The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-05-04
BELLEVUE, LOUISIANA, NAY 4, 1861


"Are you certain I" sl >i''
ayes" Il 8s# t*38at.e "a 7*t
well, replied she, eff you will prom
Use to make me present Of new pair
eff shoes, in case | succeed, I will make
The attempt myself, and see if I can't
raise a quarrel between them.'' Il
To this reasonable request the Devil
gladly assented. The old hag went
her way 10 neighbor BIueford's house,
aud found Mrs. Blueford busily engaged
in getting things ready for her hus-
bands comfort on his return from work.
After the usual compliments had pass
ed, the following dialogue took place !:
swell, friend B., you and Mr.. b..
have lived long time together"
"Fise-and-twenty years come No.
vember," replied Mrs. B.
sand all this time you have not had
a quarrel"
@Hot one."
q am truly glad to hear i,,' con-
tinued the hag, Il consider it my duty
to warn you, though this is the case.
you must not expect it TO be always.
Have you not observed that of late Mr..
B. has grcwn peevish and sullen a.
times Z"
"a very little So" observed Mrs, Blue
ford.
Il knew it," continued the bag, @aud
le! me warn you in time to be on your
guard
Mrs. B. did thipk she had better do
SO, and asked advice as to how she
ought TO manage the case.
slave you not noticed" said the
bag, that yeur husband had bunch
Of long harsh hair growing on mole
under bis chin on the side Of his
throat ~
"Yes." ~ E ]
"These are the cause Of the trouble
and as long as they remain you had
better look out Now, as a friend, I
would advise you to cut them off the
first time you get chance, and thus
end the trouble"
Soon after this the bag started for
home and made it convenient to meet
Mr.. B. on the way. Much the same
| talk in relation to bis domestic happi-
ness, passed between him and the old
woman.
bat, friend Blueford,'' said she 4
think it my duty as a Christian, to
warn you TO be on your guard, for tell
you your wife intends your ruin.'
Old Mr.. B. wasyery much astonisled
yet he could no. wholly .discredit her
words. When he reached home he
threw himself upon bed in perplexity
and feigned asleep; studied the matter
over in his own mind. His wife think
ling this good opportunity for cutting
| off the obnoxious hair, took her hus-
bands razor and crept softly to his side
Now the old lady was very much
| frightened at holding a razor 50 close
+ to her husbands neck, and her hane
was not SO steady AS it once was; so
] between the two, she went to work very
! awkwardIy, and pulled the hairs IN
| stead Of cutting them of. B. openet
his eyes and there stood his wife witt
| a razor at his throat After what hal
] been told him, and seeing this, be eoul'
6 not doubt but that she intended b
murder him. Hesprang from the be
in horror, and no explanation g
entreaty could convince him 10 th
+ contrary 50, from that time forth, tler
was jaw, jaw quarrel and wrangling :
the time
7 With delight the Devil heard Of sh
success Of the faithful emmisary, an
Il sent her word that il she would me'
i him at the end ofthe lawn, at certai
4 time, he would pay her the shoes. b
d At the appointed time she repaire
e to the spot, and found the Devil at u
4 place. He put the shoes on the en-