The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1871-03-01
Reaolne ano Ncus liems.
WOUNDED FEELINGS
BY JAMES MAURICE THOMPSON.

Horace Crow came to our town about tb
same time that Jennie Bingham did, bat W,
boys, We young men. / think | should saw
paid but little attention to Mr.. Crow. we al
being turned fopsy turvy about the young
lady. Jennie was pretty All. pretty can.
| not express it; she was glorious. bewiIdering
Ask Isaac Loveless, he can tell you, and il
| you don't mind the trouble Just walk over 10
Abel Trout's store and ask james F.reer-
son. james clerks at Trout's, you know:
the fellow with gray like whiskers is James.
Jennie had fair skin, blue eyes and yellow
hair. Ste didn't have those things for moth.
lug. either. She was rich, they said, and |
don't doubt it. She wore a heap of good
clothes, | tell you, and they always fitted
her as neat as a pin. She stopped over to
Squire Wright's.z hsins Of ti.l, to his. family.
6cosod<ccuein, maybe. 80 =
Horace Grow locked about town awhile,
and finally went to board with the widow
Mellow, down Butter street there, one door
below Dunkelnlaub's barber shop. That
fellow Grow was an odd looking genius
thirty years old perhars, tall. dark, broad
shouldered, and inclined to be fat like, He
had big face, black eyes and whiskers,
with bair to match. His nose was inclined
to turn up considerably. He wasn't bad
looking maD, not at all, but he had a tender,
selfish appearance. you know.
In those days. our town was Just what il
is now. We had no railroad. nor nothing.
But We loi fun a'ong occasionally, dances.
plays. picuics. in which the old folk INDUCED
US freely. =,
Guess IsDeean't be- long coming to the
nib OF this stOry.-The Joke of it. vas, all
ve fenows got head over heels in love with
Jennie Bingham; yes. the last one of US:
me too. don't deny it. r .,.s~g r.., ,si
g But III have to tell you about Horace
Crow. He lounged about town, and told
pretty good stories to such as would listen
to him. He was good one on laugh All
fat men sro. Well. some people got to liking
the fellow, though wasn't Of. that number
at oil. He was curiosity in his way. He
could play the fiddle equal to dancing mas
ter ,aaAd strange as It seems, he could out
jump any man ever saw. Fact, sir, he
could leap twenty-nine feet at one Jump.
IT you don't believe it. ask james Frrcua-
son, be can tell you all about it, How a fat
man could be SO active is MORN can
rightly aeooaRt for. any way. g.4,axl,l
Well, James Fergueson. Isaac LoyeIess
and my self. got neck deep in love with that
sweet htslewitsh Of . Scsniec Bingham. My
soul. but We had lively time Of it. Who
should aud Who shouldn't, that was the game.
We three fellows kept in good humor. SO
fer ns outward appearances went; but con-
fess that I'd 4 been glad if thunder had "a
struck both Of the other two aal 500
Nobody could tell which she liked best,
me, or jim, or Ike. She was just as sweet
as maple sugar on all three Of US. Shed
sing for me, she'd dance with Ike, she'd go
a riding with Jim. ,s -
As was telling you. We had lots Of par
ties. ,sAt such places, s1epnis divided th,.
time rretfy evenly among US. She told me
she loved me, finally, one pretty May even
iFi:p iR&p hfR WhkffRRne "a Walnut ht log wanted to
kiss Jennie then, but she put her Ittl. hand
between her mouth and mine aud told me 10
wait. Well, / waited. .s7sa q. ,4a.s,.4.
s When parted with Jennie that evening,
il was with love roaring in my heart just
like wind roaring in pine tree. Somehow
things looked nicer than common. felt
real good. sas 8ef sia >asei. ..-a
.et ! came down town wl,is,ling lik. a mru.luw
lark, and right yondrr by the blacksna,h
shop, met Jim Fergutsoi.e lie was smiling
and bright-eyed.
"HosAss 5da,s BIN Crane" said he, jo-
vially. putting out his hand.
"How goes il. sJs@l' said /, squeezing
bis hand. H. .-r, ....t,
Congratulate me, old fellow. I've taken
the prise at last. |" he ad.!etl III low, ircm.
bling voice. hia face mighty nigh white will
em0tion.
what prizs, Jim Fergaespn = | asked
quickly. N'@' - 20 9 q = o.
.'6he hoe promised To b. n,ine."
-.Who has :" ,ssi1 vsetsd assv
..Jennia Bingham!" 'a
rJeaaies sBagbsa!ssI swod aver
e .sYes, Ben. I'm hsppy .'.s@'i' s.eas -
Isss dant have any idea what L would l,ay.
done 10 Jim Fergaesen iss. then, If il had N
khafpsned that Ike Loveless came up /,
txhgfgws we're standing. Ike rns smokin,
1Hi'e very r"ntehtsi'y, Mfsiia z MID kin.
s4 ,~.a;ls ~ hir iiss, manly t:.es.zto u Y
!, ..l;.yf,' sail h.., putting y hand .yn y
5 9" { each q as .yen'll have IL" ..is,
jNnJ .xe Won the STAKE ,,s..,.'.ss....az :,