The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-04-14

we've just been married"
Wei. Thomas said his wife. ~ We
stay here the Earlyille people WIN be
sending Us all sorts OF foolish things,
likes not. now they know the address.
think we'd better keep right on east.
We can take the pudding with us and
leave IL on the train when we get on.
Thatll be easy enough"
She did the pudding up carefully,
plate and all, In the various papers
which had originally swatled 1t, while
her husband went down to pay his bin
and arrange for taking the evening train
for the east When they got into the
cab TO drive 10 the station she carried
1t on her lap. On the way bright idea
seized her
Thomas she said. wen leave this
pudding right here in the cab. Perhaps
the cabman will take II home TO his
family. I've no doubt it's a good pud-
ding. Looks like one OF Cousin Mary's
baking TO me-
When they got to the railroad station
there were two sOlicitous porters wait
ing at the entrance TO assist passengers
but Sarah managed to get Thomas and
the other bundles out in safety and then
stepped down herself leaving the pud-
ding lying safely on the seat OF the cab
She caught Thomas going down the
steps and whispered to him that she had
got rid Of the incubus.
Lady, lady" a voice sounded behind
her than ssNnrtfva faQof coma
thing"
II was the other porter. and in his
hand he bore the devoted pudding. lie
came running down after her and hand
ed over the package with smile so COM
polling that Sarah felt forced TO ask
Thomas for dime with which to reward
him.
Never mind" she said. wen get rid
of IL on the train, all right" Her hus-
band nodded his head.
Lets drop it out of the window"
she suggested, with a sudden burst OF
inspiration, after they had found their
seats In the sleeper That seemed good
idea 10 Thomas. but. unfortunately. the
train was one OF the latest yestbuled
arrangements, with not an unguarded
opening from one end to the other.
Yhomas wrestled in vain with window.
and when the porter was appealed to
for assistance he raised the window,
indeed. but 1t was protected by screen
which prevented the egress or anything
more substantial than hairpin. BE-
sides, IL was cold outside. and both
Thomas and Sarah were presently shiv-
ering in the draughts of icy air which
swept in on them. They were both re-
lieved when a red-faced man across the
aisle leaned over and said in an injured
tone: Say. my baby isn't well, and
wish you'd put that window down"
The porter came and lowered the win
dow with look on his face that seemed
TO indicate that the two passengers on
that seat were mentally unsound. In
the morning after the berths were made
up. Sarah showed the rice pudding out OF
sight under the back OF one Of the seats.
Now, she was sure, they would get away
from il in safety. They got OF at the
station, the negro porter assisting.
Thomas felt so good at noticing the alb.
scnce Of the pudding that he gave the
man 50 cents. They climbed into cab
and we're half a block away when sheir
ears were saluted with shrill cries from
The rear. The cab came to a stop at the
side Of the street.
"Heah's a package you lef' undah the
seat. sab" said the negro porter stick
Ing his head into the open door of the
cab. Il done run I will Ahm out Nv
breef a-catchin up TO you sub.
Thomas groaned, took the loathsome
thing In his right hand and handed the
porter a quarter with the other.
"oh, don't, Thomas. his wife pleaded.
IF you do. We'll be arretsed for littering
the streets, I'm sure"
DO you expect me to carry a rice pud-
ding about on my lap during the whole
Of our wedding trip, MADAME" he de-
manded. with dignity.
"Just wait till we get TO the hotel,
dear" she said. "Ill get rid OF it, some
how"
For more than a week the unfortunate
couple were haunted by that rice pud-
ding. A dozen times they thought they
had got rid OF IL. only TO have some por-
ter or other messenger come running
after them. painting and out Of breath,
to restore the treasure and collect his fee
for thoughtfulness. Once they tried TO
feed II to dog. but the animal turned
up his nose at rice and almost bit
Thomas. who was trying to force il to
eat They left 1t in their room in hotel,
and the boy who carried down their bags
brought that also. with the remark: Il
found dis on de top shelf in de room,
mum once ! found a mans laundry
up dere an he give me half dollar"
Finally they and the pudding. by this
time riding their necks like Nemesis.
came to a little inn in the old Connecti-
cut town where Thomas had been born
and reared one side OF their room was
occupied by an old-fashioned brick fire.
place. The chimney vas old and there
we're big cracks betwt en- the bricks.
Now" said Sarah, I'm going to get