The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-04-25

| the sWeiis 40 III.
Joseph didn't like the idea at all.
He had a vision Of himself in swallow
tail and pumps careering wildly
around. and he felt he would not he
at his best in the mazes of the waltz
or two-step; so he drew the skirts Of
the church round his spare person.
and averred that what she declared
wrong lin this rcspecD he would in
no wise do. Not so with Sarah, who
had a small foot and a light step. and
who in imagination saw herself float
Ing about the room in the arms Of
Sir John Jones or Sir James Thomas.
The discussion waxed warm. and
when bedtime came the situation was
proof positive to the philosopher
that better is dinner of herbs
where love is, than stalled OK and
hatred Herewith"
1 Well. things prospered, and in the
course of a few months beheld the
Greens established in splendor in q
brown stone front with suitable set
tings. Feeling. as the time APP
preached for them to enter the gay
world. a not unnatural doubt of their
ability TO engineer their bark through
the troubled waters of high life. they
engaged as pilot. a widow lady, viz.
Mrs. Augustus Stewart. a dame rich
in style but poor in pocket, who. for
a rather large monetary consdera
ton, consented to he their dearest
and most intimate friend. Under her
guidance they were mctamorphosed
from the Joe Greens" into Mr. and
Mrs. y. Holmes Greene: also they
were no longer raised" in the coun-
try. but had been brought up there,
and Mrs. Greene had passed all her
maiden life at the old homestead.
Likewise the help vanished from
the Greene menage. and her place
was taken by the maids and the
coachman.
Mrs. Greene should have been the
happiest of women. But--she was
not. She felt thsre were still worlds
TO conquer. Every Sunday when they
drove TO church in state, she gazed
with longing eyes at the exclusive edi-
|
shipped. 1t was Episcopalian Of the
very highest variety; this was her
Mecca.
If we are going to be fashionable,
joe" she complained. Il don't see
why we can't he as fashionable as can
be Mrs. Stewart says as it's the
most fashionable churci. in the city.
do wish we was Episcopalian. and
/ don't believe il would cost us as
much 10 be English church as TO be
Methodist; and when they don't ask
us to lead in prayer in this church,
| don't see why we can't go where the
minister does il all. Resides. the
we are going TO amt called on Us
or asked us out. l do wish you'd
leave" And so in course of time Jo-
seph left, and the Greenes became
English church."
Every Thur-day. clad in silk and
velvet. Mrs. Greene sat herself down
To receive in state the fashionable
too trying. She and j. Holmes went
TO church twi~e on Sundays and tried
TO think they enjoyed the ornate
service They gave 10 everything
and poor Mrs. Greene talked of her
maids and Atlantic City whenever she
] got the opportunity. All in vain No
one came to see her save TO collect
/ and as for Joseph. the only notice
/ he received was from a >mpous gen
/ tleman seated on his right, and as the
notice consisted in a peculiarly wood
en- stare when Joseph. under the mis-
taken impression that he was sing
: ing. made a noise throughout the
! musical part of the service. il cannot
? be said to have made him feel either
comfor. able or at home. Truly Mr.
and Mrs. ]. Holmes Greene were get
, ting more aud more out of their ele
/ mcnt.
In this state Of affairs il became
: necessary TO blame some one, ant
E Mrs. Stewart fell victim on the altar
2 of necessity.
: I'm sure said Mrs. Greene 10 her
{ Il don't know what were paving yoi
!. such big wages for. You amt done
4 n thing as far as I can see but jus
) sit round and eat our ,ittles-
thought You knew such a lot o
!. swells. and that you was going 4
d bring them all TO call on me an'
a Joe. hut you amt done a thing"
Mrs. Stewart was indignant Tn
r Injustice Of the attack was too grea
: to be borne. for had she not struggled
b manfully with verbs and nouns
) knives and forks. finger bowls and tn
5 like. ever since she had enjoyed tn
e pleasure Of the Greenes' society? Ans
then to he blamed because they ha'
Z not all in a moment emerged from
I crnbs into courted butterflies was TO-
E much. She replied without that dis
e erection for which ladies. especial.
e widows. are noted. and TO put !
6 mildly. words" ensued. and the en-
{ of the matter was that she receive'
a months notice to quit the mansion
= d., l., tho silent watches OF tn