The Jasper news., 1921-09-15

Acquainted With BIN kelso and
Her Father.
In musty old ledger kept by James
Rutledge, the owner of Rutledge's tav-
ern, in the year 1882, is an entry un-
der the date of January 31st which
reads as follows:
ARRIVED this day Eliphalet Biggs
of 26 Olive street, st. Louis, with one
horse"
Young Mr.. Biggs remained at Rut-
ledge's tavern for three weeks with
his arm in a sling under the eye Of
the good doctor. The Rutledges were
Kentucky folk and there the young
man had found sympathetic hearing
and tender care.
1t had done him good to be hurled
against a barn door and to fall trem-
bling and confused at the feet of his
master. He had never met his master
until he had reached Hopedale that
morning. The event had been too long
delayed. Encouraged by idleness and
conceit and alcohol, evil passions had
grown rank in the soil of his spirit.
Restraint had been a thing unknown
to him. He had ruled the little world
In which he had lived by a sense OF
divine right. He was a prince Of Ego
land-that province of America which
had only half yielded itself to the
principles of Democracy.
1t must be said that he served his
term as a sober human being quite
gracefully, being a well born youth of
some education. A few days he spent
mostly In bed, while his friend, who
had come on from Hopedale, took care
Of him. Soon he began to walk about
and his friend returned to st. Louis.
His fine manners and handsome
form and face captured the little vii
lage, most of whose inhabitants had
come from Kentucky. A week after
his arrival Ann Rutledge walked over
to jack Kelsos with him. BIN fed
up the stick ladder as soon as they
entered the door. Mr.. Kelso was
away on a fox hunt. Ann went to the
ladder and called:
"Bim, saw you fly up that ladder.
Come back down. Here's right nice
young man come to see you."
"Is he good-lookingr BIN called.
"Oh, purity as a picture, black eyes
and hair and teeth like pearls, and
tall and straight, and he's got a
be-e-autiful little mustache."
"That's enough !" BIN exclaimed.
81 Just wish there was a knot hole in
this floor"
"Come on down here" Ann urged.
"Tm scared" was the answer.
"IIis cheeks are as red as roses and
he's got lovely ring and big watch
chain-pure gold and yaller as dan.
delion. You come down here"
"Stop," BIN answered. "Tlt be
down as soon as l can get on my best
bib and tucker"
In a few minutes BIN called from
the top Of the ladder to Ann. The lat
ter went and looked up at her. Both
girls burst into peals Of merry laugh
ter. BIN had put on suit of her ia
Tiers old clothes and her buffalo slxir
whiskers and was q wild sight.
: Don't you come down looking like
that" said Ann. 'rll go up there anC
tend to you."
Ann climbed the ladder and for {
time there was much laughing ant
chatterlng In the little loft. BY anC
by Ann came down. BIN hesltated
,, laughing, above the ladder for a mo
ment, and presently followed In he
best blue dress, against which tn,
golden curls Of her hair fell grace
. fully. With red cheeks and brlgh
/, eyes, she was a glowing picture. Yer.
, tlmidly she gave her hand to Mr.. BIggs
= "It's just the right Dress" he said
> 1T goes so well with your hair. In
glad TO see you. have never seen
, girl like you in my life. I'm going I
q come and see you often, II you
mother will let me-"
A A blush spread over the girl
4 checks to the pretty dlmple at tn
, point OF her chin.
}. "You1l see her scampering up tn
r ladder like a squirrel" said Mrs. Ke
!. 50. "She isn't real tame yet"