The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-11-23
GONE LITTLE INDIAN"

song.
The affair began with an aversion on
both sides; they do sometimes.
The first time he saw her he thought
to himself: slz
"And it was for this quiet, little,
brown, nondescript girl that gave up
my trip to the Adirondacks, and hurried
down here at Rob Sherwood's entreaty
to- 3corne and be fascinated Those
were the words of his letter-and he
knows I affect blondes. Pshaw, I'd
as ieve make myself agreeable to a
squaw!" 's ss2'9'
Aud Phil Farnham pulled out his
chagrin and cigar smoke together, as
he paced the piazza to and fro.
She looked ell over him at a glance,
when introduced, and thought to her
self: t.ss,f.a f,s ~
"And this is the man have idealized
In my imagination as a Launcelot among
men! Rob said he was elegant Why,
he's old. and ugly, and unmannerly |!
UGH"
And q little shudder of disgust ran
through the slender figure as she turn
ed away after the few words following
the Introduction. It looked promis-
ing beginning, certainly, to the parties
who felt an interest in the affair.
"Old.zApa ugly, and unmannerly, I"
was the verdict, given decidedly, by
Rhoda to her aunt and coqpsin Maud,
who ittlc curiously awaited her epin-
ion. She was taking down her hair for
the night and stood in Maud,s room
before the glass as she spoke; and to
see her fling the great, heavy braids
back, one would think they had in some
way conspired toward DESTROYING her
illusion of the Knight Launcelot.
"Why, Rhoda! He isn't 80 vet;
and although he is not handsome, to
be sure, he is not as hideous as YOU
make out; and as for unmannerly,'
Phil Farnham is gentleman" And
Maud, who thought Phil, next to her
lover and brother, the most elegant of
men, was a trifle indignant at Rhoda's
criticism. rtr =&s..c.- a .s5.~.s..s Is.
!" He must be sort Of wizard, I fam
cy; he appears to have charmed you
all. For my part, l can see neither
youth, beauty nor grace in the red
whiskered gentleman But, peace to
his ashes! He may continue to smoke
an his cigars unmolested by me during
his stay here. Don't ask me to talk to
him, for I shan't be civil, know. I've
taken intense dislike to the man."
And with these words Rhoda fitted
through the door leading to her room.
with an affected shudder that would |
have done justice to q firstrclass actress.
What on earth does she mean.
mamma, and what shall we do about |
TT She must not be rude to poh,s
|riend!" cried Maud. 4qs A'oo
"Let her go; it il o,,u .,o+hor 90
-. nGaAs, piled Mrs. Sherwood,
~ ner shoulders.
-.noda Brent had some very peculiar |
traits. Her aunt said she was "all
oddities, and very like the Brents," by
which, Of course, she meant she was
not a bit like her mothers people, or
her. Rhoda was Mr.. Sherwood's ward
and Mrs. Sherwood's niece, and as her
aunt was DESTROYS OF seeing her well
and off her hands, now that she
was well educated and out of school,
she had unanswered skilfullys to get
Phil Farnham down to the beach that
summer, in order to throw the two to-
gether. The first move in her little
game, however, promises any thing but
. victorious close.
Rhoda had been a trial to her aunt
ever since she had had her in her
charge. Maud, now, was so totally
different. She did just what was ex-
pected of her, and had therefore very
properly fallen in love at once with the
man her mother had selected, and now,
duly engaged, was only awaiting the
coming autumn in which to marry and |
AXE her tour abroad, according to the
usual manner Of girls in her set. Rhoda,
On the contrary, did nothing any one
expected of her. She had .xefused,
point blank, two splendid offers, both
II which her aunt approved and urged
and as matters looked now, she was
n fair way to avert, at least, a third!
drs. Sherwood consulted her son on
he matter not long after, and the two
concluded they would try new tactics.
"She is just like all the Brents-con-
rary and willful," said Mrs. Sherwood,
Nth sigh.
""very well, mother I'VE Gan be the
aa4e.s Now I propose a new method.
6 Hpu are determined to marry Rhoda
Ito somebody, Phil Farnham is Just
1e fellow-only he doesn't admire
runettes, you see; but you have talked
about Phil to her--in his favor,
mean. Try the rule of contraries.
lstead of praising him talk him down. {
AXE her fall in love out of sheer con-
ariety. Arouse her pique, enlist her
and she will be dead in love
ith the object before the summer is !