The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-08-11

spot, while others, swearing or orr.
ing were taking up collection. Enough
money to al a Baptist preachers stove
pipe hat was raised in two minutes.
Mamie thanked everybody In sweet,
bewildered way. but told them that her
mother was dead and that there was
no one 10 care for the children and run
the house in the absence OF her father
but herself
Told Her Story.
With the modesty OF the violets by
her side the girl talked shyly OF her
family affairs. and explained why II
would be impossible for her 20 accept |
the many kind offers showered upon |
her for a home in a big house with serv-
ants TO walt upon her and a piano 10
play after she had learned music and
other things
She accepted the money however. be
cause II was pressed upon her and they
told her that she could do what she
pleased with H. II was all hers. they
said
Like a dutiful daughter she COVE every
penny Of It to her father, who is an in
dustrlous and honest man. Instead OF
going on a North Carolina spree 10
drink moonshine whisky and have big
time with the boys al the crossroads,
he went further down the mountain and
bought the sweetest little home you
ever saw There IS "A patch OF grass
around the house a fine area OF farm
land under cultivation. with the clearest
Of trout brooks flashing down from the
glens above 70 irrigate the crops during
dry SEASONS.
In New Home.
II is an ideal place. whore the blue
/ bells and yiolets bloom all the season,
where the skies are as blue as in Italy,
and the air is crisp and tingling with
/ health
II was in this new home that Mamie
I and her father settled down with the
children the other day. and were six
timcs happier than a Texas ranchman
with 700 square miles OF land and cattle.
In thr particular case IL seemed as
II virtue were really its own reward.
There was only one possible thing that
the girl hoped for and that was an edu-
cation. Like all resolute minds who
read. she was ambitious for knowledge
OF books and the world she dreamed OF.
Such was the situation In that quiet
mountain home near the wonderful re-
glon OF Asheville. where the Vanderbilts
and other millionaires have their pal
aces. when the unexpected happened. A
representative Of the Southern Railway
company appeared and said the corpora
ton was anxious to offer the girl sub
stantial and permanent reward for her
COURAGEOUS foresight in saving the train
in that awful emergency.
Wanted Only Education.
Tn girl said that she wanted nothing
now that she had home except an edu-
cation: but she little thought that any
thing short Of a miracle or cloud OF
angels from Heaven could briag that
wonderful thing about Then the rail-
road man told her that she should 30
to college at the company's expense and
receive a first-class up-to-date education,
In the bewiderment Of this astounding
informal ion when everything in tho
world seemed dancing 10 fairy music
she began talking of her brothers and
sisters and asking herself what would
become OF them. Il was explained "a
her that with education she could easily
look after them
SO II came about that the matter was
speedily arranged. and in that longest
and most beautiful Of all the sunny
DAYS OF the girls life she learned that
she was TO begin her education al The
Asheyille Normal Collegiate institute.
II would take pointed per
with an ink pot full Of rainbows TO hegir
TO describe the JOY OF the giri and he'
household over their wonderful goo'
luck in saving the train full If people
and in getting a pretty little mountain
farm with first class college education
thrown in But that seems 20 be tn
way they do things on great occasions
down among those mountains ne2
Asheville y. c.
Her Presence Of Mind.
II was listening to hear the train q
hv when the landslide came. said Nan
II. lnT he n