Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-01-12
Winning Widew with Spring Hat.

packet sometimes arrived al aboat 10 O'Clock
| ii nj ght. and as was baiiutt un the MiSsis
IFippi. aud did not want to ulss her, deter
| ln!u ID to Matt IN the wharf-otfice Short
encd the time by paving a few visits 10
Il coffee house and billiard room IN the town
Duru. one of these neticed the arrival o
French ereoles, who talked and swore owe
dozen "alallari ducks loud enough TO hay,
made Won believe they'd been on the war
trail after Canlanrhes, ard brought in q.
many SCALP At last walked over to tnt
/ a har office, settled down aud found celnfor
in 4 cigar and as much II 1 new paper as tht
4 rather misty light ot btIi-eyed Ianttrr
4 would give me- Iha fire IN the Stove Foared
brAyel u and sent out plenty ol warmth.
had dropped the paper aud only held OF the
cl.s.r when suddenly woke n,, on hearing
the door open and Il couple OF men enter
They found chars, and drawing up to the
stove continued conversation evidently just
I eomms need as hey entered.
i&s a nd So Buffer is sona 70 be married ~
''Naj he i! ! and good matcl he's made
of it. ] teit you what she a roarer Ii he
don't have TO put kicking breach on her
siote he's married week, You may call me
a fool She's got eyes like panther; an
! il he only lets her get the bit between her
| tecth~-ust for once---she j carry hin further
! :.ef flt. wants To 20"
What makes hin want TO marry her
!! then ~ .@ +e 'r @'..
! ~ Nl4gers, mules and as neat plantation as
I there is on the bayou Two huudred and
/ hl3Y hogsheads clean sugar last crop, and if
/ they'd only cHt the cane airliar fifty more
! atop Of it, She mad IIew engine pgt an
ia>t season, ana tho that c'Issed 6asasse bur
4 neEss roN lg humbug. yet | reckon it's all!
! II - t. = 8
! uaus up his hat, am set right down TO live
! like igh.tng cock a.. .a..s s44 .as .ga
! Why dltint yoH 20 in there The last
! trmr | cam. down the river heard YOU syas
/ lu. .,i,s ~, - 't;e widow % @g -5#s s
w a. HOW Aim. to b. honest. | did think
aiore that Butler stepped III, t,at JUS; had
1t sti NY own way. and that was agon' H.
! ,et h.r->ure As these here French saw
made eyes at hef->aYage But, somehow
! u 'i,tasE. stle o."a5s went dead a2in Old
! AiasslssIQ. man 1fUuI Uur Stale had 40
| tiud OF q show, s,.t though | put the ten
| t.uns II er Ii ke an unr'e II difn'nt seem to
Je 40 tse trslu. bout tine she did kind
I o leau lAy way, lou see Hare bout the end
I oi srIIdlu. seast'n Di" tarabote give a dance
down III his sugar house. and '..tcd me ard
the Wtuder ana 81 rult fnore; an down we
went. slld The aiddet knpd felt her oatx.
and We Iecled Il 0I III the llry part ot the
e eiin. Tt to >IIl bat hy III bv that Buffer
he game oil All jt's. Knocked ne colat Z" q
Y seefhe'd Deeff tusTn 10 the cttp New
OrieaissJ and only rived on the Ba Won that.
eht, an hea!ln har- was COINS on
down ~ Dia tafdboies sugar house. down he
tt,fu Va, sir. he was tfT.st 10 death III the
haulsunest kald of stare eliot hes. an the
wunrln War fSht up on end As soon as he
came in.
/ Il srs the wider fxin' her panther eyes
on han. ;ud | Jest said TO myself: Dtck
Tarrtu,. J OH .nout as we'll clear out, taat
ere Buffers too uln&h for Won IN the close
EI,a. = lett it at onretT Wal, sif, VT about
a lnlnt up Games kuiiefy sal e. at the wider
in iashlpat,n> manner. an insif IS on dancin'
with her Sez she Yes! Mister Buffer, it
viii ford me the aratestt 15feashure = Grat est
pfesi,,pre! wal the wa be squeezed her when
they danced. rather think 1t dad. 4 kept an
eve on Bufirr. Now, you see, he d cen
sfayin' al the SAINT Charieses. an putin 1t
through lsp forty, an he siernt all the last
asanles IN the wap of bewlis and scrapn', All
>ayti' eetle noth,n $; and. SIX, ,carr,sd ms nat
yopua iu his hand all over the Sugar house.
down among the blers. and up rontid hack OF
the engine shaf the iiser was--esery Hhar
| he ted taa. AZ hat g2ss= ia Ea =8gHasE*
| Nov the widder didn't ,ist Exactly know
/ what TO male oil 1t, coz 1t was Il new wrih-
/ kle--so twcst She said to him he'd better
| LET BIZ ia e. one o@ihe hoise, nlggeHs. hold,
hit Tor him: bui 'twant no use. he held on TO
/ tia hit as d wrench at last. lust as they war
| N the middle Of dance. seq Buffer. with
| snch sn iie s.z he: Mrs, NoirYouy, for
| ytre sake III ito most ANYTHING An ne
actily held that are hat in one hand, an hit i
/ 4 lick with t'othor aud fetched top and rim
/ ri,,ht into a pan ca ake--kuotked it right down
| hat eaaa al @5l#s3@.tr@ t@ f&
Il tell you wot, when the widder see him
| do that. she was Just ready TO 'trap---,he
FVas so come over with ms intentions.
Satrytizing tfiH new hat, aid all to g'afisf
| her little whim J. i see at once how he was
| goin it an detennined, sir to, hsati tlm off,
bSoa [ Stepped up round back al the ingine.
" lar the iiffker war am took most rousi,i,
bi. horn os old Faraboie's rum, All huntin,
round frouud a,y nat It was a right new
! one. none OF sour koss hnot or wool hats, but
a, ressEar beaver, tiff as a stove pipe. and
/ shame iik a naIr OF new btae ked boots so
laws hold OF that are hat an goes round bacs X
of the engine an takes another sW lggln' big
pilii at tie rum an then | felt ready for ac-
i,an The dance was through, and as cheers
was scarce. ne women Were all seated eil a
few seats in front OF the h.lers' an Buffer
was putin on the soft things, an the wilder
was lookin' tick ed to pieces, when made
nv appearance on the stage p
Il works up se1rds the wldder. and when
| I'd got atween her and Gnlier. sez !, allow
me he pieshure Of tour hand tos the next
Sc, T. .D~5-s
! OH seq she. with Hectic sigh, u am so
come over that hardly tsei abai t,eanee
Nov. seq to myself 'aia FILLER, spread
yourself or die = aud jes' swings my hat
rolna fora ard, and JEST as Lsaid--,l Oh had
better say yes I yoa'ls get over It danein
held ttias ar hat IN one iialm 3uss as Buffer
hal his4 ant, with tothes hand dsns The