The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-07-08

pet With one. and spoil the other.
I don't know what 1 would have
dome Il had not been for that
boyle was so good to attract
ones attention, you know.
It's true he asked some start
ling questions, occasionally such
as this, foFihstance Are You 90
I'M to court sister Emily?" but
such things must be expected I'M
der the circumstances. 70 35as2
Miss Emily, thinking no doubt.
that to be d g6od hostess she
must engage her guests IN CONVEX
sation, asked me how I liked Coun
try life, etc, She said IL must be
D beautiful sight To see the labor
ers, male and female, rompine on
the hew-mown hay on New Years
Day; That she would like to spend
q Christmas ia the country q nut
gathering with the village lads and
lasses; Chat 1t always had been a
mystery to her how they got eggs
off the trees without breaking
them. fi@ Ha 1a..# s0##h3ad
In return, I Thought to keep up
my part Of the CONVERSATION, It
was necessary for me to quote po- |
etry and the ike, which 70 did.
Among other quotations, I unfof !
tunately repealed the Well-knownI
lines Of shakespeare: '7s g" #7A
There . divinity that shapes our ends, /
RoGgh-hew them as We may. q .02l,.t1
AT this iuncture the boy, who
bad perched himself on my knees,
looked 3D.. very earnestly il. my lace
ii shaped I'll tahe5. .S end do, Of
your pose mighty curious" I'm +
certain that ], wished somebody ii
would spank the young rascal 7
We talked Of hills, mountains,
7aqles, cataracts--I believe I said J
8ager cI1a.l1ls, when the boy spoke up
md said why. sisters got a
7 rank 3 8 full y of EN- up staiirs1pap
'ays ;, they are made out of boss J.
This revelation struck terror terri in IL
9 me end bushes into the cheek /
I my fair companion. 80, - i ..' @'7o,r P
, If began to be very apparent to 2
70 that ! must be very guarded ID
I what I said, lest said boy might Of
up In his remarks at luncaiIed Tor "a
lae aes in fact ], turned my nj =. con on y
eFsation to hint told him. be vt
ueght to go home with me, and and =,
ee the nice chickens we had in in n
70 country. Unluckily I men u
oned a yoke Of calves my. broth ey
. Owned. The word calves ruin "
gu, The little fellow looked no Ii On On
i'd SAID ;; Sisters got a dozen, Of # Fl
n, lb2Pt she don't wear EN- only El
1ep she. goes up town O. windy 4,
,yS.,tar..- a... H.. 49,. ~ EST
E 1:tI1 inc room, you tlnmanner- of
little LITTLE wretch r exclaimed Emf
.leaYe immediately!''r,,' ..57 Eon,
II know what you : want ne ne to scr
ave f0rh"o replied he, "ayou" can't ao
81 me-You want to, set il that liza
an IS lap and kiss him 1iLa VI, E.rE
l Bill Simmons the other day
2 cant tfqqol me, I'll jes tell, YOU To fa
mme some candy lideg, You. You ( die. 70,
20 LII go. h You think because lbua
I've got the Greeian bend that hi ,
IRE re 8 smart lP. Guess / know q n
rs Of two. I am mad az You 6 aq
yhoIW, cause pap would a. n
1ugRt me 9 top yesterday, il. ,it US 1!
HI ~ been for them curls, dog q mn !
le YET You needn't turn 50 Hne
IN the lace, cause II can't se Zee Eesl
or the paint There amt no 1ai
~ WlnlE1lnl lat me with chat aou7
s3s eyeTo youIn, cause / amt Eait
n outn here, now, that'swhat,s a. m,
matter with The pufps. IN M, l
~ caEerlf you are rtwengy-eight III.
~ old, you ain no, boss b M,
e, you old fool" ~ III 9 r. nj i
hat ; Is oil of the story John re- r
%; He says he don't know SAG