The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-03-23
p. The eoaohman IS rewarded Con bis

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treachery, and is made, the head clerk |
of the indignant fathers barking
house. Reginald rushes off to the roar
and carnage Of battle someWhere-just
wherever there happens to be a war at
the time the novel is being written
He enlists as the driver Of a baggage
wagon, and in one month becomes a
corporal, sergeant, captain, general,
mmodore-returns home under an
assumed names is selected United States
Senator, and makes a tremendous
speech the first day he takes his seat.
The gentle Adahas aft Of sickness"
goes into decline and Bunyan's Pill
grim Progress, and has no appetite for
oysters, once her favorite food. The
aristocratie father. to humble her, in
sists that she shall marry old Skeezicks
the miser. 'sShe Wilde first" Her
father discloses the fact that he 10 on
the eve of general smash-up. To.
save her deting father she consents
that a diamond wedding shall take
place. Farewell dear, dear Regin-
aid, forever; but your image shall eter-.
nally be shrined in my bruised heart"
a Chapters deyotedto the miser gloat-
ing over his prey, and his triumph over
the aristocratic father,who once kicked
him out Of his banking-heuse. Every
thing is in readiness for the nuptials,
when tho Honorable Smith (Reginaldl
appears. Grand tableau. Miser is
charged with forgery, arson, murder
and bagamy, by Reginald, and falls
dead after confessing his crimes, and
bequeathIng his i'll gotten gains to the
gentle Ada and the bold Reginald, who
accept them in order to found a hos
pital for mariners and 'longshoremen.
The usual finale took place. The
pair live long and happily; the treach-
erous eoaehman is forgiven and in time
beeemes the captain of the fast sailing,
clipper-built, Erie oanal7boat Sally
Ann. The hospital is not built, but
the money,is put out ct interest" for
the benefit Of the poor, when the peor
shall have become too old to work
,'lIail, Columbia, happy land !" The
novel goes forth, and before the pub
fishers have sold three hundred copies,
they announce-tNinth edition now
readyl Tremendous sensation The
book of,aget Unparalleled sale !s'-----
Then the opinions ofeditors, who have
never seen the book, are given, and
the talented authoress, Miss Matilda
Maria Jane FIamingo," is notoriety
for perhaps a month; Then she and
her book are heard Of no more by the
humbugged world.
Il
"a SrLExT MiTGEss.-The late DR.
Archibald is reported by one who
heard him to have said in 4 dedication
sermon .1f this house were TO stand
for years, and not another sermon Wef'
preacher within its walls, it would sim
ply pay It's cost. L would stand IS
silent witness Of the fact that there ]
| a God" The remaFk illustrates th
wisdom of that eminent man. Th
influence IF sanctuaries IS conservers
:. public morals is iaestimable. Wis
Legislators have recognised 1t, and con
sequently exempted houses of worshi
from taxation Intelligent traveller
know 1t, and examine the sanctuarie
Of the community as the best indicatio
: Of its moral condition. II Is indeeo
!, true that sanctuaries are at first, 4
i, outbursts Of the moral sentiment OF
f people, but they in turn, presery
: strengthen, and mould that sentiment
s ment into forms Of controlling perm
nence.
# SMALL .Pox Is THIS FACT p
!
), gentleman Of intelligence and observ
IS ton informs us, from all the infofmati
le he can obtain from medical men, nt
q having many cases Of small pox und
$ treatment, that there IS no house IN
city where gas is burnt, Of the ordii
ry consumption, in which the disc
$ has yet found lodgement. The gas
ii is supposed. is a po9agtal dlsinfecta
be and hence there.is no soataaion vat
! .ts Il. ~ 3ts ~. anaFsesa Ha says 4