for that amazing sum.
"And now | go away" said the old
fellow: tonight. right now. stay
two weeks / fin my frien's. They
know me when come again-remem-
Der oil Pierrc You pay yonr mort
gage. BE happy"
And in spite of their remonstrances
as IL he would not burden them with
having to express their gratitude OF
did not care to see them try, he ther
and there, before that wonderful
evening was half over, girded on the
old coat, seized his faded bag anc
trudged off manfully in the moon
light. vanishing as suddenly as he
came.
| shall not try to describe the emo
tions that possessed the ALBERT fam
ily on that forgotten
Christmas night and during the sue
ceedng week. The older ones walked
in dream. doubling whether thai
precious piece of paper which was K
dependence might not be worthless
until word came from New York tina
il was genuine and Jean might ge
So 900 for il any day. Which he did
1000 one-dolia. oils. and sat up al
night with his wife counting IL owe
and trying to realize the magnitude
of his good fortune.
m "The fact is, sir" he said next da,
% when he went to discharge the mort
= gage, "my wife and | never saw s
20 much money before in all our lives
r. We wanted to sort of take il in 5
n we kept ii all by us over night. Pu
= the rest of il in the bank? Well, r.
\ sir. You see we feel richer 10 hav
~ inc real money right by rs. An
: maybe we shall use some of il to Fl
10 up the house. My girl. she set o
:. having some parlor furniture. and m
wife. she want piazza on the front.
=. Kate NJ. Cone, in Springfield Mass
d . Republican.