The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-03-08

newed his acquaintance with Mic. =
81 heerd that she was in Newnort a. =.
summer, and | ran down thereafur :
week.
And you talked with her about M
baggage checksp" ~ s's sele
No." he said, seriously; ..she NV
me a commission to buy some , sstsll
for her. You see, guess H.
fashn'ble fellers sorter got to nnsn ,s,s
her about me, and SO she put .onr ~
quaintance on a square business iocX
ing. / tell you she's right peart.;.sea
Did ye hear of the accident IN, lssa.,
pened to herP'' ESQ y4a...,r 1apr
/ had not.
"Wel1, yon see, she was out -yaals
ing, and Z managed throuvhs ne :.
those fellers to get an invite, too tn
whole thing was got up by man fbss /
they say is going to marry. her. Wan
one afternoon the boom swings ronnS ff
little squall and knocks heroyarha"..s
There was an awful excitement -youssss
heard about it, may be?n Il g irss 6
No! But / saw it, all with ( "a I'll gsI
mancer's instinct in flash Of noatrT
This poor fellow, debarred through M
couthness from expressing his afiary,S
| for her, had at last found his fittina NJ
portunity. He had nv = Sfsss
:" Thar was an awful row. ha ~,,
on. 81 ran out on the taft aiL. mi
there a dozen yards away was tb2
purity creature, that peart girl and,
/ T-H as.1$4 49, h FL - - n ~
/" You jumped for her," Isaid, hast
lily. III j. e's., I ~ |
"No!' he said grarely. ~ lsat I'M ~
looked on.'' - ssSs''sai
| / stared at him in astonishrmaeen,t
"No," he went ON, SERIOUSLY. nHe'.
was the man who jumped--that vas.
just then his 'put'-his line of busiu1na
You see, if had waltzed over thessAIe
Of that ship, and seayoortedE in. ana
fummuxed round and finally foppedto
the bottom, that other man would have
! jumped material like and saved her, sads
ez he was going to marry her any Wav'
don't exactly see where I'd ahee been
represented in the, transaction. But
don't you see, ef, after He'd jumped
end hadn't got her, he'd gone. down.
himself, I'd hev had the next besft
chance, and the advantage Of heying
him outer the way. You see, yon d9nfs
/ understand mel don't think you did
in Californy.'' = ~ -
| "Then he did save herp'r. Tbfk.rq
/ "Of course. Don't you see she vas !,
all right. Ii I'd missed sher I'd have
Clipped in. Thar warn't. no sense, in
Lay doing his duty onless he failed. !" 4
| Somehow the story gots ont Tia
Man from Solanof as g. butt became
more popular than ever, and Of COURSE
received invitations to burlesque re-
ceptions, and natural mstH.ar.e saat-
many people whom otherwise be would
i not have seen. 1t was observed also
that his 800 was steadily growing, Rnli
that he seemed to be getting Oh nhE
business. Certain California stocks
which | had seen quietly inferred Id th6'
old days in the tombs of their fathers,
were magically revived; and a. 4 IN
member, as one who had seen u ghost,
i to have been shocked as looked over
| the quotations one morning to have
seen the ghostly face Of THEFT Dsads
Beat Beach Mining Co.," rouged andi
plastered, looking out from the columns
Of the morning paper. At last 8 feW.
began to reSpecI, or suspects the Man
from Solano. At last, suspicion culmiss
mated with this incident: aess 81 ) !
He had long expressed q wish to b6s
long to certain fash'n BILE .plabs
and with view of burlesqus hewas4
invited to visit the club, Where sefiess
of ridiculous entertainments were giFen
him, winding up with . card party ~
/ passed the steps OF the club-houssl
early next morning, 4 overheard I've /! q y
three members talking excitedlys u.
"He cleaned every body out. u
g Why, he must have raked 10. mgr on
$40, 600. - y - J. 8 - ~ 4
! "Whopn | asked. III s8l .gf.sass II
"The Man from Solano.n sue ss.s
/ As turned away, one Of the gsntls-s
men, victim, noted for BIS sporting
propensities, followed me- and laying
his hand on my shoulder, asked;le, 49,
/ "Tell me fairly now. WhatA Duss-'
ness did your friend follow IN oal aeas
MAP" 1as, sd fS asss *ss.s 81. u ii,
!" He was shepherd 70 = ssasaI
ga whatP" saesas'ss T sfssatsasa'
4 "a shepherd. Tended bis hocks a
the honey-scented hills Of Solano, !" 81 =
| "Well, all / can say is, - your Cai'
ifornia pastorals!Y.f Mw Iorf Ya1.s
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